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7 Ways to Win a $50 eGift Card From Sephora! (Ends Monday)
7 Ways to Win a $50 eGift Card From Sephora! (Ends Monday)

Dude, I’m so hooked on Petaluma right now!

So. Last night. El Hub and I were trying to figure out what to do — stay in and catch up on Game of Thrones (a viable option), go grab a bite to eat, catch a movie — but neither one of us could make a decision (it was one of those nights).

From where we live here in Novato, we’re at the northern tip of our county near Highway 101, and the other towns around us, like Sausalito, Tiburon, San Rafael, Mill Valley and Fairfax, are south of us, all the way down to the Golden Gate Bridge, so that’s usually the direction we go. South.

But not last night. Last night we drove north, and it was like heading into a different land! There are lots of big farms and huge tracts of open space, with trees and horses and cows and those tall water towers teenagers are always climbing on TV shows like Friday Night Lights. It’s weird to me that we’ve lived here three years and have only been to Petaluma twice, and it’s right next door! Twice in the same week, LOL!

Anyway, people are weird. 🙂

We had another good time up there, though. Japanese food followed by ice cream cones at Baskin-Robbins, and then a quick tour of the Dick’s Sporting Goods store, which was actually kind of neat. I’ve never seen so many neon-colored kayaks, canoes, fishing poles and women’s athletic wear under one roof.

And that was about it for me. I hope you did something equally fun.

Now I’m just enjoying my coffee and trying to psych myself up for a good run. I’m going to attempt my first 5-mile run in a while… I’ve slacked a little on my cardio lately, and I’ve had to work my way back up, so wish me luck.

Have a great day and a fun weekend. Talk to you soon.

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    • Since i can’t figure out how to comment here, i’m just gonna post as a reply hihi hopefully i win!! xx

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  5. The highlight of my week — when my brother called me from another state to tell me he got his first full time fashion designing job 🙂 So proud of him!

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  6. It sounds like you had fun last night. I went for a walk with a group of my friends and we did some exercises on the fitness trail in the park, it was fun although my allergies have been extremely bad the last few days and my nose is dripping and I am all congested. My allergies have never been bad so it’s kinda new for me and really annoying and the meds haven’t kicked in yet…
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  9. I’ve never been on the cruise; the idea is interesting (floating around on a boat that takes me from place to place), but there’s just been so much bad press about it.

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  10. I love standup paddle boarding! The first time I went was off of the Pacific coast of Mexico, and it was phenomenal. I also recently went kayaking in a bioluminescent bay in Puerto Rico, which may have been one of the most fun things I’ve ever done!
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  14. My Highlight of the Week was finally receiving the NuMe Curl Jam Set after waiting almost 8 Weeks for it.

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  15. Hello K & T!
    The good news is that my neighbors have a new kitten. It is almost as cute as Mr. T, he was named “Tywin” as the Game of Thrones’s Lannister character, and he is extremely friendly. Most of the time he come to “play” to my front yard, and with “play” I mean rub all of his lovely body in my front door, so I hear him and come out to rub his belly. He is such a great speaker too. I just love him! He loves to be outdoors so may be tomorrow we will take him with us to the beach (we need to ask permission to my neighbor first. Have a great weekend!

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  18. Hah. I’m afraid kayaking or cruising might be a bit too adventurous for boring ole me. BUT, I’m going traveling the next few months, and I’m PUMPED!

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  22. I’m a new nurse and recently landed my dream job in labor and delivery. I’ve spent 36+ hours this week caring for my moms. It’s completely exhausting but rewarding! I was a stay at home mom for 14 years, so this is my 2nd career. The best thing I did all week? Took a mom to see her baby for the first time in the NICU, 2 days after giving birth. Totally awesome!

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  28. I’ve been kayaking before when I was 14. I was getting blown out pretty far, so they had to have someone come and rescue me and my kayak lol

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  29. i tried stand up paddleboarding for the first time a few months ago in the caribbean and i loved it, but it’s difficult against a current

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    • Ooh, good idea! I’m obsessed with Topless and Barefoot. I don’t have Teenage Dream, but I bet I could use Butter London’s Rosie Lee and get a similar look.

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  38. My current nail polish crush is all things mattified! I especially love putting a matte top coat over glitter.

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  39. I’ve been kayaking, but that’s it. My mom is OBSESSED with stand-up paddleboarding though. She’s always trying to get me to go, but she and her friends leave at like 4:30 am… and I live two hours away from them as it is. Plus, I have the feeling my klutzy self would fall in/ break a leg/ lose my paddle or something else equally embarrassing.

