Joan Ellen Cornell

7:49 AM

Summer Nail Polish!

These have been my favs this summer! From left to right: SinfulColors- Cinderella Wet n Wild- I Need a Refresh-Mint SinfulColors- Hot Pink Sally Hansen- Pacific Blue SinfulColors- Summer Peach Revlon- Dreamer SinfulColors- Cream Pink What are your favorite colors to paint your nails with right now? ...

7:00 AM

Products I LOVE continued...

1. Rimmel London Eyeshadow in Orion 2. Ben Nye Shimmer Dust in Iced Gold 3. Maybelline Powder Foundation in Tan 4. Rimmel London Lash Accelerator Mascara in Black 5. Rimmel London Eyeliner in Black Magic 6. Sephora Eye Brushes 7. Maybelline Eyeliner in Blackest Black (with brush) ...

9:04 AM

Happy Sunday :)

Today, I relax :) Hope every one had a great weekend! ...

11:15 AM

On my walls...

A few things that live on the walls of my house... ...

7:00 AM

The Lake Concert.

Every other week, on Wednesday night, the town I live in has a free concert at the lake. Usually I don't have Porter those nights, but his dad was out of town last week so I got to take him with. He had a blast, it was so much fun to have him there with me. He got to stay up super late and was sooo good :) He danced, got a glowstick, pushed around a yoga ball for a good hour, played with other kids, and just made me happy watching him have fun. ...

10:56 PM

Change

Listen to this. As loud as you can. Like, I mean, if you need to put headphones on, do it. I don't feel the sun's comin' out todayIt's staying in, it's gonna find another way, yeah, heyAs I sit here in this miseryI don't think I'll ever no long' seen the sun from hereAnd, oh, as I fade awayThey'll all look at me and say and they'll say"Hey, look at him", I'll never live that wayAnd that's okay, they're just afraid to changeAh, when you feel life ain't worth livingYou've got to stand up and take a look...

7:00 AM

Products I LOVE!

I don't use a ton of products, and the ones I do use I don't use every single day, but I swear by these things. As in, LOVE LOVE LOVE them! 1. Redken Extreme Anti-Snap I put a little bit in my hair after I brush through it while it's still wet, and it's awesome! I love how it smells, and it helps provide heat protection and prevents breakage and split ends! 2. Redken Extreme Cat This is a protein treatment that I use once every week or two, right after shampooing while i'm still in the shower....

8:38 AM

Blog revamp!

if you read my blog through Google Reader, take a second to click and go take a look at the new look! it's still pretty simple, but hey, since that's the one thing I can control and keep "simple" in my life, that's what happens :) ...

7:00 AM

Almost 17 months old :)

I know I haven't done an update on P for a while, so I will randomly do one now. I used to do one each month, but once I moved things got crazy and I never started them again. *He is 16.5 months old right now. *He has been eating with a spoon or fork now for a month or two. He often won't eat unless he has a utensil, it's kinda funny. *He is walking around like crazy. *He still doesn't talk. He makes lots of sounds and "talks" in his own language, but no words yet. *He...

7:00 AM

I miss him when he's sleeping.

Ok, so this is how it goes... We had a really fun, BUSY day the other day. We walked to the park, even though it was soooo hot. I pushed the stroller through a small forest on a little tiny trail and then up and down huge hills to get there. Then we came home (up and down the same hills, mind you) and P napped and then had lunch We hung out for a while, then went to the waterpark. We got home an hour after P's normal bedtime and still had to have dinner and a...

7:00 AM

Bath/Pool Toys!

Since Porter has been spending tons of time in the pool lately, and takes a bath every day, I decided we need some new water toys. So of course, i've been searching Pinterest for ideas, and here's a few I came up with! Colored Ice Cubes {source} Water Bottle River Raft {source} Colored Noodles {source} Sponge Balls {source} ...

7:00 AM

More fun in the pool

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10:50 AM

Will never be forgotten

This horrible tragedy happened an hour from where I live. My heart goes out to all of the victims and the victim's families that were involved with the Aurora, Colorado shooting last night. And thank you to all of the firemen and police that are there in the 100 degree heat helping everyone. ...

7:00 AM

Motivate

I have had such a lack of motivation lately. All around. I'm honestly thinking about working out (something I NEVER do), because I feel like it might make me feel better or something. I'll let ya know how that goes. In the meantime, here are some quotes that I am going to make myself read regularly. Source: Pinterest. Just search "Motivate" I have had such a lack of motivation lately. All around. I'm honestly thinking about working out (something I NEVER do), because I feel like it might make me feel better or something. I'll let ya know...

7:00 AM

Striped bathroom walls

So remember the last post, where I said I was sad to leave my grey and tiffany blue bedroom? Well, I decided to paint the stripes in the bathroom the blue color... I absolutely LOVE how it turned out! Though, I am going to need to get new towels to match eventually. Even though I have textured walls, the stripes ended up PERFECT. Want to know how? First, I painted the entire bathroom white (it was already white, but it hadn't been painted in years and years probably, so it looked like crap). Next, I measured and taped...

7:00 AM

MY place :)

My roommate moved out in the beginning of the month, and i'm really excited for this condo to be "my" place. I'm pumped to make it into my own. It's coming along :) I've switched rooms, into her old room- the master bedroom. I'm going to miss my grey and tiffany blue walls, and i'm not a huge fan of how she has the master painted- but it'll work. I have thought about repainting it, but probably won't. However, I have started painting the downstairs bathroom (which was hers too). I painted it white today, and plan on...

7:00 AM

Painting!

I really love watching Porter get messy :) This is the second time i've let him paint, the first time he didn't really get it, but this time he went to town...painting on the canvas as well as himself. ...