tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53953369576938841292024-03-05T00:14:22.222-05:00Tori's MisadventuresI am a business, a mom, a wife, a friend, a playmate, a pet owner, a book reviewer, a freelance writer, a plant killer, a bargain hunter, a fashionista, a gamer, a head banger, and a shopper extraordinaire.
Welcome to my world.Gigi's Consignment Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976186857713722510noreply@blogger.comBlogger1467125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5395336957693884129.post-13707330062235648612014-08-08T15:14:00.004-04:002014-08-08T15:14:36.815-04:00Yes...Yes...I'm a Slacker<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I wish I could say that I have been too busy building a portable nuclear reactor or helping to find a cure for female generic baldness to blog here but the fact is...I'm a slacker.<br />
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I have been busy but mainly writing and working in my store. With summer's arrival I found myself having to work around daughter's schedule and let me tell you...she is a popular chick. I will say that she heads back to school soon so hopefully this will allow me to spend more time with you all.<br />
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Until then, I leave you with a "Well, Since You Asked..." post<br />
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<b>T:</b> What are you doing?<br />
<b>Me: </b>Trying to use the force to build my bookshelves.<br />
<b>T: </b>The force? How's working for you?<br />
<b>Me:</b> Seems the force is as reluctant as you are.<br /><b>T: </b>Do you know how hot it is outside?<br /><b>Me:</b> Yes, but I don't want the shelves built outside.<br />
<b>T:</b> But my tools are outside. And I'll have to drag out the sawbucks, skill saw, ect...<br />
<b>Me: </b>What's you're point, Tim the tool man?<br />
<b>T:</b> My point is it's too hot to build anything right now. However, I could use some help on the yard though.<br />
<b>Me: </b>Sorry. Too hot. Try using the force.<br />
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Gigi's Consignment Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976186857713722510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5395336957693884129.post-69353645801532456192013-10-01T10:00:00.000-04:002013-10-01T10:00:03.568-04:00I’m reviewing Stir Me Up by Sabrina Elkins at Smexybooks<p><img style="float: left; display: inline" alt="stirmeup" align="left" src="http://smexybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/stirmeup-189x300.jpg" width="218" height="340"></p> <p><strong>Stir Me Up by Sabrina Elkins<br></strong>Mature YA/Contemporary Romance<br>October 1, 2013<br>Harlequin TEEN <p><strong>Reviewed by Tori</strong> <p>Favorite Quote: “Chaos is good.” “Good? There are people humping in the closet. Before cake.” <p>Cami Broussard has her senior year all mapped out. She will continue to work in her father’s restaurant and become an apprentice chef once she graduates; allowing her to continue working along side her boyfriend, Luke. When Cami’s step mother, Estella, announces her nephew, Julian, will be coming to live with them to recuperate from a war injury, Cami is put out by the onslaught of change coming into her home and her life. <p>Julian Wyatt was raised by his aunt when his mother and father passed away. Severely wounded in Afghanistan when he and his team came upon a roadside bomb, his aunt decides to bring him home from the VA hospital, hoping that she can help heal more than just his physical wounds. He doesn’t want to be there and makes his opinions known loud and clearly. <p>From first meeting, Cami and Julian lock horns and butt heads. Cami feels bad for what Julian has gone through but she refuses to coddle him or allow him to take his frustrations out on her. Julian is understandably angry. He is dealing with a severe case of PTSD and survivors guilt. He’s also feeling guilty for his attraction to his seventeen year old housemate. <p>As their prickly animosity grows into a heady attraction, Julian and Cami will discover a lot about themselves and each other. <p> <p>Read the rest of my review at <a href="http://smexybooks.com/2013/10/review-stir-me-up-by-sabrina-elkins.html#comment-228043" target="_blank">Smexybooks.</a></p> Gigi's Consignment Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976186857713722510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5395336957693884129.post-47101488144746701862013-09-30T12:00:00.000-04:002013-09-30T12:00:01.154-04:00I’m reviewing Bound By Night by Larissa Ione at Smexybooks<p><img style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="818FuJ9Kg9L._SL1500_" align="left" src="http://smexybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/818FuJ9Kg9L._SL1500_-183x300.jpg" width="213" height="342"></p> <p><strong>Bound By Night (MoonBound Vampire Clan, #1) by Larissa Ione<br></strong>Paranormal Romance<br>September 24, 2013<br>Pocket Books <p>Favorite Quote: “I should have been a relationship therapist or some shit.