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  40. I have a shade of Hard Candy nail polish that’s a lovely turquoise. Sadly, I don’t know the name of the shade, but it’s my current summer fave.

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  45. the highlight of my past week has been the addition of two new baby kittens – last weekend, my animal loving daughter rescued a kitten she found in the gutter, chased away a big dog that was nearby, and the next day she brought home another tiny kitten she found all by itself. so we have been dropper feeding them and took them to the vet for a checkup yesterday. a lot of work, but it’s keeping my daughter busy now that school is out. and they are SO teeny and adorable!
    (i’m a DOG person, but who doesn’t love baby kittens)

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  46. I went 2 weeks without electricity! I really missed making coffee, listening to music and surprisingly… being able to vacuum!

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  48. Currently crushing on Zoya nail polishes. Asking me my fave color would be like asking me which child is my favorite – I love them all!

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  52. Current nail polish crush is Hard Candy’s Piece of Papaya. It’s so pretty. I can’t stop looking at my nails.

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  55. The last cruise I went on was like 12 years ago. It was a Disney family cruise. It was a lot of fun and a lot of Disney. When I have the time and money I would like to take a cruise again!

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  56. We are very, very lucky in that our house seems to be connected to some very important grid, as we have never lost power for more than a few hours. Even during Hurricane Sandy when people a quarter mile away from us went without for 10+ days, we were only out from about 11 p.m.-2 a.m. the first night.

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  57. Yes, I’ve been on a cruise; I love cruises so much, I just wish I had an opportunity to go on them more. Maybe now that I’ve got a grown-up, big girl job, I can finally afford one again.

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  58. I am really loving the bright and colorful cateyed winged liner I have been seeing everywhere! What bright liners does everyone love? Are Stila’s bright liners as good as they look?

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  60. My current nail polish love is a bright grass green that my husband helped my kids pick out at Sephora as a part of my Mother’s Day gift. It’s perfect.

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  64. 5 mile run? Youre a champ! But then Im not a very good runner no matter how much cardio I do! Haha. My favorite cardio exercise is spin!

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  65. My current nail polish crush is Butter London “Kerfuffle”. It’s a great ring pink and how great is the name?

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  68. I have been on many cruises, we have one planned for October. I can’t wait!

    I live in Petaluma so I’m happy to see you like it. One of the things I love about it is the restaurants. We have very few chain restaurants, it’s mostly cute family run places. Next time you’re downtown check out Bovine Bakery on Kentucky and Brixx Pizza. Bovine makes the most amazing bear claws. If you like ice cream check out Lala’s on Petaluma Blvd.

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  69. I’m super excited for the Kelly Osborne Mac collection too! The colors look like they are going to be exactly what Ive been searching for. It helps that my coloring is almost exactly like hers.

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  72. Zoya Bevin has been my nail crush lately. I know it’s not new, but it’s new to me and I love it! Soooo pretty!

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  73. I love to surf, so I’m loving the warmer weather and am hoping to plan a trip to Hawaii later this year. Right now I’m just gearing up for California 🙂

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  74. ooooh, i’d love to go back home and explore everywhere! 🙂 glad you had a new adventure.

    just being a semi-homebody with The Man. finished up at the gym. i’d like to do more running, but the indoor track is whack. (8 laps = 1 mile). it was too hot to run on the outdoor track, which i prefer. *sigh* at least i did something.

    hope you had a good run! 5 miles is no joke. power to you! 😀

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  76. I think in 2008 when Hurricane Ike brought strong winds through the midwest, my house was without power for at least 4 days. I don’t know if it was an entire week though. I enjoyed it SO much. The whole house was so quiet, and at night, it was so much darker than normal (I grew up in suburbia). The only problem was the refrigerators and avoiding food waste.

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  77. I live in a National Park in the Rockies so I grew up canoeing! I’ve never been brave enough to kayak though even though many of my friends do it!

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  78. I went without electricity for 4 hours and I thought I was going to implode. I missed everything electricity allows me (music, phone, television, even enough light to read by!)

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  79. My current crush is Essie Cute as a Button….and it was my obsession last summer too! I swear it’s the perfect manicure and pedicure color for the summer!

