I find myself listening to these three songs over and over. I know they will shortly become overplayed, but until then I will continue jamming.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
My iPod these days...
I am so excited to be writing this post because it's exciting news! I finally have some good jams to listen to in my ipod. For awhile there, music was in a rut for me (notice I didn't say I was in a rut). It was actually the music that wasn't any good. The songs on itunes were boring and overplayed. Until these:
Monday, March 12, 2012
Sunless Tanning; A less Cancerous Option
Tanning beds. We've all been there and done that. But honestly I'm over that fad, and you should be too! The over tanned look was really popular when we were 17, but now not so much. Even celebrities have a nice glow, but don't look super unnatural. For example:
These three have natural glows but their skin isn't screaming for help. How often do you see a tanning bed tanned super model? Never. But I get the opposing side. We all feel more attractive with a little glow to our skin. Olive skin girls, stay out of this... you will never know what it's like to feel truly pale! There's something satisfying about having a warm glow to your skin; like the one's you get when you get a spray tan. That's why I want to tell you about the best product ever that I recently discovered, that beats getting skin cancer and premature wrinkles in a tanning bed or paying an arm and a leg for spray tan after spray tan.
This stuff is absolutely amazing. It's made by St. Tropez and its a self tanning mouse. The color is very natural, which is my favorite part about it. It doesn't give you the streaky orange color most do. The key is to exfoliate your body first. You need to remove all of the dead skin before applying. I apply it at night and sleep with it on. My one complaint is that the smell is awful, which is why I use it at bedtime, but I wake up and shower the smell away, so my complaint is tiny. A little bit of this stuff goes a long way (I'm 5'9'' and only use about 5 pumps) which makes it much better for those of us on a budget. You only need to use it about once every week 1/2 or so.
Overall, this product is great and I recommend it to everybody. It is a much safer alternative to a tanning bed. I think it's a more attractive look too. Until the sun is shining and we can get a natural glow, let's stick to this mouse & not get cancer!
Sunday, March 4, 2012
House Concerts.
If you don't think I have the coolest parents ever after reading this post, you're crazy. Last night they introduced me to something I had never been to; a basement concert (which is sometimes a house concert, if you don't have a basement.) They seemed to be vets at this type of thing, but it was my first time going, and I really had no idea what to expect. Little did I know that I'd be so pleasantly surprised. This is absolutely the coolest concept ever.
Basically, someone completely opens their house up to total strangers, and allows them to occupy their home while enjoying live entertainment. The one we went to was called "The Stone Room" in Falls Church. These are private concerts. The venue is a basement of a private home and seating is about 45 people. The owners of these homes that host house concerts are doing so to support independent artists who are making a living off of traveling and performing at bars, colleges, coffee houses, and houses of complete strangers. Such a brilliant concept!
The amazing part is that 100% of all suggested contributions go to the artists.You obviously have to reserve your seats ahead of time, because the seats fill up fast. They had a huge spread of appetizers out for everybody, but it was BYOB, which is completely understandable.
The people who host these events obviously have a ridiculous passion for music. To open their houses up to total strangers, and trust them around their belongings to enjoy live entertainment from some amazing artists is so unique and admirable.
The artist we saw last night was Rebecca Loebe. She's an indie-folk singer from Atlanta, who now "lives" in Austin. I put lives in quotations because she literally is traveling all day every day to make it to her next performance. She performs anywhere from once a day, to once every other day. She was on "The Voice" last year and I can completely tell why. She supports herself as a full time touring indie/roots singing songwriter. Not only was her voice amazing, but the performance as a whole was awesome. She had a great sense of humor and the audience was laughing the entire time between songs.
Needless to say, I bought all three of her CDs. I honestly like her better live than on a CD... but the albums are still great. The night was pretty cool and I have a new found obsession for "House Concerts." It's neat to know absolutely nothing about an artist and fall in love with them during their performance. I recommend these "house concerts" and Rebecca Loebe to everybody. Thanks parentals for introducing me!
Check out some of her songs :)
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