Popsugar August Anniversary Must have box!

Hey everyone! 

Long time no talk, I feel like I'm in a little bit of a transition. I don't really know what that means, but there is something about writing that has been intriguing me again. Who knows where this will lead... BUT thought I would check in here and also share some exciting giveaways for the month of August while I'm here, because who doesn't like a good giveaway right?

The Popsugar Must Have Box has been one of my favorite boxes to unbox and they are celebrating their 5 year anniversary with the cutest box ever!

Here are the Items in this month's box:

Cheers lacquered tray by fringestudio.com (retail $28)

5 in 1 bouncy mask by firstaidbeauty.com (retail $38)

Friendship bracelet with open heart by dogeared.com (retail $34)

Gold glitter candles by merimeri.com (retail $7.50)

Free Spirit rose gold journal-sponsored by Jeep by fringestudio.com (retail $16)

Chocolate chunk cookies by  goodiegirlcookies.com (retail $2.95)

$25 giftcard to shoptiques.com (retail $25)

You gals know how much I love masks. A problem solving mask that boasts brighter and firmer skin in 10 minutes? sign me up! (I don't know if it's just me but as I get older I feel like my skin is more confused than ever... so I can use all the help I can get!) It targets all my problem areas... which lets be honest, seems to be all the problem areas. haha! aging, dullnes, pores, acne/blemishes, uneven skin tone and loss of firmness. (retails for $38)

I have been a Dogeared jewelry lover ever since I worked at Blue Ruby like...20 years ago?! love how sweet and delicate all their items are.

Here are the giveaways!

Week 1:   Limited # of lucky subscribers will win something from Pehr Designs

Week 2:  Limited # of lucky subscribers will win something from First Aid Beauty

Week 3:   Limited # of lucky subscribers will win something from Kendra Scott

Week 4:  Limited # of lucky subscribers subscribers will win something from Tarte cosmetics

Week 5 (8/31): 5 Grand Prize!  Limited # of subscribers will win something from Cambridge Satchel Co + 1 year of Must Have Boxes

 POPSUGAR Must Have Boxes cost $39.95/month + free shipping

Sign up for POPSUGAR Must Have Box and/or enter the giveaways here!

use discount code "party" for $15 off your first Must Have Box (expires 8/31)

Good luck everyone!

Thank you to POPSUGAR for sending me this Must Have Box to try! 

so behind!

Hey everyone!

I am so so behind on updating this blog. I will update after these giveaways!! 

love you all!

Jeannie

Target Swap Michelle Pearson

October Fabkids

Makeup Haul

New Camera

Home Decor Haul

Our Trip to Alaska

Product Empties

September Boxy Charm

Making Things a Priority

September Favorites

Citizenship Ceremony: Welcome to the USA

Hello Hater!

A Walk In The Rain

Choose Happy!

Inside my Erin Condren Planner

Show Your Gold

Canceled Ipsy

Fall Favorites: Food, Fashion & Beauty

Who else is excited for fall?! It's my favorite season...unfortunately it's still 102 degrees here in Southern California but I'm dreaming of crunchy leaves and cool crisp air. 

Love that belVita has come out with some Pumpkin Spice breakfast biscuits to get my morning started and get my taste buds ready for fall!

With some fruit, greek  yogurt and my morning latte it makes for a complete and delicious breakfast that will keep my energy up for 4 hours. How awesome is that?!

Click the video to these and more of my fall favorites!

ftc: this post was sponsored by belVita. All opinions are are my own and always honest.

Mommy Favorites!

DIY chalkboard wall

Random Haul

Burnt my Eyeballs!

Trader Joe's Snack Haul

I'm Not Good Enough!

Top 5 Korean Skincare Products!

Am I a Horrible Mom?!

RPC Princess Tea

I took my girls to the annual Refuge Pregnancy Center's Princess Tea silent auction and fund raiser. We had so much fun!

August Favorites 2015

Twelve Little Giveaway Winner!

Thank you so much to everyone who entered! I wish I could give everyone a diaper bag!! (but i'm not Oprah... YET. haha!)