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  83. I’m supposed to be revising for exams at the moment, but I keep getting distracted because I’m beginning an internship in Germany in less than a month! It’s only until the end of January but I could not be more excited. I’d use a Sephora voucher to buy an office appropriate Bite Beauty lipstick and a taupe eyeliner.

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  86. Heyy girl! What do you think of yves rocher fragrances / perfumes?? They’re a lot cheaper than regular perfumes so that’s a plus!

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  87. I have done all three – kayaking, canoeing, and stand-up paddle boarding! I have to say that I love stand-up paddle boarding (or sitting-down paddle boarding) the best out of the three! 🙂

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  91. Fave nail polish atm is Pond by OCC. I also accidentally Suspiria but i’m digging it so I guess I’ll keep it ;P

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  92. i have never been on a cruise. not something i would ever do. i have a crazy fear of large bodies of water and I can’t swim so no way.

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  93. I actually just got back from kayaking with my husband at Noris Lake (East Tennessee). It was so beautiful and peaceful there today!!

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  94. The highlight of my week has been getting to spend time with my grandfather. He is in the hospital after a stroke, and seeing him open his eyes and squeeze my hand was a wonderful moment.

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  95. Oh yes I’ve been on a cruise and I love love loved it more than any other vacation I’ve ever been on. It was beyond wonderful.

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  99. I love that you write a bit about little day trips to do in the Bay Area. I want to go to Petaluma soon! (We live in San Bruno)

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  105. Current nail polish crush: Sephora by OPI “Mermaid To Order”. Perfectly matches MAC’s Alluring Aquatics collection!

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  108. Canoeing is fun! Very soothing activity. Plus I am not crazy about oceans so lakes are a good alternative 😉

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  109. Never gone without electricity for a week, but this last winter (after a mix up by the electric company) my dog and I were without power for a day and a half- it was super irritating but we DID reenact part of Never Ending Story (by which I mean I made him hide under a blanket with me with a huge study book open in front of us and some fake candles for light).

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  110. Everytime I see your cat, I start to think about my cat and have to go pet him. His name is Hamilton and we’re thinking of adopting a kitty brother for him. (^x^)

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  117. I’ve only been kayaking once, last year, but I was so thrilled with it! We live in an area with lots of rivers/lakes/dams so my husband and I really want to get our own set of kayaks so we can go more often.

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  120. Having the power out for 57 hours in December due to ice storm was bad enough… I spared my fridge the horror and emptied it after 36 hours the took anything that was still mostly frozen to my Grandmother’s house and cooked it.

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  123. I can totally relate to your experience in Petaluma, Karen! I live in rainy Seattle and recently took a trip to Eastern Washington for the first time, where the environment is very flat and arid. There were miles of farmland in every direction! It felt like a different world in the same state.

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  124. Yes. I have gone without electricity a few times. I’ve been through a few hurricanes, with the most recent being last year. Most of the times we’ve lost pose, sometimes for a few days and sometimes a week or two.

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  130. I am currently Formula X by Sephora in “Push the Limits” which is a pretty close dupe to OPI’s “Cajun Shrimp”

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  135. I can’t answer any of your questions but I can tell you that my dog has been sick this week. We don’t know what’s wrong with her but the vet has done blood tests so we might find out tomorrow. Hope it’s not serious! She has been lethargic and weak and won’t eat (except really smell dog food eewwww) or drink. She is five years old and perfectly healthy up until now. Poor Dahlia! Hope she feels better soon!

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  136. The biggest party/concert I’ve been to would be the San Diego Street Scene concerts that they used to put out in the late 90’s. The set up was awesome-there were cool popular acts in addition to international stars that maybe a typical American concert goer would not be familiar with as well as Rock n’ espanol bands that were popular (because we are near the Mexican border we have stations in Spanish). It was awesome because you can float from one stage to another. When I think back at it, I don’t know how the concert promoters were able to separate the acts so they can all be heard. Exciting times…

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  138. I’ve driven through Petaluma many times (I drive from SoCal to Eureka more than once a year) but have only stopped once and it was only to camp. I’ll have to make plans to make a detour there on my next trip. Your pictures of it look lovely.

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  139. I’ve never been out of electricity for more than a day. I don’t know if I would make it a week. I will definitely not make it through the zombie apocalypse!

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  143. I went on one cruises to Alaska, aboard the Princess line– Oh My Gosh — they certainly know how to take care of a person– and it was the best thing I have ever done for myself.

