Nail-Aid: Ultra Rapid Growth Take 2

Well there is some growth in my nails, not much. I have however been filing them fairly frequently to prevent them from snagging which unfortunately happens quite a bit. The bit of blue was when I painted my nails for a day with blue polish to test how dark the color was. I'm not sure about unlocking some sort of magical nail grower, but at least my nails look nice with a shiny clear coat.

Earthly Body Miracle Oil Review Test Again

Well it looks as though there has been no improvement to these stretchmarks unfortunately since I last checked in. Honestly, I wasn't really expecting any improvement, at least not for a few months. I'll have to keep it up.

Room inspiraiton

Window that doubles as a picture holder.
Mason jars and Xmas lights lamp by the bed.

Room Decorating Ideas

A way to increase closet space. Hang clothes on top and bottom. Amazingly simple.

a tin piece that opens to store items inside of it. A mirror on the outside would be best.




perfect for a night out without a purse!


Brilliant, a way to store toilet paper in the open




credit goes to: www.realsimple.com and www.craftstylish.com

Earthly Body Miracle Oil Review Test

So as with most people I'm plagued by various scars and stretchmarks of that sort. I've been giving it the good old Mederma try for the past month. And as we all know, Mederma is ridiculously expensive. Sure it works on new scars, how it works on old scars is up for debate. The scar on my arm and the stretch marks are from 4 and 5 years ago.

So $11 spent on this miracle oil. It is very moisturizing well because it is oil. It smells like tea tree oil, definitely not as over powering as regular tea tree oil.

I've been applying the oil to the scars and stretchmarks and really sure rub it in. I also tend to get some scaly patches on my scalp about the size of a penny. I applied 1 drop and bam the next day the scaly patches shrank and were less scaly. We shall have to wait and for any improvement on the scars. This is what we are starting out with, and the scars have faded a bit from what they originally were.

Nail-Aid: Ultra Rapid Growth

Today is Day 2 with Ultra Rapid Growth.
I'm trying to make my nails a bit whiter and longer. They are prone to shredding unfortunately. I usually don't take good care of them, but I'm trying to do a better job. I'd like to grow them out a bit.

I apply a one coat to my base nails. They look nice and shiny, we'll see in a week or so if there is any improvement in growth. I'm also trying soaking my nails in baking soda and lemon for a whitening affect. Now for some waiting. Good thing I've got time to kill.

Professional Brow & Lash Growth Accelerator Treatment Gel by Ardell and Women's Rogaine

I have absolutely BUTCHERED my eyebrows. They haven't been even for the past 10 years. Some over zealous plucking and some plucking above the eyebrow have pretty much ruined them. This summer I had an amazing person attempt to work on my eyebrows, a definite improvement to say the least.


So I decided to get my eyebrows shaped and then attempt to grow my eyebrows out so that next time I go in there will be less likely that I will have holes in my eyebrows. A slow and steady way to even up my face. So on to Ardell's Brow and Lash Growth Accelerator Treatment and good ol Women's Rogaine. I've been brushing Ardell and then using an angled eyeshadow brush to lather on the Rogaine. I've been applying it about 1-3 times a day for the past week. I don't expect to see any results for another 2 weeks or so. So is this just natural eyebrow growth or the products actually working? Who knows, I'm not patient enough to do one eyebrow at a time and then compare so we'll assume a little bit of both. I usually get bored or lazy and stop doing something day after day so this time hopefully blogging about this will help and who knows maybe even help someone else who stumbles upon this.

How do I manage my personal finances online?

Page Once
http://www.pageonce.com/

I got the free app for my blackberry and I love it. It allows me to keep track of absolutely everything from Delta sky miles to what my bank account balance is, to Twitter. I'm one of those people who likes to check up on everything... somewhat neurotically. It's a free app for a limited time only, but I encourage you to check it out for yourself.

Learn Vest
http://www.learnvest.com/

What a great website aimed at women trying to get their finances in order. There's a way to calculate your after tax salary that you take home. I also used www.paycheckcity.com as a way to double check. Both of these sites are great for figuring how much money do I take home after taxes. I also found their tips and tricks helpful which range from how to care for your clothes to make them last longer to how to improve your credit score. It's great because you can figure out how much to allocate and budget for your yearly salary so that you know how much to save, to put towards rent, clothes, etc. I found that I'll be making about $14,000 less than what my job offer was for because of taxes. This is definitely enough to live comfortably. It also makes me very glad that I wasn't going to be moving to some place expense like LA or NYC for work.

There of course is the old standby of Mint.com. It's by the same people who brought us Quicken. Mint allows me to track where my money goes, and create a budget for me to abide to. It always makes me feel better when I am spending far less than the average American. I only wish I had found out about this website sooner. It's very simple to use and I can keep track of my bank accounts and student loan all on the same web page.

For more great sites visit The New York Times money blog for the best money sites of 2010 here. It's definitely worth your time!