2018 Goals, Hopes and Resolutions

Hello everyone! 2018 showed up so fast and there is so much I want to accomplish. I let you know all about my goals and hopes in the video below. Hope you enjoy!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope this year is great for all of us. xx

Sunday Inspiration | Self Care |

I don't feel like I have truly taken care of myself in a long long while. Don't get me wrong. I still shower and do all the things that need to get done around the house. I still am making videos almost daily and I try to give my family as much attention as I can. But is that really taking care of myself? I think not. In 2015 I feel like I have been hanging on by a string a lot of days and all aspects of my life have suffered through bumpy times, depression, and even anger sometimes. 

I have carved out little time in my life to actually take care of me. What does mean? Anything and everything from painting my nails to getting on the treadmill. In a lot of ways, I have just been going with the motions of day to day life. Living in denial perhaps. I have always known that I had to put the oxygen mask on myself first to be able to take care of the rest of my family but putting it into motion everyday is a little harder. As I think about 2015, I can't help but to think of all the things I want to change going into 2016. I don't want to carry any of the negativity into the new year. I don't want keep putting my own self care and well being on the back burner for anyone else. I don't want to make a list of excuses of why this didn't happen or I didn't get to that. I simply want to change it. 

Thoughts on Vlogidays + 2015 Goals& Hopes! | Video |

Hello friends! I hope you are having a great new years eve. We are staying home tonight and not getting out on the roads. I would rather be here and be safe than be anywhere else. If you are like us and staying home tonight, maybe this video can entertain you for a few minutes. :) I am just going over my thoughts on Vlogidays and some of my goals and hopes for the new year. Hope you enjoy!

Let me know how you would like to see the little daily challenges either on youtube or instagram or maybe just blog posts. I'd love to hear your opinion! Again, please be safe tonight if you are going out. I'll see you in 2015! Happy New Year! ♥

My 2014 Goals & Hopes

Late night hello to you all! I am just getting a few minutes to myself, so I thought I would share my goals and hopes for 2014. I dont really make new years resolutions. I just don't like setting unrealistic goals that I am never going to do, and then beat myself up next year for failing to meet them. No thank you. Anyway, here is what I hope to make happen for 2014.

Do you have any goals for the new year!? Let me know!

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My 2013 Word..

All over the blogger community its becoming pretty common to do a yearly word in that sums up your goals for the following year. I thought about my word..for a while now.. and this year its a very simple answer. 

change

We have a lot coming up this year. So here is my plans/goals to implement the change I want in my life with my husband and my family. 

Lets Talk Vlog Series #1 { Video }

Hello!!! I know I have been doing a ton videos... and prepare yourselves.. I have a lot more coming up in the future! 

Today I am linking up with Hayley's World and Stroller Adventures for this fun vlog series! This is the first post of the series..join up if you like.. and let us here your answers! 

Hope you enjoy! 

What would your answers be!? 

They also said if you don't want to do a video.. you could always do a blog post answering the questions.. and link that up!

Happy New Year!

K Jaggers
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A Few of my Favorites..

As I stated earlier today in my first post of the day that I am wanting to work on getting my favorites up.. Actually this is what I exactly said!

When I'm dead and gone, maybe my great-grand kids will enjoy reading about what I liked back in the day. Always thinking ahead! :) In my mind, my printed out blog books are going to be family treasures in the long run. I mean, don't you think it would be cool to read old journals of your great great great grandma? I sure do! Hopefully, my future family will be as nostalgic as myself. I just want it all documented and a record of my life.. of our lives and " my history " will live on forever through those beautiful children of mine. They are not with me everyday at this point and a journal of their mother might come in handy down the road. So be on the look out for my favorites!

Well look no further for my favorites..

Here they are!

( In no particular order )

I received this CHI flat iron over Christmas from my mom and I must say.. its one of the best flat irons I have ever used. I said... EVER USED..Not because I care.. but this is a really expensive flat iron ( $ 79 to $100 ) and I am telling you price because I think if you use flat irons, you should save up for this one. Its amazing. It makes my hair so straight and shinny. It curls hair too. I have burned myself using this a few times but now I pay much more attention because the heat is crazy hot.. I think it goes up to 425. I loooooooove this!

