Author: Rose G

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Video’s on Self Love

There is nothing wrong with being a little SELFish and showing yourself some self love. Here are some of my favorite videos that talk about self love and caring for YOU. I hope you enjoy them.


The person you really need to marry – Tracy McMillan


Radical Self Love – Gala Darling


Loving Yourself – Louise Hay


Message For Women – Iyanla Vanzant

You might enjoy this article: Why Self Care is Important

How do you practice self love and self care? Let us know in the comments.

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2016 Valentine’s Day Deals

Y’all know I love a good deal so of course I had to share with you my favorite deals that I found just in time for Valentine’s Day. Please pay attention to the dates as some of them go until the end of the month and others are only valid for a day or a week.

This post includes affiliate links which means I may make a small commission (at no additional cost to you) if you decide to purchase something I have shared here. That will be used to fund my Starbucks addiction as well as to keep this website up and running.

For cash back at many of the places you shop online I also suggest that you sign up for an eBates (referral link) account. I personally have the eBates Chrome extension on my browser and it alerts me when there is a deal/cash back offer so I can activate it – I love it because I forget to go to eBates first and am bummed when I find out I could of saved some serious $$. And you can refer your friends and earn $ when they use ebates as well. I already have $37.50 cash back coming to me from the past 2 weeks.

Valentine's Day Specials

So here are my favorite 2016 Valentine’s Day Deals. I hope you find something you enjoy. These are things you can let others know you would love to have or you can also stock up on some of your favorite things. I personally am buying myself gifts this year.

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Avon

Avon foundations, blushes, bronzers and concealers
+ Buy 1 Get 1 For $2.99. Mix or match foundations, blushes, bronzers and concealers.
+ Get 20% off your order of $50 or more. Use code: WELCOME at checkout. Direct Delivery orders only. Single use only.

Anew power serum
+ FREE bottle of Anew Power Serum with your $50 order. Use Code: YOUTHFUL
EXPIRES MIDNIGHT ET, 02/08/16. DIRECT DELIVERY ONLY. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

SallyBeauty.com

chi elite ceramic curling iron

Offers valid through 2/27:
+ Save $20 on the CHI Elite Curling Iron. Sku 11200
+ Receive FREE UPS Ground Shipping with the purchase of the CHI Elite Curling Iron when you enter promo code 888515 at checkout.

Click here to shop all of the monthly savings at SallyBeauty.com

Julep.com

February Mystery Box
+ $29.99 Mystery Box ($150 value)

ScentBird

scentbird perfume subscription box

+ Get 15% off your subscription. Use code: SCENT15 at checkout.

LaneBryant.com

Lane Bryant
$35 OFF orders of $150 or more and Free Shipping. Use code: FSFEBLB . Excludes Cacique (2/2 – 2/29)

Amazon.com

30 off amazon valentines day jewelry sale
+ 30% off Valentine’s Day Jewelry Gifts. Select styles. Restrictions apply. Use code: VALDAY30 at checkout for discount.
+ 20% off watches. Use code: PREZDAY20 at checkout.
+ Up to 70% off Clothing, Shoes, Handbags and more. Select styles. Restrictions apply.

Adam & Eve

Adam & Eve 300x250
Whether you’re looking for something sexy to slip into or want some fun toys and accessories to make your Valentine’s Day sizzle, Adam & Eve is the place to start.

+ 60% Off a Single Item + Free Ground Shipping Use Code: TAKE60. Valid through 2/15
+ $20 off orders of $60 or more. Use Code: VDAY60. Valid through 2/20

Groupon

$75 and Under

Groupon has hundreds of great deals. You can save on spa/salon packages, dinners, gifts and so much more. I have the app on my phone so I can quickly search for nearby deals. I know people that are die hard Groupon users and swear by it. I am a more casual user and like to get things like Starbucks gift cards at awesome discounts.

Bonus: Fast Forward to Spring Sweepstakes

Avon spring sweepstakes
For making it all the way to the end of this post, how about you go ahead and try your chance at winning this sweepstakes? You never know if you might win.
Click here to enter this sweepstakes. No purchase necessary.

Ebates Coupons and Cash Back
Reminder:Don’t forget to sign up for an Ebates account to get cash back for shopping online. You can save at may of the online stores you already shop at. There are even deals at places like travelocity.com if you feel like taking a trip somewhere.