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  148. I’ve never been kayaking, but I really want to try it!! Seems like it would be a killer upper body workout :-). There are some groupons for kayaking lessons and tours in our area. Hoping to purchase one soon!

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  149. So, this yeatr in my family vacay we went to Florianopolis,Brazil and at the beach there was a sandboard station and of course my family wanted to go there, it was crazy in one minute I was already going down in the sand haha, I have such good memories of this day and my bunburns.

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  153. Yes, I’ve kayak at the bay, Redwood City, however want to do more within the bay, so fun and totally worth it.

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  155. Loving all the bright nail polish colors for the summer. Still trying to get my nerve up to try the lime green and neon pink.

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  157. Current nail polish crush is Deborah Lippman’s Daytripper. I’ve been gravitating toward oranges and corals for a few weeks now.

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  160. The highlight of this week was when my husband jumped out of the car to open the door to an elderly person. I Love him <3

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  162. I love cruises! I have been on several. I in the Hawaiian Islands, and 2 in the Caribbean! I am ready for more!

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  164. Current nail polish crush: Dior Vernis Gel Shine and Long Wear Nail Lacquer in Incognito 257. I’ve only seen pictures of it but it looks like a really unique pinky nude and I gotta have it!

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  165. I’m having a blast teaching my 14 yr old daughter how to put on her makeup, but she’s started off doing well on her own after watching me in the mirror for years. It’s also so much fun teaching her about what product to put in her hair to get certain looks. I’m personaly hooked on the Garnier line of hair products. They work well. The hairspray isn’t sticky, the shampoo & conditioner works wonders, but my favorite product is the Sleek & Shine serum.

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  170. I have gone without electricity for several days after a hurricane. It wasn’t fun. We learned from that experience and bought a generator so we never had to do that again:)

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  171. My current Nail Polish Crush is Deborah Lippman’s What Ever Lola Wants, it is the perfect fun summer polish for my toes.

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  172. I currently love Orly Passion Fruit Nail Polish. Yes, I’ve gone a week without power after a hurricane about ten years ago. It’s pitful people can’t go a day without power. A day is no big deal! It’s wonderfully peaceful.

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  177. Yes I have been kayaking! It’s one of my favourite activities. For our silver duke of Edinburgh expedition my group kayaked for 2 days and hiked for 1. At the beginning of the third day everyone whined that we should have kayaked for all 3 🙂

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  178. Hello Ms Karen,

    I know this is totally random but I just have to ask. Can you recommend a drugstore foundation that has light coverage which is safe for everyday use… I was hoping something similar to Nars Sheer Glow if that even exist. hehe

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  179. I went to a music festival a few years ago and it was crazy, but fun! There’s nothing like tens of thousands of people singing along to the same song.

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  184. Hi Karen! i’m going on a school camping trip in two weeks…already worrying about what makeup to bring 😉 the most adventurous trips i’ve ever participated was cruising and hiking! I went cruising around the Mexico, Haiti and another trip around Eastern Europe. love love loved it so much, got to meet new friends too. 🙂

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  188. You know what I did this weekend that was fun? I painted my nails bright pink and got to try out my fruit themed stamp plate by using the watermelon pattern! So now my nails have a ton of little watermelon slices all over! 🙂

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  190. I’ve been without power for 1 straight week, this was during the winter too when it was in the minuses.. severe ice storms broke down all the power lines in my neighbourhood. It was quite sad, and err smelly lol, just huddling around candlelight! makes you realize how far technology has come though, thanks for contest!

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  191. I have gone without electricity many times. I use to live in a hurricane prone area and we would get hit once every few years.

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  193. While I don’t have a specific color that I’m crushing on, I’ve fallen in love with the matte look. Especially over a white or light color.

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  198. I just found your Youtube channel! I loved the Fab 5 videos, super helpful when looking for new brands to try. You should do more of those 🙂

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  201. My current nail polish crush is Essie Grenadine! I don’t love Essie’s formulas but the color is just so pretty.

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  207. I never have nail polish crushes! I love makeup and skincare but for some reason, nail polish just doesn’t do it for me.

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  209. I’ve tried to write this comment three times and I haven’t been able to write anything interesting at all! I didn’t sleep this weekend so it may be my biggest party. I never win anything so I hope I win this time!

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  210. Have you ever gone without electricity for more than a week?
    Yes, Northeast blackout of 2003. Most awful experience. Humidity that could melt your face off and no computers or TV to pass the time. You don’t realize how much “noise” electronics make until there is dead silence. Very eerie.