Ok.. I know what you are thinking.. I love this just for the bottle.. Not true!! I love it for a couple reasons.. First off it was a gift from Scott and that alone makes me love it but the parfum smells really really good. subtle fruity/floral with a definite pick-up of Vanilla base. I love it, it's gorgeous for either a daytime or an evening fragrance, plus it's Eau de Parfum so should last upto 6-8 hours (depending on your skin type). From the website it says that:

The top notes include Peach, Gardenia and Apple which definitely are picked up to begin with, however not in a sickly fruity/sweet way.

The middle notes are Jasmine, Bulgarian Rose and Freesia that warm down to the base notes of Creamy Sandalwood, Vanilla Orchid, and Musk.

Its a great smell.. and now she has come out with another one.. and I think its going to be a must have!

This magic box makes me sooooo happy! It allows me to record two tv shows while watching a 3rd one and it will pause and rewind live tv.. I really do think its magic and couldn't imagine living without it.. This has to be one of husbys favorite things too. We have 3 total.. One in my bedroom, one in his bedroom, and one in the living room. Just so you know if you are new to this blog.. husby has his own room because he snores and hogs the bed! It works out fine though.. we still make plenty of time for snuggling!

This is the Smiths Knife Sharpener and I adore it.. It keeps my knifes sharp and does it without much effort at all. A sharp knife is a must in the kitchen! This even sharpens serrated knifes!

This dual sided grill and griddle is a must for my life. I have 2 of them and I think they are amazing! I use this at least twice a week. I grill steaks, pork chops, ham and I just think its a life saver to have one of these. The other side is flat and I love it for pancakes, bacon, and anything else! Every kitchen should have one of these!

It's no seceret on here that I have an obsession with tea pots. Many are fancy ones that I don't use often but this one is my every day teapot. I love it. I use it all the time and its the perfect size when serving tea to company. And the way the plates store on the inside and the cups attach makes this not only pretty but convenient!

These rain boots are real favorite of mine. I do store umbrellas in them while they are not in use but I use them often to go splash in the puddles with . Anymore when it rains and I am out and about.. I see tons of cute rain boots! These also work great for the snow too!

This is really a favorite area of mine in the house. As you come into our front door you are greeted by a big picture of me and the love of my life, along with some sweet cherubs and a glowy owl to help lead the way if it's dark. I love that every time I use the front door I see my husband.. And when the door is open, you can see this area through the big glass door!

Another favorite part of my house is the frig.. where I keep tons of pictures and this side has tons of pictures of my kiddos. Even though they are not here every day.. I sure see them every day!

Ok.. I know that you guys must think I am crazy but a old fashion chocolate cake is a sure favorite of mine. I am a huge fan of sweets and  a simple delicious chocolate cake is enough to take all my troubles away!

I can't talk about the cake without showing you guys another favorite of mine.. which is the cake and cookie domed platters.

I have

an obsession with hunting these down in tag sales or antique shops and buying them. They are soooo handy to have during the holidays and events. I have 4 and I keep 2 out at all times with yummy snacks that make everyone smile!

These kitty cat creamer and sugar dish are TOP favorites of mine. Husby bought these for me in Gatlinburg Tennessee and I adore them. I don't use them but they are sitting in my kitchen and every time I look at them, they make me smile!

Another thing I love is wooden spoons. I have bunches and bunches of them but the most special ones I have are the ones from both my Grandmother Watteau and my Grandmother Mary.

This one I got from my Grandma Mary about 4 years ago and her mother bought it. So it means the world to me. I know it sounds crazy but if something bad happened to the house like a fire or natural disaster these would be one of the things I would for sure grab up. I want my grand children to use them. My Brittany or Jackson won't get these until they are older and settled down. I would just die if something happened to them.. Wonder how many people have spoons that mean so much them like these do to me.

