Black Friday 2010!!

Thanksgiving is upon us once again and let me tell ya how excited I am to stuff my face all day long with a bunch of carbs and calories (ahem, pumpkin pie) and of course turkey!

I got a killer sweet-potato recipe, of which, I will be bringing to my Aunt's house this Thursday..it's more like a dessert however, it is very sweet!

So after "Brown-Thursday" (that's what I call it...get it?...turkey?...brown?...LOL) we roll into, literally at 12am, this thing we now know as "Black-Friday".  This is the day when all the stores have some pretty ridiculous sales on all the stuff you want (or others want) for Christmas.  For awhile there, I didn't understand why it was called "black" Friday (cuz numbers and money$ are not a favorable subject for me).  I get that concept now and for those of you that don't, well here it goes...

...Black Friday is when all the stores that are in the "red" according to their accounting records for the year, actually have a fighting chance to get off life support and out of the red and into the black...ah, where we all want to be...I'm still trying to get there...apparently so is our country...phew, I'm thankful I don't have their debt!

I must admit however, I have NEVER experienced this crazy way of shopping in the middle of the night with a bunch of others racing through the aisles at Walmart, Best Buy, Target or whatever your [drug]store of choice is.  I haven't done so yet becuz I never have enough capital this early in the game to take advantage of such great deals.

Yep, I'm one of those that waits til the last minute, right before Christmas...that last paycheck before and running to the stores to make my purchases.  It works for me though.  Don't get me wrong, I have a plan...I do know what I am going to get and for whom and I've mapped out my paychecks til then to know what I can afford.

The two big-ticket items I need this year are the iTouch and the PlayStation 3.  Once those are purchased, I'm pretty much home-free from there!

What I would like to know is, which one of you will be out bargain-hunting this Friday and what items are on your "to-get" list?

Successful or not so-successful stories wanted...and of course any of those stories of fighting over such items is always entertaining to hear also.    =)

Holiday Season 2010 Upon Us

It has been like three months since my last post...please forgive me, I've been having writers block.  I have returned however to discuss the Holiday season that is upon us.

It seems every year, Christmas decor goes up earlier and earlier and quite honestly, I'm thinkin of puttin mine up in the next week or so.  Cm'on, there's so much effort put into decorating for Christmas, why not get it up sooner and enjoy it longer?  I just love it when my Christmas tree lights illuminates my living room, it's such a cozy, peaceful feeling.

There's a lot of work in getting ready for the holidays, especially in my industry.  All of the holiday retail gift sets are to be displayed...holiday retail verbage are to be used in selling those gift sets...appointment books getting filled for all the holiday parties....shopping for gifts....getting ready for personal parties.....busy, busy, busy...

...But so much fun!

So let's talk about what's hot this holiday season...my specialty: NAILS!

Holiday nails don't change that much from year to year, just different variations of reds, golds, and silver.  Here's a few of my fav holiday collections this season:

China Glaze's holiday theme is Naughty and Nice.  Fun glitters like Party Hearty which is a combo of white, teal and crimson glitters;  Mrs. Claus , white and red glitter; Mistletoe Kisses, teal and white glitter.


If glitter is not your thing then you may like OPI's Holiday Reds collection, featuring some of their classics like: OPI Red, Big Apple Red, Affair in Red Square and Vodka & Caviar.


SpaRitual has three new shades for Christmas: Light, Radiant and Reflection...theses are shimmers (not glitters) of white, red and gold.

How about some gift sets that are non-lacquer?  Most of you know, I work at an AVEDA salon, so it's only fitting for me to discuss their holiday gifts sets this year.

Aveda's theme this season is Gifts Bright with Hope... supporting communities protecting the rainforests.

This year all of Aveda's gift sets are under $65!  Their least expensive set is the Shining Lip Trio, which includes three mini lip shines and retails $21.  The Sensory Treasures set includes Replenishing Body Moisturizer, Lavender Singular Note, travel-size Soothing Aqua Therapy Body Scrub and Chakra 4 Balancing Body Mist...all for just $62! Visit  Aveda for more details on the other gift-sets offered this 2010 Holiday season!

Hope your holidays are bright and filled with hope this year and every year to come...happy shopping!!!!!