A good nights sleep!

So Influenster sent me the ZzzQuil box. When I got my email saying that I would be getting this box in the mail I jumped for joy. I have tried many sleep aids that have not really worked out so I was willing to try something else out. The box states that I should be asleep within 20 minutes or less. It's non habit forming and that you will wake up refreshed because you slept soundly. How much better can it get? I first made sure that I took it early enough so I can get at least 8 hours of sleep in. Luckily for me my Mother in law was visiting at the time so I felt better about taking a new sleep aid just in case I woke up groggy, irritable or slept in. For me it did take more than the 20min to fall asleep but it's better than the 4-5 that it usually takes. I felt like I did get a good nights sleep with no negative side effects. Yay! So now I plan on purchasing a box next time I'm at the store.

New Keurig

The 1st thing I do when I wake up every morning is check my email. So last month I opened an email from Influenster saying that I had been chosen to get a the new 2.0 Keurig to review! I was so happy & excited since I love my current Keurig. I finally received my box & a few days later I got another notice saying that I would be getting a Thermal K-Carafe & Carousel to store my k-cups & Carafe Beverages. I personally love this coffee maker & so does my 13 yr old son who makes himself some hot chocolate every morning before walking to school. My mother-in-law was looking for a new coffee maker & I immediately told her how amazing the Keurig 2.0 is & that she needs to go buy one asap! The best thing about the coffee maker is that I don't have to measure/guess on how to make coffee. I always seem to mess it up. My husband & I were not big coffee drinkers before the Keurig. I would stop at my local Starbucks to get my coffee fix about 1-2 times a week & my husband would get his coffee fix from his work. A lot of the coffee we bought almost always went stale & we would have to throw out and we went through 3 coffee makers in about five yrs. I love that we can make a cup or a pot for us. It been saving us money by not having to throw out a pot of coffee that has been sitting there in the coffee pot all after-noon & by getting a fresh k-cup every time. I have never had an issue of having a k-cup not work in my 2.0. I have seen lots of selection at my local supermarkets for the k-cups & Carafe. My favorite is the Starbucks Holiday Blend but its only seasonal. I was so excited when I found one of my favorite beverages from Starbucks at the supermarket! The Cinnamon Dolce Latte is what I've been brewing everyday & it taste so much better when I make it at home, I add some sweet cream creamer, a bit of sugar & top it off with some whip cream & sprinkle some cinnamon powder on top. My husband is more into stronger coffee & prefers it black so he gets his own box of k-cups. I couldn't be happier to have this coffee brewer.

Huge Box that it came in

Thermal Carafe & Carousel

Super Easy Breakfast for Dinner Meal

I'm still raiding my pantry for dinner ideas. My hubby made pancakes for dinner yesterday. I've been craving some huevo con chorizo burritos for the past week and since I have lots of potatoes I decided to make a casserole out those ingredients. While waiting for everything to come together in the oven I saw that there was a bag of masa harina from the time my mom visited & decided to make some corn gorditas & stuff them with my chorizo mixture. The result was so good I will continue making this on a regular basis.

Easy basic ingredients. I cut and sautéed the potatoes added some adobo, sazon and garlic powder. After the potatoes were done I browned the Chorizo in the same pan. I took out my glass casserole dish added the potatoes, then the cooked chorizo mixture which I had seasoned with a little bit of cumin and oregano. I scrambled ten eggs with a little bit of milk then poured the eggs on top of the potatoes and chorizo. It all went in the oven at 350 degrees until the eggs were cooked, I did mix towards the end. I would have added some cheese to get that oozy goodness from melted cheese but since this a pantry raid meal I didn't have any on hand.

I took it out of the oven once the egg was cooked thoroughly. While everything was baking I made the gorditas out of the 2 cups of masa harina, about 2 cups of water and 1 teaspoon of salt. Mixed everything by hand & was able to make ten medium sized balls. I heated up a small pot with some oil pressed the balls into patties and dropped them into the hot oil. When the patties were golden I tok them out and drained them on paper towels let them cool slightly then used a small knife to make a small slit so I can stuff them with my mixture.

These were delicious!! The only changes I will make next time is to add some cheese to the casserole and add some green tomatillo salsa.

