Friday Fancies

Hello my loves! We have so much going on right now, and it's caused me to completely neglect this little space of mine. But, no worries, I will be back in full force soon! In the mean time, I wanted to leave y'all with some lovely things I've found around the web this week. I haven't done a Saturday Sensationals post in awhile, and I'd been thinking of moving it from Saturday to Friday, so my Friday Fancies was born. Here are some of my favorite things I've found this week.

I need this cotton ball dispenser in my life, pronto.

Feeling a bit ugly today? This will make you feel better.

This short film is my new favorite. Too cute.

I think I'll make some of this chocolate pudding this weekend.

February is the month of love, but these vintage love photos are amazing year round.

Speaking of vintage photos.

I know we're a month and a half into a new year, but it's never too late for some New Years Rulin's.

My new motto.

Tiny treats are tiny and adorable.

It's no secret I've been trying to lose weight, and this post made me choke up just a bit.

New and improved awkward moments.

These photos from 50 years ago are simply stunning.

I hope you have a fabulous weekend! 

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Saturday Sensationals

Source: weheartit.com via Weiching on Pinterest

Hello, m'dears! I hope your weekend is going beautifully! I am still lounging in my pj's with a mug of hot chocolate at my grandmother's house. I love when we spend weekends here. Hopefully your day is going as well as mine is! Are you ready for some Saturday Sensationals?
What if there had been 47 dwarfs?
Don't you think a cheetah would make a fabulous pet?
Anyone up for an adorably sweet "breakfast"?
Why yes, yes I do need this necklace!
Everyone should have a cute notebook.
Patrick Dempsey is the new Ryan Gosling!?
Meet Ms. Irrelevant.
I love tinted bottles!
I also love Starbucks caramel apple spice!
Ever wonder why you were unfriended on Facebook?
Ellen DeGeneres shows us how we're supposed to be reading that 50 Shades book.
Lindsay as Liz? You're kidding me, right?
Thinking of cutting your hair soon? Take note.
30 Things Every Woman Should Know or Have Before They're 30.
Wanna be a rockstar blogger?
Alright, my darlings, go and do something fabulous today!

Satur,...Err, Sunday Sensationals

A day late and a dollar short. Story of my life.
Anytardy, I haven't written a Saturday Sensationals post in a couple of weeks, and I've hated myself for it. So, here's my Saturday Sensationals, on Sunday.
M looooves play-doh, so I'm certain we'll be making this Rainbow Glitter Play-Doh very soon.
I need this card for The Hubs. Cause he's foxy.
Fabulous fireflies, FTW!
Tom Hussey's Reflection series breaks my heart.
I love this relationship tip from A Cup of Jo. (And the When a Man Loves a Woman clip at the end!)
Hey, F**k Your Noguchi Coffee Table
Which is better, Paris or New York?
And lastly, a cabin in a Brooklyn loft.
Happy Sunday, my darlings, I hope your weekend has been magnificent!

It's a Swap Thang

Y'all? It's Thursday. One more day closer to the weekend!!

Here's to today going much better than yesterday!

So, let's talk, shall we? Lately I've seen a trend going around the blogosphere, and I'm kind of digging it. Blogs have been taking sponsors for ages, but here recently I've seen a new way of doing it.

Instead of paying to sponsor a blog, you simply swap your button with someone else's button, and you're done. Tah dah! Now, I personally think this is a fantastic idea! In fact, I've already started! See that button right over there ------ >

That belongs to the lovely Amber. She and I swapped buttons, so I guess you can say she's sponsoring An Unstyled Life now!

So, if you're interested in swapping with me, shoot me an email, or just leave a comment that you've grabbed my button (right over there ------ >) and leave me a comment letting me know that you grabbed it, and I'll head over to your place and get your button!

I'm still working out the details, but you will for sure be able to do an introductory post and team up with me for any giveaways that I may do.

I look at this as a good way for my readers to get to know my other readers, and for a chance for me to get to know y'all. It's a win/win, right!?

Pee Ess - I'm guest posting over Jess' place today. Come check out my must have make up for spring in Texas!

Life In Photos

So, all of you have heard of Fat Mum Slim's Photo A Day Challenge that she did for January, right? Well, I just found out she's doing one for February also! I didn't hear about the January challenge until it was too late, so I'm glad that I found out about this one in time. Here's the list for February:

I'm so excited to do this! Here's how to play from Chantelle's blog: 

1. Use the list above as inspiration and take a photo everyday. For example for number one on the list, 'your view today' you'd take a shot of whatever it is that you can see today. This would be a wider shot of your office space, where you went for a walk, or whatever it is that you can see!