Let me know what deals you loved the most so I can be on the lookout for similar ones in the future. If you know of any coupons, sales or deals that aren’t listed here, let me know in the comments as well.

Related: Girl’s Night In Ideas

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Flashback Fridays – A Girl Just Wants to Have Fun

I hope that you all had a wonderful week! Thank you for stopping in to see what I had going on during the past week. If this is your first time here, welcome! Let me know how you ended up here… Twitter?… Facebook?… A Magical Unicorn Ride? I always like to know how people end up on my blog.

As most of you know, 2016 brought a lot of new “things” into my life. I ended up moving to a new place, I started a new semester at school, I started some new side hustles to supplement my income and lastly my drivers side door decided it no longer wanted to work so I now have to climb through the back door to get into the car.

I have tried to stay calm and not get overwhelmed by everything that is happening in my life and this past week I decided I really just wanted to do some FUN things and enjoy myself. So you will see that theme here.

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So… last weekend was really great. I got to take care of my niece and nephew while my sister and her husband spent the weekend together. We spent our time watching a lot of Netflix and playing video games. It was really nice. We watched Jem and the Holograms cartoon shows (from 1985) – it was like I was a little girl again. We also watched a lot of Sponge Bob because they are into that for some reason.

We would take breaks and we would also play a little Just Dance 2016. So we got our workout in for the weekend and it was a blast. They created my own character (not sure what they are called) on there and we challenged each other and cheered each other on. Fun times!

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Another thing I have been doing lately is taking a lot of e-courses, attending webinars and online classes related to business and blogging. Last weekend I watched a Visual Strategy for Pinterest. It was excellent! They gave me some great tips and I have loved Pinterest from the first pin I have ever pinned. I used to just pin everything I loved but now I do things a bit differently. I pin smarter!

Last weekend was also my youngest sisters birthday and she chose to go to a museum as her birthday activity. We ended up at the Bishop Museum and after checking out all the Polynesian and Hawaiian exhibits we went to the World of Wearable Art Exhibit. There were so many amazing pieces and the video they had of the event was amazing. It was hard to take pictures of all my favorites because it was dark and my phone was drying lol.

World of Wearable Art Inkling
Inkling by Gilian Saunders, New Zealand

I enjoyed myself so much! There was also an area to make your own paper dolls and my family and I had fun drawing and cutting and pasting to “design” wearable art for our paper dolls.

This was a busy week for me at work and school, however, I was able to find moments to do some of my favorite things such as reading, writing and hanging out on Pinterest for a bit. I even ended up using a recipe I found on Pinterest to cook an easy dinner.

What fun things did you do this week?

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Making Well-Being a Priority at Work

Work Relationships

Most adults spend a majority of their time at their job. Because our time spent there makes a huge impact on our lives, people should think about making well-being a priority at work. Often times we spend so much time there that we sometimes end up with a “work family” of sorts. Since we spend so much time with the people we work with it is important that we take care of and look out for each other when we can.

Even though the dynamic may be different because it is the work environment, people often take care of each other in some sort of way. If you have close relationships with the people that you work with you, may know at least the basic information about them. Others you may have more personal relationships with. Either way you know a little about them and can use that to build a positive work relationship.

Managing With Integrity

When it comes to upper management, things often change because managers are supposed to manage, delegate and guide others. However, staying too removed from the people that they work with can often hurt not only work relationships but also the work environment in general.

By forming (healthy and appropriate) relationships with their employees; managers can help their employees to do better which will in turn make their jobs easier and more enjoyable as well. Did you know that in many large corporations when there seems to be a lot of problems the first person that gets in trouble is the manager if it looks like they are not working well with others? If that doesn’t encourage you to work better with others, I don’t know what will.

Praise and Encouragement

It is extremely important for people that are in charge to encourage and praise their employees when they are doing well. When someone is praised for their “good work” or “dedication” it often makes them not only feel better about themselves but can also inspire them to continue to do great work.

When someone feels like their hard work has paid off and they get complimented for it, it can positively effect their well-being as well. As a manager, the health and well-being of your employees should be just as important as them turning in that assignment by the deadline. Healthier employees often equates to happier and harder working employees. If they don’t feel balanced in all aspects of their life it can really effect their performance.

