tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91146100789340437432024-03-27T00:38:05.523-06:00Keeping Up With Us Jones'Valeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.comBlogger351125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114610078934043743.post-7298343195645362852023-03-02T10:57:00.001-07:002023-03-02T11:00:50.045-07:00Maui Day 1 ||*Travel day*||<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1yorkBv5SYuy4qctQ6LrUOXAC3YTcwV6r-aG9Dtrel4XfdrO0gbpnwSNFb4cAE4_LFGXtR2tb4QoJ-odSgDEf0VTefBgNqaJaI8rwOk2heMkg7EbjY8pwl8_8jwzauMyGsIsPSMtdZy6-T0ZrR2GCcrybRBoz-i_ebTta0v7F2NZHygDo_okz8xLfg/s3975/IMG_7225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3975" data-original-width="2981" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1yorkBv5SYuy4qctQ6LrUOXAC3YTcwV6r-aG9Dtrel4XfdrO0gbpnwSNFb4cAE4_LFGXtR2tb4QoJ-odSgDEf0VTefBgNqaJaI8rwOk2heMkg7EbjY8pwl8_8jwzauMyGsIsPSMtdZy6-T0ZrR2GCcrybRBoz-i_ebTta0v7F2NZHygDo_okz8xLfg/s320/IMG_7225.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaving Utah</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvDNUZ6erFP7NxLjCtUX1cJn1A-RAPuPjn02f3KBlgkeURbXpxojD51ZrdevkSLhaQ5y3b16MP0ogyjSGHRXZ-aMenME31DCGTSDUb0UUdgebNQb3YO7aajaTqBPRqmugkdW_Y5WSj4WIYLezJx06atqq_4aUEBdpmY0WSSeQQ7mUZ64CqgayqzlAiQ/s3736/IMG_7274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3736" data-original-width="2802" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvDNUZ6erFP7NxLjCtUX1cJn1A-RAPuPjn02f3KBlgkeURbXpxojD51ZrdevkSLhaQ5y3b16MP0ogyjSGHRXZ-aMenME31DCGTSDUb0UUdgebNQb3YO7aajaTqBPRqmugkdW_Y5WSj4WIYLezJx06atqq_4aUEBdpmY0WSSeQQ7mUZ64CqgayqzlAiQ/s320/IMG_7274.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">spotted a rainbow from above the clouds on our flight</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TF3dHX0SCM_9-k1pxXFACOewz66Y3tXN7F8giJ6BsmCXPGOfjYpH_WewIWIPM0E1yBW3zO0W5lXDkMtkyy_3UIzP-7BjT7fOCFQ2hDfsks4W3aB6NEmqnZTWlTOoBLQmmRB25G06k3_UerMgY0uyGRMlZeB-ER1pm_oQveSpAKfNCHvQezhfBU47FA/s4032/IMG_7295.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TF3dHX0SCM_9-k1pxXFACOewz66Y3tXN7F8giJ6BsmCXPGOfjYpH_WewIWIPM0E1yBW3zO0W5lXDkMtkyy_3UIzP-7BjT7fOCFQ2hDfsks4W3aB6NEmqnZTWlTOoBLQmmRB25G06k3_UerMgY0uyGRMlZeB-ER1pm_oQveSpAKfNCHvQezhfBU47FA/s320/IMG_7295.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Landing in Maui</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia94ZqERuX90-G0fsBmgRDapIyzYbQrBe4rMJwZBExELXacKsXRyOjt2SBEXE7F6f8c4pdC6nnPdOYjlSZMX61ULwLZbBQYTHi-zOHUVE0_81sOmrvxysdpA8zPnr6zKngCmllcoBtJguBTrEqBePjB0-xaB7gaKDh7OS1_wEUdtzScyXg1wmGeBELPA/s4032/IMG_7444.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia94ZqERuX90-G0fsBmgRDapIyzYbQrBe4rMJwZBExELXacKsXRyOjt2SBEXE7F6f8c4pdC6nnPdOYjlSZMX61ULwLZbBQYTHi-zOHUVE0_81sOmrvxysdpA8zPnr6zKngCmllcoBtJguBTrEqBePjB0-xaB7gaKDh7OS1_wEUdtzScyXg1wmGeBELPA/s320/IMG_7444.HEIC" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this palm tree is directly behind the church</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVHZZlValP3hB-NtjJJgH2Ppm94r1Wghx9MNFNRoz43qSQL1lLK1BeKyse72Y8UU-dIG_5DjJBC0Od3JjtLaxM5-jJUz_JX0Ojoy0AC_iTht3dUBL-a15zBGRKr5rw-xV7vWYku9umPmejksuKTZoFP_S6Stq1GIowhGOlpK8IfP80JRn5gcoEgI42g/s3088/IMG_7474.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmlgz1vjkHRNqXHuRv0BE5r0tURhYBo233ahc5YljKhHCDJikn1cgMFIxrVBOC7bafSRia9rlYGjZECr6W5Q94MTaUh8wvFPEF-3LAzUE2fNdSXYYRGvE5W5QE6qsNukv3-mmauT2Z9vzDtBYeknDbWxX1O1C0zXQ343UxJFYamCpAMmMLf1UB_0QQA/s4032/IMG_7380.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmlgz1vjkHRNqXHuRv0BE5r0tURhYBo233ahc5YljKhHCDJikn1cgMFIxrVBOC7bafSRia9rlYGjZECr6W5Q94MTaUh8wvFPEF-3LAzUE2fNdSXYYRGvE5W5QE6qsNukv3-mmauT2Z9vzDtBYeknDbWxX1O1C0zXQ343UxJFYamCpAMmMLf1UB_0QQA/s320/IMG_7380.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix992JuHlSQQIpd7-KvVt-REUfzEt4uJavKoxVkTjSq66Ub7-stG5EQ34K_WqmJy59PtWgFtKPtByRivUxl2mGTAC1ZqKJF5UlL0Uxvk2lwBtntFAypFW6G1SWmjBpFTLpoTxwoVjv-LIBX-SzDEeHdb4GSS9uzg0EBzWBcPoHbkHKCSYPtuvMPvgJPg/s4032/IMG_7364.