2. Share on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, your blog or where ever it is you want to share. If you're sharing on Instagram or Twitter use the hashtag #FEBphotoaday so everyone can find them. There's a great community around the photo sharing, so do share!

3. Check out everyone else's pictures. I do it before I go to bed each night and it's so fun to see how different everyone's photos are. There are people from every corner of the world playing.

I plan on posting them to my blog once a week, but you'll also be able to find them on my Instagram (@ohheyitsj) and my Twitter. If you're planning on playing along, please let me know, because I'd love to follow you! 

And if a month long commitment is a bit much for you, there's also a Quick Challenge that I'll be participating in sometime soon!!

Hope y'all have a sensational Wednesday, here's to being one more day closer to the weekend!

Mad Style

Have you seen this!?

This little girl has insane style! She has more style in her tiny pinkie finger than I have in my entire body!!

I may be slighty obsessed and jealous at the same time.

An Ode to Katie

Yesterday, as I was trying to decide what to blog about today, I asked twitter for a little inspiration, since I was staring a big ol' writer's block right in the face.
And this is what I got.

So, without further adieu, here's my ode to Katie. No, not that one, this one.
K is for ketchup loving*A is for awesomeT is for terrificI is for immaculate tasteE is for energetic*
All of these words describe Katie perfectly! In other words, if you aren't following her blog and her twitter, we can't be friends anymore cause this girl is the shiz.
*Disclaimer: I have no idea if Katie likes ketchup. Or if she's energetic for that matter, but, I think it's a safe assumption.
Pee Ess - I'll be announcing the Scentsy giveaway winner later on this afternoon!

Mommy Moments

Happy Monday Lovers!

I'm a little late to the game, but I'm so excited to be hosting the May Mom Blog Tour today!

Basically, instead of celebrating moms for just one day this month, we're celebrating them all month long with a blog tour! There are some really amazing bloggers on this thing, so be sure and follow along. I'll include the link to tomorrow's featured blogger at the end of my post.

Now, we were supposed to write about something "mom related". I tossed around a few ideas for awhile, but settled on writing about my favorite memory from my last 16 months of being a mommy. And then I ran into my writer's block. Mostly because I couldn't pin point my favorite memory. There are far too many to count.

There are also the struggles I faced before I got pregnant. My husband and I tried for a long time, and had almost thrown in the towel.  They were so hard to go through at the time, but I look back now and realize that life turned out the way it was supposed to. All of that time that we tried and failed prepared us for what was coming. It made us so much more thankful when the test came back positive. It reminded me to be thankful when I found myself with my head in the toilet thanks to the never ending morning sickness. It made me completely hysterical with joy the first time I felt my baby kick. And it made my heart break whenever I heard a story about a woman who wasn't able to conceive.

Then came that January day. The day that my world changed. I welcomed my teeny tiny beautiful baby girl into the world. I knew I was ready. Her first cry, the first time she looked at me with her big blue eyes, the first time she wrapped her hand around my finger. This was my reason for living. She was my world.

Then came the "Ohmygah, I've got a baby, what am I supposed to do with this thing!?" phase. Thankfully, that didn't last long. She started sleeping through the night very quickly, and we settled into a pretty comfortable routine. There were a few rough patches, like the time she rolled off of the bed, or the time that I thought she suffocated. But, for the most part, the last 16 months have been a blast.

We've taken trips, spent a lot of time with relatives, and built a wonderful little family. And we've looked so stylish while doing it.

We've celebrated holidays.



We've played in the water.

We've been to zoos.



We had a birthday party.

We've eaten cake.

We've seen cute boys.

We've played at the park.

We've played with chickens.

And we've eaten lots of chocolate.

Bottom line, there isn't one part of motherhood that has been my favorite. It's everything all wrapped together. It's been the wildest ride of my life, and it's only just beginning. And the best part? I wouldn't change it for the world. Cause this girl:

is what makes it all worth while.

Now, be sure and check out The Truthful Mommy tomorrow for her May Mom Blog Tour post!

ShanaLogic Love

As we all know, I'm always behind the times on all things popular, and it appears that once again, I'm late to the party on this one. I just happened to come across the ShanaLogic site today, and I've already fallen in love with everything on the site, and from what I hear through the grapevine, this little shop has been all the rage for awhile. Anyway, just in case someone who follows my little blog hasn't seen the awesomeness of ShanaLogic, I figured I'd post a few of the things that I'm currently coveting!

This camera ring is absolutely adorbs. And only $8!

Sprouting Seedling Necklace so simple, yet so beautiful

<3 these

Portable Robot Love

For my inner nerd

If you know about my twitter addiction, you know that I need these.

