Trip Anticipation

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How far in advance is acceptable to start a countdown? We bought tickets to go to Jamaica for the end of August and I'm about to start now! Haha I'm excited to go and see the hotel we will be having our wedding at and firming up details for everything. Hopefully I'll get to speak with a florist who can offer me native substitutes for the flower colors/styles I have chosen.
While we're there we are going to a nearby waterfall , it's apparently one of the most beautiful in the world.

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Do you have anything exciting planned for this summer? Is it too early to start counting down the days?

Insta Me aghan: Life Lately

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Just a quick peek into my life lately...

My favorite Starbucks treat, Caramel Macchiato, feet in the Sawgrass grass at The Players Championship,

some beautiful sketches I won in a giveaway from Eleni of Fall Into London.

Dinner in Jax Beach to celebrate my birthday with some friends

Quick OOTD Snapshot of my Birthday Dress (& shoes!) before a sunset dinner.

Sponsored Post: GlassesUSA

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I have yet to need eyeglasses, but I know the time will come. Many of my relatives went from having decent vision to awful around the age of 30, man is that coming up quick!
When GlassesUSA.com contacted me for a sponsored post I was more than obliged. Glasses are an item I feel like everyone will need to purchase at some point, even if they're just for reading. They also offer non-prescription glasses and shades, and their styles are adorable!
GlassesUSA offers a great way to pick the perfect style glasses for you too with their Virtual Mirror. It's fun to play around and see yourself in a new pair of frames.

I especially like these Noah Gray glasses, the retro feel and the $48 price tag. They're so classy and simple and might even amp up a few outfits in my closet right now. If I needed prescription eyeglasses now I would be all over them!

If you are looking to buy glasses in the future I highly recommend checking out GlassesUSA.com. They're also offering a few discounts for my readers, use code BLOG10 for 10% off any order of prescription glasses. OR Take 15% off and get free shipping on your entire order (over $50), use code: FS15.

Do you wear glasses? Do you think of them as an accessory or more of a burden to your style?

Book Review: There Is No Me Without You

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This past Tuesday was World AIDS Orphans Day, I'm really kind of sad I missed my opportunity to post this then. I recently read There Is No Me Without You by Melissa Fay Greene. I picked this book up at a used book store a month ago, per usual I was flipping through a bunch of books not sure what I was really looking for. I feel like I stumble upon the best books that way. The story is about one woman who opens up an orphanage for children burdened by the AIDS crisis. It amazes me there is so much going on in this world that we don't hear about, either at all, or just not enough. These kids are parent-less, many stricken by the disease themselves.

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It's honestly kind of a depressing read, but one that I'm glad I opened. There really needs to be more awareness on this. I was sent this petition and hadn't opened the email until today. Please sign it and urge the President to increase global awareness. What if this was happening in our country and we had insurmountable amounts of children without Mothers and Fathers?

https://www.change.org/petitions/president-obama-keep-the-light-on-aids-orphans-by-increasing-global-support

Balancing Act

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Far too often I feel like this little mouse, only not in regards to food. Regarding everything I need to do and everything I want to do. Sometimes it all just feels too overwhelming. I have to verbalize or write out what needs to be done to realize I should be able to get most of my to do's done. Time management is key.

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I am an addict of lists and all things planning. That's the only way I've found to keep myself in check. Otherwise I end up not getting important stuff done because I've wasted too much time on little things that could wait. My MayBook planner is attached to my hip and gets me through every day. I've tried to use my iPhone for organizing but it doesn't work the same as a paper planner for me.

What do you do to keep your life in balance?

birthday wishes for a tan

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Feeling all kinds of love today from friends and family. Thank you all! :) Even Google wished me a Happy Birthday!
My birthday wish is for the warm weather to stay around through the weekend! Dee and I will be heading to Jamaica soon to firm up our wedding details so my mind is stuck on all thoughts tan and beach.
I've been on a roll with the gym lately. I finally "splurged" and bought the Beach Babe DVD from the Tone It Up girls. What a workout! My obliques are sore for 2 days after doing the Bikini Abs. Annnd the girls just started their 3rd Bikini Series, which I'm really going to try and keep up with or at least incorporate some of the workouts into my current routine.
Here is my motivation, I am obsessed with this print right now. I just love that color, and the cut of this bikini is definite encouragement to get my butt to the gym.

Have any of you done any of the Tone It Up workout series before?