Currently {October} - CurlyCraftyMom.com

I’m back today with my October Currently post. I always enjoy updating y’all on my life happenings.

Currently…

ALMOST DONE with Invisalign!

On October 30th, I have an appointment to get my buttons off and I’ll be done with Invisalign! Unfortunately, I think I still need to wear the trays (without the buttons) for 6 months after I’m finished, because the teeth want to shift back the most in the first 6 months. Then, I’ll move to a nightly retainer! I am so, so excited! I plan to do an update post in the next few weeks.

Shutterfly Mentions

Shutterfly has been kind enough to feature my blog twice lately! You’ll see my Summer porch featured in their ‘32 Fresh Front Porch Ideas and Photos for Every Season‘.

And, they featured these adorable Jack o’ Lanterns I displayed on my patio last fall in their ‘95 Cozy Fall Decorating Ideas‘ post.

Commercial Silk

Commercial Silk has recently launched a new website called Commercial Palm Trees. They sell a variety of palm trees, including areca, curved coconut, bamboo, banana and more. They even offer custom made palm trees. I have several of Commercial Silk products in my home (such as this gorgeous potted silk ivy plant-in the photo above) and the quality is flawless, so I have no doubt that their Commercial Palm Trees are just as lovely!

These palm trees can set the perfect mood for your outdoor area or you can start dreaming about next summer and how you can decorate your pool area with these silk pam trees.

Reading
This month I read one book.

Mudbound by Hillary Jordan

This book takes place in 1946 when Laura McAllen moves away from the city and her family to live on a Mississippi farm with her husband. The nice country house that her husband had promised her falls through and they land up living on a dirty, muddy farm with no running water. Her bitter father-in-law stays in the house all day with her while her husband is out working the farm. Her brother-in-law Jamie returns from the war and it makes Laura’s days a little easier. Ronsel, one of the son’s of the black family that is working on their farm also returns from war. Jamie and Ronsel becomes friends, even though it causes a stir in the town. Unfortunately, this friendship is damaged one night when the town finds out about Ronsel’s past life while he was serving his country. I thought this was a good read, but also a sad one. There were some parts in the book that I was not expecting at all to happen. It was a pretty good read and kept me guessing.

BuzzFeed Mention

Someone that I used to work with texted me last week and said she saw me on BuzzFeed. I was excited to see that I was included in their feature about ‘30 Long Sleeve Dresses on Amazon That You’ll Actually Wear‘.

This is the dress I’m wearing that they shared in the article. They wrote ‘A plaid pencil to change up your autumn wardrobe without sacrificing your favorite seasonal print.‘

I think it is always fun to be discovered on the web, especially when something like this shows up. But, it also reminds me how hard I used to try to keep my blog a ‘secret’ and now that really isn’t possible!

StriVectin HYALURONIC Dual-Response Serum

StriVectin has been great about sending me their new products to review and I’m always pleased with what they send me! Recently, the sent me their HYALURONIC Dual-Response Serum. It has two chambers that fuse together in one silky lightweight serum formula to help plump up your skin with moisture and it also helps to smooth lines. This is going to be great to use as we run our heat in the house more and more as temps cool down, so that my skin can stay moisturized and renewed!

Half Marathon #12

This weekend is Half Marathon #12 for me! I actually had to look back in my running notes to see which half marathon it will be, I have ran so many! The weather is looking a little dicey for my race day, though. Somehow, I’ve never had a half marathon (or my marathon) in poor weather, such as rain. But, there is a chance of rain! I really don’t like to run in rain, because I don’t like running on wet pavement… but, I may have to plan to bring some wet gear along. The photo above is from half marathon #11.

My parents are going to watch the kids, so that Brian and I can have a pasta (carb loading!) dinner the night before and we are staying in a hotel downtown by Busch Stadium. We usually drive down to the race the morning of, but thought it would be fun to stay downtown and just walk to the race this year. I PR’ed at my last half marathon in the Spring at 2:06:44, so of course I’d love to beat that. But, if the weather is yucky, we’ll see. 🙂 I am just going to go out there and do my best, I am excited for race day!

Lauren from Mom Home Guide is also sharing her Currently post today!

Full Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. Several companies gifted me products in exchange for this post. All opinions are 100% mine.

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