This would be soooo cute in Baby Butterbean's bed

See!? I told you their stuff was absolutely amazing! Now, what are you waiting for? Get over there and buy me something!

Pee Ess - The March of Dimes March for Babies walk is in two weeks, and this is me, begging for your help. I know, it's not pretty. If you can donate, please do, if you can pass the word along, please do. Anything helps! (And thank you in advance!)

*Let it be known that this "review" was not sponsored in any way. ShanaLogic has no idea who I am, or even that I'm writing about the site. I simply saw things that I adored and decided to blog about it. The End.*

Letters From Home

The lovely Summer over at Athena In The Middle wrote a post the other day about starting a pen pal project and I thought it was a genius idea, so, I emailed her immediately and told her that I wanted in!

And here's the best part, she made a nifty little badge so anyone can join in!

Who wants to be snail mail buddies? 

I get so tired of finding nothing but junk mail and bills in my mailbox every day. I'd love to find a note from one of my readers! So, email me {lilmissbutterbean at g to the mail dot com} and let's exchange addresses. You can send anything your heart desires, a post card from your town, a long letter, you can even follow in Summer's footsteps and send a recipe, and I'll send something back to you!

And if you want your readers to join in, just grab the badge and let them know what's going on.

How About We Work On Not Being An Asshole?

First off, let me say, sorry I haven't been around lately. I'm up to my neck planning Baby Butterbean's birthday party (it's on Saturday y'all, hold me. Oh, and check back next week for pics!) and I've been extremely sick to boot. But, I had the urge to blog tonight because I've got to get something off of my chest.

A few months ago, a friend of mine (you know who you are, and hopefully you don't mind that I'm talking about this!) came up with an excellent idea. She shared this idea with me, and a few other people on twitter. Then, to make a long story short, one of the other people basically hijacked my friend's idea and passed it off as her own. An "idea plagiarist," if you will.

Now, let's pause for a minute, and let me say, the reason that I'm being so vague about this is because I, in no way, have any right to speak up about this. It's not my place to say something to the idea plagiarist, seeing as how it wasn't my idea in the first place. And, if I went into detail about what my friend's idea was, it could possibly tip off the other person because they also read my blog.

Now, when I first met this other person, it was incredibly clear that she took herself too seriously. I felt like she looked down on me because I was some small time blogger with a handful of followers, while she was some internet superstar. She was all about business and I felt like she met people with the sole intention of getting blogging material. Like I was auditioning to be a character in her writing. Am I making any sense to y'all? Let's just say that my first impressions weren't all that great. But, as we all know, I don't hide the fact that I can be a bitch, so I decided to calm my mean girl side down, and give her another chance. 

Since our first encounter, my opinion hasn't really changed. 

So, in the last few weeks she has taken my friend's idea and ran with it. Leaving the impression that she came up with it, and giving absolutely no credit to my friend. Now, here's the thing, my friend is an insanely sweet person. I don't think it's possible to not like her. We've talked about this whole ordeal frequently, and, to put it in her words, she "decided to take the high road" and not say anything to the other person. I have to say, I really respect her for this. I would have handled this entirely different. It's taking everything I've got not to say something now. Or at least call her a fake bitch. But, I just couldn't keep quiet any longer. I may not be able to say anything to the person directly, but I can at least put my opinions in print. That's the whole reason for having a blog, right?

Here's the bottom line, don't be an asshat. Give credit where credit is due and don't step on people just because you think you're more popular than they are. You may have more blog followers, but I promise you, that person that you treated like shit is a better person than you are. And I'd rather be her friend any day.

Where am I?

I'm not here today, but I am somewhere. Wanna know where I am? I'm here today. So come on over and show a little love!

Hope y'all had a great weekend!

[Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

Daily Truth

Today's daily truth: every girl needs a sassy gay friend. 

You are so welcome. Have a great weekend lovahs!!

How The Hell Do They Do It

Lately I've spent a lot of time thinking about this whole "unplugging" thing that everyone seems to do every now and then. Mostly because the hubs has been bitching about how much time I spend reading blogs and tweeting scanning the CNN website. He says we don't "spend any time together" and that I should "put down the laptop and watch Criminal Minds." Apparently sitting on opposite ends of the couch and silently watching tv is spending time together and if I have my nose stuck in the laptop I'm messing it up. Whatevs. He just doesn't get that I can blog, tweet, watch tv, eat hot wings, drink wine, and converse with him, all at the same time. I'm a mom, dude, I can multi-task like no one's business.

Anyvajazzle, like I said, it's really had me thinking about taking an hour or two a day and stepping away from anything technological. Just to, you know, re-group, or whatever.

