Sunday, November 25, 2012

Cyber Monday!

Hey y'all!!!

Hope Thanksgiving weekend was good for you and yours! 
Mine was super busy but so nice.

Quick hello to let y'all know I am doing a Cyber Monday Scentsy special!

I can't post it publicly so if you are interested, which all of you should be because this deal only comes once a year and it's a good one, then leave a comment letting me know! 

xoxo


ps- also check out this amazing deal! 




I'll be back later this week to share my craziness lately!

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Life Lately


Aloha!

Sorry I went MIA for a lil bit there!

I got a lil holiday job on top of Scentsy events!! I've been a busy gal. 

Here's my life lately via Instagram! (@michabella4)

{Late night of partying. Jax couldn't hang.}

{Another Scentsy event!}

  
{Chasing rainbows}


 MUCH needed date night!


{Documenting my first casserole! Thanks to Skinnytaste!}

{My favorite soldier. We enjoyed a free meal courtesy of California Pizza Kitchen.}


Hubby's parents come into town this weekend! I am so stoked. I really am a lucky girl to have some pretty amazing in-laws. We are also going to have a house full of people over for Thanksgiving. 

I love the Holidays and am so thankful to have family in town at least for Thanksgiving because Christmas will be tough without our families. 

How have y'all been?

Getting ready for the holidays?!

xoxo.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Chicken & Rice Stuffed Peppers


So, I started meal planning this past week. The time it takes to sit down and plan it out, really pays off when it comes time to going to the grocery store and after work when you don't know what to cook. Less stress. Going to the grocery store was a breeze! Minus the sold out chicken breasts... that's another story. 

If you've followed me on here or instagram, you know I LOVE Skinnytaste! Pretty much all the recipes on my meal plan for the next 2 weeks are all from Skinnytaste. 

I've been learning to cook and to cook with what I have, which isn't much. I pretty much adapt whatever I have to the recipe I am using. Luckily, everything has always turned out fabulous.

Thus, I give you this delicious recipe! 



Chicken/Rice Stuffed Peppers (for 2)
adapted from Skinnytaste

  • 2 large chicken Breasts, cooked & shredded. (Mine were marinated in Dale's, yum!)
  • 1 garlic, minced
  • 1/4 onion, minced or onion powder
  • salt to taste
  • 2 large green bell peppers, washed
  • 1 cup fat free chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 cups cooked rice or 1 Success boil-in-bag, cooked
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Shredded Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese to sprinkle on top

Directions:
Heat oven to 400°. Spray a little olive oil spray in a medium size saute pan and heat on a medium flame. Add onion and garlic to the pan. Saute about 2 minutes and chicken. Add 1/2 cup of chicken broth, mix well and simmer on low for about 5 minutes. Combine cooked rice and chicken together.

Cut the bell peppers in half lengthwise, and remove all seeds. Place in a baking dish. Spoon the meat mixture into each pepper half and fill it with as much as you can. Place all stuffed pepper halves in the baking dish and pour the remainder of the chicken broth on the bottom of the pan. Cover tight with aluminum foil and bake for about 35 minutes. Top with cheese and enjoy!!


Friday, November 2, 2012

An Awesome Hair Day


I got this pretty baby in the mail the other day. I'm in love!





"HANA Salon presents the powerful HANAair hair dryer. This dryer has been Salon tested and Salon recommended since its inception. Inspired by Italian design, the combination of HANAair's strongest AC motor along with its tourmaline lined ceramic heater will dry your hair up to 60% faster maintaining natural shine while promoting healthy luxurious hair."

No lie, I was super excited to get this offer from Misikko to review! These days (life in Hawaii) I rarely use my straightener. Most days I let my hair air dry but when we go to church or out for a lil date I whip out my blow dryer. Gettin' fancy y'all! Haha. 


My thoughts:

*This blow dryer is amazing. I felt like I was in a salon! Using it you can tell it is very high-end salon quality. 

*I like the fan speeds. My 'low speed' on my old blow dryer was way too low. The 'low speed' on the HANAair Pro Hair Dryer is perfect! Definitely to my liking.

*I love the strength of it. For you thick haired girls, this blow dryer would be a godsend for you. It's powerful and cuts out so much time. 

*I love the cord, 12' Extra Long. I was able to walk into my other room to use a better mirror and to cool off (we don't run our A/C during the day, unless it's really hot outside). I can't do that with my other blow dryer.

*If I ever get hot I may just use the hair dryer's 'cool' setting to cool off! Haha. Ghetto, I know.

*It's got a 2 year warranty! I love warranties. 

My only dislikes were that it's heavy. But, I mean, it could be a win-win situation. Get toned arms and gorgeous blow dried hair?! Me like. Also, my thumb kept pressing the cool button on accident. It got annoying after awhile. I wonder if anyone else has this problem? But that won't stop me from ditching my old dryer and using this pretty!


