Living a Joyful Life

Random Update: Today is my second snow day and we have another one tomorrow. We have very little snow where I'm located but we have a lot of ice and it's supposed to be in the teens tonight and I believe that's why they closed the schools for tomorrow. I love entering giveaways on blogs that I read and follow. I recently entered a giveaway on Jennifer's awesome blog (http://bubblyandbuttercream.blogspot.com/) to win a Thirty-One Thermal Tote and I won. I was so excited when I get the e-mail from Jennifer. Thank you so much for offering this awesome giveaway, Jennifer!! I've been having some very relaxing days. Reading, catching up on my DVR, spending time with my mom, snuggling with my furbabies, and spending time on the computer. I hope you're all having a great week! <3

I received my 2014 Erin Condren Life Planner yesterday. This is the design I chose for the cover for this year: Here are some pictures of my planner: ^Birthdays & Anniversaries pages^ ^Weekly page^ ^Birthday stickers^ ^Random stickers^ ^Keep It Together pocket page^ ^Zipper pouch and calendar^ Erin Condren also sent me a lovely gift of a red clutch and a sample of the Island Fleur body butter that is one of their new products: This is my fourth year of buying an Erin Condren Life Planner. I absolutely love it. It is the perfect planner for me! If you have any questions about the planner, feel free to ask!

Monday Morning Gossip for 1/27/14 I spent the day on Saturday relaxing for the most part. However, in the morning I discovered that my pipes almost burst and I had a little bit of a leak underneath my sink. I had to take everything out from under my cabinet (which is underneath the sink) and get rid of some stuff so I reorganized the other stuff. I went grocery shopping and I picked up takeout hibachi for dinner. I watched the latest episode of The Vampire Diaries (one of my favorite TV shows) and I watched two Christmas movies. I had DVR'ed a bunch of Christmas movies while I was back home in NY visiting my family and I'm catching up on watching them. I also read my book for a while. My aunt and uncle came to visit and they gave me my Christmas & birthday gifts. For Christmas they got me, a shimmer mist, body wash, and lotion from Bath & Body Works in Warm Vanilla Sugar and a book that you can test your cat's IQ with. It looks like a cute book. For my birt...

Another new link up I'm starting to do is the Monday Morning Gossip . I had a fun day shopping and spending time with my mom on Saturday. We had a yummy lunch at PF Changs. We also did a little bit of shopping. I stocked up on antibacs from Bath & Body Works because I go through them quickly at my jobs. I also got 3 books at Barnes & Noble. On Sunday, I was super excited for the NFL playoff games especially the Broncos game. I'm so glad they won and that they beat Tom Brady & the Patriots. I also watched a really good movie: The Lucky One starring Zac Efron. I had a wonderful four day weekend and I wish we had more of these throughout the year. LOL.

1. Top 3 favorite kinds of food  My mom's homemade mac & cheese, pasta, steak hibachi with rice & vegetables 2. First 3 things you do in the morning Drink my iced coffee, eat breakfast, go on the computer 3. Last 3 things you do at night Brush my teeth & wash my face, read and/or watch TV, look at pictures of my family 4. 3 TV shows you NEVER miss Grey's Anatomy, The Vampire Diaries, Glee 5. 3 places you want to visit I would love to go back to the Caribbean and I would love to go to California, Italy, & Hawaii 6. 3 people you can always count on My mom, my siblings, my cousins

I received my first Pop Sugar Must Have Box for January  and I was so happy with it. The packaging was so cute! I love all the pink! =) Here are the items I received in my Pop Sugar Must Have Box this month: Pipsnacks White Truffle Pipcorn Rifle Paper Co. 2014 Flip Around The World Desk Calendar The calendar is so pretty and it fits perfectly on my computer desk. They also provided a coupon for 10% off my order at their website. Revlon by Marchesa Box O' Files This was the only item I didn't like. The Juice Generation Book Jack & Lucy Tech Gloves Malin & Goetz Detox Face Mask I'm so excited to try this today!

Weekend Recap: Saturday: I spent the day at home just relaxing. I made my 2014 calendar using photos of my adorable nieces and nephews. I also finished the book I was reading. I watched Pitch Perfect and I really enjoyed it. I also had yummy takeout hibachi for dinner. Sunday: I worked in the morning and then I came home and watched the Denver Broncos football game. I'm so glad they won and I really hope that they can beat the Patriots next week. I also found out that I have a four day weekend next week and I was so ecstatic to find that out. I plan on doing some scrapbooking, spending time with my mom, watching football on Sunday, and I'm not sure what else. So far, I have found a few link ups that I will be doing. I'm going to try to find one more to participate in.