This handy little black rectangle electronic is my GPS.. aka My Talking Map. Where would we be without these little machines????  I wonder what it will take the place of these in 20 years. This little device and helped me travel all across the country many many times. I got this for Christmas 4 years ago ( I think ) and when my daughter asked me what my favorite gift was that year.. I told her this because now I could get to her on my own. Love.. Love.. Love.. Love.. this... Of course, husby's talking map is built right in his car!

Book wise, these Bobbi Brown Make Up Books were one of the best purchases I ever made. I have always been good with make up but with her help, I really figured things out. These are great for a young person or older person because a lot of the information applies to every age.

So I was hunting through my make up I decided that I would show some of my favorite drug store products vs my higher end products. I might do another post of just my high end stuff but since the majority of my make up is drug store I thought I would concentrate on those..

So here is the list.

Neutrogena Healthy Skin Foundation in # 30 - Buff

Maybelline Great Lash Mascara - Loads of Lashes in - Very Black -

Loreal Paris Carbon Black Lineur Intense Liquid Liner

Physicians Formula Healthy Wear Bronzer in Tan

Maybelline Instant Rewind Concealer in # 10 Fair

It was really hard to pick only a few eyeshadows to be my favorites. I have so many but I picked..

Revlon Colorstay in # 06 - The Buff

Revlon Colorstay in #11 Sultry Smoke and

 Loreal Hip Duo in # 860 Gilded

I picked these because I could make a ton of looks with just this combination.

Milani Blush in # 201 Luminous

Tarte LipSurgence in Glitzy

Polish wise I really have been loving this Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Polish in

# 370 - Commander in Chic -

I have this picture in my bathroom and its one of my all time favorites. I think its so beautiful that I just could stare at it for hours.

This little device aka my blackberry gives me so much happiness. I am not a iphone kind of girl. I am still all about the blackberry but its almost time for an upgrade to the torch.

I have been loving Adels CD's. I think she sings with so much feeling that just listening to her puts me in a calmer place.

Of course I love my calender and couldn't live without them!

One of my all time favorite movies is Cold Mountain. This is a few years old but it still is a favorite of mine. There are many nights I fall asleep watching this. I think it has one of the most beautiful love scenes in it that I have ever seen. And I would loooove to live on that farm!

And last but not least, I love these new cat books that my mom got me this year. Every night I read something new in them and every little snippet I read makes me smile!

These would be my time capsule items.. well.. not the chocolate cake! =)  However, this blog itself is like a time capsule... and I hope one day the kids are thumbing through my blog books seeing what I liked many many years previous.. Maybe they will show their children. I have always wanted my life documented and now its in a better version than just my handwritten journals..

My History

What's yours?

K Jaggers

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How is you 2012???

So how has your New Year started off?

Not many people seem to be talking much about the new year now.. but I am curious if it has started off with a bang or a dud for you.

Me personally, I have to say its been pretty good so far. I have everything I ever wanted in a husband and children and couldn't really ask for more. I have had a few bad days of the new year like when I got yet another speeding ticket with an expired licness. Yep, I know.. I need to go get it renewed but I hate sitting in the DMV all day. Here the DMV is the State Patrols office too and they are never in a hurry to get anything done. I think I am going to go to the town over and get it taken care of. I have 2 court dates at the end of this month and 1 in February.. WOW.. thankfully all traffic issues but that judge is going to get to know me. Not looking forward to those appointments but I will get through it. What's more important is getting my license renewed. I can't believe I am still running around with a licness with my ex husbands last name on it but I don't want to have to go take a driving test, yada yada yada..but now I have to. I still have credit cards with his name too because I am suppose to fax our marriage records and I never get around to that!

But over all this year has been good to me and Scott. Lots of new changes coming with the dealership too. There are tons of things coming up this year.. which is exciting!!

