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3 Gadgets for Mom this Mother’s Day

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Mother’s day is approaching fast, and you don’t want to smother her with what she already has tons of: bath salts, body creams, or jewellery she might never wear. My Mom is more of a gadet-type of gal anyway, and I know she’d definitely love all three of these gifts. If only I were rich enough to buy them all for her, I would.

By the way, get shoppin’ if you haven’t been already! Mother’s day is this Sunday May 8! Right after my Birthday. Guess I was the perfect Mother’s Day gift, heehee.

Glip Air FryerFunky looking Glip Air Fryer.
I know my Mom loves making french fries, and I love eating them! In fact, my Mom and I BOTH got air fryers in April and we’re both calling one another to rave about them to each other haha! I actually have this Glip one from O.Co and although it’s absolutely huge (think: taking up half the size of your stove top), I’ve been using it about 3x a week since we got it. Although I could stick fries, burgers, or veggies in the oven to bake and they taste good – sometimes they stick to the parchment paper no matter how many times you flip them, and they might be a little gooie on one side. The air fryer makes them almost like restaurant-quality, without the excess fat and bad stuff. Plus, it’s super easy to clean which I like. ($114.46 USD)

Moto360-watchA smart watch on your wrist: Moto 360!
I just got the Moto 360 smart watch and it’s… incredible. Although I can keep my phone nearby, I don’t have to be constantly checking to see if I received an e-mail. A little vibration from the watch and a notification pops up telling me who it’s from! Or social media memo’s on who is chatting with me. Oh my gosh guys, you can even customize the straps and the watch face. I currently have smiling Alfie as my background. The watch itself isn’t too huge or in-your-face that it’s a smart watch (I suppose because it’s round instead of the typical square ones out there). You can see it on my wrist in my outfit of the day blog post.

chic-high-resMē Hair Removal
I know a lot of people complain about the cost of laser hair removal, or the pain in the butt that it is to wax, or shave. You could always invest in a cheaper alternative and purchase an at-home hair removal.  This one is by MÄ“ (ha) and is a smaller version of the original, but I’m not sure who wants a huge bulky hair removal system at home, right? The Me Chic is small and lightweight and perfect for smaller targeted areas like the underarm, face, or bikini line. Approved by the FDA ($249 USD).

What are you getting your Mom for Mother’s day? :) 

 

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The Makeup Bag Everyone Needs

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prada-bagI have to say, one of my best makeup bag purchases has to be the Prada Nylon Makeup Bag I picked up at the Outlets in Livermore last year.

I had been eyeing it for yeaaaaaars. Honestly! I remember going to my hair stylists house after hours and spotting the same black prada nylon bag in his bathroom and thinking it was so simple yet super lux. It had been on my radar for over ten years, but I could never justify the retail price of it.

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Life Lately

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LifeLatelyI’ve been trying to keep busy, but it’s hard! There’s only so much you can do in the run of a day, a week, a month. I’ve been avoiding the sadness but a few weeks ago it hit me hard and I fully embraced it and it sucked big time. I don’t mean that for you guys to comment in a big ol’ pity party, I’m just saying. I’m fine, everything’s going to be fine. It just sucks, and it’s hard and I don’t like it. I’m so glad my husband is so compassionate.

latteBut I’ll tell ya what I do like. Espresso. And four shots of it. I’m starting to love the taste of espresso (still not loving the taste of a coffee though), and I’m trying to figure out the cheapest way to ask for an espresso drink somewhere, without paying $6 or $7 for it. Next time I might just ask for all the espressos with no additives (milk, or fancy frothy stuff) in it, then bring’er home and add some of my own milk. Am I being a penny pincher? My parents always told me I will always have a couple of bucks on me no matter how broke I get. Guess it’s from all those days asking for pure espresso shots. Really though, I don’t drink the espresso alldayerrday. It’s about once a week when I need to get shiz done. Ya know? Like yesterday when I blogged (I’m not even going to tell you how many posts I pumped out yesterday due to the caffeine intake). BUT IT WAS GREAT! By the way, anyone try the new Lancome Juicy Shakers yet? It’s the lip product up there shown in the tiny cocktail shaker shaped thing! Cute right??

Upclose-NicZoeI don’t dress up often since I don’t have a corporate job to go to any more. But I do like to dress up for blogging events from time-to-time. I put together this little ensemble over the weekend and liked how it came out! Fancy Nancy is sportin’ all black, with a bright red shoe. No matter where I go, these shoes get complimented on, and they were SO cheap!

Stand-with-purseOutfit of the day
NIC+ZOE day to night top and perfect leggings, Nexus 5X in my hand ;)
Moto 360 watch, hand-me-down purse
Etsy necklace, Brandy Melville gold ring, Charlotte Russe flats

NIC+ZOE is a really nice place to shop online for business casual clothing. They have some beautiful pieces and I already have a few more items on my wishlist I’d like to purchase from them (the top and leggings were sent to me).

What else. I’ve been enjoying running. Although, not for very long, but getting it done quickly. Sometimes Most times I hate running, but ya gotta get a bit more exercise than a bit of bouldering, and yoga-zen-time. So, running it is. You might’ve noticed I’ve been cycling an awful lot too. That’s because I have been. I got a new bike in December from Specialized, and after my first fall I’ve resorted to wearing street shoes and not clip-shoes (what are they called? Why are they called clipless, if you clip into them?). I’ve been exploring the city about an hour each time I go out on the bike and I still feel silly walking my bike across the intersections. But I’m still a bit wobbly and clumsy on it! I’ll get used to it one day. Back to running. I had a scary moment in a sketchy neighbourhood (which I’ll never run in again by the way). I had throat-burn from running so fast away from 2 scary guys who scared me for a legitimate reason.

Moto360-watchI got my first fancy smart watch! It’s the new Moto 360 Android watch in rose gold, and it officially launched yesterday. I’ve been playing with it ever since I got it. I feel like Inspector Gadget talking to my wrist to bring up the weather app, or to text someone. It also has a really interesting feature where you can change the strap on it very easily with the push of a button on the back. I have it in a tan pebbled leather, a black silicone, and the strap that came with it — this soft tan shade. I have to say, it brings me back to my childhood when a university student who lived next door neighbour bought me a watch with interchangeable straps for my 9th birthday. Memories!

colouring-bookColouring has been awesome too. Did you guys get any colouring books this Christmas? I swear it was a popular item. My husband gave me TWO colouring books, talk about spoiled! I’ve been using fancy calligraphy markers from fancy art stores in fancy San Francisco to colour and I’ve been enjoying every moment of it. About an hour a day I turn my electronics on airplane mode, put on some chill music, and colour, or just take a bit of me time. It’s been good.

How have you been?

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