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix992JuHlSQQIpd7-KvVt-REUfzEt4uJavKoxVkTjSq66Ub7-stG5EQ34K_WqmJy59PtWgFtKPtByRivUxl2mGTAC1ZqKJF5UlL0Uxvk2lwBtntFAypFW6G1SWmjBpFTLpoTxwoVjv-LIBX-SzDEeHdb4GSS9uzg0EBzWBcPoHbkHKCSYPtuvMPvgJPg/s320/IMG_7364.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">saw the cutest little church on the side of the road, had to pull over and check it out</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnV-KXrLR4RIaRejPQfrOiXh0J10BeCxdP1HGRvZmxcwf0J2nYeVlJpd3PdxsGhXmzJfTnGQkIh1rclSe_z2dm3Fa_TMhcJFa85KkMd6mGVQTPJ38g3eMUGXjphrdG5dMwT1EmLCRo3MXNKqEx29JG-xSZAOMuR-oTvimJNA1NXTWN8dWyuM_7EEWH9A/s4032/IMG_7365.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnV-KXrLR4RIaRejPQfrOiXh0J10BeCxdP1HGRvZmxcwf0J2nYeVlJpd3PdxsGhXmzJfTnGQkIh1rclSe_z2dm3Fa_TMhcJFa85KkMd6mGVQTPJ38g3eMUGXjphrdG5dMwT1EmLCRo3MXNKqEx29JG-xSZAOMuR-oTvimJNA1NXTWN8dWyuM_7EEWH9A/s320/IMG_7365.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is the cemetery next to the church</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQO3xu05kC66DdARZHMUUPuYR4wqOzmnpR1OZuipzFvbGRLujdZMlWCoiO03gMDJLn2Mq7DMw6JVLSDSKE6FLd9wfEolVn1-xCpH7FN-Km0svCxUdyL0Oj229zNcWzGX-shQkJbSk-7xhXkiA0jEREcDSpkgSwBsiykhycZC2ePg9ZGkkumCVElFnAXQ/s4032/IMG_7367.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQO3xu05kC66DdARZHMUUPuYR4wqOzmnpR1OZuipzFvbGRLujdZMlWCoiO03gMDJLn2Mq7DMw6JVLSDSKE6FLd9wfEolVn1-xCpH7FN-Km0svCxUdyL0Oj229zNcWzGX-shQkJbSk-7xhXkiA0jEREcDSpkgSwBsiykhycZC2ePg9ZGkkumCVElFnAXQ/s320/IMG_7367.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Mf-SndRPO7iiTPqLXPDVS4RARI3ikYh9XoY1iL7fh3QelyC9h2OLlkyOXP6m66YEttEtZhgm1JiXcjcschBdcfHIJnpKmeqlXGAcMx5l3FeTY0dkEiGtv4KbI6kts7SZhwdvdrxiYo5klhYiSqcicEbZUWHucqil1DJockSsZNfs7vIlj0WpgYZwzw/s2532/IMG_7360.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Mf-SndRPO7iiTPqLXPDVS4RARI3ikYh9XoY1iL7fh3QelyC9h2OLlkyOXP6m66YEttEtZhgm1JiXcjcschBdcfHIJnpKmeqlXGAcMx5l3FeTY0dkEiGtv4KbI6kts7SZhwdvdrxiYo5klhYiSqcicEbZUWHucqil1DJockSsZNfs7vIlj0WpgYZwzw/s320/IMG_7360.PNG" width="148" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">facetiming our daughters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVJgm5ORl-NOSVvBk06OER8SSAlo2s59H04NdKXbvFgXDzXtKfyqirnQ2Shf3NHj1WbJrHKrDtToD_mIBPVcTDAFb5G4ACWvPdI9FAYxnbtE47UEz0g6pOZxubkKLUFBjqDpGnwzpU5AX-bvVMdULPDm-GPKtpllyoowLPJ8ta1WSGW7E6MmAnfYbBw/s4032/IMG_7314.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVJgm5ORl-NOSVvBk06OER8SSAlo2s59H04NdKXbvFgXDzXtKfyqirnQ2Shf3NHj1WbJrHKrDtToD_mIBPVcTDAFb5G4ACWvPdI9FAYxnbtE47UEz0g6pOZxubkKLUFBjqDpGnwzpU5AX-bvVMdULPDm-GPKtpllyoowLPJ8ta1WSGW7E6MmAnfYbBw/s320/IMG_7314.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jaws. the fence of this store was lined with all the broken boards from jaws waves.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Yl7huXW1BvQEaPHxc8FClyBC_EzpUEFny9FT6PSt6aekdAOvPz1LHNnu6SMmzlKb3iFqHX8BSkCvmCq-xHXtQUWNF5vspD2Aof0FWwbWu-683-XkQQau_-KgXahuOuyL5CWOiYp2rTSFY5ZH9UZIMZNjAowkBe9d7ApWpPZiADtzkbgap4q-3-_h_w/s3088/IMG_7336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Yl7huXW1BvQEaPHxc8FClyBC_EzpUEFny9FT6PSt6aekdAOvPz1LHNnu6SMmzlKb3iFqHX8BSkCvmCq-xHXtQUWNF5vspD2Aof0FWwbWu-683-XkQQau_-KgXahuOuyL5CWOiYp2rTSFY5ZH9UZIMZNjAowkBe9d7ApWpPZiADtzkbgap4q-3-_h_w/s320/IMG_7336.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div><br /></div><div>Maui day One</div><div>We flew southwest from slc to vegas, and from vegas to maui. we arrived in maui at 2:00, picked up our Turo rental car, and then tried to hike twin falls but it was closed due to the rain/flash flooding so we drove around haiku-pauwela and paia instead. stopped in at the jaws country store, watched surfers, talked with our daughters, and took pictures behind the cutest old brown church.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then we headed to the condo in kaanapali for dinner with my parents. and my aunt and uncle, whose condo we were staying in while in Maui. They got chinese take out for all of us and we went to bed early after a long day of travel. </div>Valeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114610078934043743.post-27753355505828233352017-02-24T13:08:00.002-07:002017-02-24T13:09:49.925-07:0033 weird things about me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i just posted this video on my youtube channel. but... it seemed more fitting to put it up here on the ol bloggity.<br />
