Spring Cleaning?!?

The birds are singing, the flowers are blooming,and best of all the spring attire is coming out of storage. Now, I am a really REALLY messy person. I am the joke of the family when I say I cleaned my room the response is usually "oh so theres a path now?" or something of that nature. I have 13 years of clutter in my room. My mom never forced me to clean nore did she clean for me because I would always complain when she threw away my collection-of-the-week. I don't know what it is about this year but for some reason I have just been on a cleaning spree! I have four or five garbage bags of stuff to give away to the library and good will in my basement. That is only the beginning. I have years of school work, 16 years to be exact this includes kindergarten and preschool, and its hard sometimes to just dump away this stuff I've always thought that "I will have a use for this someday!" but enough is enough! I want ZEN I want to be able to do yoga in my room, or walk around without getting something wedged in my foot. I want my room back... or well... lets be honest... I never had a clean room back I not really the right term...

ANY WAYS! step one is getting rid of all that I don't need. Yes this includes clothes. I have too many random pieces that I think "Oh this would look lovely with that" when i don't own "that" therefore I need more classics but that's later. Old Marie would start buying classics when I really don't have room for them.
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Second maximize your space so you get the most out of what you have. Organize so that you really are using your room the most efficient way. Like for example, I have a full length mirror and even though it fits perfectly behind my door I NEVER USE IT also I have a drafting table, a double bed, a large dresser, and a massive guinea pig cage. these are things I don't plan on getting rid of, I plan to use this feature on Ethan Allen's site to the best of its ability to organize my bedroom. There is also graphing paper, useful, but lets be honest... the Ethan Allen link is WAY WAY cooler.

Next is Shelving. I have a friend (Keely who's fabu and Glam blog is here she also has a myspace which I'M sure you can figure that out.)who's room was a complete DISASTER! and now she is the organization queen. Now she didn't spend millions she went to the dollar store as well as ikea and bought some pretty useful stuff. Theres also some pretty cool stuff on
Last is beautifying, yes that's a word. For example... Bookcase, you don't have to put all the books in the same direction. I find you fit more if you stack your books differently by size, slant, stack and what not. It looks way cooler!!! How about organize nic-nacs, I have a Lilo hula girl (you know Lilo and Stitch?) beside my ship in a bottle, ha ha it makes me laugh.

The biggest advantage to more then a path of space... is dancing around your room... I never was able to do that before ha ha!

Anyway GET CLEANING! SEIZE THE DAY! ha ha :)
-Marie Erin

P.S. I got the picture of the book case from Cupcakes and Cashmere. If you have never seen this blog, I recommend you put in at least an hour of browsing through it! Its written by the clever and lovely Emily Schuman all the way in Los Angeles.

A pill to perfection.

The multi Vitamin. It promises so much,perfect skin, hair, and nails. But can one little pill really change everything?
I have a friend who excitedly went out and forked out her money for fancy multivitamins and promised beauty. Only after she bought the vitamin and saw no results did she then read the amount of each vitamin and realize it was not enough. This story sounds kind of familiar doesn't it? Girl sees promise, Girl believes promise, Girl forks out her money for promise, AND FINALLY Girl is disappointed by results of the all curing product that turned out to be just fancy advertising. This happens to ALL of us at some point. What we have to realize is that not just one product will change our lives but and understanding of what that product is and how we can find the best ones that work to their potential and combine them with products that don't counter act each other.

Diet is key! I'M a vegetarian (4 years this may), I don't get natural oils from fish and mammal that help with my nails and hair and whatnot. I have had to do so much research to obtain a healthy diet and I have soooo much more to do. Also I have sensitive skin (which is annoying and OMG pricey to care for hence why I'M obsessed with homemade remedies), and fine hair that gets greasy sometimes within the day I wash it. My point? If your like me this is the blog for you. I know that not everyone has MILLIONS of dollars, I know that its frustrating buying a whole bunch of pricey products just to be told "that's horrible for your hair", and I know its so difficult finding the right answerer's. Every ones yelling "BUY THIS" or "NO BUY THAT" and who knows if their telling the truth or not! Soooo many people are getting paid to say that!

In conclusion, you have my full opinion of truth, I may not always be right but at least I am not leading you to the deathly deps of DEBT!

Love your honest blogger
-Marie Erin♥

Those Dancing Days - Run Run

KAY so I bumped into this song on facebook. I am OBSESSED WITH THESE GIRLS. Their energy and fun attitude makes me wanna to go for a bike ride on a warm spring day. I LOVE SPRING! :)



Crank this up wear your hair down and dance to your hearts content.

~Marie Erin

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Its the middle of the first semester and its getting harder to get outside and excited about the day. I've been feeling dull and cold which ultimately makes me feel anything but pretty! Good thing there is a cure!!!

One♥ A good dose of moisturiser!! I have been so busy with life I totally forgot about moisturising my arms and legs. It takes an extra minute of your day and makes to you smell and feel great!Soft skin just boost the soul to levels of good!

