Thursday Thoughts

I cannot believe it's already Thursday again and time for Thursday Thoughts!  

I live in beautiful Central Oregon and in case you haven't heard we have had a terrible (human-caused) fire in the area where I live called the Two Bulls fire, it's 6 days old and now about 55% contained and those evacuated have been able to return to their homes (YAY!!)  Thinking about this fire and the people that had to be evacuated from their homes and the poor animals that surely lost their lives has put things in perspective for me.  I have been feeling a little sorry for myself (& my husband & pets) since we are STILL(day 22) living in our motor home while we are waiting for our new place to be finished and the old tenant to move out.  I am so grateful that we did not have the stress of being evacuated and the worry that we might not have a home to come back to.  Funny how a catastrophe puts everything into perspective!

The quote from Karen Salmansohn for my Thursday Thoughts this week seems very fitting.  I LOVE this quote!

I also wanted to share a pic that has gone viral (just in case you have been hiding under a rock) of Michael Wolber & April Hartley on their wedding day here in Central Oregon.  Their wedding day was almost ruined by the fire and they almost didn't get married but the firefighters told them if they made it quick that they could exchange their vows.  So they did...

How awesome is that?  I always say..."Something good comes out of something bad."

**Deal & Steals** Valid 06/12/14

It's Deal & Steals Thursday!  I am actually really excited about the deals this week since there are some great items to choose from.  The best part is everything is $20 or less!

One of my favorite items is this cute Beach Wrap Dress for only $19.00...

Or how about this really cool Super Selfie for only $20.00?  How fun and innovative is this?  Can you imagine all the fun pics you could take with this gadget?

Check out these and all the other awesome products for this weeks Deals & Steals!  What are you going to get this week?

**Influenster-Spring Vox Box**

Thanks Influenster for sending me these complimentary products for testing purposes!  I received the following items in my Spring VoxBox:

Softlips Cube Nivea Body Skin Firming Moisturizer Playtex Sport Fresh Balance
Rimmel London Scandaleyes Retroglam Mascara Labor Day Air Freshener Kiss Everlasting French Nails
I am loving the Rimmel London Scandaleyes Mascara, Softlips Cube and Nivea Body Skin Firming Mosturizer so far and I will do a more detailed review on those items along with the others on my blog at a later date! Be sure to check out Influenster if you are interested in getting products for testing purposes & other rewards.

 "I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes."

**Tone It Up Tuesday's**

Happy Tone It Up Tuesday!!  This week Karena & Katrina have a new Bikini Yoga video...

The girls also included a yummy recipe for a fantastic Green Smoothie...

Green Giant Smoothie

*makes 2 servings

• 2 cups Coconut Water
• 1/2 cup Aloe Vera juice
• 1/2 Avocado
• 1 Banana, sliced and frozen
• 1 Cup of Kale
• 1 packet or scoop of vanilla Perfect Fit Protein
• 1/2 Cup of Hemp Seeds
• ***Optional- 1 or 1/2 Tbs. Agave or raw honey~ depends on your activity level!

Add ingredients in the order mentioned above to your blender. Blend on high for few minutes then pour, sip & enjoy!

If you use protein powder then you MUST try Perfect Fit Protein from Tone It Up.  I have tried A LOT of different brands of protein powder and the Perfect Fit Protein is by far the best out there!! 

Must Have Monday-bareMinerals Mineralixirs Eye Nourishing Oil Balm

Happy "Must Have Monday"!  I am so excited because today's choice for "Must Have Monday" is  bareMinerals Mineralixirs Eye Nourishing Oil Balm AND because today only (06/09/14) on QVC you can get EVERYTHING on 5 or more Easy Pays!

This is too good of a deal to pass up so I am going to order the bareMinerals Mineralixirs Eye Nourishing Oil Balm.  Plus, when you order through your Ebates account you will get an additional 5% Cash Back!  

I LOVE a good Eye Balm.  You can read my review here of the 100% Pure Super Fruits Eye Balm.  For those of you that don't already know I am a die hard bareMinerals fan so I am really excited to try this eye balm and do a review at a later date!

Thursday Thoughts

This week I am a little stressed out so of course my Thursday Thoughts post has to be about stress.  We have been living in our motorhome for 2 weeks now while we wait for our new place that is getting new carpet and tile.  I think I am officially at my "Done" point.  Not only are we living in the motorhome we also have our 2 dogs, 1 Chocolate Lab & 1 Silver Pit Bull (click here to see my post about my dogs) living with us.  Like any good dog owner that loves their dogs like their children (lol) they sleep with us.  While this was fine when we had our California King bed it's not so fine in a Queen.  By the way, they don't just sleep with us, they like to sleep under the covers with us.  Yes, I know we created monsters!  Not to mention the simple fact of living in a small cramped space and constantly on the hunt for items that I "swore" I packed in the motorhome!  Needless to say, I am not sleeping much, my body hurts from not sleeping in my normal, comfortable bed and every little thing is starting to annoy me (my poor husband).  Thank goodness my father in law is graciously letting our 2 cats stay with him, God knows what a menagerie that would have been!

I thought for sure our dogs would be stressed out going from a huge fenced in back yard to run around in to a yard a quarter of the size and not as much freedom and a huge house that they had the run of.  Boy was I wrong!  They are as happy as they have ever been.  I have decided that they must think we are on an extended camping trip and since they love to go camping it all kinda makes sense.  I am constantly amazed by dogs, they are so carefree, resilient and forgiving.  My new mantra is going to be "Live like a Dog".  Or at least it will be my mantra until we can move into the new house...

**Deals & Steals** Valid 06/05/14

 Good Morning, it's Deals & Steals Thursday!  There a two things this week that I think are fantastic deals.

 First up are these really cute Lulu Dharma: 5 Wrap Bracelets, regular price is $190.00 for just $29.00 when you use the Coupon Code GMA...

I would also love a new grill and these prices are just too good to pass up!  Choose from an assortment of George Foreman Grills, regular prices are $40.00-$130.00 but with the Coupon Code GMA you can pick one up for $14.00-$42.00!

Check out these and other deals at "GMA" Deals & Steals...