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you know, since it's all up close and personal, with all my secrets exposed....<br />
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enjoy. :)Valeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114610078934043743.post-76484053808019911492016-12-19T18:15:00.001-07:002016-12-19T18:15:24.382-07:00Lipsense Dupes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://youtu.be/ICYD5bhl0_E" target="_blank">here's a link to my youtube video</a> if you'd rather watch that instead of read this.<br />
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don't know what lipsense is? <a href="https://youtu.be/508roYhciLY" target="_blank">here's the link to that video.</a><br />
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but basically all of you should know what lipsense is by now (incase you don't here's the quick rundown: it's a molecularly bonded liquid lipstick that doesn't smear, transfer, bleed, feather, smudge, no matter what you do for the entire day, you can eat, swim, kiss, even wash your face and it ain't goin' nowhere till you purposefully take it off.-if applied correctly-) but what you probably didn't know is that there are dupes for them at the drugstore!<br />
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yes, i said DRUGSTORE DUPES.<br />
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here they are:<br />
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i made an entire video where you see me apply one of these colors to my lips, and i give my review, plus swatch each of the colors i own on my arm. (and it's under 10 minutes long!) you can view that here.<br />
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but, i wanted to include some more information here on the blog that i didn't share on the video.<br />
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mostly, the pro's and con's:<br />
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also, here's a picture of the swatches up close.<br />
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from top to bottom:<br />
-<a href="https://goo.gl/s8jwKH" target="_blank">covergirl</a> 512 "coral sunset"<br />
-<a href="https://goo.gl/s8jwKH" target="_blank">covergirl</a> 555 "blossom berry"<br />
-<a href="https://goo.gl/9VaMRE" target="_blank">maybelline</a> 070 "on and on orchid"<br />
-<a href="https://goo.gl/9VaMRE" target="_blank">maybelline</a> 005 "everlasting wine"<br />
-<a href="https://goo.gl/TIrf1f" target="_blank">loreal</a> 101 "rose tattoo"<br />
-<a href="https://goo.gl/TIrf1f" target="_blank">loreal</a> 117 "permanent blush"<br />
-<a href="https://goo.gl/TIrf1f" target="_blank">loreal</a> 119 "neverending nutmeg"<br />
-<a href="https://goo.gl/TIrf1f" target="_blank">loreal</a> 213 "continual crimson"<br />
-<a href="https://goo.gl/aj78nt" target="_blank">rimmel</a> 200 "i'll call you"<br />
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and here are those same swatches 2 days later. 2 DAYS. you read that right. and i obviously showered, and washed my hands frequently in those two days. plus, i'm a hairdresser, so my hands are wet constantly from hair washing. and granted, that's an arm swatch, so they wear differently on the lips, but still. two days??<br />
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<br />Valeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114610078934043743.post-85879398205064364252016-11-16T10:56:00.000-07:002016-11-19T08:02:17.309-07:001/2 Bath Reveal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Let's not forget about the 1/2 bath that i mentioned in <a href="http://keepupwithusjones.blogspot.com/2016/11/kitchen-living-dining-room-reveal.html" target="_blank">this post</a>. This reveal is dramatic enough i felt like it deserved it's own post. holy moly. </div>
