Let's be Honest..

I am not the best blogger in the world. But I'm not going to apologize for that .. again. Blogging is something that I've always done, way back to LiveJournal days. I wrote something every day. It may not have been deep and purposeful but it was something. And it made me happy. I enjoyed the silly comment conversations and the friends that I made. These days I find myself putting way to much thought into writing out a blog post. There are so many great bloggers out there and I admit, I get caught up in it. I am the worst for questioning myself. "Am I good enough?" "Do my photos compare to so and so's?" "Does anyone even care about this project?" I know we all probably ask ourselves things like this from time to time. But lately, it consumes me.

I've decided to go back to what I started this blog for in the first place. I wanted somewhere to document our lives, our home projects and our pets. I also wanted to start my own handmade business (which is still going to happen!) and have a place to share the things that I create. I never post on time, I always put off my freebie posts, I procrastinate. I will continue to blog, but I won't continue to make promises to myself about when and how I do it. It will happen when it happens. Maybe starting slowly and with no real plan in mind will get my gears turning. I guess we will see what happens!

I am not a professional. I don't have fancy cameras and a great writing skill. I don't whip out fabulous projects on the daily. My house is not clean all the time. Most days I rock my pajamas. I'd rather spend my time with our dogs than most people. I am not perfect or anywhere even remotely close to it. This blog will be a reflection of me. It'll grow as I grow. I hope that you will continue to follow along with me!

As always you can find me on Instagram: hollyinwonderland. I am slightly obsessed and post pictures all the time. 

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Pineapple Birthdays!

Today is Marc's birthday! The cake he requested was a Pineapple Upside Down cake. He is mildly obsessed with pineapples. I've planned a small dinner for him tonight with some of his favorite foods. I invited a few family members. Small, Simple and fun!

Check back tomorrow to find out how it all went down! :)

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NOTW {glitter & hearts}

This is how my nails started out last week. A nude color with a turquoise tip and some hearts. Of course, my impatience didn't allow me to let them completely dry first. So a few nails were flawed. Then my tips weren't even. My hearts were free handed and not that hot. Trust me they look much, much better in the picture than they did in real life. So, I took it all off and started over with a new plan. That led me to these nails...

And I'm still rocking them. It was fairly easy to do. I just used a clear glitter polish on the tips and bottom of my accent nail. I actually think this might be my new go to nail. It would work on so many colors and with so many different colored glitters. I love it!

Then on Saturday night, Marc and I went to dinner with my mom and her sunday school class. We had some time to kill before we had to be there so we checked out this place called Hudson's Salvage Center. I never made it more than 10 feet inside the door because of all the makeup and nail polish that was 60% off! I did score a few goodies and I can't wait to go back and get more!

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Freebie Friday #9

I am way behind this week. I took my photos on Friday but I haven't gotten around to editing and uploading. FAIL. Marc's birthday is tomorrow and I've been trying to focus on getting things done for the dinner I'm cooking and making sure the house is all clean. Eh, but I decided instead of doubling up on Friday, I'd just post last week's now.

ITEMS PICTURED:

• 3 issues of Latina magazine
• Men's Health magazine
• Newsweek magazine
• Oprah magazine
• Road & Track magazine
• 2 issues of Lowrider magazine
• 4wheel & Offroad magazine
• Lego Club magazine
• a week supply of Stri-Vectin SD
• full size Lickety Stix cat treats
• SmartyPants vitamin sample
• cigar ash tray from Black & Mild
• Hydro Silk razor
• 3 Kcup samples from Starbucks
• Prevention magazine
• pair of earrings from 1saleaday
• Gamer Grub sticker
• coupon book from BzzAgent for free glade products to try
• 2 free books (Nude Honesty & How to Avoid the Pitfall's of Nonprofit Hell)
• Fekkai Shampoo & Treatment samples

If you're interested in getting freebies for yourself, check out Vonbeau.com & Myfreeproductsamples.com!

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PinFabulous No.1

I know everyone loves Pinterest. I am not as addicted as some people I know but I do like to browse around from time to time. I've gotten a lot of great ideas and recipes from there. I thought it might be kind of cool to share some of the things that I pinned with you guys. Kind of like my version of a "weekly favorites" that so many bloggers do. I think it's fun to see how different everyone's taste is. So, let's get on with it!

Luux via pinterest

I think this is the cutest thing in the world! Even tho it is meant for children (I'm a big kid!), I'm thinking this would be super cute in one of my rooms. I may try this...

2 girls being crafty via pinterest

I am one of the few crafters out there that doesn't have a stock pile of scrapbook paper. But I think I may get some because this floral arrangement is too cute to pass up on!

no credit. if you know, tell me! i'll add a link.

I've had the pvc pipe thing pinned for ages. I know most of you will know what I'm talking about. But I love this idea much better. How come I can never think of things like this?!

trishginter via pinterest

Dream crib. I can think of nothing better than getting cozy with a nice book and some coffee. So, so pretty!

Well, that's it for round one. Sometimes links of pinterest can be a little off, so if my credits aren't correct, please tell me and I'll be glad to update them. Hope ya'll are having a great start to the week!

FOLLOW ME ON PINTEREST!

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NOTW {pink stripes}

This is actually a mani I did a couple of weeks ago. Right now my nails are just natural and that's not very exciting. So, I figured I'd share these nails that I still had some photos of. I started out using tape. But I was kind of impatient so I ditched that half way through and just free handed it. So my lines are little wonky but I still think it turned out cute.

ITEMS USED:

• N.Y.C color 108a (light pink)
• N.Y.C color 111a (hot pink)
• Sally Hansen Diamond Strength glitter top coat

The only thing that I wasn't happy about with this was the glitter. I think it would have been much cuter if I'd just used a plain top coat. But eh, you live and you learn! Overall, it was super easy to do and it would be fun to play with the colors. Maybe even add in a third color. Hope you guys like!

LINKING UP @ Glitter and Gloss

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