The Winner is: Mia M

Congratulations!!! Hope you enjoy your new diaper bag as much as I do.

Winner has been notified and will be given 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen!

TWELVElittle Diaper Bag Giveaway!

I think it's time for a giveaway!

I am making this giveaway available on all platforms because I know not everyone has everything!

So, you can enter ONCE on each of the following platforms:

Youtube: Subscribe, like and comment on this video

Facebook: Like and comment on the Twelve little photo you see above

Instagram: Like, Comment and Repost giveaway photo

Twitter: Retweet giveaway post

Blog: Comment under this post

Giveaway is open to U.S. and Canada
Contest will end on September 15th, 2015 12noon PST
I will notify the winner and it will be announced HERE only.

Good luck and watch the video to see all of the great features of this diaper bag!!!
Love you all!

VLOG: Visiting My Sister in Law's New House!

VLOG: Becoming an American?!

BoxyCharm August 2015

Fabkids August 2015

Today's Tidbit: Speak Your Hurt

Poshmombox August 2015

Fabletics August 2015

Back To School Makeup

Today's Tidbit: Good Friends

Daiso Haul!

Pop sugar Must Have Box

Today's Tidbit | Love in Chaos

August Wantable Box

Swap My Stash with LetitiaLaura

Homeschooling

LunchBlox by Rubbermaid | Popsugar Select

Current Beauty Favorites | July 2015

New NYX Lip Suedes

Frustrations and Giving Up

Velvet 59 Makeup Haul

Fitness Update

IT Cosmetics Haul & Mini Review

VLOG: BeautyConLA | 2015

Favorite Canadian Snacks

How I Cut My Own Hair

Iza Gonzalez Interview!

PoshMomBox Unboxing | July 2015

Korea Haul!

NYX Makeup Haul!

Wantable Box Unboxing | July 2015

Current Mommy Favorites | July 2015

Soap & Glory Haul

Today's Tidbit: Get Rid of That Junk!

Swimsuit Options for Mom!

PHAMExpo & Kia K900

Do Wraps Really Work?!

June Fabkids Picks!

China Glaze Desert Sands Collection

June Boxy Charm Unboxing!

June Posh Mom Box Unboxing!

Purple & Copper Eye Makeup Tutorial

Grown Up Mean Girls

New vs. Old Bumbo Seat

Filming a Talk Show?!

June Wantable Box! Accessories

Current Beauty Favorites! June 2015

SnapChat!

Clothing Haul! Rhapsodize

A Day in the Life!

Swap with IJKFamTV & Mommytipsbycole!

Generation Beauty Vlog!

10 things we've learned in 10 years

#vegasmommymeetup Swag Bag worth over $700!!

Vegas Mommy Meetup Vlog!

Current Mom & Kid Favorites!

May BoxyCharm 2015

Fabkids Haul May 2015

Awesomeness TV, Lifetime Mother's and Kia Forte Review!

Makeup Haul! Jordana, NYC, Salley Hansen

May Fabletics Look Book!

Erin Condren Planner Sticker Giveaway! Karolinas Krafts from Easy (closed)

Spring & Summer Fashion Haul

Date Night Vlog! Mazda Miata 2015

May Wantable Accessories Box!

Q & A

Hey Gals! I put a Q & A out there so I could answer some questions that I don't always get to in my videos or get to respond to. Thank you for your questions! 

Here are the answers!

and of course because I talk so much... there are two! haha!

Vlog: Mazda 5 Grand Touring

April Fabkids

April Boxycharm Unboxing

#VEGASMOMMYMEETUP

No Wedgie Romper?!

Mad for Plaid: Beauteque

Losing Your Identity to Motherhood

New! China Glaze Electric Nights Collection

Product Empties April 2015

Vlog: Date to Disneyland with my 6 year old!

April Wantable Jewelry box!

Random Favorites!

Femmeffex Jewelry Haul

To order:

femmeffex.myshopify.com

ftc: I was not paid for this video, all opinions are honest and my own!