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  211. I just moved to Houston and I’m trying to figure out how to wear a face of makeup and non frizzy hair in this humidity! O.o

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  212. My current nail polish crush? All of them!!!! Bwahahaha *rubs hands together with an evil grin* I have started dabbling in nail art. Recently I have done a galaxy look, gradient with powdered glitter and then top coat with glitter, and my favorite is on my nails now, it’s a watercolor look with lime green, royal blue, and purple on a baby blue base with a green/blue/limeish gold glitter top coat. It reminds me of under the sea as the sun shines through sparkling off all of the particles. So pretty!!!! I wish I could post a picture.

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  216. Have you ever been kayaking, canoeing or stand-up paddle boarding? – I’ve been kayaking twice…once in Canada and once in Puerto Rico. The one in Canada the water was as cold as ice so I’m glad no one fell in or they probably would’ve needed treatment for hypothermia. The one in Puerto Rico was quite a challenge…the water wasn’t cold but we were kayaking at night down this windy creek/river dodging trees and extremely low lying branches and other obstacles to get to the Bioluminescent Bay. The bay itself was calm and easy to navigate (and beautiful) but getting to and from it was hard…especially the trip back against the current in the pitch black with that winding path and the current continuously fighting us and trying to suck us into the trees and marsh that may have led to a cliff for all I know. Once was enough for me with that one…at least until I have significantly more upper body strength because man was that a workout!

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  218. My current favorite nail polish is Essie’s ‘Using my maiden name.’ Love it! I think it came out in last years bridal collection.

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  219. Have you ever been kayaking, canoeing or stand-up paddle boarding? – I’ve been kayaking twice…once on Canada and once in Puerto Rico to get to and from the Bioluminescent bay. I would recommend the later if you have decent upper body strength, are not claustrophobic, and aren’t afraid of the dark since the tour goes against the current half of the time, the majority of the trip is down a narrow+winding creek with lowlying branches and other hazards to navigate, and happens after dark so you can see the water glow.

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  228. I live in Connecticut, and we were hit with two major storms. The first storm, we were without power for 5 days. I thought that was a disaster. It was a hurricane, my basement flooded and it was just a hot mess. But, the worst was yet to come – not but a few months later in winter we were hit with a major snow/blizzard/ice storm and we (along with the entire state) were without power for 11 days. Yes, 11 days! It was freezing, horrid and I never want that to happen again! No shower or anything for a LONG time! ugggg! But, I washed up and still put lip gloss on every day – also, dry shampoo was a lifesaver!

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  229. The highlight of my week happened Saturday. I attended a Praise in the Park celebration with one of the churches I attend. The weather was nice and I really enjoyed gathering with friends and family.

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  233. I’ve never been kayaking or anything, but I’ll be going on a raft float trip for the first time over 4th of July weekend!

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  236. I’m currently wearing Essie Lollipop on my fingers and toes. It’s a beautiful colour, which makes me baffled as to why someone would return this (which is how my cousin got this for me in the first place).

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  243. The biggest party I’ve ever been to was an emmy after party thrown by HBO in Beverly Hills. There were acrobats, fire throwers, harp players, beauty salon, Wolfgang Puck buffet, Godiva desert bar and a Moët champagne bar. The best part was the people watching! Tons of random celebrities (Sigourney Weaver, was my favorite spotting) but at each round table was the complete cast of almost every show a that time. Sex and the city, true blood, big love, dexter, that seasons dancing with stars…etc. etc. An awesome night!

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  246. I’m wearing Butter London’s Shambolic on my toes right now, it’s a great polish with a lot of pizzazz in the sunshine.

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  247. The biggest party I’ve been to was a college party, as I only graduated last year! It was a bunch of a cappella kids, though, so it was… rowdy, to say the least.

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  253. The biggest (& best) party I ever went to was my own wedding. It was great to make memories with family and friends!

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  254. Hi! I have been canoeing. Many times. I spent my middle school and high school years living in Northern Wisconsin and my uncle owned a canoe rental for the river that ran through our town. You could take anywhere from 3-day trips with camping to 1 1/2 hour trips. It was always super fun!! Hoping you have another fabulous week!! Thank-you

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  256. Today I helped a friend move a couch across the city to his apartment! Something to cross off my bucket list!

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  259. I haven’t been without electricity for a whole week, but I came close a couple of years ago. There were so many trees down after a huge storm that it took 5-6 days for my neighborhood’s wires to all be repaired.