* We are heading to New Orleans next month for Mardi Gra *

* I think we are heading to Washington DC this year ( which I am soooo excited about!! This trip would make my 3rd time going there.. and I LOVE IT!! ) *

* The little kids will be here for the summer *

* The big kids should be coming this summer too *

* We are planning a get away with the big kids too! *

* We have big plans for the house this year including a new alarm system and a large container type garden *

* We are on the hunt for a new kitty cat to join the Jaggers family! You guys know that alone will make my year! *

* We also have Valentines Day coming up.. which I love.. Scott and I also have a wedding anniversary coming up! *

So how is your new year going?  I want to hear from YOU!!

kishajaggers@aol.com

K Jaggers
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My 2012 WORD & GOAL

I've been thinking a lot about my word for 2012. You know, the one word that summarizes what I want to work on to better my life in the coming year.

This year my word is simplify.

sim·pli·fy

tr.v. sim·pli·fied, sim·pli·fy·ing, sim·pli·fies To make simple or simpler, as:

a. To reduce in complexity or extent.

b. To reduce to fundamental parts.

c. To make easier to understand.

Simplify summarizes what I hope to accomplish in my life perfectly! Let me be clear. I'm not striving for a simple life, there is nothing simple about me - just ask Mr. Scott! What I hope to accomplish is to reduce the extraneous things in my life so I can fully enjoy the things that matter to me most.

Here are my plans:

1. This year I will strive to simplify my life by cleaning the clutter from my home and my life in general. I really want to feel and be more organized! Not just in the calenders but in the closets too!

2. I will strive to list day by day what I hope to accomplish and revel in the satisfaction of crossing off those lines one. by. one. Again.. back to my beloved calender!

3. I will document my experiences and share my feelings here on my blog through words and (better) photos. I love blogging and I am not about to stop now. We are just getting started!

4. I will simplify my life by remembering that people are more important than things. That holidays aren't just about elaborate decorations and shopping lists but about spending quiet time with the people I love. This year it was less time in the kitchen and more time with friends and family.

5. I want to cook elegant simple delicious meals. Nothing too complicated. Easy and Good!

6. I want to take more long walks with Scott and capture the simple beauty in nature through the lens of my camera. We don't take enough walks together. Guess we both just need it to warm up a bit first!

7. I want to sip and savor this life to its fullest and share it with people and animals I love.

8. I want to simplify my life by unplugging more often from computers, blackberrys, ipads, televisions and radios. In this crazy busy world I want to find quiet moments to reflect. We do it sometimes already but not enough! We love the days when there are no phones or computers. The focus is merly on each other.. and thats great!



Got a word for yourself for 2012??

Would love to hear it!

kishajaggers@aol.com

K Jaggers
♥



GOOD NIGHT ALL!!

 I know its rather early for me but I am pretty tired and going to be going to bed soon.. I dont understand why I am yawing and fighting to hold my eyes open being I didnt get up till 1 this afternoon. But I am..

I wanted to talk to you guys about one of my resolutions... Quitting smoking..I did start back again a while ago because my husband was not ready to quit at that point and smoked around me. I decided to not say anything because really its something nasty that I am ashamed of. I dont hate smokers but its something I would rather not do anymore. So as of today Scott and myself are back on Chantix and we are working towards being done with this habit. On the first week you can still smoke and then on the second week, your done..You got to keep taking the pills and but they will make you stop..They worked before for me and they will work this time. But wish me luck anyway!! Maybe thats why I am tired..From the pills..Dont know!!

Today was pretty nice..I got my bathroom all cleaned up really really well.. I re organized my make up in a better way and will take some pictures to show you guys tomorrow. Scott helped cleaned a little today which was really appreciated! Tomorrow I have some errands and some cleaning around here to do too..It should be a busy day! I also have a lot of post to get up on here too.

We had a nice dinner..Michael and Courtney seemed to enjoy it and we all got along pretty well. It was a pretty nice night.

So on that note..

 I am going to get to bed early tonight and wake up feeling refreshed!!

Sweet Dreams Friends

K Jaggers

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