Author: Nikki J.

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Yesterday I served as a judge for some local entrepreneurship awards, which was led by a relatively prominent member of the community. I’ve been mingling with those types quite a bit lately, and I can’t help but wonder sometimes how they got to where they’re at. I’m sure they must be smart and accomplished, but their speaking/leadership skills leave me baffled. I’m not one to self-promote, but it’s kind of sad that I was one of the most articulate and thoughtfully confident participants in the session…especially since I was also among the youngest.

Makes me feel like I could take over the world though, if I really wanted to!

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Holy Smokes…

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Not that our finances or my purchase decisions are any of your business, but for any of my legit/civil readers who may be wondering the same thing: I actually bought that purse with the money I make from my own job. In fact, all of our “dumbass” frivolous purchases are made with my paycheck – from new shoes, to weekend getaways, to electronics, to workout equipment. So, Chuck’s raise only indirectly affects my spending. To add to the irony, I actually bought the purse before he even got promoted AND he was the first I sent a picture to.

It was a poorly worded and misleading joke on my part, I guess! Chuck knows I’m proud of him as a man and as a Marine – but we are both happy about making a more comfortable living too, and I am not ashamed of that. We earn together, and we spend together! 

Oh yeah and we save a lot, too 🙂

3 Reasons to Travel While You’re Young

“Be careful of the yeah-but. The yeah-but will kill your dreams.”

“When you get older, life seems to just sort of happen to you. Your youth is a time of total empowerment. You get to do what you want.”

“Do not squander this time. You will never have it again.”

Love this article (link in title)! I definitely feel like I’ve wasted so much time in this regard, and I am acutely aware of how fleeting my youth is. I can only hope that by spring 2014, life will have settled down enough where I can actually make plans without them getting ruined.

Of course, this time last year, I thought 2013 would be our year… lol so much for that. 🙂

3 Reasons to Travel While You’re Young

My Chuckles was promoted to Captain in Afghanistan this week. It’s a bummer he’s always getting promoted in-country when I can’t be there!! But I am so happy and very proud of him… and making fun use of that bump in pay (see extravagant Coach purchase below, lol.)

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It’s the Small Things

I just want to take a moment to rejoice at the condition of my hair and my eyelashes these days. For years, both were in such bad shape, mostly due to over-processing and the abuse of clip-in extensions and falsies during my Bad Kitty days. Those were a ton of fun, but they really did take such a toll, especially after crashing with them still in… no bueno. Literally, my hair was clean ripped off in some places (I just played them off as choppy layers…)

Anyway, I took a break on the extensions. Wore false lashes less frequently. Of course, going out on the town less certainly helped with these efforts. I also started using Agadir Argan Oil spray on my hair (basically Moroccan oil) and swiped lotion on my lashes at night before bed (weird, I know.) But it has made SUCH a difference! Even other people have been complimenting the condition of my hair, compared to the old days. I’m at a point where I can say I’m happy with both my lashes and my hair – longer, fuller, notably healthier… and I still get to highlight 🙂

Lately, I don’t even feel the need for extensions or falsies (except maybe for a truly special occasion that involves lots of pictures.) I recently purchased Revitalash (basically non-prescription Latisse) to encourage lash growth, and it seems to be helping as well.

I sound so high maintenance haha… but my hair has always been so fine and scrawny, it’s nice to have some life in it!!