rewind...and play please!

Monday, Monday....

Photo- Pia ulin

I'm back. Ha! My "hiatus" didn't last long. I woke up this morning in a great mood and realized I started Think In Pink because it makes me happy and The Happy Initiative because I want to help other people be happy too. Why take a break from that?!

I also discovered that other bloggers are pushing The Happy Initiative movement forward by blogging their happy moments too! Woot woot! LOVE this!

I need to run off to work soon but I wanted to leave y'all with a couple songs that made me happy today. Take a look, or rather take a ...listen?...

One to make you happy...

"Happy" -Leona Lewis. Love the words in this one.

One to remind you of your own beauty, inner and out. 

"Beautiful"- MercyMe. 

And one to make you "wanna shake yo bootay" :)

"Super Bass" - Nicki Minaj

I'll leave you with those for now. Wish you all the bestest week full of sunshine, warmth, and dreams of summer lovin'.

xoxo,

-m

pause please.

Happy Sunday Lovies!

Once again I overslept about 2 hours past my alarm, something that has been happening all too many times lately. SO I have pondered long and hard about this (okay well not really) and  I decided to take a hiatus from blogging  for the month of April. Usually I can manage everything but it's insane how much school work I have coming up. Plus on top of that I have once job ending, another starting, and an internship still... and well my sanity to keep.

So....so long bloggers! I'll be seeing you...

xoxo,

-m

To end March on a good note, gaze over these lovely photos. I love photography, especially white on white canvases!

Check out this Norwegian-based photographer. Get more of her at her blog, So Mee. 

{Photo credit - Trine Thorson }

Another Trine Thorson goodie. 

Here's a Swedish photog ... Absolutely beautiful. 

{Photo credit - Pia Ulin  }

This would be perfect right now.

.h.a.p.p.y.

Oops, I did it again...

Image from Recherche. Super cute kid prhotography. 

... forgot to post my happy moments of last week. Whoopsies! I'm slacking only because I have been preoccupied with other sorts of things. Sooooooo enough small talk, here comes the goodies:

The Happy Initiative- Week ?:

~50 degree weather, but now we just got dumped on, but I have faith it will melt fast! The weather can only get warmer from here on out!

~ Parade of Homes. Love dream-building.

~ Birthdays: yummy dinner, desserts, cupcakes, presents..

~ PAYDAY FRIDAYS!

~ Making payments on my maxed out  credit card. One of my new years resolutions finally kicking in!

~ Justin Bieber. Yes, I have Bieber Fever. 

~ Quick stop at Mickey D's... I know, I know, sooo bad for you but sometimes I just have to give in to my double cheeseburger kick. :)

~ Hearing the birds sing when I get up now. 

~ Coffee with hazelnut creamer.

~ My new journal I got at Lifeway Bookstore. 

You know what I'm going to say next.... tell me your happy moments please, that in turn would make me veryyyy happy :)

Happy Hump Day everyone! 

Oh and ps I GOT A NEW JOB! Woohoo!!! I will be the junior copywriter at IN Food Marketing and Design. I'm so excited. It will definitely be a challenge because I always will have to have my creative cap on my I am definitely up for it! And its downtown, how cool. 

the middle sister

Good Afternoon Loves-

I found a FANTASTICly awesome wine last night that of course I had to share with you asap. You should know that I LOVE wine! Preferably reds but I'll take a white if I gotta. Also,  I am the middle child, or rather middle sister of the family. And I also get ridiculed for being a "goodie two-shoes" sometimes..So as I was walking into the liquor store hoping to get a bottle of wine there it was. I saw "The Middle Sister": a red (pinot noir) to be exact, named the middle sister, and it even had a pink label. Dang, talk about fate. And to top off the cuteness the back description almost described me to a T, minus the vampire novels ;) It read: 

"Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. Or because I graduated top of my class. Being perfect is a terrible burden to bear. So I must confess I do have one or two vices. Wine, cheese, cheeseburgers, vampire novels, pink outfits and serial flirting...is that more than one or two? I hope my secrets are safe with you. I have an image to protect. Let me buy you a glass of wine."

Just too cute! Pictures of course...

Trying to be cool with the effects...

Cute huh?

Ahhhh... refreshing...

Of course opened with my PINK Houdini... Get one. Seriously. They are so fun!

Pink gem stopper. So presh!

The wine was only $7.99! Bingeing on a budget..ha just kidding! A glass of wine is juuuusttt fine with me :) Try it out and let me know what you think, and until next time..

xoxo, 

m

DIY : Facial Scrub

Who loves pampering themselves? I do! I do!

While I was reading my Whole Living Magazine, which by the way has so many fun and healthy beauty/health/wellness tips, I found a great do-it-yourself facial scrub that you can make with just the ingredients in your pantry! Sounds like a plan to me!

So I started off with the directions...

(horrible photog but had to show you the original recipe)

I gathered the correct ingredients from the pantry...

This scrub calls for 1 teaspoon of organic raw honey, 1 cup of raw or regular granulated sugar, 1/4 cup of olive oil, and 2 teaspoons of fresh lemon juice. 

Then assembled it into this adorable jar for cute presentation. I was opting for a mason jar at first ( I love the antique country feelings that mason jars convey) but couldn't find it so I used this instead. Still super cute!

 

Though I had to substitute regular sugar for raw and concentrated lemon juice for fresh lemons I still got phenomenal results! I rubbed the scrub onto my face for about a minute then left it on for about 30 minutes. Once I washed it off my face was amazingly smooth, pores appeared smaller, and red spots seemed lighter. WOW! And I still have plenty left for the remainder of this week and even beyond that!

So you may be sitting there wondering what are the benefits of these natural ingredients?