March 2015 Urthbox Unboxing!

#vegasmommymeetup

I'm so excited to be announcing our #vegasmommymeetup!

We will be celebrating Memorial Day on Monday May 25th with all of you!

Registration is free and attendees will receive an amazing swag bag full of goodies, thank you to all of our gracious sponsors!

If you are interested in attending, please fill out the form on

the411mommas.com as space is limited

We will keep you updated on location and times as they are confirmed. 

I would love to meet some of you!

Super Target, Kia Soul, Cabazon

ok I know I am not the only one who goes to Target way too often!!

We LOVED this Kia Soul!!!

There is strong, and then there is MOM STRONG. Am I right? 

Loving this shirts from Golden Coast Threads! Pants from Fabletics

Fabkids Shoes & Outfit Picks!

Love all the new sandals out for the girls on fabkids.com ! Get $15 off!

IG pic of the day:

love these little girls!!!

March Boxy Charm Unboxing!

Love my Boxy Charm!

IG pic of the day:

My kids LOVE the park. Am I the only one that had a heart attack every 2 seconds? all those open 'doors' for them to fall out of freak me out. So I climb, duck, slide and get stuck with them. haha!!

Fitness Update!

IG pic of the day:

Loving this shirt from Walk in Love!!

Pants are from Fabletics

Current Mom & Kid Favorites!

IG pic of the day:

Morning planning with some fresh muffins and looking through my Aarti Paarti cookbook!

Chit Chat Q & A

IG pic of the day:

Tried out a new look today. No eyeliner and brown lips! love this matte lipstick in Matte Frappucino from Jordana cosmetics!

Clogs for Spring! JUSTFAB

IG pic of the day:

the Angie clog from JUSTFAB

Get $10 off your order!

Beauteque BB Bag!

IG pic of the day:

Loving all these new Matte lipsticks!

NYX Matte lipstick in Shocking Pink

Etude House Haul | Korean Cosmetics!

Thank you Cecilia for my goodies!!

IG pic of the day:

My little castle hand creams from this Etude House haul! aren't they darling?!

#dearme tag | Advice to My Younger Self

I had a feeling I would have a hard time not crying making this video, but I had no idea I would get this emotional! I have to admit I feel awkward and uncomfortable watching this BUT I decided to post it because I know there are young women who need to hear this.

The thought of any of my kids, even for a moment, feeling the way I did when I was younger broke my heart. So for those of you who are feeling in any way similar, don't give up hope. Better days are coming!

Me Time Tag!

What do you guys do for "me time"?

IG pic of the day:

not only do I love planners... I also have this wall calendar that I use! this one is from Target, I think it was $7?!?

February Favorites!

IG pic of the day:

Love this little boy and his smiley eyes!!

Memebox Anti-Aging Unboxing!

Actively Believing in your Dreams

BoxyCharm Unboxing + Canceled Ipsy?!

I have been loving Boxy Charm so much and not so loving my Ipsy bag so I decided to cancel my Ipsy. I figure I can keep the $10 and save up for something I really want! 

Boxy charm you get 4-5 FULL sized products, and brands you've heard of and want!

See what I got this month!

IG pic of the day:

Got to go on a wedding date with this handsome husband of mine. 

I use to cry at weddings because it seemed like a fairytale and I was like a little girl dreaming, wishing and wondering what it would be like to be in love like that.  Now I cry at weddings because I understand what is really happening.  I understand the depth of the commitment they are making, the struggles they will face and the joy that is incomparable.  Knowing a love so deep and being completely vulnerable with someone and trusting them with your heart in their hands.  I cry at weddings now because I know of the beauty and depth of life they are about to experience and it is beautiful.  I say a silent prayer and ask God to bless their marriage, to give them joy, good communication and to never give up on each other.  Love is a beautiful thing. I am reminded today of how I felt marrying this man on our wedding day.  The anticipation and hope for what our lifeworld be like has been surpassed in so many ways, and I am thankful and thankful some more.  I believe in love... for eternity. 

Would You Rather?

