Date Night Essentials

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertisers. 

All opinions are mine alone.

#BeHealthyForEveryPartOfLife #CollectiveBias

Yes, what 'they' say is true, once a couple has children the date nights become few and far between - unfortunately. But we all know we wouldn't give up those little munchkins just to have more date nights. With that said, I do still like to be prepared to make a date night goes as smoothly as possible. So I thought it would be fun to share my Date Night Essentials kit with y'all. I have been able to find all the items mentioned at my local friendly WalMart! And don't let the cutesy leopard bag scare you. This kit can be assembled in any ole bag ya got - or even a plastic sandwich bag ;)

July Color of the Month - Carnival Red

Each month, HGTV.com features a Color of the Month on their website. They spotlight different shades of a particular paint color in many different decorating styles. It's a great way to get inspiration if you were wanting to use a certain color but didn't know which direction to run with it to satisfy your taste. Well with summer being just around the corner, the color for July is Carnival Red. I mean just the name of it makes me think of fresh strawberries and tomatoes, a cherry snow cone, or a pop of red lips to top off your look for a night out. 

I didn't want to focus on just home decor and paint colors of that hue since HGTV pretty much has that covered. So I thought 'why not have a mix of beauty, craft, food, and clothing items each month that all have a common color theme?' So here it is...the LaO blog's first installment of Color of the Month. I'm going to follow the lead of HGTV for this one with Carnival Red since it's such a gorgeous color and I found so many lovely things to share. Please keep scrolling to enjoy the red good-ness that is about to ensue...

[Giveaway] Microsoft Surface 3 Giveaway Contest

20 Red White and Blue Things to Eat Make and Wear

With the 4th of July festivities coming up next weekend, I thought it'd be appropriate to find some patriotic themed party ideas {we're talking food, drinks, clothing, decor - I found it all!}. So here my roundup of all things patriotic that should get in the mood for singing the National Anthem and lighting up some sparklers!

Liebster Award Nomination

So the lovely Claire of Girl on a Missi0n blog has nominated me for a Liebster Award! This definitely gave me a confidence boost in the work I've been doing on the blog. I've only been at it a few months on a regular schedule so I was pleasantly surprised when I received Claire's message on FB. 

The Liebster Award is an award that's passed around the blogger community to recognize and encourage newbie, up-and-coming bloggers that only have a small following. The premise behind the 'award' is for each nominee to: 
(1) answer 11 questions by the blogger that nominates them
(2) add 11 other facts about his or her self 
(3) nominate a few of their own favorite newbies and 
(4) give them 11 new questions to answer {or steal from their neighbors ;) }