Two♥ Why not buy a new season color?? maybe its just my obsession with fashion magazines but I love wearing that "must have" lipstick/nail polish/eyeshadow. Yes it is very much a marketing scheme to keep the buying on a never ending spiral of financial doom BUT its got me. I don't follow everything the magazine tells me but i do enjoy feeling as though I am dressing in Vogue.

Three♥ Take time for a Bubble bath. This is similar to the moisturiser. Taking me time sometimes seems trying and that there is no time. You will be surprised how much a facial and bubble bath can pick up your week.

Four♥ Get your hands on some new shampoo!!! I just went out and bought two new shampoos. I'm trying out one with oat milk and a bottle of Johnson's baby shampoo. I also bought a new dry shampoo. BEST STUFF IN THE WORLD!! I sware dry shampoo is like magic.

Five♥ Raid Walmart for some Wool Socks. They will help you beat that winter chill that's creeping in. I have yet to pick some up but I just know it will help. Waking up in the morning with my feet exposed to the cold air. Getting out of bed is very painful in this situation. If i had some warm wool socks waiting for me life would be so much better. Just sayin!

Six♥ Take a catnap. Many believe catnaps really don't work but honestly? why not try. Do it breakfast at Tiffani es style. A snazzy eye cover and snazzy ear plugs. Its said that a half hour nap keeps you from feeling groggy afterwards. Also you heal when you sleep so pack on that moisturiser and blemish remover, pop a multi vitamin and get some shuteye!!

Dont Get Viral

As the leaves start to wilt, the wind gets nippy, and your fave shows like Glee are starting again you want to avoid one horrid thing! The summer to winter cold! Everyone I know has gotten some form of this unfortunet deseise at some point in their life and everyone hates it. Dont get me wrong I love fall! Good shows, movies, new pens, and the feeling of change! not just the leaves change but something about fall makes me want to change every year. weither its finishing all my homework,buy that new scarf/shirt/w.e., decideing to organize my room, or change my worst points in my personality I always have a strong urge to change.

This year my biggest urge for change is to stay healthy and still have beautyful soft skin/hair despite the months of dry air coming up. to acheive all of this I must keep my health up and there are very simple changes anyone can make to their life to do this. A few changes I'M making are:

♪ More Vitamin C! I feel so much more energy through my system just because Ive been keeping up with my multi vitamins and eating as much vitamin C rich foods. Vitamin C heals everything.

♪ Deeper sleep. I have been experimenting with what time is the best time for me to go to bed. Getting into bed early doesent mean you have to struggle to fall asleep instantly, relax and stare into space. I give myself an hour or more before bed without tv and other electronics. This helps my mind shut down and stop moving so fast. In this time I take a shower/bath, Make my food for tomorow and little things like that. The last two things I do before bed is stop drinking fluids and shut out all of the light in my room. About a half hour to an hour before bed I dont have any more than a sip of water, this prevents me from wakeing up in the middle of the night to go pee. Shutting out all of the light in my room helps me acheive that deeper sleep and not stare at my digital clock all night.

♪ No Coffee/Caffien after noon. Coffee is great to wake up in the morning and to be honest is the only thing that keeps me from falling asleep in class. Sitting on plastic chairs stairing at a black board is deffinetly no exilerateing no matter how much I love a course. I get better sleep if Ive only had one cup of coffee in a day. Pluss its a fact that more than two cups of coffee a day is not good for your heart in the long run. Why do it? Find another way to not pass out on your desk! I find water and lemon works.

♪ More vegtables and less dairy and wheat. This doesent mean I completely cut them out of my diet. When I want a snack or a drink I try something like carrots or almonds. Dairy and wheat help your body produce mucus and thats what causes my sinuses to flair up. NOT FUN!!!


Why not enjoy the orange leaves? Fall isnt bad, all it needs is a scarf and coat.

~Marie Erin

Ciao Boots.

The boots, the hair, the VaVaVoom bod, the voice.
I dont know much about Nancy Sinatra but I do know that much! Her makeup and style is so inspiring. Her music is also something I throw on when in a cheerful yet sophisticated mood. To be very truthful the reason I took my first look at her was because of her makeup. I love it to death. I was looking for a really good picture of (Andy Warhol's "Poor Little Rich Girl") Edie Sedgwick's makeup. She would spend many hours every morning to get a certain look; this includes black and white makeup around the eyes, Penciled eyebrows, and layers of false eyelashes. At times when Edie spent most of her money and couldn't afford makeup she would use water color paints as makeup. Edie's ridiculously (seemingly glamorous) party life of drugs,makeup, fashion, and binge eating puts her to the top of my most interesting persons list.

ANYWAYS back on track. Back to the topic of Nancy (excuse my limited rant on Edie there is so much more I can say about her maybe another day?) Pictures of Edie aren't as good as those of Nancy so I could never get that up close inspiration I was always looking for with Edie. My brief research on Nancy's style has inspired me to look further into her and get a little piece of her in my life. Well that's all for now but if you would like to get inspiration from my fave poor little rich girl look up the movies Ciao Manhattan, and Factory Girl, See for yourself how addictive her life story is. Tragic yet seen as glamorous to most young minds!




Here are some of my fave pictures of Edie!!!!






And of course the inspiration of my post! Ms Sinatra!!!







Ciao!!