Simply Jaimie: Monthly Favorites - August and September 2017

Beauty

if you haven't tried l'oreal's lash paradise mascara, you need to get to a store NOW! This stuff is amazing! It makes your lashes look full and long without looking clumpy. It retails for $8.99 and worth every penny.

My other beauty favorite is Soap and Glory's Body Buttercream with the hint of lime in it. I rub it after I get out the shower and it leaves my skin feeling so soft. My girls also love this lotion and beg to use it after their bath. It does retail for $15 at Ulta, so I try really hard to detour them to another lotion. . . . . . It never works. Bonus - that hint of lime leaves this subtle scent that lasts throughout the day. My husband always tells me that I smell so good!

Book

I randomly picked up this book in target, and thought it looked like a good read. The author is Emily Ley from simplified planner. It is all about giving yourself a break from perfection. I read this book when I was feeling really overwhelmed with life. I felt I was being stretched in all these different directions as a wife, mother, and homemaker. I felt like I was failing all of them! This book helped me see the beauty in simplicity, and the power of having a little more grace with myself

Movie

Spiderman Homecoming was an obvious choice for this category; however, last week I really wanted to watch The Family Stone, and I love it!

This is a Christmas movie (I know it's not Christmas yet) about a family that is celebrating Christmas together. There is love, laughter, and a lot of drama. This movie is hilarious!! Luke Wilson's character, Ben has all the best lines and has me laughing the entire time.

It is also really touching and will make you cry.

My Mum and I love watching this movie together, and it is one of the few movies she watches all the way through.

Music

Is anyone else obsessed with Take That!?

I have been a fan for years, since they first started. When I went back to England on vacation in 2007, I rediscovered them and fell back in love.

The thing I love most about their music is how happy it is. I pop it on in the car and look like that weirdo singing and dancing in the car. The thing I love the most is my girls sing along as well. Our favorite song is Shine and Rule the World.

TV Show

My little brother recently got me back into watching The Office.

This show is so funny! However, I only really watch the episodes with Michael Scott in them. After he left, the show kinda (no did) go downhill.

My favorite season is probably season two and season six, although I have favorite episodes sprinkled all throughout the show.

I am really hoping that Netflix's doesn't take them off

Podcast/Video/Webinar

My sister sent me a link to a webinar by Power of Moms.

It was entitled 3 systems every family needs. They talked about things we want our children to learn, positive behavior, teaching kids about money, and family traditions.

There was some great advice and tips which I have already started to implement into our home.

One of my favorite points about the webinar was that great families don't just happen, they are created. We can create the family we want to with love and a little bit of planning.

Website

I have been loving the challenges Jordan Page with fun cheap or free has been doing. I also love her tips and advice on budgeting and getting the best deals.

She has the simplest and easiest to follow budget idea which I have been following for years, but have just recently figured out how to make it work for our family.

I love that she stretches my budget and my creativity.

Youtuber

I have been watching Emily Noel's beauty videos on youtube for years. . . . . almost six to be exact. I have learnt so many different tips on how to apply makeup and what all those different brushes are for. Before watching Emily, I had no idea what concealer or bronzer was.

Mostly, I love how honest, real, and original she is. You can always trust her opinion, and never does sponsored videos.