The importance of making well-being a priority at work. Tips for upper management from an ex Retail Store Manager

Making Well-Being a Priority at Work

As the person in charge who mentors and guides their employees, making well-being a priority at work can do things like:
– increase morale
– boost employees self-esteem
– be a catalyst for positive change in the work place

Whether you are giving out compliments or holding health and wellness seminars – it is important to help your employees live better. If people feel good on the inside it reflects to the outside and in everything that they do – which includes their work.

My Personal Experience in Retail Management

Retail work is not for everyone. There are cranky and crazy customers. Often long hours and not enough pay. A lot of the time this equates to high turn-over. As a Retail Store Manager I always took it upon myself to praise and encourage my sales girls. Whether I ran a sales contest with prizes or made it a priority to always say a simple “thank you” at the end of their shift – I tried to treat all of the employees like they were just as important as my management team was.

There were several times where employees would later come to me and say “thank you” in return for encouraging them and treating them like human beings. I genuinely cared about how they were doing and where they were going – from their education to their career. You can form relationships with people and still hold your position when it comes to your job. Be one of the positive people in their experiences during the week.

Ways to Recognize Employees for Their Accomplishments

By recognizing employees for their accomplishments you can make often make them feel better overall. If you know that they are into competitions you can set a production or sales goal and reward the top performers – you can even reward everyone else just for their effort.

Some of the ways that you can recognize employees for their accomplishments:
1. Create a spreadsheet, poster or board that tracks your top performers: Based on my experience, this can create some healthy competition between employees and often makes everyone feel great about what they are able to accomplish while they are in the zone. You can change what the goal is every week, month, quarter and so on and even the activity because in general some people are better at certain things overall so you want to make it fair as well.
2. Recognize them during team meetings or events: If you have a small team you can have a prize, reward or certificate for everyone and point out what their best assets are. If you have a larger team you can give out bigger rewards but still give out maybe a treat bag or something small to the other members of your team.
3. Tell them to their face: When someone is going above and beyond for a long time they may be discouraged if it goes unnoticed. Give them a boost of confidence by pulling them to the side and saying “thank you.”
4. Encourage them while on the job: If you have a few employees around you do a pow-wow and point out each persons strengths. You can say something like “Jenna is really great at analyzing our XYZ reports; feel free to ask her if you want some tips.” This works well because you are pointing out the strengths of someone and encouraging others to look to them if they want some tips (which often boosts peoples self-esteem because they feel like they are the person to talk to.) Also, colleagues that are at about the same level in regards to job duties and responsibilities are more likely to ask each other questions and when they do you want them to go to the right person for certain questions.

Those are just some of the ways that I have recognized employees for their accomplishments – what are some of the ways that you have recognized your employees in the past? How have you made others feel better in the work place? How have you made well-being a priority at work? Let me know in the comments or give me a holler on Twitter.

You may also like: Job Hunting Like A Boss

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Flashback Friday’s – New Adventures

Happy Friday! I hope that you had a wonderful week and that everything is doing great for you! Can you believe we are already halfway through January? Is 2016 about to speed by like 2015 did? I sorta hope it doesn’t because this year I have a lot of things going on and some of them I want to take my time one – I will get into that in another post – for now I will share just a few of the things that happened in my life this past week.

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I moved
Last weekend we packed up a truck with all of my belongings and drove 45 minutes away to my new studio. It was a major workout because it is an old building and we had to go up and down 3 flights of stairs. We somehow made it out alive – my legs felt like jello but I also felt like I had a great workout. Let’s just say I didn’t have gym day until a few days later. I am excited about this new adventure, in a new place but nervous at the same time. I think it will be good for me and one of the cool things about it is that I now live just a 10 minute ride from work. I love it because I can wake up at the same time, but get other things done in the morning – like reading, blogging and so on. Very cool.

I started a new semester
Like most college students around the nation, a new college semester started for me on Monday. I am currently enrolled in one College Algebra course and my other courses are all Psychology courses (my Major is Psychology.) This should be a good semester and I am so happy that I am getting closer to finishing my degree. I was dreading taking another math course, however, I am already enjoying the Professor I have and I think I may actually enjoy the course because of this.

Other happenings
I am currently working on a ton of posts – one is a post about some of my favorite college resources so be sure to check back for that. Make sure you sign up for my mailing list so that you can get new posts directly in your inbox. Or follow me on Twitter to interact with me and you can find out about my new posts there as well.

I hope that you have a beautiful weekend! I plan on finishing putting my place together and getting some much needed rest. What do you have planned for the weekend?

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