Pantry Raid

I seriously need to go grocery shopping. With Labor day weekend, Family outings, & BBQ's I have been avoiding doing a big grocery run. I have been picking up little things here & there by going every few days. I finally sat down made my meal plan & got started on my grocery list. I soon realized that pay day is in a few days & I prefer to plan my meals from paycheck to pay check if that makes any sense. So I decided to wait it out a few more days & use up stuff I already have. This is what I came up with.... drum roll Spaghetti with Sweet Sausage! Yummy!! I forgot to take a picture of it on the actual plate. We ate it before I got chance to picture it. Hubby came home that day extra hungry!! The first thing I noticed when I opened the fridge was that I a had a new package of Jhonsonville Sweet Sausage that we didn't use when we grilled the previous weekend. I took it out & opened my cabinets & had one pack of spaghetti & one jar of sauce left! Perfect! I also noticed a long forgotten lonely tomato in my veggie storage. I forgot to take a picture of the sausage in the pack.

First thing I did was brown the sausage in the pan

Meanwhile I seasoned my water to boil my spaghetti.

After I browned the sausage I took it out, in went the chopped tomato I added some Mrs. Dash Italian seasoning to the tomato. It smelled amazing as everything was sautéing. While the tomato was sautéing I sliced the sausage, the middle was still pink but that was ok since I knew it would finish cooking once we throw everything together to simmer. once the tomatoes were done I put the sausage back in, threw in the sauce simmered it while I drained the pasta, I did reserve some of the pasta water to put in the sauce mixture. Once I was done simmering I mixed the spaghetti in & used tongs to make sure everything was distributed added cheese & it was done!

It was so easy & fast to make & everyone loved it! They all got seconds and my hubby had it as a late night snack & still had some leftover for his lunch the next day!

Influenster T.L.C. Vox Box

I received another Influenster VoxBox in the mail!! I was pretty excited, I love getting stuff in the mail! The theme of this box was T.L.C. Mom's Specialty: Tender, Lovin', Care. I was most excited about trying out the Breyers Gelato. They sent a coupon for a free Breyers Gelato, unfortunately the two times I've gone to Target the Breyers Gelato Shelf has been empty. The second thing in the box was a pack of Puffs tissue to go, & I love them!! They are the softest strongest tissues I have used. The third thing in the Box was this Neosporin Neo To GO which is a pretty cool small container of Neosporin in a spray form, so all you have to do is throw in your bag & have it ready at the park or whenever the kids get a scrape. The fourth thing in there was a bar of Ivory soap. I have used this soap before & I have liked it, the cool thing is that the packaging was pretty cool, it was in a blue & white retro packaging. The fifth thing in the box was a compact. When I opened it it was The New Avon Anew Reversalist Express Wrinkle Smoother. This reminded me of something very similar that I already have from MAC Cosmetics its called Prep & Prime Skin Smoother. Its this creamy almost emollient type of product that you smooth onto your skin & its suppose to fill in wrinkles & lines, almost like what a primer target for pores does, I don't really see a difference on fill in in lines but it does make my skin smoother. The last thing in the box was a Shell Rewards Card, I already have one since I got it in my last box. With this card you earn points every time you fill up your car at the gas station, you can redeem it for rewards, you link your debit or credit card & also earn points when you use it at other places. You also get three cents off when you fill up your car. Overall I'm pretty happy with this box.

Reset day 2. Today was a busy day, it started to snow yesterday evening so this morning we woke up to a beautiful winter day, the kids were ready to go out & play. Hubby made breakfast for the kids & I made our smoothies, mine was Pink smoothie #1 & his was another type of smoothie with kale, banana, & more protein. I took a quick shower while hubby took the kids out. After playing in the snow for a while we headed out to watch the Lego Movie, the kids loved it, it was a pretty packed movie theatre despite the snowed & icy roads. I had the ultimate test one of my weaknesses is movie theatre snacks, my usual is popcorn topped with jalapeños & package of peanut M&M's which then I dip all that into some nacho cheese yes I know it sounds gross but I love it! I always get a side of Cherry Coke & when we lived in Hawaii I would order these fresh roasted macadamia nuts, another thing about the Hawaii movie theatre we would go to they actually carried a bowl of fresh fruit which I never ordered because hello why would I order fruit when I can have popcorn cheese & candy!!! Well now I know why!! lol it's so I wouldn't have ate prob over 1,000 calories in that one sitting, oh well back to todays experience, as hubby went into the theatre to sit the kids down I stood in line waiting to order the kids snacks, I had a mental argument about ordering something for me, & my healthy eating self ordered a water bottle for me! yay I was soo happy. I didn't even sneak in a handful of popcorn from my kids snack pack during the movie. After the movie we decided to go out to eat since we were all so hungry, we went to a steak house skipped the appetizer ordered a side salad, steak, & veggies! Dinner was stir fry veggies with some shrimp, I drank lots of water today especially since the movie theatre water bottle I bought me was $5.50 so I made sure to drink all of it, I could have bought a small popcorn for that price! Here are some pictures of todays snow day!

