How I Deal With the Pain

I know it has been a while and the pain has been a real factor for me. This article is about something that most of my family doesn't even know. It is something that I have dealt with for many years and it has been a painful ride. I still suffer but now as much as I use to before treatments. My life has changed so much since I was diagnosed and I have been through the ringer...

Update

Hey everyone, I know it has been a long time since I have posted and I have been a busy lady. Since I have last posted I have been laid off from my job, I haven't been working, and all of that happened right as I signed the lease of an apartment with my boyfriend!! Now I am struggling and life is not treating me well enough. I am thankful to have my boyfriend to support me and help me through it all. If I didn't have him in my life, I do not know where I would be right now. 

As I am typing this, I am thinking about everything that I should be doing but I really don't feel like being an adult at this very moment. I just want everything to go back. I would be happier working and making money. I love my life and just wish that I had a job. I have been sitting here for a month applying to jobs and getting nowhere! 

Now that I have all of this free time, I am thinking about posting again and working hard making this something other than a hobby... What do you think? 

Talk to y'all soon! 

Shannon

Mission: Straight With Ease

Hey everyone and happy February! This is going to be a cold month here in PA where I live and trying to look for a place to live is taking a toll. But, I will vent the stresses of trying to find a place in a post in the future. This month is going to be about looking and feeling good about yourself and my looks for birthday and Valentine's Day... which happen to be the same day but I am going to post some photos of looks to inspire!

How I Get Free Products ;)

  Hello everyone and happy February!!! AKA happy birthday month to me :) and to everyone else that is born this month. This past week has been an interesting week. From work downsizing and people leaving, it is getting crazy. I am looking for a new job and trying to find one where I can work from home... It is hard but I will try to find something. But, I am planning posts for this month from Valentine's Day looks to my birthday makeup look... which I haven't  even planned yet. But, I do know what I am doing on the day before my birthday, but y'all should keep an eye out for my Instagram for that and I am looking forward to that day!

Bold Blue

Allo everyone! This is the first of a number in a series I am going to call the "Color Series". This is something that I thought about for a year and I figured I would get a start on it. Once a month I will write up an article that is all about a certain color. Now, I don't know how long this series will be since I only have a few select colors, but this will be fun! I would love you y'all to give your input and make this fun! Don't forget to try some of these looks at home!

Statement Here Please ;)

Hey everyone. I know that everyone has their own spin on the classic make of the past. If it is a dramatic cat eye liner to a bold statement lip, but making it all look normal can be a tad tricky. Lately I have been wondering how I would feel with a simply eye and a bold red lip. To me this reminds me of that classic old time actress from the 20s when things were glamorous and statements were all over the place. Keep reading to find out how I got to these looks.

Going Back to Work and Losing My Job!!!

  Hey everyone and welcome back. Today is all about me going back to work and how I am not thrilled with my job. And if y'all have been following, I got a job and I thought that I would be there for a long time like my old one... NOPE! Since I am technically an employee through a staffing agency, I have different rules than employees of the company I work at.  But, I was excited to get a job and go back to work because I was not going back to Walmart!

Update on Me!

Hey y'all. I hope that week three into 2018 is going to be good. The first snowstorm of the year has happened and it was huge! At least in Bethlehem, it was a nice day. It was sad to see my boyfriend leave in the morning, but it is nice to see him come home every afternoon and just be us. Also, this is after I watched the new jump from the Lehigh Valley supposed to get getting a dusting to three inches, then jumping to four to six inches. I love the scenery in Bethlehem and it is nice to see it every day now.

My New Year's Eve and New Years!

Welcome to 2018 everyone! I hope that everyone has had a great start to the new year! I am having a good start to the year! We are a week in and I have a lot to say about 2017. Also, this week past week is my last week of freedom as I start working on 1/8!!! The day after this, I go back to work. As you might have read from previous posts, I haven't been working since I moved out here. But, on another note, if you read my New Year's post, New Year's Day is very special to me!

Happy Anniversary and Happy New Year!

It's 2018!! Happy 2018 y'all!!! This is the first post of 2018 and I know that this is a new year but first I must say this....

Christmas Party  2017

Today marks one year since my boyfriend and I made it offical that we are boyfriend and girlfriend. We met five-six months before and in the almost two years together, this has been amazing. From meeting your friends and family to moving out to PA for you. I love you more than you know. He has made me the happiest girl on the world and I have been to places that I will forever treasure. The almost two hour car rides every other weekend was worth spending as much time together as possible. I love making you laugh and smile and doing things together. From going to sporting games to going to the movies, I can't wait to see what year two brings for us honey. I love you to the moon and back and I can't wait for 2018 suprises!!!

