Driving home in the evenings and being surrounded by acres and acres of sugar cane fields as the afternoon sun shines throughTuesday, October 6, 2009
Little Thing 26
Driving home in the evenings and being surrounded by acres and acres of sugar cane fields as the afternoon sun shines through
Monday, October 5, 2009
Roadside Photography Giveaway at Off Switch
Katie at Off Switch has paired up with Roadside Photography for a giveaway!Head here to enter.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Thrifty Lady
Last weekend, I popped into the local Sephora with my mum to help her pick out a new foundation. I prepped myself by repeating "There's nothing I need in here," seeing as how I already own way more make-up than one girl could ever apply. I've found myself in possession of one crazy-out-of-control makeup stash - we're talking 4 or 5 tackle boxes full. I love it all - lip glosses, eye shadows, foundations, primers - everything. And being completely honest... I'm a total makeup snob. I like the good stuff. But let's face it...the good stuff ain't cheap.
I've been pretty vigilant about sticking to my budget, so when it comes to making a visit to my mecca, Sephora, I've learned its best to leave the plastic and the checkbook in the car. I walked in to the Holy Land with a $20 bill my back pocket and my spending mantra on repeat in my head. But after a collision with the clearance section and a 5 minute mental conversation weighing my options, I walked back out the door with $3 in my pocket and a little bag filled with 4 fabulous Stila finds...
Ready for my rationalization?
Stila Color Push Ups in Rose Flash
Regular Price $17 // Sale Price $4
Stila Gel Cheek Color in Pink Flush
Regular Price $15 // Sale Price $4
Stila Liquid Lip Stain in Pucker
Regular Price $20 // Sale Price $4
Stila Lip Glaze Stick in Fruit Punch
Regular Price $17 // Sale Price $4
Regular Total $69 //Sale Total $16 // Money Saved $53
Nothing more economic than a thrifty splurge right??
PS: Don't forget to celebrate with me and enter my easy-peasy giveaway from Ellen Ishee Studios!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Little Thing 25
Knowing that I have an incredibly amazing 9 days ahead of me...Thats right... 9 whole days.
The Last Supper...errr Lunch
I haven't posted a Friday Lunch in a while. LyLa and I have been trying to make healthier choices when it comes to lunch, so we've been hitting up Zoe's Kitchen pretty often. But with my clusterfreak of a week, I was craving a little naughtiness in the form of a hamburger and fries. And after a little early morning office chaos, LyLa was on board and we ventured over to Burgersmith...
1314 Camellia Blvd.
Lafayette, LA 70506
337.504.5015
I got the "natural burger," which is some sort of organic-centric burger creation. I don't really speak "organic" so I can't really tell you much more than that. I know I know... me not having 3 paragraphs to describe a single item of food?! But being perfectly honest, it was a burger. It was really good... but not as life changing as our rendezvous with Bonnie Bell's Bistro. The fries on the other hand (butter and garlic) were absolutely delicious... amazing. But I felt so guilty eating them... like my arteries were getting increasingly clogged by the second,...
Whats wrong with me folks?
Have I lost my zest when it comes to my beloved burger?
Have I come the proverbial girl who craves healthier food since she's been eating it so much?
Oy.
Litttle Thing 24
{via text}
MTher: Hey What's up?
Me: Nothing much. You?
MTher: Watching a special on Russian prison tattoos...
Say wha?? There's an entire half hour (or hour ... oh my!) dedicated to this niche of tattoos?
PS: Don't forget to celebrate with me and enter my easy-peasy giveaway from Ellen Ishee Studios!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Shall We Celebrate?
Yo Folks!
It's Thursday night and while all you lovelies are getting your prime time TV on, I'm here to demand you get off your bum and celebrate with me.
Life has been lovely this week at Dixie Lust and I want to do a quick and easy give away to thank all you classy broads who make this oh-so fun!
First off, what are we celebrating?
- My first Guest Post EVVVER
- Picking the winner of Dixie Lust's First Photo Contest
- Reaching 80 amazingly sweet followers
- My not having to go to the doctor today
- Winning a lovely little award from Marguerite at Cajun Delights
- Me actually fixing my hair this morning - HOLLLLA
- Feeling Good in the Neighborhood when it comes to my pesky infections
- Urrrrrh... Why not celebrate?
So I announce....
While at Tinsel & Treasure this past weekend, I searched high and low for a little something for y'all. I came up a booth for Ellen Ishee Studios from Roland, AR and I fell in love. The booth was chock full of imported silk saris and re purposed Indian rice bag messenger bags, but my absolute favorite finds were their felt clutches and pins imported from Nepal. I made sure to pick up one set for myself and one for youuuu!
How to Enter:
We'll keep this one easssssy-peaaasssy. Each entry needs to be on a separate comment. If you put everything on one comment, it will be counted as 1 entry.
1. One entry just for telling me you're a follower.
2. One entry for telling me what you'd like to celebrate.
3. One entry for posting a link to this contest some where else...(Myspace, Facebook, Blogger, Twitter) Just post the link so I can check it out...
Winner will be announced on Monday Night!
(10.5.09)
And the winner is.....
Summer from B is for Brown
I sent an e-mail over to LyLa with my 6 favorite photos and she narrowed them down, then she asked me to send over the stories behind each photo. Here's what Summer said about her photo:
Our best southern adventure besides Adam's first crawfish extravaganza, hurricane katrina and rita and getting married was dressing up as saints fans only a few months after katrina when the owner, tom benson was trying to move our boys to san antonio. if you look closely, you will see a knife in my back and we wrote in big letters on the back of our shirts - "San Antonio can take the owner and New Orleans will keep the team". we lived in lake charles during that time (from may 2005-sept 2006 for adam's law clerkship). die hard fans!
Here's what LyLa had to say about why she picked Summer's Die Hard Fans Photo:
I have to admit, this was a tough one to choose. I loved all of the pictures and thought they each showed something really great about the lives of the people in them. But... drumrolllllllll... I have to pick the Saints picture!!! I think it's a perfect photo to represent the South and what means the most to us down here... supporting the people and places we love. It shows pride and strength, with the best thing of all.. a touch of Southern sass and humor. I love how this photo signifies not only the comeback of a team that's taken us on a rollercoaster ride from day one, but also the comeback of people... rebuilding houses and lives, restoring a sense of home, and believing in something that no one else does. Ask Kora... I LOVE the South, and I LOVE Louisiana. I have since I was little. I support all of the local festivals, cookoffs, restaurants, artists, everything. So, this photo just really stood out for me as a testament of who we try to be here. We're always there when someone needs encouragement or a little faith or a little company... but we always, always have a good time doing it. So, laissez le bon temps roulez, and Congratulations to Ms. Summer!!!
Thank You to all who entered! I loved seeing everyone's photos and can't wait to hold another one of these contests! Congrats Summer!
My Picks...
I want to start by apologizing for the delay in announcing these! Things have gotten away from me in the last week. With out any more wait, here are my Top 6 Photos for the first ever Dixie Lust Photography Contest.
LyLa has ultimately decided the winner by choosing her favorite from this batch of photos!
Her pick will be announced at noon today!
By: Stephanie
By: Megan
By: Erika
By: Haley
By: Summer
By: Katie
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