Five on Friday: The First of the Year

Happy New Year everyone!! I hope you all had a great time surrounded by family and friends. I know we did :) This whole break has gone by so incredibly fast and I'm not ready for school to start on Monday. I'm holding onto this weekend and I'm going to make every minute count :) Let's jump into this!

One- Makeup Geek Brushes

My sister bought me these Makeup Geek brushes for Christmas and I LOVE them. They are fluffy and extremely soft. I've mostly been using the angled stippling brush for foundation, the large fluffy brush for powder, and the smaller angled brush for contouring. The price tag isn't bad for five brushes either. While you're on the Makeup Geek site check out the eyeshadows too. They are awesome!!

Two- Dinner with the Woosters

We had dinner with some of the Wooster/ Dorfman fam at 100 Wines Kitchen and it was YUMMY! It's always fun getting together with everyone when they are in town. :)

Three- Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette

I got this little beauty for Christmas and I couldn't wait to use it. I've been eyeing the Hourglass Ambient Lighting blushes and powders for so long and when I saw this palette I was so excited to try multiple Hourglass products. I love the Luminous flush (middle on the bottom row) and the bronzer. I need to mess with the other products more to figure out how I want to use them. 

Four- She Reads Truth

I love the devotionals on the She Reads Truth site because they are uplifting, super informative, and relatable. I'm excited to start the new series- Genesis: a study of the book of beginnings, and a look into the first glimpses of God's covenant faithfulness to His people. It starts today... click here to join!

Five- The Man in the High Castle

We just started watching the Man in the High Castle on Amazon and we are OBSESSED! It's so good! The show is based on the idea of what would America be like if the Allied Powers lost the war and Japan and the Nazis were in control. We watched one episode and were sucked in! We only have three left and I'm going to be so sad when it's all over. Hopefully they will come out with a season 2! If you have Amazon Prime the show is free so go download it now :)

As always I'm linking up with April, Natasha, Christina, Karli, Erika, Narci, and Andrea.  I hope you all have a great Friday and a super relaxing weekend!

2016 Goals

I always make the same resolutions each year... lose weight, stop eating junk, work out more, blah blah blah. I always attempt to do these things but nothing really sticks. This year I thought if I called them "goals" that it would help me to actually work towards them instead of feeling like I've failed when my weight yo-yo's and I still love chips and dip lol. So here we go... my 2016 goals!

Do something that scares me- 

This one is going to be super hard for me. I get in my comfort-zone and I stay there... forever lol. Just starting my blog and making it public took me months and months. I'm not good at trying new things but this year I want to change that. I already have something in mind and it definitely falls in this category because it scares the heck out of me lol. Stay tuned for more on this :)

Buy a home-

Mark and I have wanted to buy a home for years now but it never seems to be the right time financially. Hopefully, this is the year! Buying a home also falls under the first category because the thought of tying ourselves to something with such a large financial responsibility freaks me out, but I know it will be worth it! 

Read 50 books-

This was actually my goal this past year as well. I only got to 43 books though :( I blame my blog because as soon as I starting focusing my attention on my blog, my reading decreased significantly. The blog is worth it though! :) I'm hoping I meet this goal in 2016.

Drink more water-

This one is self-explanatory. It will help with my headaches and overall health :)

Get more involved at church-

I want to make a bigger effort to be involved at church and to maybe get plugged in with a growth group. Our church doesn't have growth groups so this would mean finding a group at another church. We loved our couples Bible study and something similar to that would be awesome for both Mark and myself. I think it's important to surround yourself with people who help you grow in your faith and we definitely want that to happen this year!

Take better care of my skin-

I have always had a real passion for beauty and skincare but lately I have been neglecting my skin. I just don't take as much time as I used to for masks or other good-for-your-skin products. I recently tried out the Rodan + Fields products and I was super impressed with how they made my skin feel. More on this to come! Also, I'm terrible when it comes to moisturizing my body. I know this sounds dumb but my skin gets so dry that it's painful, so I need to be more proactive about moisturizing.

What are your goals for 2016??