*Honey: Absorbs the impurities from the skin making it a perfect cleansing agent, especially those lucky ladies who are so privileged to have oily/combination skin, such as moi. Lovely, huh? Honey also has antioxidant properties and retains moisture to keep your skin supple and wrinkle free!

*Lemon Juice: As a natural detoxifier for your internal system, lemon juice can also help with skin. The citric acid exfoliates, dries out pimples, and helps to bleach and heal scars. 

*Olive Oil: This ancient beauty remedy packs a powerful punch of vitamins A & E and include polyphenols too. This works to help with cellular repair and aids in delaying aging.

*Sugar: This sweetie exfoliates your skin big time! With a good exfoliation comes radiant and glowing skin. But be careful to not use sugar scrubs too often. As I just learned, when used too much it can cause tiny fissures in your skin which is not good. So be sure to use gentle strokes when applying this scrub. Good alternatives when you want to switch it up? Oatmeal, yogurt, egg yolks... all work wonders! 

Besides getting phenomenal results, I didn't have to spend a single dollar! Talk about beauty on a budget... perfect for THINK IN PINK :) So try this out and let me know what you think! Any more DIY beauty tips for me? Send them my way!

xoxo,

m

p.s. I found another great blog/site to follow for those of us who love anything to do with fashion, beauty, and health & wellness- FabFitFun.com started by the gorgeous Giuliana Rancic. Check it out!

oh happy day!

Another week gone by, another happy initiative to complete.

I feel as though I have been neglecting Think In Pink. Perhaps because I am so drained from midterms the past two weeks. Spring break couldn't have come at a better time. And though I don't get the luxury of traveling anywhere warm and sunny I still will be appreciating the time off to rejuvenate, get back to my regular workout schedule, catch up on some long overdue reading and just plain ole veg out!

Thanks to some shopping rendezvouses this week, I was able to collaborate a "happy" list with ease for this week. So here it is:

- New nikes! About dang time. 

-Reading, reading, reading. 

- A few goodies from Stacia Wilson Skincare... A couple Murad products and a few things from her own makeup line! Love it!

- Hearing what makes my awesome readers happy! Thanks for commenting ladies. Keep 'em coming!

- Sleeping in. 

- Crave salad and Margherita pizza from Crave Restaurant. Yummmm. 

- Sampling perfume at the perfume counters. I love perfume! Hear are some of my favorites..

(Notice these are all shades of pink. By chance, I swear!)

- Informational interview with Lisa Shortridge from La Rue Marche. She gave me some rockin' advice about starting my own business!

- Twitter. I'm officially addicted. Follow me @MonsThinkInPink. Please and thank you :)

Just click here. 

- Spring break has arrived! Yayayyyyyy. 

That should do it. Now your turn. What made you happy this past week? Any shopping indulgences perhaps? Tell me, tell me!

xoxo,

m

happy happy joy joy

Alright people!! It's THE HAPPY INITIATIVE time!

10 things that made me HAPPY this week are...

- Sister time.
- Delish bread and dipping oil from Biaggi's in Maple Grove.
- Dresses. I would wear one everyday if I could!
- Homemade truffles and caramels. No, I didn't make them... But I should try some time.
- Naps. LOOOONG naps.
- My BCBG Paris black, suede peep-toe booties.
- Informational interviews with savvy business people.
- Puppies.
- Earl grey tea.
- The thought of just one more week left until spring break. Wahooooo!!

Tell me your happy moments of the week. No really, please do. You would make my day if you responded!

xoxo,

m

p.s... So I have an update on my "business plan". I have been meeting with different business owners and talking with professors about how to start my own business. I finally feel like an entrepreneur now. I have all these ideas in my head that I feel like I'm going to burst..I'm lovin' it.  I mean, it's going to be awhile before I even have the money to start but ya gotta start somewhere right?!

I'm trying to figure out some cute ways to set up a little work station for myself. I'm likin' the rustic feel captured here...

Image found at Lushlee.com. Photography done by Artemis Russell. 

musical chairs

I just realized that I forgot to post my top ten happy moments of last week! So I must share those ASAP!

But first- remember the days of musical chairs? How fun was that game?! It was especially exciting when the teacher would put on a silly song that made all the kids laugh. So this week's, well actually last week's, happy initiative is/was inspired by music.

Anyone up for a game of musical chairs? Or perhaps just a lazy day beach getaway with some good tunes? 

Image from A Beach Lover's Place

Top Ten Songs that made me HAPPY:

1. "Rolling in the Deep" -Adele
2. "Born this Way" - Lady Gaga
3. "All Day Long" - Billy Currington
4. "Show Me a Good Time" - Drake
5. "Mountain and the Sea" - Ingrid Michaelson
6. "At or With Me" - Jack Johnson
7. "Don't Panic" - Coldplay
8. "Man of the Hour" - Norah Jones. So cute for the dog owners out there!
9. " E.T" - Katy Perry ft. Kany West
10. "Syrup & Honey"- Duffy
Bonus tracks: "Karaoke"-Drake, "Love Gun"- Cee Lo Green ft Lauren Bennett, and "Kissin in Cars"- Jesse Lee.

Tell me some from your playlist! I love adding to mine. Also, keep your eyes out for this week's happy initiative!

xoxo,

m

i enjoy being a girl

Here are some fun, girly commercials that lit up my day today... perhaps it can do the same for you.

"Pretty Khaki", GAP

"We're only human", Dove Chocolate

"Back in Black", GAP

"Balcony Kiss", Nivea

I couldn't find the video for this one youtube but go to

 http://www.splendad.com/ads/show/2677-Nivea-Lip-Care-Balcony

Super cute!

Tomorrow is hump day! Hopefully everyone is having a fantastic week so far!

xoxo,

m