Father’s Day Gift Guide Hosted by Blog It Forward

Welcome to the 2012 Father’s Day Gift Guide hosted by Blog It Forward! Father’s Day has always been a really important day of celebration for me, since I was raised by a single father. For most people, the biggest holiday for gift-buying, and the holiday they spend the most money for, is Christmas. I, on the other hand, have a tendency to pull out all the stops for Father’s Day, but it’s okay because my dad is totally worth it. Because Father’s Day is always such an exciting time for me, I am super happy to be working with Blog It Forward on this gift guide and giveaway event. Read on.

Id you are looking for great gift ideas for dad, then you came to the right place. Men are so hard to buy for, aren’t they!? …

Sheer Cover Duo Concealer Review (Influenster Spring Beauty VoxBox Item)

In middle school and high school when your complexion began taking on a life of its own and you were battling constantly with frequent breakouts you couldn’t get rid of, I was the annoying peer you had with the clear complexion. In seventh grade I went through a period of a few months when pimples broke out on my chin and they refused to go away, but when they eventually did, they didn’t return. That is, until I was well into adulthood. In adolescence and throughout my teen years, I thought I was lucky in the respect that I didn’t have to worry about blemishes. I was already a huge nerd throughout those years and was picked on frequently, so I really didn’t need that added stress anyway, but my seemingly good fortune did eventually …

Tuesday Giveaway Linkup: May 22nd – May 29th

Happy Tuesday, everyone! It’s time for another week of great giveaways, so use this space to help spread the word about the giveaways going on at your blog using the linky below. While you’re here, don’t forget to visit the many other giveaways going on around the blogosphere. Who knows, maybe you’ll win some really cool stuff!

Here’s the deal: Use the linky below to link up your giveaways, but remember, you’re linking only to actual giveaways. This means no affiliate links, Twitter, Facebook, or Google+ profiles, or to main blogs or websites. Lastly, if you’re a giveaway linky-hopper you know this already, but as a refresher, here’s how to submit your link below:

Blog Name – Giveaway Prize – End Date

Now link away!

#PhotoaDayMay: Where You Stand

This was taken while standing in my dining room, just as soon as you walk into the back door. The area rug desperately needs to be vacuumed, even though as soon as it is, it will just look like this all over again an hour later since it is the frequent sleeping space of my two cats who, I swear, have to shed an additional small cat a day each.

This is Vincent, who was snoozing on my slipper until I went and stood by him and he immediately woke up. Also, yes, those are yellow shoes on my feet while wearing green pants. It’s a good thing I didn’t grace the outside public with my mismatched presence today, but these shoes are seriously one of the most comfortable pairs of …

Soy Spacasso Organic Soy Based Nail Lacquer Review

I was first introduced to the Soy Spacasso brand of body and beauty products in the summer of 2009, and soon after I had the opportunity to review their foaming body scrub and body whip, which I absolutely, utterly adored. Since then, I have kept up with Soy Spacasso, always interested in what new products were being added to the line and what new scents were being developed for the already existing products, and I have found myself lucky enough to call the woman behind Soy Spacasso, Maria Murphy, a friend. She is not only great at what she does, but she is also a genuinely thoughtful and kind woman. This is the kind of business, a woman doing what she loves to so and making a living off …

#PhotoaDayMay: Something You Can’t Live Without

Shoes! Sure, I could probably live without shoes, but why would I ever want to do that? So we are going to go at this prompt from the angle of something I would really rather not live without. Better? This image shows just a small assortment of the shoes I own, and I have quite a few pairs and an issue with getting rid of old shoes. In fact, I haven’t stopped wearing or gotten rid of a pair of shoes since early middle school. This shoe organizer goes completely around in a circle, I also have a few other pairs on the floor of my closet, and a few more in the dining room in front of the back door where I took them off. I love …