Winter Inspired Charcuterie Board

I haven’t made a charcuterie board in SO long! I was so happy that this was the schedule! We are back in the full swing of Bachelor nights and I am loving having a reason to make appetizers again! This week I created a charcuterie board which was a little winter inspired and a lot of fun to make.

What you will need

• Prosciutto

• Pepperoni

• Rosemary

• Fig Jam

• Blue Cheese stuffed Olives

• Garlic, Herb, and Olive Oil Gourmet Almonds

• Blue Cheese

• Manchego Cheese

• Extra Sharp Chedder

• Triple Cream Brie Wedge

• Swiss cheese

• Havarti Cheese

I am going to start making these about once a month just to show you guys how much flexibly there is when it comes to making a charcuterie board! I love all of the different options there are as well! If you want a candy board, make one! If you want just cheese and meats, absolutely go for it! You can do whatever you want with whichever ingredients you would like.

Latest Amazon Finds

Over the past couple of months I have found some pretty awesome stuff on amazon! This is probably the most random assortment of things but we’re just going to go with it. Lol

1. Necklace Holder - After working at Francescas Collections for two year I defiantly acquired some necklaces and I never had a place to put them! This is so cute and works perfectly in our bathroom. I like the tray at the bottom for earrings as well!

2. Foam Roller - I bought this after working out for a couple of weeks 😅, this thing saves my leg muscles! It lets me workout again the next day and not need to take breaks like I used to!

3. Fabric Defuzzer - This thing is magical and I have extended the life of so many things in our apartment! Our bar stools are fabric and they get so pilly {is that even a word?!} and I am able to basically shave the chairs and they look new again! It also works on sweaters!

4. Stasher Bags - I am a huge snacker, especially when I am in the zone working on something. But we don’t use plastic bags and our glass Tupperware gets really heavy in my bag so I wanted to find an alternative and I love these! I can even put them in the dishwasher!

5. Collagen for Her - I am still testing this out but I like that there is no taste. I can put it in my protein shake or in my coffee in the morning. I have also read some info on it helping to recover muscles quicker {I am not a doctor obviously lol} but I think it has been helping!

6. Corkcicle Water Bottle - I got this for Dustin for Christmas and he uses it every single day! He loves how much water it holds and he also likes that he can put his Mio in it and then the flavor doesn’t carry into the next drink. Like if he is drinking water next he doesn’t still taste the Mio flavor.

7. Rechargable Lighter - I LOVE this thing! I hate lighting a candle with a regular lighter because of the flame and my lack of coordination which usually leads to me burning the crap out of my finger. But this thing is a life changer! Super easy and the charge lasts a long time!

8. Defined Dish Cookbook - You guys. We have cooked from this cookbook 14 out of the 16 days that we have had it! Everything is so yummy and it makes dinner fun! We cook the meals together and we love the food! We aren’t doing Whole 30 but we love this book for the gluten free meals!

9. Erase Your Face - I was SO skeptical of these when I first saw them but they are AMAZING. They take ALL of my makeup off with just water, like insane how well it takes my makeup off. No more makeup remover wipes! I literally get it wet with just water, remove my make up and then throw it into the washing machine and it works the same after washing it.

10. Revlon Hair Dryer Brush - I got this for Christmas {Dustin and I celebrated a bit early this year} and I immediately turned around and Amazon Primed it to my mom as her Christmas gift! I love using it with my short hair, too!

Recent Sephora Favorites

Let me just preface this whole blog post with the statement that I am not a beauty blogger nor do I claim to be one. I am just taking you guys along on my makeup journey lol. Over last few months I have been trying to get makeup products that I love and that I want to go back to over and over again. Until recently, I would just buy what ever I could find that was on sale and just go with it because I didn’t want to think that much about it. Another factor with changing up my makeup from drugstore-whatever-I-can-find products to higher end products is that since moving to Boston my skin is SO different, it is so dry and I break out in a rash if my skin doesn’t like what I put on it. I think it could be a combination of the move and getting a little older but nonetheless, I am changing things up. This also hasn’t been a over night process because makeup isn’t cheap.. lol I have been slowly adding things into my routine and testing them on my skin.