“ <p>In a world where vampires are enslaved to humans, one woman and one man seek to right a terrible wrong and find a love worth dying for. <p>Nicole Martin hates vampires. As a child, she watched her family’s vampire slaves revolt and decimate her entire family right before her eyes. Taken out of the US as a child, Nicole is back and ready to take up the reins of her family’s company, Daedelus, as CEO. She plans to continue her work finding a cure for vampirism in hopes she can not only obliterate her memories of her past but also the entire bloodsucking vampire race. <p>Riker, a member of the renegade vampire clan, MoonBound, has waited years to exact revenge against the Martin for the deaths of his mate and friends. When Nicole Martin comes back to the states to take over her parents’ company as CEO, Riker sees the perfect opportunity to take his revenge and kidnaps Nicole in order to use her as a bargaining chip against a rival clan. Determined to make her pay for her family’s crime, he finds himself becoming obsessed with her instead. <p>Nicole led a fairly sheltered life overseas and had no idea of the atrocities her parents’ company committed against the vampires. Life with the MoonBound clan quickly disabuses Nicole of her prejudices and forces her to take a long hard look at her own crimes against them. Her disgust and shame forces her to use her in depth knowledge of vampire biology to help find cures to problems that plague the vampires. She also finds her attraction to Riker growing though Riker’s own prejudice against her and her family leaves her little doubt he does not return her feelings. <p>Caught between a rival vampire clan’s need for revenge and a human company who doesn’t want to give up their experiments, Nicole and Riker find themselves falling deeper for one another as their respective species begin taking steps towards war. <p><strong>Read the rest of my review at </strong><a href="http://smexybooks.com/2013/09/review-bound-by-night-by-larissa-ione.html" target="_blank"><strong>Smexybooks.com</strong></a></p> Gigi's Consignment Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976186857713722510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5395336957693884129.post-64784635012351239162013-09-29T15:24:00.001-04:002013-09-29T15:25:53.279-04:00Preppy Chic in Gigi's COnsignment Closet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Gigi's Consignment Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976186857713722510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5395336957693884129.post-25256077404616720342013-09-25T12:00:00.000-04:002013-09-25T12:00:02.002-04:00Review: Susan Gregg Gilmore's The Funeral Dress<p><img style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="81Q03Br6qmL._SL1500_" align="left" src="http://smexybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/81Q03Br6qmL._SL1500_-199x300.jpg"></p> <p><strong>The Funeral Dress by Susan Gregg Gilmore<br></strong>Contemporary Fiction/Southern<br>Released: September 24, 2013<br>Broadway/Random House <p>Emmalee Bullard dropped out of school to begin work at the Tennewa Shirt Factory at age sixteen when her father refused to take her to school anymore and demanded she find a job. She is paired with Leona Lane, a long time employee, whose own life could have mirrored Emmalee’s but for some of the decisions she made. Leona teaches Emmalee everything she knows about sewing and soon a friendship is borne between the older woman and this younger girl. When Emmalee gets pregnant by a local boy three years later, Leona sees Emmalee struggling to be mother and father to her baby all the while having no one to help her. She offers Emmalee the chance to get out from underneath her father’s thumb by asking her to come live with her and her husband. Leona lost her own son years ago and was unable to have anymore. Leona knows Emmalee could be a good wonderful mother if she is just given the chance and the baby would give Leona another chance at love. <p>When an accident claims Leona and her husband’s life, Emmalee finds herself adrift again with no relief in sight. Her baby’s father is unable and unwilling to help her; a victim of his family’s ambitions. Disappointed by the life she could have had before Leona died, Emmalee wants to honor Leona in the only way she knows how. She wants to make Leona’s funeral dress. While some of the town rebels against the idea, they don’t feel an unmarried mother should have that right, the funeral director gives her the chance. Using some fabric Emmalee finds in Leona’s home, Emmalee begins the dress, pouring her heart and soul into it’s making. Each stitch holds a dream, a prayer, and a hope for a chance to do right in her life for her daughter. When the town divides on whether Emmalee should be allowed to keep her baby, Emmalee finds she has more friends then she knew and a wall of courage that holds true as she begins the fight to keep her daughter. <p> <p>Read the rest of my review at <a href="http://smexybooks.com/2013/09/review-the-funeral-dress-by-susan-gregg-gilmore.html" target="_blank">smexybooks.com</a></p> Gigi's Consignment Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976186857713722510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5395336957693884129.post-42577202363150011192013-09-25T09:00:00.000-04:002013-09-25T09:00:10.685-04:00My Ipsy Bag For September<p> </p> <p>I recently signed up for <a href="http://www.ispy.com" target="_blank">Ipsy</a>. A lot of my friends and fellow bloggers raved about various makeup/sample sites offered so I decided to try one for myself. Ipsy seemed the best deal-cost versus what you receive. </p> <p>The site itself is easy to navigated. Simply sign up, fill out your profile, and of course, give your credit card number. You get six items plus a cute little makeup bag for $10 a month. Your credit card is charged the beginning of month and your items arrive around the 3rd week of the month. </p> <p>The items are a mixture of samples and full size. I have found I normally receive a wide variety of items ranging from perfume to make up, to facial products. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-YMKKNZzIe4o/UkILqApHOOI/AAAAAAAAK70/1_IVooO8dbw/s1600-h/IMG_00287.jpg"><img title="IMG_0028" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0028" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GbEdb5qqoHE/UkILqolfMiI/AAAAAAAAK78/oLSBSEZLdCw/IMG_0028_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="452" height="450"></a></p> <p>This month I received a gift bag filled with:</p> <p>- 2 Single use packets of Skyn Iceland Hydo Cool Firming Eye Gels.<br>- Nyx Eyeshadow in purple (full size)<br>- Elizabeth Mott It’s So Big Volumizing Mascara (sample size)<br>- J Cats Beauty Fabulous Lipstick in Honey Crisp (full size)<br>- Starlooks Kohl Eye Pencil in Obsidian (full size)</p> <p> </p> <p>My thoughts:</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JImsd9asjKY/UkILrbVPDoI/AAAAAAAAK8A/KlH-gW1Kny4/s1600-h/IMG_00317.jpg"><img title="IMG_0031" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0031" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8-jDAsgcE9s/UkILsOKolII/AAAAAAAAK8M/WZnIkuiohtc/IMG_0031_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="469" height="372"></a></p> <p>The<strong> Skyn Iceland Hydo Cool Firming Eye Gels</strong> were very easy to apply and seemed to work. My eyes weren't puffy when I tried them. The cooling gel felt nice and and they didn’t pull when I removed them. I also liked the almost nonexistent smell. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BRGYjTwkLNc/UkILs1VvXEI/AAAAAAAAK8U/2gKBj6m0G0o/s1600-h/IMG_00374.jpg"><img title="IMG_0037" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0037" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-S_zxGFbaNkQ/UkILtNQhr_I/AAAAAAAAK8Y/202XvLpnX_8/IMG_0037_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0-nI_gzy9Mc/UkILt43QYGI/AAAAAAAAK8k/uJ41gtBgInw/s1600-h/IMG_00384.jpg"><img title="IMG_0038" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0038" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Tv9OXLZcCzM/UkILub_nxJI/AAAAAAAAK8o/SgD_47FKdnw/IMG_0038_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180"></a></p> <p>The <strong>Nyx Eye Shadow</strong> is a beautiful shade of purple. Silky smooth feeling and goes on easily. Rich color though you have to layer if you want a deep dark color on your lids. First application goes on light. </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2tm6Wdza5x8/UkILvC5twGI/AAAAAAAAK80/2BfSRo5xKkQ/s1600-h/IMG_00355.jpg"><img title="IMG_0035" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0035" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sJqriSvQFGE/UkILvloQ8RI/AAAAAAAAK88/RE6owyyja-g/IMG_0035_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="236" height="321"></a></p> <p><strong>Elizabeth Mott It’s So Big Volumizing Mascara.</strong> A sample size-0.14oz. Black though the tube doesn’t list an actual color name. Thick and creamy. The applicator holds a lot of product. When I used, it clumped a little and let black spots where it hit my brow when I blinked. Second application, I wiped some off the applicator and it went on much better. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9FJhJV2rp_0/UkILwCBsT-I/AAAAAAAAK9E/yuiMf-45huY/s1600-h/IMG_00345.jpg"><img title="IMG_0034" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0034" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mD6rKa1ikdQ/UkILweh5QnI/AAAAAAAAK9I/aSxj83j95oE/IMG_0034_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="256" height="197"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rTvAUag9xNc/UkILxNPGUgI/AAAAAAAAK9U/XKbX4ZJ9f7M/s1600-h/IMG_00404.jpg"><img title="IMG_0040" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0040" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2PzQbU6X9m4/UkILxQgnbjI/AAAAAAAAK9c/Ghv5ghnX7d0/IMG_0040_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="193" height="261"></a></p> <p><strong>J Cats Beauty Fabulous Lipstick in Honey Crisp</strong>. A full size applicator. Pretty nude shade with a hint of shimmer. When I opened the lipstick had broke off towards the bottom. *sad face* Looks thick and creamy. Feels creamy and application is easy. While I love nude shades, nude shades do not look good on me. I put it on and it literally made my lips look thinner and disappeared into my face. It also flaked and looked crusty after about 30 minutes of wearing. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Lbp7FnqPKF4/UkILyGYugYI/AAAAAAAAK9k/OmFvRXkj1Q4/s1600-h/IMG_00365.jpg"><img title="IMG_0036" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0036" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-cE9sEe3D0SM/UkILykeCYRI/AAAAAAAAK9s/_084aKVbqe4/IMG_0036_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="438" height="338"></a></p> <p><strong>Starlooks Kohl Eye Pencil in Obsidian</strong>. A full size pencil. Smooth no fuss application. A luscious black. Smears and smudges well. Easy removal. </p> <p> </p> <p>All in all I like my Ipsy bag and goodies. I think you get a well rounded selection for $10.00 and month. I do wish though that you could change your profile-color and makeup selections. If there is a way, I haven't found it yet. </p> Gigi's Consignment Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06976186857713722510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5395336957693884129.post-69175683555898455602013-09-24T09:00:00.000-04:002013-09-24T09:39:12.188-04:00What's In Gigi's Consignment Closet-Weekend Casual<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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