Yesterday was my 1st day on Pink Reset. Reset is a phase where you basically "detox" but with whole food, nothing processed or packaged. It was actually a pretty good day until night time when all my cravings became almost unbearable, so I went to bed. Going to bed early & getting a good nights sleep which I haven't gotten in a very long time was very nice. I had my pink smoothie in the AM snacked on some cucumber with lemon juice squeezed over it & cayenne pepper sprinkled on top, lunch was tuna fish mixed with chopped sweet baby peppers, salt, pepper, a bit of greek yogurt & avocado wrapped in romaine lettuce, I squeezed some more lemon juice over my "fish tacos" as I called them, for dinner I made lentils with chicken breast, carrots, celery & tomato. I drank tons of water as well.

Pink smoothie #1

my snack, I was actually sitting on the couch with a blanket watching a movie with my hubby, I needed something crunchy to snack on & these cucumbers were perfect.

I had 3 of these of these wraps but ate 2 of them before I could snap another picture.

Lentil soup I made for dinner, hubby couldnt get enough!! He loved it!!

There were big changes last year for our family. We moved to a new post from Hawaii to Washington. Between that transition we took a little mini vacay to Tx to visit family. Once we got to WA hubby got orders to deploy to Afghanistan during his deployment I shed 40lbs yay!!! Hubby got here right in the Middle of Sept & it was just me & him getting situated, going out to eat, etc basically all my healthy eating & working out went out the window. 1st there was the Las Vegas trip we took for out birthdays, then lots of Halloween candies, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year, & now. We got to comfy with each other so here I am 27lbs heavier!! Now I didnt do any of that "New Year, New ME" resolution, I just decided to do it. I wasnt sure where to start so I went back to something I know & its called The Pink Method. The reason is that I dont have to buy supplements, shakes, etc. I wanted to "detox" with food & not juicing or doing anything like The Lemonade Diet. Since my book & Dvds were still packed away it took me a couple of days to find them, & as soon as I did I hit my pantry which was almost empty & my fridge which was also empty, so instead of starting on "Monday" I decided to do it that day, I made my list & hit the grocery store. I'm also changing my kids & hubbys eating habits they are all on board but of course they are not doing Pink. I'm tired of feeling crappy & tired & cant wait to lose what I have gained.

I have a thing for body care... along with many other addictions but this one caught my eye as I've been really into things with Oil in them. Laura over at mynewestaddiction recently blogged about a body lotion that is infused with Moroccan Oil. During these winter months my skin has been so dry with the cold weather & hot heaters inside, I cannot wait to pick this up next time I'm at the store. Go check her blog out for more info & she is also having an awesome contest as well, this post is my entry to the contest.

Lunch at the Saldivars on a Monday

After a busy week & weekend I decided to make a quick simple no fuss lunch for the kiddos. I made Grilled Cheese Sandwiches & banana. In between lunch they already had snacked on some Goldfish Crackers & pudding. Here is my 20month olds plate, I had to cut his Grilled Cheese into fourths. For my 3yr old I just cut his in half & my 11yr old I left his whole.

These were all the ingredients for lunch lol (pretty simple)

This is what my 20month olds plate looked like

This is my 3yr olds

This was my 11yr olds plate Right after lunch the younger ones were ready for a nap & my oldest was ready to go outside & run around! Happy Monday xoxox

Face Of The Day

I've really been liking the Urban Decay Skin Foundation. It blends so well into my skin. My color is 6.0. I used the Tarte Foundation Brush to buff the foundation into my skin. As a primer I just reached for my Smashbox original Primer, I used Lemon-aid from Benefit for my under eye circles, & Benefit PowderFlage over that, I set everything with a MAC MSF in Medium, as for bronzer I used Tarte's Park Princess & for blush my all time fav blush... Dior Self Adjusting Blush, eyes I used the bottom row of Too Faced Romantic Eye Pallet, & I used another of my fav mascaras... Lancome Doll Lash in Black, I lined my Eyes with Bare Minerals Brightening eyeliner. As for lip I lined with a Dark Peach/Brown liner from Macs holiday Collection & used YSL #7. I put my makeup on kinda late, at 5pm.