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The Products

1. Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask - I have heard so many good things about this mask, its literally all over the internet. But it really does live up to the hype. It is a great lip mask! It says that it is for night time but I use it throughout the day when my lips are really dry - it also adds a little pink to my lips which I like. The mask gives my lips a relief that my Vaseline doesn’t always give. It is definitely something I will buy again and again.

2. Becca First Light Primer - I have never really used a primer before but I got this one in a kit that I ordered around Christmas and I love how smooth my makeup looks when I use it! I could also be crazy but I think that it adds an extra level of moisture to my face before putting on the rest of my makeup. I have a small tube of it and I will be repurchasing it!

3. Benefit Gimme Brow - I got this in a kit as well that I ordered and I am loving how easy it is to fill in my brows. This is a great product if I am in a hurry and just trying to add some color/filler to my brows. The only downside is that I do still need to use a pencil if I am going for a more dramatic look {lol I sound so official when I say “more dramatic look”} but it does still speed up the whole brows process. I will rebuy this for sure!

4. Urban Decay Setting Spray - YOU GUYS. I used this a few years ago and its like I blacked out and never rebought it. I have no idea why I stopped using it! I love this setting spray, my makeup lasts so much longer throughout the day. Also, I am not sure if this is the way its supposed to be done but I put all my makeup on except mascara and then spray my whole face with the setting spray and then put mascara on. I don’t know why I do this, honestly it’s probably becuase I don’t want to wait for my mascara to dry before I spray my face so I don’t blink and get mascara all over my eyes. Lol I will definitely NOT black out and forget to repurchase this again in the future.

5. Becca Hydra Mist Set & Refresh Powder - I really like that this product doesn’t make my under eyes super dry. Around my eyes is one of the places that gets really dry on my skin and I have to be very careful with powder around my eyes. Again, this was a product in a kit that I ordered so I decided to just give it a try and see how it went with no expectations and I love it! It sets my under eyes with out taking away allllll of the moisture. It lets me keep my makeup on longer as well because with other setting powders I am ready to take my makeup off by 4:00 pm because of the dryness.

Christmas Grazing Table

This is honestly one of my favorite things that I have ever put together.. I love the way that it turned out! I’ve said this before but I think that when you have guests its hard to gage when people are hungry and I like having food around to snack on that people don’t feel weird about grabbing. It is so easy to put something like this {of any size} together that people can pick and choose what they like and don’t like and then you aren’t having to worry about making something that everyone will want to eat. Here is my Christmas Grazing Table!

The Setup

The decor that is on the table is 100% from Target! They are all old but you could easily find new versions of these things. The trees I found at the dollar spot along with most of the houses. The jingle bells, lighted garland and the pine cones are from the Christmas area of Target and then there are a couple of the houses that are Hearth and Hand!

The food

Cheeses

Brie Wheel

Manchego Cheese

Red Wine Soaked Goat Cheese

Dijon Herb Rubbed Fontina 

Dubliner Cheese

Aged Cheddar

Cabot Clothbound Cheddar 

Havarti Cheese

Blue Cheese

Vermont Extra Sharp Cheddar

Mozzarella Balls

Meats

Prosciutto

Genoa Salami

Pepperoni

Chorizo

Extras 

Marcona Almonds

Table Crackers

Simple Mills Almond Flour Crackers

Macaroons

Pistachios

Cranberries

Blue Cheese Stuffed Olives

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Gift Guide for Husbands

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Gift Guide for the VIPKID Teacher

Gift Guide for the VIPKID Teacher

I have been a VIPKid teacher for about 3 months now and it is seriously the best job! I love teaching those kids so much. I plan to do a full blog post on my classroom must haves but that post won’t come until the new year. I wanted to share allllll of the adorable things that I have found that are specifically for VIPKid teachers {spoiler alert, there are SO MANY cute things}!

One thing that I wanted to add to this list that didn’t make it on the image for the gift guide is a Teachers Pay Teachers gift card! I get about 90% of my props and rewards from Teachers Pay Teachers and there are many props I would love to use but they cost money! If I had a gift card I could snag some of those props on my wishlist. I’m sure I’m not the only VIPKid teacher that feels this way! You can grab a gift card for your favorite teacher here.

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