I was tagged by the beautiful Jlynnemama on YouTube to do this tag. Love tags like this!

IG pic of the day:

I'm so in love with these custom stickers I got from erincondren.com !

They are $5 a sheet (so I used up some credit I had) aren't they so cute?!

Get $10 off on Erin Condren.com!

February Urthbox | Healthy, YUMMY snacks!

Loving all the snacks I'm getting in my Urthboxes!!

IG Pic of the Day:

Salad Bibimbap from Red Hot Kitchen... yum!!!

Beauteque: Head To Toe Beauty Bag

Beauteque.com has gorgeous beauty bags now! unlike other subscription bags these ones you buy as you like them, perfect! 

Schoola Clothing Haul!

Aldo Shoes shown are from Schoola

You all know how I love a good deal... so thrifting, it's my thang. 

Have you heard of Schoola? It's an online thrift store that gives 40% of your purchase back to schools. So for my haul of $100 worth of merchandise, $40 went to the school that donated the item. 

Want to see what I got?  As you know, you can be a student at any age... so if you're looking for adult sizes, just click in the 13+ column (that's what I did!)

Click the video to see all the things I got!

Now I know everyone has clothes they need to get rid of, you can donate to Schoola and help them give back! I already sent in a bag (they are prepaid) and ordered some more..how do we accumulate so much and why do my kids grow so fast?!

If you are interested use my link  below and we both get $15 credit!!

www.schoola.com

Floral Pants shown are from Schoola

Schoola provided items for this haul. I was not paid to post, all opinions and thoughts are honest and my own. 

Oscar's Viewing Party | Neutrogena, MyHabit, Ok Magazine

Thank you DriveSTI for the fancy car!

We got to try out this gorgeous Mazda 3 Touring for a couple of days and it was perfect timing!

My husband was officiating a wedding and I got to go as his date, there's something special about going on a fancy date and pulling up in a cool car. 

Don't get me wrong, mini vans are about as cool as you can get...

but you know what I mean!

So we got dressed up and went for a long drive and chatted, laughed and talked about all the blessings in our life. It really doesn't matter where you are... it's the company. It was nice too because it started raining and driving around in a smooth car with windshield wipers that actually work is pretty special! Oh, and of course our tushies were warm too from the heated seats!

Then...

I was invited to an Oscar's viewing party held by Neutrogena, MyHabit and Ok Magazine

It was held at the beautiful W hotel, what an experience!!

Walking the red carpet? not really something I do on a regular basis, but I have to say... It was pretty fun!!

So much good food and celebrities everywhere. So many people looked vaguely familiar and I was googling them as they stood right next to me, I know... I'm so embarrassing!! haha!!

I guess the list to get in was "tight", and honestly don't know how I got there and even allowed to bring a +1 but I am thankful for the invite and the experience, thank you Neutrogena!

So being that I'm a SAHM of four, my fancy dress section of my closet is non existent... so what's a girl to do? I got this  dress for $15 in the clearance section of Forever 21 and paired it with some heels from Ross! Yup, that's how your girl rolls.

Jeannie vs. Jenny

Oh my goodness! I almost forgot to tell you guys.. so people kept coming up to me going "Jenny... this this and this" or "Oh its so good to see you" and I would respond with "oh, my name is Jeannie, not Jenny" I just assumed they were pronouncing my name wrong. Then later a network interviewed me and introduced me as Jenny with a huge fashion vlog. I was thinking, I do-do fashion.. but I am not a huge fashion vlogger by any means. I told my friend that maybe they think I'm someone else, just then a girl liked one of my pictures on instagram and I clicked her name and HER name was Jenny and she was a fashion blogger! Next thing you know, an asian girl with long black hair walked by... OH, people must think I'm her!!!! Now I wonder if that interview will air with me as Jenny?!  I guess I can see the resemblance, especially if we are not right next to each other. She is a contestant on the new season on the Amazing Race, so check it out! 

So glad to have shared the experience with one of my best friends of 18 years. Thank you for coming with me!! 

Click to watch me going to the event! 