So, this is what my hair looks like on a normal day here in the land of Aloha.

 Scary, I know. And I clearly haven't been to the gym in a minute. Yikes.


Results from using my HANAair Professional Hair dryer + a shower + makeup:



xoxo.

Friday Favorites!

HAPPY FRIDAY!


*First time carving pumpkins with my Hubby!




*This cute lil guy, Whoot, landed on my doorstep last night. I am in love. He is my FAVORITE, #1 Scentsy Warmer!



*Meal planning! The time to sit down and do it sucks... but when it comes to making dinner and grocery shopping... oh it's a lifesaver!!


*New blog friends. Adore these girls so much!

BeHereNow




*My sweet baby boy




HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Show & Tell



Linking up with Erin & Ashley for

The Girl Behind The Blog- Show & Tell!



GO LINK UP!



ps- Happy Halloween from Me & Soldier Boy!!!


Monday, October 29, 2012

Freaky Freaky


*Hope my East Coast peeps are safe/staying safe through Sandy!*


Just a few of my favorite things:


Jax's first time at the beach and he LOVED it!




 NORTH SHORE FAMILY DAY! LOVE MY BOYS!





 ALL THINGS PUMPKIN SPICE!



JUST ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL SCENTSY WEEKEND!
 

SNEAK PEEK! NOVEMBERS WARMER & SCENT OF THE MONTH!
 


Not one of my favorite things: a Tsunami warning, sirens and all. Creepy! But hey, I survived my first Tsunami! No damages done to the state of Hawaii, thank goodness. 


HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND?

Monday, October 22, 2012

Weekend In Pictures


MY BABY BOY IS FINALLY HERE!!!!

He made it, safely!!!!



  
 {puppy play date!}

 
 {what happens when I leave Hubby alone with Jax, haha!}



It was a very busy weekend though!

I had two Scentsy events! It was a fun experience! 

I love this company and sharing it with others!




How was your weekend?!

Sunday, October 14, 2012

CURRENTLY


The past week has looked like this. Hubby got diagnosed with Malaria. It wasn't pretty. 
But he is finally feeling better! Thank God! It's nice to have my Hubby back.


My sweet boy arrives THIS FRIDAY!!!! 
Our lil family will finally be complete again!





reading I haven't read much lately... Basically stuff about Malaria. 
writing lots of addresses for mailing Scentsy stuff out! & a grocery list.
listening to Hubby flip through a million stations (he can never keep it at one, must be a guy thing) and him screaming that for some reason there is only one football game showing on TV.
thinking about how busy this week is going to be, but Friday is going to be the best day.
smelling my coffee...mmmm. One of the best smells ever.
wishing to figure out my life. I've been feeling useless lately. I hate not being able to get a job to help with getting us to be debt free from my student loans. 
hoping to visit a pumpkin patch today; for a safe flight for my baby Jax; for good Scentsy parties this weekend.
wearing pj's :)
loving that Hubby is feeling better; my Hubby; the gloomy sky
wanting all things Fall; to wear a scarf and boots but that is just silly here in Hawaii
needing to go grocery shopping; to get outside because I am going stir crazy from being couped up in a hospital and our home.
feeling almost happy; rested
clicking through the Air Force officer career website.... more on that later.


HAVE A LOVELY WEEK!!! 
 


Friday, October 5, 2012

FRIDAY FAVES

 
When you are sick, bored and alone...you blog twice in a day.

It's not officially Friday here in Hawaii but oh well. It is on the east coast.
 
Can I get a TGIF? I get to spend the entire day with my Hubby.


 {link up}
 


SKINNYTASTE. I've talked about this site on this blog before, but I just have to mention it again. Seriously, this site never fails me. Gina is awesome. Recipes are easy. It's my go to site for a different dish for breakfast, lunch, and dinner because I get bored with my food. The dishes are healthy and so delicious and Hubby has loved everything I've made. Her recipes are also all over Pinterest. No surprise there!



SCENTSY. I am loving my Turkey Tom warmer and Mandarin Moon fragrance. Both are currently 10% off! Go browse the holiday collection too! It's like 80 some odd days til Christmas!



ID PUMPKIN PIE SPICE. My favorite Fall creamer!! Paired with Maui coffee...ohhh ya baby! I cannot wait to wake up tomorrow just so I can have this! Thank you Target! Oh, Apparently Hubby doesn't like pumpkin things. I'm gonna change that once I make a family favorite pumpkin pie. Mmmm. Gotta love all things pumpkin spice!



DR PEPPER. More like an everyday favorite rather then just a Friday favorite. I was craving one for days so this was like heaven in my mouth. TWSS? Uncalled for, sorry. Anyway, I also got excited because Circle K has styrofoam cups...score!


Have a great Friday & weekend!!!

xoxo.