Make-Up Monday: Benefit Some Beauty to Love

There are only about two months until the most wonderful time of the year-- the Sephora Friends and Family Sale.

I am already planning what I'll buy when everything is 2o% off, and this new Benefit Some Beauty to Love set is high on the list.

That Coralista powder looks fab, and I already know that I love the other things in the set.

Plus, bonus points for the cute purse-shaped box.

Phew!

This week kicked my butt!

From lesson plans to Open House to trying to get 20 first-graders to stop talking for more than five seconds, I feel like I never stopped.

This weekend, I have grand plans to eat and lie around.

Today, we hit the local Greek Festival to eat baklava and gyros, and tomorrow we have family coming in from out of town.

And, as for the laying around? I've scheduled in plenty of that.

Pizza Cups

I love pizza and will eat it in any form-- pizza bites, pizza bagels, pizza slices, personal pan pizzas, and the list goes on....

(Actually, the list doesn't go on. Those are the only ones I can think of).

But, my new favorite way to eat pizza is in pizza cups.

Essentially, we're talking about little pizzas baked in muffin tins. I got the general idea from this site, but I tweaked it to use what I had in the fridge.

You start with a basic pizza dough. I recommend this dough recipe from Smitten Kitchen, but feel free to use any one that you like.

Just form the dough into little circles, place the circles into a muffin tin and top with your favorite ingredients. (I used the top of a drinking glass to make the circles).

Then, bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes, and enjoy all of the delicious carbs.

Make-Up Monday: Pacifica Solid Perfume in Bali Lime Papaya

I always have this solid perfume in my purse, because it is like a vacation in a tin.

Plus, it's all kinds of earthy-crunchy:

- 100% vegan

- No parabens

-No artificial colors

- Made by tiny fair-trade elves in a little sustainable tree

O.k., I might have made that last part up.

Stock Room Sale

Good news, everybody! Lands' End Canvas just brought back all of their summer styles and put them on sale.

And! And you can get 25% off and free shipping with the coupon code Sept7 and the pin 5131.

I took the opportunity to pick up a few layering pieces for Fall, including this little striped tee.

Frost Yourself

It is hard to tell from my first-day-of-school picture, but I rocked an awesome necklace for my return to the classroom.

I got approximately a flobbity-jillion compliments on this lovely piece from In Honor of Design.

Now, I'm adding this Satin and Frill Statement Necklace to my "wouldn't mind unwrapping in the near future" list.

(Mr. Kinne? Did you catch that not-so-subtle hint?)

The First Day

(On the way out the door)

Today was exhausting and challenging and uncomfortably warm.

I keep reminding myself that, by June, I will be amazed at how far we've come as a class.