Younique

Over the last year, I have found a new love.

I'm not talking about Blue. (But yes, I did fall in love with him over the last year too.)

I'm talking about the products behind him. (Which I should mention have more than tripled since I took this picture.)

I'm talking about Younique cosmetics & skin care.

Yes, this girl, who didn't even wear makeup to her own wedding, has finally discovered the beauty of makeup. 

It started slowly. 

At first, all I used was their 3D Fbiberlash mascara. But after having my eyes go from blah to WOW, I was hooked. 

I started to play with the eye makeup, but only in the neutral colors.

Then I tried the liquid foundation. (More like photoshop in a bottle!) 

After that, there really was no looking back. 

 This spring, I realized I love these products so much, I might as well get paid to buy my own makeup, so I signed up as a Younique Presenter. How could I say no to a 20% commission on all my purchases, paid within hours of the order being placed? 

Really, the better question was why did it take me over a year to realize this??

But then I couldn't stop there. 

I want to share these amazing products! So I decided to sell them to my family and friends. I even invested in building an inventory so I could provide faster service to my customers.  (This is where I should mention, within a month, I had reached the next level and was earning 25% commission.)

Through this I have found a few things. 

I have made some amazing new friends. 

I've also learned that I love color on my eyes. Not just neutral browns and creams, but blue, green, and purple! I have loved trying so many new looks. Josh has loved it too. I didn't think he would notice something like that, but just the other day he told me he loved the blue on my eyes. And he asked when I was going to wear the purple lip color again

I have loved finding my inner confidence. I really struggle with my body image. But when I have my makeup on, I feel like I can conquer the world. And I feel like I want to take better care of my body. I love feeling beautiful.

And I have learned... I LOVE red lipstick! 

I could go on and on about these products. Or about how I love throwing home parties and online parties! (Please book a party, I have so many fun ideas I can't wait to try.)

 I was never going to be that girl, I didn't think I had time. Turns out, I just had to find a product I could love and stand behind 110%. (Now, if I could just better figure out how to take a selfie without taking 500 photos just to get one good one.)

I put off spending the $99 to join, but I wish I hadn't. It was the best money I ever spent, no, INVESTED in myself. 

I would love to share this love with you. We can host a party so you can earn free products. Or I really need to practice make overs if you don't mind being my test dummy. Or you can just place an order on my website: https://www.youniqueproducts.com/SavannahMChristensen

Corn Maize with the Nephews

This weekend, we went to the Bluebell Corn Maize with most of our nephews.

 

Our group included myself, Josh, my mom, sister and her boys, Melanie, Colter and their boys and Colter's sister. I was sad that Colt wasn't there, but I guess he is a little young. 

My family got their first, so we played in the court yard. Last year, Daxsen had no fear. But this year, he got to the top of the slide and changed his mind. So my mom went with him. After that, he was fine.

Feeding the goats. Daxsen dropped most of his food pellets on the ground, but the goats still enjoyed licking his hands.

After everyone was there, we headed into the corn maize.

The boys got tired, so they hitched a ride.

My all time favorite photo last year was with the nephews at the corn maize. So I tried to duplicate it. But I showed have used a different photographer. Josh forgets the camera has a zoom button and didn't tell me that it was hard to see some faces around the bars.

Nevertheless, I will treasure this picture for the next 12 months.

After the maize, we took Vanessa's boys to the pumpkin patch. (Preston and Tyler are getting their pumpkins from their grandma this year.)

I told each boy I would buy them a large pumpkin and a small pumpkin.

Daxsen did NOT want to look at the camera and smile.

I love this age and the faces they make when you tell them to smile.

Waiting for the tractor to come back and pick us up. While we were waiting, Daxsen decided a little girl had a better pumpkin then he did. He set his down and then took hers. I've heard it said several times that the terrible two's are nothing compared to the terrible, horrible three's. He is living proof of that.

By this point, it was past their nap time, but Valex really wanted to ride the cow train before they went home.

After they left, Tyler and Preston talked Colter and Josh into doing "Friendly Fire" with them. Its a like paintball, but they use Nerf balls instead. Josh said the boys said they would be teams. Colter and Preston vs Josh and Tyler. But as soon as they stepped in, all was forgotten and both boys turned on their dad and uncle.

It was a blast and this is quickly becoming another one of my favorite traditions and another reason October is my favorite time of the year.

I also have to brag about what Valex and Daxsen made for me. Their mom took them on a walk and they collected leaves and then made these cute pictures for me. We just upgraded to an upright freezer (vs. a chest freezer) and I was thrilled to have something to hang on it.