2015 Kia Sedona: Little Tokyo

No words, pictures or video can describe the love I have for this mini van. 

HAHAHHAA!!!

No seriously, I have always stuck to my guns in saying nothing will ever come close to my Toyota Sienna....and I'm not bashing my trusty minivan because we still have a lot of years with it (or atleast paying it!) but for real. This Kia Sedona is no joke.

I probably would never have even considered a Kia minivan.... but this one, luxury.

There is SO much leg room for both rows and the first row even has leg rests that pop out and the seats not only move front to back, but they also move side to side so the seats can be right next to each other or there can be an aisle.

It drives soooooooo smooth. 

There is a sunroof for the front and one for the back and climate control for both as well.

What I was totally blown away by was the aerial view camera.

yes, you can see ALL around the car. 

So if there are zombies lurking waiting to pounce, you're gonna see them.

click the video to watch our time in the 2015 Kia Sedona Fully Loaded!

January Favorites

Is it way too late to post this?

oh well!

Here are my January Favorites, Enjoy!

Visiting Chef Aarti's house!

ok. I feel like I need to take a deep breath before I start sharing, I tend to get excited and just want to squeal and talk (or type) really really fast. haha!

I had the beautiful and awesome privilege of being invited into the home of Aarti Sequeira. 

Yes, The chef and winner of  Food Network Star , Aarti Paarti, Chopped... just to name a few

Anyone who knows me knows how much my WHOLE family loves cooking shows, so I was beyond excited to be able to watch her cook in such an intimate setting. 

Within Seconds of meeting Aarti, you just feel at home. Like you've known her for years, she has that kind of warmth that makes you instantly comfortable.  Can I say... I feel like she's my new friend?!?! I need her to be, I think we are kindred spirits. (yes, Anne of Green Gables!!)

Aarti is coming out with a new show on the Ownzones network that she gets to film in her house with her husband behind the camera! In case you're like "what is Ownzones?!" it's an online network full of different kinds of content, no commercials and great shows! 

Anyways, Aarti's show is going to be "10 minute meals", and as a mom of four.. that sounds super appetizing. (did ya see what I just did right there?) 

A lot of times when I watch "easy meal" type shows I'm like, yeah easy for YOU! but seriously, watching her cook I was like... I think I can do that!!

We got to watch her film one of her episodes and of course taste all the goodness that came from 10 minutes with her magical fingers!

She sat down with us and just chatted and answered some questions. It really felt like I was just chatting with an old friend. She signed some books for us before we left and I already have about 20 flags sticking out on recipes I want to try. 

Thank you so much Aarti for allowing me to come into your home and watch what you do best, love the people around you and cook with joy!

You can click the link below to get to Ownzones and check out their site!!

watch my video of us hanging out at Aarti's house!

This is not a sponsored post, all my thoughts and opinions are honest and my own.

Kayla Itsines Bikini Body Guide

Click to get your Bikini Body Guide!

It has begun.

I have been wanting to try this guide for atleast a year. I follow Kayla on instagram and between her personal posts, inspirational words AND seeing the transformation of all the women who are doing her guide I've always been so curious and wondered if that could be me! 

The above picture was after workout one. I seriously could not move for a good 20 minutes. 

Hurts so good.

I have been on a fitness journey and lifestyle overhaul since having my 4th baby and I truly want it to be a lifestyle change and I want my kids to see me taking care of myself, AND I want to be around for a long time, having fun and being active with my kids and one day my grandkids. 

As I type this I am on day 5 and I determined to go the full 12 weeks and share my progress.

Kayla's team sent me the guide to try and share my results with you, which I was so excited about because she is honestly the only fitness person I follow on social media (how she found me is a miracle in itself) and I was so excited (and scared) to try it. All of my results, opinion and progress is honest. I don't share stuff I don't believe in and I will always tell you the truth. 

So we shall see in 12 weeks what this guide does for me!

(i need a good transformation picture, because the before picture will not see the light of day unless there is a good after picture!!)

Here is a quick overview of the guide and my thoughts after starting: