25 Days of BlogMas | Day 6

Hey Guys!

I totally slacked yesterday. I was on the go from the moment I woke up til the moment I went to sleep. Please, don't kill me, but I'm finally getting Day 6 of BlogMas up. Day 7 will be up later tonight. 

I woke up almost as good as new. No cough, no fever, no soar throat and no stuffy nose. And I didn't even have a headache! Woohoo!

I had breakfast (some toast and coffee) and answered lots of school and work related emails. 

2 o'clock rolled around and Brendan picked me up to go to the mall. Can we just talk about how this weekend was the first December weekend of the Christmas season. You could say that the mall was a bit... crowded. 

This will be our third Christmas together. Our first, we wnt the traditional route and surprised eachother with gifts that we really thought about. For me, because I stress about everything in life, buying gifts for someone is SUPER stressful! I compulsively over think and worry that there is a chance the person would hate the gift.

Now, no matter the holiday, we give each other a rough list of what we would like. Not something spur of the moment, but maybe something we've had our eyes on for a courple months and just havnet gotten around to getting it.

It's much easier this way. There's no stressing about not knowing if the person will genuinely like it, and you also don't need to stress about trying to figure out what they want or would like in the first place.

Our first Christmas Dec. 2012

Totally the way to go when buying gifts for anyone.
Find out a few things they're had their eyes on and from there, pick the ones that fall into your budget.

This way, you know they'll love it and it will still be a surprise.

Anyways, we spent a couple hours at the mall, just browsing stores in search of potential Christmas Presents for friends and family members.

We shared a milk shake and just spent quality time catching up with one another.

I've been a lame, tired and a depressing slug all week, so I'm happy I finally have enough energy (physically and mentally) to enjoy his company. 

After the mall, we went back to Brendan's and caught ourselves up on The Walking Dead. We still have one more episode to go, but we will save that for some night during the week.

For the first time in two weeks, I didn't lay down and automatically fall asleep.

We ordered Chinese takeout and finalized out vacation in January. We are going on a Caribbean Cruise (Brendan's graduation gift to me) so we had to pick out the shore excursions we wanted to do.

The one I'm most excited about is the snorkel/scuba mix!

Eventually I fell asleep as Brendan rubbed my back. It was exactly what I needed. About an hour later, I really wanted a snack, so Brendan ran out to the store with exactly what I needed. 

Brendan's seen how tired, stressed and totally drained I've been for the past two weeks. He's been wonderful. Not once has he been frustrated or expressed being annoyed. He understands that I'm overworked with my 15 hours days. 

I hear too many horror stories from girlfriends' about how the guys in their lives complain and just don't understand.

I'm one lucky girl to have a guy that most people spend their whole life searching for.

Well, when he got back from the store, I was in the mood to watch Hercules.

And I got Brendan in the bandwagon. 

And so that's how our nigh ended.

We watched Hercules while eating out snacks.

Eventually he drove me home and I went right to sleep. 

Sunday I'm going to need to clean my room and upload a lot of assignments to my online portfolio. Thankfully, I only have one week left of my undergraduate college career!

Thanks for reading :-)

Until next time,

XOXO Ines

5 ways to look good for your man while rocking your pjs:

Everyone, myself included, has days where all they want to do after work is change into their pajamas immediately after getting home and just lounge around. After going to class all morning then running to work until 6pm M-F, I usually pig out infront of the TV and relax for the rest of the night. The best is when me and Brendan do that together. 

I always want to look good for my man, but that doesn't mean a full face of makeup, my louboutins, and so much perfume you can hardly breath should be required every time I see him. There are other ways you can look good for your man while still being able to hang out together in pjs. 

Here are 5 things you can do to look good for your man while rocking your pajamas: 

1) Manicures are like accessories that last up to two weeks. They take any outfit, no matter how drab or fab, and make you look 100x more put together. Even if your guy doesn't notice your manicure, it can make any woman feel more confidence in themselves and how they look while lounging in those pjs. 

This week's manicure: 

2) Men notice when you change your perfume, whether he tells you or keeps it to himself. Each time I switch things up from my COACH original scent to any other scent, he's pointed it out. It usually follows with "I love it!" 

If you plan on lounging in your pjs all night next to your man, go ahead and spritz one of your favorite scents behind your ears or onto your wrists. He will be pleasantly surprised and you will be too at how much he noticed it!

My go-to scent: 

3) Ever have one of those days where you wake up, throw something on and rush out the door? Do you feel 'off' all day and get home feeling run down, tired and kind of gross? Every once in a whole I have those days and feel like the most unattractive woman in the world!

How do I fix this you ask and feel sexy for my man? I jump into the shower quickly and as soon as I get out, I indulge my face in a Lush Cosmetics facial exfoliate. The smell puts you in a good mood, the exfoliating beads wake you up and soften your face, and your skin looks healthy and bright. 

Even thought I know Brendan loves me for who I am no matter what I look like, sometimes I lack self confidence. After washing and exfoliating my face, I look in the mirror and all my confidence comes rushing back. 

My favorite exfoliate: 

4) A few times a month I have the absolute worst hair days. I've either curled my hair and slept on it so now it's a birds nest of tangles, or I've used dry shampoo too many days in a row. 

I look in the mirror and I'm a hot mess, but my long hair doesn't exactly give me a great looking messy bun. 

My solution? A super high pony tail and my favorite head band!!

Why does this work? Usually, once I get my hair into the pony tail I can smooth out the fly always and conceal the tangles and grease. HAHA! Plus headbands don't get in the way of lounging around and make me feel like I'm dressed up, even in my pjs. 

My favorite headbands usually come from Forever 21 and always have a thin band and a bow, like this one:

5) Number five is my favorite and I personally think it's the best way to look good and impress your man. 

Tell him that you love him and that you love sharing your lazy nights with him. 

Not only will this put a smile an your face but you will also instantaneously put a smile on his. 

To hear myself say I love you to Brendan and to hear him say it back melts my heart every single time. I could be having the worst day, I could feel like the biggest hot mess on the entire planet but as soon as we exchange those three little words, I feel so connected and loved, and I know you will too!

My favorite tv watching, pajama filled, lazy-night pictures of us: 

What do you do to look good for your man while rocking the pjs? Leave it in the comments down below!! :-)

Until next time, 

Ines xoxo