So, thanks to my good friend Amanda Bishop and Starbucks coffee, I recently and randomly became a MARY KAY consultant!! WTF, right!? I still can't believe that I am a Mary Kay gal now, but I am very excited and nervous at the same time. And no, it's not just for old ladies. Their makeup is pretty great!
I met Amanda and her MK director, Melissa Smith, so that I could be supportive of her new business venture when I asked so many questions about the company that I was super intrigued. After convincing Tony to get a free facial at her weekly meeting that night with me and after loving the products we tried (hello satin lips!) I signed the agreement and ordered my "kit" to become a consultant!
The reason it sounded so appealing was for the money. We are always struggling and can use any extra that comes at us. Someday we will be out of this mess we're in, but we have to do something drastic about it for it to change. I will get to pocket 50% of everything I sell with MK and that also means we get 50% off all their products and once I run out of my Oil of Olay, I'm going Mary Kay!
The best part of this extra money is every penny is going towards our schooling! Oh, did I forget to mention it is really happening this time? This January, as in 1 month from now, Tony and I will be in school part time and working full time (talk about the stress!) We need to get out of our current jobs to actually begin real careers and this is the first huge step.
contact me...
emilybarrettrodriguez@marykay.com
or at my normal address
emerald622@msn.com
to order...
http://www.marykay.com/emilybarrettrodriguez
Remember, if you ever want to order anything for yourself or as a gift all the proceeds go to our school fund, which is VERY important!
Also, if you have never tried any of their products you can get a free facial from me anytime. Every Tuesday night we have our weekly meetings and I would love to get some good practice by bringing guests for the free facials.
I will never pressure you to buy anything (because I HATE feeling pressured), but if you love it please do order!!
Thanks for your support!!
P.S. Duh! I forgot to mention that if you are also interested in hosting a Mary Kay party they are fun and depending on how much your guests order you get credit towards your own purchase! Always a plus!
Showing posts with label tony and i. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tony and i. Show all posts
05 December, 2010
16 June, 2010
100th post hooplah!!!
In honor of my 100th post I thought I would begin a series of posts it with a bunch of big things going on in our lives. I will be writing these over a couple of weeks to show some progress at our house and events that will be taking place.
**Sunday, June 6th, 2010.
On July 22nd it will be our 2 year anniversary in our house! We have done lots of painting, decorating, re-arranging, making over the laundry room... But nothing major. Our #1 thing to fix around the house is the backyard. It is a HUGE dirt lot that has been time-consuming and is just looming over our heads as a mega-task that we didn't want to deal with. I (and Matt) tackled the spider-housed bushes 2 years ago, roots and all. We planted a lovely garden, last year, with wildflowers that will bloom every year. This year, SOD!!! Tony has been working non-stop the last few days with the dirt and the tilling and the heat. He is so amazing. Here I am just sitting in different cities doing nothing (well, shopping and eating) and he is being wonderfully productive! My turn begins Monday-Wednesday.
**Monday, June 7th - Wednesday, June 9th, 2010.
By the time the sun came up Monday morning I was finally able to see all the hard work that Tony put into the yard... Partially tilled yard, a new garden with mulch and border, cleaned out side yard to discover yet another pathway.
So this week the job was tilling the entire yard, planting trees, planting a couple of other plants, and finishing off the new little gardens. We tilled our butts off. It is such hard work. The damn machine wants to go to the soft tilled earth instead of the hard pressed dirt, so it's constantly falling to the side. We planted our very first tree in the backyard, a smoke tree. They have a different look every season and it "produces pinkish, airy flower clusters in early summer that appear like puffs of smoke." I can't wait to see it in full smokey bloom next year! We also had to rake the yard to get it fairly smooth and level for the upcoming sod.
**Friday, June 11th - Monday, June 14th, 2010.
RAIN! We never get days and days of rain. It is so rare here in Denver. But it is also just a few days early since we hadn't put the sod down yet. Poop. It made the temperature quite nice though.
**Tuesday, June 15th, 2010.
SOD. SOD. SOD! The day has finally come! We drove to Brighton, CO to a sod farm (I don't know what they're really called) to get our sod. We decided on 2 pallets, knowing it wouldn't be quite enough for our enormous yard. Tony's dad brought his truck and 2 other friends with 2 more trucks. We bought 2 pallets, but actually ended up with over 2.5. It's always good to know people to give you a little extra. We also got it for a steal (under $300!!) With the 5 of us working we had all the sod laid in about 3 hours. I still can't believe that we actually have a wonderfully green backyard.
**Wednesday, June 16th, 2010.
So now that the sod is in and the backyard looks swell, we decided to put in a sprinkler system. Apparently backwards backyard is out motto. So right this second a dude is digging, laying, and doing all that is needed for a sprinkler system!! He has to dig all the way to the front yard to hook it up with that system and there were about 5 flower fatalities in the process :( But it will be worth it.
Now for some before and after pics of the yard...
Stay tuned for the next big events to come...
**Sunday, June 6th, 2010.
On July 22nd it will be our 2 year anniversary in our house! We have done lots of painting, decorating, re-arranging, making over the laundry room... But nothing major. Our #1 thing to fix around the house is the backyard. It is a HUGE dirt lot that has been time-consuming and is just looming over our heads as a mega-task that we didn't want to deal with. I (and Matt) tackled the spider-housed bushes 2 years ago, roots and all. We planted a lovely garden, last year, with wildflowers that will bloom every year. This year, SOD!!! Tony has been working non-stop the last few days with the dirt and the tilling and the heat. He is so amazing. Here I am just sitting in different cities doing nothing (well, shopping and eating) and he is being wonderfully productive! My turn begins Monday-Wednesday.
**Monday, June 7th - Wednesday, June 9th, 2010.
By the time the sun came up Monday morning I was finally able to see all the hard work that Tony put into the yard... Partially tilled yard, a new garden with mulch and border, cleaned out side yard to discover yet another pathway.
So this week the job was tilling the entire yard, planting trees, planting a couple of other plants, and finishing off the new little gardens. We tilled our butts off. It is such hard work. The damn machine wants to go to the soft tilled earth instead of the hard pressed dirt, so it's constantly falling to the side. We planted our very first tree in the backyard, a smoke tree. They have a different look every season and it "produces pinkish, airy flower clusters in early summer that appear like puffs of smoke." I can't wait to see it in full smokey bloom next year! We also had to rake the yard to get it fairly smooth and level for the upcoming sod.
**Friday, June 11th - Monday, June 14th, 2010.
RAIN! We never get days and days of rain. It is so rare here in Denver. But it is also just a few days early since we hadn't put the sod down yet. Poop. It made the temperature quite nice though.
**Tuesday, June 15th, 2010.
SOD. SOD. SOD! The day has finally come! We drove to Brighton, CO to a sod farm (I don't know what they're really called) to get our sod. We decided on 2 pallets, knowing it wouldn't be quite enough for our enormous yard. Tony's dad brought his truck and 2 other friends with 2 more trucks. We bought 2 pallets, but actually ended up with over 2.5. It's always good to know people to give you a little extra. We also got it for a steal (under $300!!) With the 5 of us working we had all the sod laid in about 3 hours. I still can't believe that we actually have a wonderfully green backyard.
**Wednesday, June 16th, 2010.
So now that the sod is in and the backyard looks swell, we decided to put in a sprinkler system. Apparently backwards backyard is out motto. So right this second a dude is digging, laying, and doing all that is needed for a sprinkler system!! He has to dig all the way to the front yard to hook it up with that system and there were about 5 flower fatalities in the process :( But it will be worth it.
Now for some before and after pics of the yard...
Oh dear god! Just the most disgusting before picture.
And a glorious after!!
before. the back of the house. boring and gross.
after. the back of the house. lovely and not-quite-finished.
Stay tuned for the next big events to come...
19 February, 2010
wedding, yet again...
It's only been 1.5 years since our wedding and I finally finished our wedding scrapbook! I want to hate scrapbooking (and I do hate the REAL way of doing it), but mine is awesome and I have all my saved wedding related crap in one handy awesome place.
I am also making a wedding photo book through Blurb. So far so good. I have the showers, rehearsal dinner and of course the wedding it self! I hope to have this done by our 2nd anniversary. It will probably be longer, seeing how long the scrapbook took.
Now that the scrapbook is finished I really have to do laundry. Crud.
I am also making a wedding photo book through Blurb. So far so good. I have the showers, rehearsal dinner and of course the wedding it self! I hope to have this done by our 2nd anniversary. It will probably be longer, seeing how long the scrapbook took.
Now that the scrapbook is finished I really have to do laundry. Crud.
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