iHerb Hoarder

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Just went a little overboard shopping on iHerb for the first time... woops! Looking forward to receiving all my goodies in the next couple of days though - will post some of the new ingredients and products I am trying out from there. When I checked out they gave me a $10 off code to share with family and friends (SRW288) so hopefully someone else out there will be able to take advantage of iHerb's awesomeness and get a little discount too :)

Can't believe how long it's been since I updated this page or posted anything new :( planning to get back at it soon. 

Shit Just Got Real.... Sephora VIB 20% Off Sale

Well I think it's fair to say if I was approaching major hoarder status before I'm wayyyy past that now. Yep its official. 

Sephora is currently offering 20% off any and all purchases from November 6 - November 10 for VIB and VIB Rouge members. 

I have been a Beauty Insider at Sephora for ages but I only became a VIB member last year, around the end of November or early December. Sephora normally does their AMAZING VIB//VIB Rouge sale in early November (I think??), so I missed it last year because I hadn't become a VIB yet, and I have been looking forward to this year's 20% off sale ever since I missed it last year.  Not to mention that I've been scheming about what to get during the 2014 VIB Sale for basically a year. 

Since I was super ready for this sale, and already kind of planned what I wanted, I added all the items to my "shopping cart" on Sephora's website. I'm so glad I did this because Sephora's website was having some issues because of the high traffic from all the people with 20% off coupons, and if I hadn't already added all the items I planned to get it would have taken FOREVER to do so since the site kept crashing. Luckily, none of the items I wanted were sold out by the time I was finally able to get through (except one - which I didn't realize at the time - but more on that later). I placed my order super early in the morning on November 6th, it looks like it hasn't shipped yet but hopefully it will arrive soon so I can make part 2 of this post... the one with all the new goodies!!

When I received my mailer with the 20% off coupons from Sephora they also included an additional 20% card for a friend. I asked a few friends if they wanted to use it, but no one went for it (crazies if you ask me!). So if anyone out there is interested in taking advantage of this sale but is not already a VIB member, let me know and I will give you my "20% Off For a Friend" code! It will only work for online orders but Sephora's website seems like its back to normal so it should be fine! If you are interested please just let me know before the sale ends (at midnight November 10, 2014) and I will share the code with you. I think the code is one time use only so I may only be able to give it to one person.

Alright I'll be back with another (more fun and picture filled) post when the package arrives :))

Juice Cleanse (day 3)

Wooo woke up feeling good today :) I woke up around 7am and had the first Green Lantern, plus a BIG cup of green tea, right away. After that I went for a quick workout, lifted some weights for 20 minutes and swam moderate pace for about 30 minutes.

After working out I went to pick up my dad's birthday present from Target - I got him this Nespresso Espresso Machine and Milk Steamer (has anyone used this one before?? is it good? I hope so!). I got back home around 10:30am feeling pretty hungry and had the Haute Lemonade.

I was out for a couple hours and was feeling hungry AGAIN when I got back, so I had the Maroon Five juice right away. This helped but it seems like today the juices aren't keeping me full as long and I feel more hungry through out the day.

Craving Chipotle right about now.... big time.

A couple hours later, after working, I decided to have my second Green Lantern juice and wrap my dad's present. This was tasty but only filled me up for about 45 mins :( wahhh.

Almost gave in and made some food for dinner, but I want to stick it out to see how I feel (different, better??) if I complete the full 3 days. Had the second Maroon Five at about 6pm. Fairly satisfying, but I'm starting to feel ready for something I can actually chew.

Drank my final (YAY) juice around 8pm. Feeling kind of tired in general today but hopefully that translates in to being refreshed once I start eating normally again.

More thoughts on the cleanse as a whole to come, but thats all for now. Woo I did it!

Juice Cleanse (day 2)

Good morning! So today I woke up feeling a little hungry, but once I had the Green Lantern juice right after waking up at 7am I felt good.

I kind of lost track of time while I was on the computer, big surprise, so I ended up having the second juice a little later than I meant to, at about 10am instead of 9am. By this time I was starting to feel a little hungry again but the spicy lemonade definitely helped. Does anyone else feel like spicy food always fills you up faster?? I guess its true of spicy drinks too. Yesterday I was worried that this one might get more spicy from the cayenne sitting in the water but it doesn't seem any hotter than before.

Ok I think this cleanse process is definitely having an effect on my tastebuds. Not sure if it will last but at least for now they seem different! Yesterday when I had the Maroon Five juice I wasn't crazy about it but today I swear it tasted like a Cherry Limade from Sonic. I might be losing it over here!!

Had the second Green Lantern after leaving a meeting at about 3:30pm. It was just in time because I was for sure getting hungry, luckily my stomach wasn't rumbling too loudly in the meeting!

Went for about an hour long walk / run with the dog when I got home, then had the second Maroon Five when we returned around 5.

Had the Cashew Dream at about 8pm (remember to SHAKE WELL - all the vanilla bean sunk to the bottom, check out the picture haha!). Today was pretty good but I was noticeably more hungry than day one. Plus I was basically torturing myself watching the Food Network and looking at Pinterest, which didn't help. Hopefully tomorrow goes smoothly :)