Oh Hey, Friday! {Make Up, #SimplyStyledApril, Target, Podcasts, & Posts}

Hey Peachies! Welcome to Procrastination Station. I mean, my blog sweet blog. It's finally Friday and all I can say is Hallelujah! It's been our first week back after Spring Break and it's been a real doozy. The weather has been bi-polar, too so that doesn't help. One day it's a sunny 75 & the next it's a cool 50. Today though. Today alone i've changed clothes no less than 3 times because Mother Nature isn't making up her mind. All I want to do is snuggle up with a blanket and nap.
There is a bright spot in today though, aside from it being thisclose to the weekend.
It's time to link up with Karli from September Farm for Oh Hey, Friday!

Here's how it goes.

You can join or just check out her fabulous blog. If you do you should read it from start to finish, you're sure to laugh, smile, and nod in agreeance the whole way through. She's a bubbly, gem of a person & that's just what I know from her blog. She keeps life real.

How does this link up work?

1. Well first off you list 5 things. They can be as random as you want or all about one subject, there are no real rules here.
2. You link up your post at the bottom of hers, not mine. I'm not that fancy.
3. Then you grab the button, from below & add it to yours.
4. Then you spread the word about your blog, her blog, and everyone else's you want.
(I added that part-duh!)




5 Things.

1. I'm currently obsessed with this new Rose Gold ELF eyeshadow palette and my older Physician's Formula Nudes one.
I'm all about peachy and nudes right now so these two are perfection.

2. I'm loving Lindsay's #SimplyStyledApril Instagram Challenge.

A photo posted by {Leslie Soto} (@georgiapeachy31) on Apr 1, 2016 at 8:19am PDT

These are a couple of my Instagram Snaps from it.

{1. April Fools} There have been no April fool's here! Just the beginning of Spring Break & a rainy day. {P.S.-that's the look of an exhausted mama. Ready to start this break!} #simplystyledapril #bloggerphotochallenge #springhassprung

A photo posted by {Leslie Soto} (@georgiapeachy31) on Apr 1, 2016 at 1:57pm PDT

Thrifted. {Can you guess what's thrifted in this picture? Actually it's something that belonged to my great grandma.} #simplystyledapril #aprilphotochallenge #bloggerphotochallenge

A photo posted by {Leslie Soto} (@georgiapeachy31) on Apr 7, 2016 at 11:42am PDT

Day 13•Pattern Play #simplystyledapril #springstyle #bloggerphotochallenge

A photo posted by {Leslie Soto} (@georgiapeachy31) on Apr 14, 2016 at 12:14pm PDT

For more Insta pics follow me georgiapeachy31

3. Target Dollar Spot. It's no secret that i'm obsessed with this little piece of retail Heaven.
It's like it just gets me.
All the cuteness for $5 and under (typically).
Can we talk about how adorable this gold heart mug is? And it was a big fat $3.

4. I love podcasts. As in, am obsessed with them. My favorites are Jess Lively and Mavenly+Co but I just found The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey and am obsessed. I just listened to episode #2 with Jen Hatmaker and was so inspired. This one is now on my saved list of podcasts. Which, by the way, I just figure out how to do!

5. Lastly, are my posts for the week. I wasn't really feeling it this week so there's a whopping two posts for y'all.
Sorry. Life won this week.
Week 15 {Instagram Round Up}
10 Things {Thoughts I'm Having Right Now}

In the words of the Golden Girls. Thank You for being a friend.
Even through the week after Spring Break when life is hard.
It's just hard y'all.

Happy Fri-YAY! Let's go grab some drinks!


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10 Things {Thought I'm Having Right Now}

Hey Peachies! I'm going to cut right to the chase today because it's already 1:28 and I have to leave in an hour to get my son from school. It's only Tuesday and this week is already kicking my booty, probably because last week was Spring Break. Enough about that though because it's time for 10 on Tuesday with the sweet, energetic, and inspiring Karli Bell from September Farms. So cheers to that!