And then? I realized I was talking all crazy and that I should probably see someone for that.

There's no way on God's green earth that I could do that. I would have withdraws after the first 30 minutes!! I mean, I could go a day or two without reading any blogs, but go without twitter? Not a snowball's chance in hell. My iphone is pretty much attached to my hand, and I'm checking twitter at least every 15 minutes. I have to stay in the know. I'm not 100% sure what I did before I twitter came into my life.

So, until scientists can find some way to filter tweets straight from the site into my brain, you can bet your ass that I won't be "unplugging" from it anytime soon!

Now I'm off to check twitter, I haven't refreshed it in seven minutes and I've probably missed some pretty important tweets! 

damn you truths

i just realized that i haven't finished the stupid thirty days of truth. i have terrible ocd, so as much as i'd like to abandon this chore, i cannot. so, i'm going to pull a becky and finished them all in one post. 

ready? k, here goes:

Day 08 → Someone who made your life hell, or treated you like shit.

a girl named emily made my life hell in junior high. because i developed early and had 

boobs. but i won in the long run because i have gorgeous boobies and to this day she's still as flat as a 2 x 4. in yo face, ugly emily.

Day 09 → Someone you didn’t want to let go, but just drifted.

my best friend molly. we were inseparable when we were in junior high and part of high school. then i started dating someone and made my life all about him and molly and i eventually stopped hanging out. we still talk occasionally, but not near as much as i'd like and we only see each other about once a year.  

Day 10 → Someone you need to let go, or wish you didn’t know.

my friend justin. our relationship is so complicated, and we really are toxic to one another. we just can't seem to stop being friends.

Day 11 → Something people seem to compliment you the most on.

my amazing wit. haha. no, seriously, most of the compliments i get are on my smile. it's radiant yo

Day 12 → Something you never get compliments on.

my belching skills. people just don't appreciate how good i am.

Day 13 → A band or artist that has gotten you through some tough ass days. (write a letter.)

dear n'sync, you helped me get through those horrid early teens. thanks boys. love, me

Day 14 → A hero that has let you down. (letter)

dear big brother, you were supposed to be someone who i could look up to. instead, you just ended up sucking as a sibling. wish we could be closer. love, me

Day 15 → Something or someone you couldn’t live without, because you’ve tried living without it.

i could say something like baby butterbean, or the hubs, which would be true, but let's be honest, 

i can't go without my phone. i think i'd probably die.

Day 16 → Someone or something you definitely could live without.

sodas. i went for about 6 months without them, and to tell you the truth, i wasn't as addicted to them as i thought i was. then for some reason i started drinking them again. maybe i'll quit again.

Day 17 → A book you’ve read that changed your views on something.

to kill a mockingbird. period.

Day 18 → Your views on gay marriage.

why can't they get married? why shouldn't they have every legal right that straight folks have?

Day 19 → What do you think of religion? Or what do you think of politics?

i'm a religious person, i believe in God, and i plan on raising baby butterbean as a christian. and that's pretty much all i have to say about that. i don't care what other people have to say about it, everyone has the right to believe whatever they feel like believing. i'm not going to shove my beliefs down your throat and no one else should either.

Day 20 → Your views on drugs and alcohol.

drugs are bad, m'kay? alcohol is good if you're of age and are responsible about it. always have a designated driver. don't i sound like a mature adult?

Day 21 → (scenario) Your best friend is in a car accident and you two got into a fight an hour before. What do you do?

is it a fight over something silly, like the jersey shore? if so, you can bet your ass that i'm shaggin it to the hospital to be with them. now, if it was major, like they harmed me or my family, then hell no, i'm at home with my feet propped up drinking my glass of sangria.

Day 22 → Something you wish you hadn’t done in your life.

i regret some things that i never did, but i don't regret anything i've done.

Day 23 → Something you wish you had done in your life.

i wish i had traveled more pre-marriage and pre-baby.

Day 24 → Make a playlist to someone, and explain why you chose all the songs. (Just post the titles and artists and letter)

i'm skipping this one. cause i'm a rebel. rules can't hold me down.

Day 25 → The reason you believe you’re still alive today.

apparently my number hasn't been called yet.

Day 26 → Have you ever thought about giving up on life? If so, when and why?

i think everyone has thought about it once or twice, has it been to the point where i'd actually attempt it? no. my life has been pretty good for the last 25 years.

Day 27 → What’s the best thing going for you right now?

i'm a mommy to a pretty awesome little girl.

Day 28 → What if you were pregnant or got someone pregnant, what would you do?

uh, well, seeing as how i have a child already, i'm pretty sure we all know the answer to this one.