I hope everyone has a safe and happy new year y'all!!!

    Shannon

Merry Christmas!

I just to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. I hope that every has a great day and spends it with people they love!!!


    Shannon

Where Have I Been?

Hey everyone! I hope everyone is well where ever you are in the world.
As of right now, it is four days before Christmas and this post is not meant to bring everyone down. I want this to be a post that is just a simple update and that I will be back and stronger than ever!

Curly Hair Don't Care

Hey everyone. I hope all are doing well and for those in America, I hope y'all had a good holiday.
I just want to say that I know that I have been not posting on here much since I have moved out of state and I am still getting settled and trying to find a job, but I will post about that another time.

But this post is going to be about something that I don't share often and that is my curly hair. In many of my photos and Insta posts, I have straight hair. But on occasion, I do let my hair go natural and curly. Very very curly my hair is and I do take the time to get my hair straight.

Claddagh Ring

Hey y'all. I hope that everyone is having a great day where ever you are reading this. This is a beautiful fall day and it was a perfect day to write and share something that is close to me and something I would pass on to my daughters.

Traditions

Hey everyone. I hope you are having a good day where ever you are. I know here in New Jersey, it is a nice fall like a day in the summer time. I can't wait that fall starts in a few weeks. But I want to talk about something that isn't what I would usually post about. Today I want to talk about something that many families have in common; that is traditions.

Finding Happiness

  Hey y'all. I hope that you are having a great day where ever you are reading this. We all battle through many things every day. By this title, happiness is something that I have struggled with for a very long time. From happiness in my home to happiness in my relationships, it has been a struggle. I have battled through many things to find the place that I am happy in now. I will forever struggle with anxiety and other issues but today, I have found a balance and calm.

Ulta Haul!

Hey y'all. I hope that everyone is having a good day where ever you are reading this. Today is a beauty post clearly from the title of this post. As you are reading this I will be down the shore with my boyfriend, his sister, and my father for an American Legion service. But, I wanted to share with you what I bought and see what y'all think.

9/11

This is a post that I would usual write. This year is the 16th anniversary of the biggest terrorist attack on America. 9/11 is a date that everyone will always remember. I was in second grade when the planes attacked something so close to home. I was in New York City weeks before the attacks. I remember looking up at the towers because they were sooo tall!
I was sitting in my second grade class room when the first plane hit the north tower. Everything was okay. When the second plane hit the south tower, we weren't allowed to go outside. I remember we all had to stay inside and just did work. Then the school was in lock down as word came in that a third plane hit the Pentagon and a fourth plane went down in rural Pennsylvania.
Many parents were calling the schools to make sure their kids were okay. We had to stay until it was okay to leave. My parents were trying to come get my little brother and I but they couldn't.
After every, thousands of people from all over the country came to help search through the ruble. Almost three thousand people lost their lives. And from this the war on terror began.
I can't believe that the twenty year anniversary is in four years and it is always a sad day. I have been to NYC since and been to the Memorial Ponds where the towers once stood and it is a solemn and sad feeling.
I know that this is a sad post but it is something that I loved through. Many of these students today are going to learn and read about it in their textbooks. I watched it all on the news and saw the destruction unfold. The blood, the bodies, the buildings all burning and not a good sight. I hope that we all live and never forget those that died in a selfish attack.

Weekly Posts are coming and my new schedule

Hey y'all. I know that I haven't posted in a long time but I have a good reason to be gone.




I have been planning some posts and spending time with my boyfriend. Driving to and from Pennsylvania has taken up much of my weekends and working like a champ to save my money for something that is coming up next month...


                                                              I AM MOVING!!!!!!!


I am moving in with  my boyfriend in October and I can't wait. Driving to and from is a huge expense because gas is soo expensive and the drive is long-ish. Moving in with him will allow us to spend more time together and not be on Skype everyday; which I don't mind but I would rather have him next to me watching TV.

But, I do plan on putting up a post every Sunday at 3:00PM EST. These posts will range from beauty to DIYs and cooking/baking to health and fitness. I hope that everyone will understand and I will talk to y'all next week!!!


     Shannon

What's My Secret

Hey everyone. In tonight's post, this is about something I wouldn't really chat about but here it is....
Deodorant is something we all use and we all have our likes and dislikes.  Igo back and forth between two brands. Dove and Secret are what keep me dry. They last long and the scent range is amazing. There is something for everyone!





Disclaimer: This is a post for a contest and these are my opinions on a product.