Here's how it works:

1 | draft your 10 on Tuesday list. it can be a list about anything. you can explain your list. or you don't have to. it could be your grocery list. your cleaning list. or a list about your top 10 pet peeves. but a list, nonetheless. k? k.

2 | grab the super snazzy button below and insert the HTML code into the HTML section of your blog. this will automatically make that pretty picture a hyperlink so that everyone knows where you're linking up at!

3 | link up below!




10 Thoughts I'm Having Right Now.

1. Why is the dog acting like she's a cat on a sugar high?
Oh, because she's on an antihistamine gel that makes her cray-zee.
She's running around the living room and jumping on the furniture,
destroying her toy box and eating her bull horn on the back
of the couch.

2. Sun, either come out and stay out or go away.
You're really toying with me today playing hide and seek.

3. I wonder if I can get out of cooking dinner tonight?
That would be the third time i've had stuff ready for
tacos and didn't make them in two weeks though.
So no, probably not.

4. I wonder if I can take a nap at my mom and dad's house after I get my buddy from school?
I think i'll go snuggle in my bed there, with my Chance cat and just sleep.

5. Target. I love you. I visited you three times in three days.
That's a new personal record.
You just get me. You and your dollar spot.

6. I can't wait to try the Miss Meyer's Peony cleaner and
the JR Watkins multi surface Coconut cleaner I just bought at Target.
I had grand plans for today then I sat down on the couch.

7. Folding laundry as I pull it out of the dryer is the greatest thing i've ever thought of.
I feel like I'm spending 1/2 the time I used to doing laundry.

8. Dog. At what point will you understand that the "puppy" in the fireplace is your reflection and stop trying to attack her?

9. I just heard on The Happy Hour podcast that Jen Hatmaker is getting a show on HGTV.
How do I get a show on HGTV?
Would anyone watch it?
A film crew could follow us around while my family and I would have endless glasses of wine
and puppy playing time with our friends
while the men grilled.
Oh, and naps. Lots of naps.
Yeah, that would probably not be a fun show to watch.

10. Basically this.

I hope when my husband gets home tonight he just throws chocolate at me and tells me i'm pretty. Not really. But kinda.
It would be nice if he snuggles with me on the couch and lets me fall asleep drooling on him.
True story. Every night.
That's how I know it's true love.
I win at life today because the dog & I survived. The kid, too and that's a huge accomplishment since I had zero energy and
a monster sized headache. Oh, and I gave the dog her cray-zee meds all on my own.
I didn't wait on my hubby to get home which means
by the time he gets home she'll be an angel. You're welcome honey.


and this my friends, is how you pop out a post in an hour. Nice talk friends. Thanks for sticking around even on the not so good days.


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Week 13-My Favorite Things

Hi Peachies! Today I'm linking up with Sarah Emily from Sarah Emily Blogs
and Ashley from Girl Talkfor the
52 Week Blogging Challenge.

Today's prompt is {Week 14: Favorite Things.}

So, I bet you're wondering make me happy.

+ Sleeping in.
+ Day Adventures.
+ Small towns.
+ Boutiques.
+ Shopping Local.
+ Fresh Flowers{Peonies and Tulips especially.}
+ Being a Mama & Wifey.
+ Fairs and Festivals.
+ Puppy Snuggles & Kisses.
+ Coffee.
+ All the Monogrammed Things.
+ Instagram{georgiapeachy31} & Snapchat{georgiapeachy82}.
+ My Blogging Community.
+ Time With My Family.
+ A Fresh, New Haircut or Style.
+ Manis/Pedis.
+ Target Dollar Spot.
+ Bath & Body Works.
+ Shopping at Ulta.
+ Creating my Dream Home on Pinterest.
+ Chick-fil-A.
+ Early Mornings.
+ Sunshine and outdoors.
+ The Beach.
+ Succulents.
+ Our local Farmer's Table.
+ Crafting {Jewelry making, journaling, coloring.}
+ HGTV {especially Fixer Upper.}
+ Donkeys
+ Essie nail polish {Okay, really any nail polish.}

These are just a few of my favorite things.
Share with me what yours are! I'd love to hear AND don't forget to link up with Sarah and Ashley.