Day 29 → Something you hope to change about yourself. And why.

i'd like to be healthier. eat healthier and exercise more, because i want to set a good example for my daughter.

Day 30 → A letter to yourself, tell yourself EVERYTHING you love about yourself

dear self, you're purty awesome, keep up the good work. i love ya man. love, me

aaaaand, i'm done. phew. the truth is hard man. alright, now that i have that behind me, maybe i can get back to blogging about things that don't make my head hurt.

brown chicken brown cow

y'all are probably wondering where i've been all week. well, i'll tell ya. i've been nursing sore joints and writing a guest post for miss andy. it's about the sexy time, so it took me awhile to build up the courage to write it.

anyvajazzle, i grabbed life by the family jewels and jumped in head first, and wrote a post about the sexy time. and not sexy time with the hubs, sexy time with someone other than the hubs! scandalous, i know!! 

anyway, i'm over here today talking about sex and that jazz! so, head on over and check me out. unless you're my mom, and in that case, just click the 'x' up there in the corner and close out of this, pronto! 

sexy saturdays with andy. it's sexy, yo!

hope y'all have a great (and sexy!) weekend. hopefully i'll be back to my old bloggy self come monday and i can catch all of you up on my birthday adventures! 

cupcakes with ks

Hello to the hive!

And yes, I have decided that if you follow my girl’s blog,

you are now part of the hive!

Moving on…

Let me introduce myself.

I’m ~KS from While We’re Waiting.

And when Miss Butterbean asked me to stop by and talk about birthdays…

I had to really think about it.

I mean…

talking about cupcakes, and balloons, and presents…

My favorite things?

Sounded a little rough.

But I sucked it up and here I am.

So…

Birthdays.

In the past few years…

I have taken to celebrating birthday months.

Cuz really…

Just one day to celebrate the fact that the people I love most are a part of this world…

Well, it’s just not enough.

Life moves too damn fast as it is…

So I like to slow down and celebrate the good stuff in a big way.

The celebrations must include treats.

I always buy myself a Baskin Robbins ice cream cake.

Last year…

Despite the fact it was twenty degress below zero,

My cake got a bit… disfigured.

I’m also a big fan of birthday cupcakes…

So any birthday celebration that’s worth anything will have at least a couple dozen of these!

A proper birthday must also have balloons…

A crap ton of balloons to be a bit more specific.

I don’t know what it is about balloons…

But to me,

They’re synonymous with happiness.

Hmmm…

So what if we combined cupcakes and balloons?

Kinda perfect.

But I disgress.

And of course,

PRESENTS!

Ideally…

Mountains of them!

And while the presents themselves are fabulous,

I actually enjoy wrapping them the most.

But this is just what I imagine when I conjure up the most epic birthday celebration of all time in my mind.

But as much as I might have made it seem as if this post was all about me…

It’s not.

It’s about our birthday butterbean!

So however you spend your day my sweet friend,

I hope it’s everything you could dream of and more.

It’s your day…

The day you buzzed into this world and made it better by just being you.

And that is definitely something worth celebrating!

my canadian chickadee, melly melly dee

i absolutely lurve my next guest poster. she's my favourite canadian (get it, favoUrite? cause she's canadian? gawd i'm hilarious) of all time. i found her on the twit first, and didn't even know that she blogged for an extremely long time, but once i found her blog, i was hooked. some people call her melissa, some people call her mel, i call her melly melly dee because honestly? that's mo' gangsta. and you know that's how we roll, yo.

When I was asked to do a guest post on the subject of ‘birthdays’, I had no idea what to write about.  

Best birthday ever?  Maybe the one where we went bowling?

Worst birthday ever?  Ehn?  Can’t think of anything.

I think part of the problem is birthdays in general.

I'm kind of over it. I don't feel the need for parties or presents. I am happy just going out to supper with a small group of friends or just my husband and just be relaxed and enjoy myself.

I'll be 30 on my next birthday.  I'm actually looking forward to it. I think I'm starting to look older too. People aren't surprised when I tell them my age. They used to be. 

No grey hair yet. Wrinkles are starting; just around my eyes. Laugh lines! I don't begrudge my laugh lines though. Not everyone has the chance to get them.

I think birthdays may be overrated a little. I mean, all it proves is that you still haven't died. There are six billion other people that are doing that every day.  

Although, next year when my husband & I turn 30, I think we should actually do something big.  What, I don’t know yet.  So far I’m thinking:

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Quiet romantic weekend away.

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Weekend away to closest casino (Blackjack!).

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Weekend away to see a sporting event.

I’m willing to take suggestions.