Happy Holidays to everyone!!! We went to a Christmas Party at my brothers house last night. It was a "Pot-Luck" type of party, so everyone just brought in their favorite dish. There were sooo many yummy types of dishes and desserts. We all had an amazing time having fellowship with everyone there at the party. All the kids got stockings full of yummy chocolates and other candy. I saw many old friends that I hadn't seen since last year when I came to visit. I hope everyone has a good Holiday, spending time with good friends & family.

There were so many yummy desserts to choose from, I had to have flan, & I also choose some chocolate covered strawberries, & put on my plate these chocolate little balls, they were filled with some kind of chocolate cream cheese, I love cream cheese but I didnt like the chocolate cream cheese. My son liked them alot so he was more than happy to take them off my plate.

One of the best tasting cupcakes ever, the whip cream frosting so sooo yummy!

Best Cake Ever

Its been a while since I've been on here. Today we celebrated my youngest sons birthday. It was a small get together with just family. He's into Yo Gabba Gabba so my wonderful sister in law baked him the BEST birthday cake ever. We all ate and enjoyed fried zuchinis, mozzerella sticks, some buffalo wings and of course pizza! The kids as well as the adults played arcade games, & had lots of fun. This past year literally flew by for me. I guess it means that I'm really enjoying life. I just hope that life slows down a bit because I want to enjoy every second a little more.

So many changes

Wow so many changes, well 1st of all had another baby, today he is 1 month old & keeps me awake @night, but its ok hes so cute & cuddly that I looove him sooo much. So as the new year starts, I have a new baby, & I also moves there's been major changes in my life. I'm going to start these new workout vids called Brazil Butt Lift, we'll see how that goes, I'm giving 100% effort & commitment to the workout & eating plan. As far as my clear skin routine well when I got pregnant it did clear up again, & it's been clear since he's been born, so that's good news yay! I'm here waiting for my hubby to spend some time together but uh he's a little busy right now.

Everyday Makeup

I went out & bought the Dr. Feel Good from Benefit, & the Skin Rever Upper from BM. I also have my BM makeup. After washing my face I apply BM Bare Vitamins Skin Rever Upper, then when that has absorbed into my skin I apply the Dr. Feel Good with the Sponge & now my face is ready!

1. Buff BM foundation in Golden Medium mixed with Golden Tan (I had to go several shades darker since moving to HI) with my BM Kabuki Brush.
2. Then I set my foundation with Mineral Veil. I like to buff on my Mineral Veil so I use the Kabuki brush to apply it as well. Sometimes I use the feather light Mineral Veil.
3. I apply Clear Radiance on my cheekbones, temples, nose, & chin.
4. Then I apply Warmth on the hollows of my cheek, the sides of my nose & jawline.
5. I apply BM Blush in Frisky to the apples of my cheeks.
6. I fill in my brows 
7. Eye shadow is next, I dont use the same shadows everyday it just depends on my mood, I have so many BM shadows that I really don't wear the same combination all the time, then if I'm in the mood I'll wear eyeliner sometimes its a pen eyeliner from Smashbox, sometimes its the cream eyeliner or powder eyeliner from BM, or the Buxom Pencil eye liner from BM.
8. Mascara for sure I always wear Mascara!
9. Then I line & fill my lips with the Buxom lip stick
10. Last I apply Buxom gloss or pouf.

I had this picture of me with out of the shower with no makeup on, I was clear of acne, scars, dry flaky spots & oily T-zone.

Me after my everyday makeup when I had good skin.

 The date on my camera was wrong, this is me pregnant with Antonius, & my everyday makeup. Even when I was pregnant I had good skin.




I dont have any pictures of how my skin is now, it will scare you if I post them!!! But if you guys really want to see it let me know!

Introduction

I'm a 32 yrold (soon to be 33 in a couple of weeks) military wife mom of 3 boys. I love being a stay at home mom. I left my career in the nursing field about 6yrs ago to become a full time stay at home mom. I love makeup & have a pretty nice collection & even longer list of beauty products. I love cooking, baking & eating!!