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  261. Hi, Karen! I’m new to your blog and I’m loving it, so thanks for what you do. 🙂 My latest nail polish crush is OPI’s Party In My Cabana. It’s from the Miami collection, I believe, so this color is from a few years ago.

    I rediscovered this rich pink color as I was shopping my polish stash a few weeks back, and I’ve been reaching for it ever since. This polish has a nice formula that looks great with just one coat, plus it comes with that nice, wide OPI brush that delivers such amazing results.

    If you can get your hands on this color you might love it too!

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  262. The highlight of my week was helping my best friend make bangers and mash for a family dinner party at her house! One of her sisters made 4 boxes of mac ‘n’ cheese, and I brought homemade oatmeal coconut chocolate chip cookies. Needless to say, we all ate way too much. We then spent the rest of the evening watching TV, telling stories, and laughing our butts off.

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  267. Always willing to comment on my latest nail polish crush. . . . That would be an Indie brand called Initial Lacquers which I bought on Etsy. She makes lovely pastels with matte glitter and offers the small sample size bottles. Check out her “lucky me”, “First day of Winter” and “Last Day of Winter”. Up until a couple years ago, I wore nothing but pale pink, now I am up to my cuticles in glitter and Nail Stamping plates.

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  271. I’m currently loving SpaRitual’s polish in Uncharted. It’s a bright fuchsia/hot pink with a bit of shimmer. So pretty! And I love that the bottles have the rubber grip (the company was founded by the daughter of the guy who created Orly so she has access to the patent). 🙂

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  273. I just discovered (and of course bought)the new LE L’Oreal Miss Denim collection of textured polishes and am looking forward to trying them out…..as soon as I figure out how to stop my nails from splitting and looking like nubs. LOL

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  275. Yes I have gone without electricity for TWO weeks. It was only supposed to be one week, but we got lost in the vastness of Big Bend for an extra week. It was horrible, and that’s an understatement!

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  279. I did a lot of canoing and kayaking growing up but haven`t yet tried paddleboarding. From what I`ve heard, it`s a workout!

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  280. i have been kayaking once – in puerto rico to see the bioluminescent algae – it was 100 degrees, midnight and 200 percent humidity. worst night ever!

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  284. I just recieved my June Maven box from Julep, and I love all of the colors that were sent to me this month!

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  292. I have been on 2 cruises. Once with my sisters and had a great time and once with an ex where we quickly realized we weren’t suited to each other lol

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  295. I would love to go kayaking one day! My uncle lives on a lake and when I was younger my cousins would take me around the lake in this little canoe they had. They used to paddle their way to opposite side of the lake where they would go rock climbing on some pretty impressive natural rock formations. I probably didn’t enjoy it as much as I would now but I love being by water.

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  298. I’ve gone both kayaking and canoeing on many occasions and would have to say that I prefer kayaking. 🙂

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  300. My nail polish crush right now is Maybelline ColorShow in Blue Bombshell. A beautiful blue that my little piggies are loving!

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  302. I regularly go canoeing, kayaking, AND SUP/SUPYoga-ing! They are all amazing workouts and it is simply fantastic just being out on the water!

    And funny you should mention going without power – I go to friends’ weekend cottage quite frequently and to say that it is rustic is a bit of an understatement…there is no running water, no hydro, no bathrooms (except two outhouses) and the only power is a bit of solar and a generator. I affectionately refer to it as glamping. Anyway, my friends’ offered me the cottage on an upcoming weekend which I was thrilled about but have been genuinely surprised about how many friends aren’t interested in coming bc of the lack of modern amenities! Oh well, their loss!

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  305. OH goodness, our little family decided to go canoeing this past weekend – everything was all fine and dandy until we tipped over before we even got anywhere! We were soaked with nasty mud water, soaked with mud, phones submerged (THAT was seriously expensive).. needless to say, we won’t be trying that out again 🙁 I don’t know how anybody before us was able to stay above water – that was the shakiest canoe we’ve ever encountered!
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  306. I’ve had the Hourglass Immaculate Foundation on my wishlist since it’s December and I would love to use the GC towards it.

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  307. I finally depotted 30 MAC eyeshadows into a MAC duo pro palette. It felt good to get a little more control over my ever growing collection!

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  309. I used to kayak on Lake Union all the time when I lived in Seattle…then we’d have margaritas and tacos at a fun little Mexican spot in the water above the kayak rentals:)

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