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Girl Talk

Hi Peachies! Kick off your shoes, pour yourself a glass of sweet tea and get ready to snuggle in for some girl talk today. This post may end up all over the place but I woke up this morning feeling super refreshed and inspired. I did my daily devotional while still snuggled in bed with my sweet Willow girl this morning. It was pure perfection.

It was still dark out, Willow was snuggled next to me, my honey had just left for work & my son wasn't up yet so the house was quiet.
There's something about that time of day I love. Everything is still and quiet, the world isn't quiet awake yet. My mind isn't being flooded with a list of all the things I need to do for the day. It's just me and Jesus. I've learned not to grab my phone before my eyes are even open to check up on Facebook, Snap Chat & Instagram. Instead I savor the moment. I keep my eyes closed and I begin my morning by praying then I grab my phone and check what I missed while I got my beauty rest. This morning I followed my routine but instead of opening Instagram first, I felt the need to open the First 5 app. I needed that quietness to soak in Jesus.

I've been praying that when God sees me starting to do something wrong that he'll stop me in my tracks and point me to Him. It was a devotional last week that really hit home with me. This morning, y'all, I truly believe He stopped me in my tracks and pointed me to Him and it was a game changer. I soaked in every word of the devotional like it was my morning coffee then I felt inspired to do something, really do something, with this devotional.

If you aren't familiar with the First 5 app, at the end of the devotional there is a My Moment question.
Today's question is What instruction is God rewriting on your heart?

My answer is this:
God is rewriting the instructions on being a good wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend on my heart. Over the last couple of years i've let people slip away saying "when we have time, we'll re-connect" or "life is just so busy, I don't have time" or "this relationship works both ways." What i've come to realize is I need to stop the glorification of busy and take control of my relationships. If I want to see someone or talk to someone then I need to make the time to do so. God doesn't wait on us to have time for Him & I want to be the same way! I want to be more intentional with my relationships & loved ones.

Within minutes I had two comments on my post.
I love your phrase: "Stop the glorification of busy and take control of my relationships." Wow!

Leslie, thanks for your words of encouragement! I'm the same way-it's so easy to wait for others to make the plans. I too, am praying for God to help me to be faithful in being more focused on my relationships.

After having my family and closest friends around for a good two months before our wedding, I got used to that and lately i've been missing it.
I miss the time with all of them and mostly I miss my girlfriends. During all of our wedding celebrations I realized who celebrates our life with us. Those are the friends and family we'll never let go of but after the wedding we settled back in to our regular lives. We always say to our friends, "we need to get together" and never do because we say life is just too busy or any other number of excuses that I talk about in My Moment. I'm here today to say I'm stopping the glorification of busy in my life and to be more intentional with my loved ones.

I believe that all relationships are equally as important and sometimes it's hard to balance them all but at the end of it all, who are we without those we love? Those who celebrate us and share in our happiness and joy as well as sadness and sorrow. I believe that's the secret of life. Loving those who love us with every fiber of our being. Making sure that if they had to do life without us tomorrow there would be no doubt in their minds as to how loved they were. And while i'm here on this Earth with them. I'm going to love them so hard. I'm not just going to wait for birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries to celebrate them. I'm going to celebrate them every day of their lives.

This has really been on my heart lately. More time with my mom, more time with my dad, more quality time with my husband, more girlfriend dates. That may mean less time being cozy at home and less time spent diving into my blog and other hobbies. It definitely means less time with my eyes glued to my phone screen when we're together.


Peachies, are you with me?
Let's stop the glorification of busy and spend more time soaking in family and friends!

What's one thing you can do to be more intentional with your family and friends?





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