sole society #2

i got another pair of shoes off of sole society. oh man...hautelook and sole society are my biggest weaknesses at the moment. i swear i have boxes coming from either of these two places coming in all the time. but, some of the deals are just too good to pass up.

i've already worn my first pair of sole society shoes twice since my first post about sole society. and the verdict is...we got a winner. the first time i wore them out we went partying in the city and i walked like literally 7 blocks in those bad boys and still danced the night away. the second time i wore them was to a wedding and again i danced the night away. i'm hoping all the shoes from sole society, who are made by marco santi btw, are the same. i'll be sure to let you know once i wear these bad boys. i can't wait!

and dun dun dah dunnnn!!! here they are:

Susan G Komen 5k 2011 Official Time

the official times for the susan g komen 5k have been posted. they didn't send me my bib in the mail, so i had to go to registration in the morning to get it. this meant they didn't have me logged into the system for some odd reason, so i got any ol' random number. so, when i tried to look up my time i didn't see my name listed. some people didn't have their names either and only their bib numbers as their names. i figured that would be the same for me.

so i looked at my race bib this morning, so i could finally see my official time. what the hell!!! they listed my name as "natalie lopez!" i guess the guy who wrote my name down as he gave me my bib wrote the wrong name. GGGRRRRRR!!! now this time isn't going on my record. BOOOO!!!! yes i am having a little pity party as i write this. i'm really upset.

anyway here is my official time:

Susan G Komen 5k 2011: Bib #1809 Chip time - 33:48 Pace - 10:54

last year i ran it in 34:28. considering i did no training for this, i'm happy with my time and even happier that i improved from last year.

'til next year...TITS ALL GOOD!

my sunday 09.25.11

i woke up dark and early at about 620am to get ready for my run. i did the susan g komen 5k yesterday. i registered with my work b/c lucky for me, we got free registration. but, one of my friends had a team running and i wanted to support her, so i wore the shirt and ran as a part of her team, Tits All Good! cleaver, huh!

kristine, just had surgery and is a not even fully recovered and she still ran as best as she could. so proud of you!!! we actually had a pretty big team, and i'm so glad we all got to enjoy the day together. after the run we refueled with some food and and of course a couple of drinks. i love spending the day in the city. and it's even better with good company.

after that, i went home, enjoyed a hot bath and deep conditioned my hair.

i relaxed a little, and took a little nap. when i woke up, i browsed through the coupons in the sunday paper, and clipped the ones i knew i would use. watching a few episodes of extreme couponing got me inspired. i still can't get any where close to the savings they get, but i also, don't spend 8 hours a day planning my shopping out. and of course, i had to browse the ads.

i threw a load of laundry in and then went off to target with my ad in hand. of course i circled the deals i wanted, and even better if i had a coupon for those products too! what i realized is if you want to get the really good deals, you gotta be there on sunday morning when they open. the lunch meat deal i wanted was all gone, and the 2 for $30 bottles of zyrtec i wanted was all gone too. i was even more bummed b/c i had a coupon for $5 off and another for $4 off. that means i would've gotten 2 bottles of zyrtec for $21, super duper steal. oh well, instead i got a bottle on sale for $19, and i used by $5 off so i got it for $14, good deal but not as good as the one i originally wanted.

got back to the house, put all my target buys away, and moved my laundry to the dryer. i then ended my night with a glass of wine.

i'd say my sunday was eventful and productive...great way to end my weekend.

our shirts! the crowd liked them so much, we sold the extras out of the trunk.

Team Tits All Good

my unofficial time. i can't wait to see what my official time is.

sole society

my first pair of shoes from sole society just came in! YEAY!!!

sole society is basically a monthly shoe membership. you fill out a survey and they send you 6 shoe options in what they call your "closet." if you like a shoe in there, you can purchase one. the price is always $49.95, free shipping. if you don't like any of the shoes, you can ask for more selections. they'll replace the shoes currently in your closet with 6 other styles. and if you don't feel like buying shoes that month you can choose the option, "let's skip this month." anddd the reason why i joined sole society and not any of the other "shoe clubs" is b/c there is no limitation as to how many times you can skip.

here's the link on how sole society works: http://www.solesociety.com/pages/how-it-works

and what's even more exciting about my first pair of sole society shoes is the deal i got. coincidentally, when i signed up for sole society, groupon had a deal. (thank you sheila for sharing that one with me!) one pair of shoes for only $25. woo hoo!!

love love love these! i can't wait to wear these puppies out. hopefully they are as comfortable as they are sexy.

August Birchbox Review and more

It is now September and I've had some time to try the August Birchbox products so here is my review.

Here is the information on the products I've reviewed.

Redken Shine Flash 02 Glistening Mist: http://www.birchbox.com/shop/hair/redken-shine-flash-02-glistening-mist

Redken K-PAK Color Therapy Restorative Styling Oil: http://joico.com/products/Haircare/k-pak-color-therapy/colortherapy-oil

Macadamia Natural Oil Deep Repair Masque: http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2211305&productId=xlsImpprod2530251&navAction=push&navCount=1&subdoc=17wavyprepandprotectwk152011&categoryId=cat1050001

Befine Exfoliating Cleanser: http://www.birchbox.com/shop/skincare/be-fine-exfoliating-cleanser

Befine Night Cream: http://www.birchbox.com/shop/skincare/be-fine-night-cream

blinc Mascara: http://www.birchbox.com/shop/makeup/blinc-mascara

LIFTLAB Lift & Fix High Potency Solution: http://www.birchbox.com/shop/skincare/liftlab-lift-and-fix

The Giant Race 2011 video

As promised here are some snippets from my race day for The Giant Race - half marathon.

To read my race report click here.