I said yes!!!

In less than two hours Valentine's day is over and I have a whole year to try again! :) I definitely will be celebrating other loves this year. My bestie since second grade is getting married! Jess wrote me the sweetest note, asking me to be her bridesmaid. I've never been a bridesmaid before and cannot wait to be there on the happiest day of a best friend's, of over 20 years, life! Absolutely love, love, love my girls! Is this not the cutest card you have ever seen?? Perfect. I love you, Jess! Can't wait to be your bridesmaid! <3 Lee

Who who do you love? Owl love you!

           Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! I will admit I have absolutely been dreading today. I LOVE Valentine's Day, like most holidays. I am pretty sure I am that girl that every guy would hate to be dating on February 14th. I have ridiculously unrealistic expectations on the amount of adoration I should receive on this day...admitting it is the first step right? My valentine's day usually ends in tears. On previous February 13th days, I had lost 2 people who were very special to me and I loved very much. So, I usually ignore all that sadness...assume it can be fixed with some v-day love and then blame the guy for not making that happen. I will say, in my defense, I always realize this and end up apologizing...but it still happens.
           Well, today marks the first Valentine's Day I have been a truly single girl since 2006. That is 8 years! I stayed up and actually watched the clock hit midnight last night. Crazy, but true. When nothing really happened, I just went to sleep. Today, I have not yet cried. I am realistic about this though and know I still have 10 hours left for that to happen.  While I want nothing more than to have the romantic Valentine's Day all of you should be having, it is just not my year for it and I think I will make it through the day. I am going to turn the music ALL the way up...get my car out of this snow...and show myself some love and go to the gym.

I am wearing pink though, of course!

I am deciding to take stock of ALL the amazing love I have in my life. I am a really lucky girl this Valentine's Day. Love is love, even if it isn't the traditional Valentine love. I love each and every one of you. I am loving this journey of loving myself. And I absolutely love, that this year, I will forgive myself if I cry and start over again tomorrow. 

Surprisingly enough, I woke up to several Valentine's kisses. 

I'm not always thrilled to receive all the morning kisses given! 





Embrace ALL the love you have in your life today! If you're single, engaged, in love, married, or heartbroken...know that you are loved today. Always make sure to show yourself some love! Get up and do something you love! Seriously. Do it, now!
<3 your Glitter E single lady Valentine

Expensive hair...Trying not to care

One thing I have been trying to do more of is style my hair... It's so much easier to throw it up in a ponytail! Over the past few weeks I've managed to wear my hair down a couple of times and no one recognized me! I even had trouble getting buzzed into a school I have been working in for the past two years. 

          So, I'm back to thinking about hair and makeup and was thrilled to get some hair love today. Find an amazing hair stylist and ask questions! I adore my stylist and have made more of an effort to go see him lately. He taught me how to curl my hair in big waves and I'm excited to try it. I was feeling very guilty when I left the salon today because we all know most amazing stylists don't come cheap. 

           I realized that some things, for me, are just worth it. Save money in some areas and treat yourself to the things that make you happy... My hair was expensive and some of the makeup I'm wearing in this picture was also very expensive. However, most of the makeup was actually very inexpensive and hopefully you can't tell the difference! Stay tuned and I'll let you know some tricks I use to save money on makeup without sacrificing your cute look! Thanks for reading  <3 E

My glitter track

I am so excited to be making my first post! There are so many reasons I wanted to create this website. I love doing event makeup and I definitely love throwing parties! The more I thought about which direction I wanted to take this, the more confused I got.  Should I write about kids with Autism? My makeup and party business?  Just post pictures of work I've done? Well... I have finally decided! A few years ago, for many reasons, I stopped doing the things that made me happy. In June, I looked in the mirror and realized I was 27, unhappy, and unhealthy. Things needed to change and that is something I have always resisted. On this website, I want to focus on all the things that bring me happiness. Maybe some of those things will inspire you! I got a lot of comments about the name of my website...some sweet, some funny, and some negative. My life truly lost its glitter... And I'm bringing it back! I hope you embrace every chance you get to make your life a little more glitter E!

Here's the first step I took to get back on my glitter track!

I've lost about 90 pounds... and I'm still working on it!

I cannot wait to start doing and showing you all the things I used to do that made me happy. Thanks for reading this far, I hope you enjoy! -E