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it's a very small room, obviously. and everything in this room was painted purple, which only made it feel smaller. before the remodel we literally only used this bathroom in emergencies. (you know, after going out to eat somewhere new and your significant other, or child, was already using the main bath.) we lovingly referred to it as the haunted grape vineyard. there were literally 5 different shades of purple used in the making of that room. a grape wallpaper border, a dark purple ceiling (not pictured to spare your eyes) so, my objective was to brighten and enlarge the space visually as much as possible. we went with a black vanity, and stainless steel hardware, to match the kitchen because the bath and kitchen are so close in proximity to each other in the house and we continued the same flooring as the kitchen into this room as well.</div>
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bright white went up on the walls and ceiling with one accent soft pink wall because the bathroom is for the girls after all. one of the biggest differences was the change in lighting, more specifically the light bulbs. we went with <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0042UN1U0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0042UN1U0&linkCode=as2&tag=valejone-20&linkId=8ca09420da0225b3bd55cb1590e2c181" target="_blank">daylight bulbs</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=valejone-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B0042UN1U0" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> instead of the normal yellowish shade. this makes it feel like there might actually be a window in this room, even though there's obviously not. </div>
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we love the open space under the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S19903396/" target="_blank">godmorgon cabinet</a> from ikea, it's the perfect height to store a step stool so that they can wash their own hands, and brush their teeth, but still have it tucked away the rest of the time. </div>
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Valeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114610078934043743.post-43654346464539951622016-11-14T18:52:00.001-07:002016-11-19T08:10:06.522-07:00Kitchen, Living & Dining Room RevealWe all know why you are here: the before and after pictures! So, i'm not going to say much besides... ENJOY!<br />
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The unique thing in the above shot is the stairway in the "after" shot is hidden under the island, we have a basement apartment, so we don't ever use those stairs. we turned it into a sort of "crawl space". with a hidden door along the right side of the island. also, lets take a moment and remember the bookshelf with the built in planter box, and the 60's wall partition. <br />
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This is the view from the front door. it's a little unconventional to have the dining room and living room literally share a space like this, we are planning on turning our covered patio into a sunroom next year, so when that happens, the living room will be in there. but for now this set up works perfectly for our family. it's actually more spacious than it looks.<br />
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removing the wall that would have been in the middle of our kitchen island was by far the best choice of this remodel. it's one of things that makes us say "i can't believe we lived like that" all of the additional light from the living room window brightens everything so much, and being able to see my kids play while i cook is priceless! also, you can see we reconfigured the layout of our appliances, we really like the setup we have now. fridge along that back wall, and the range close to the sink. it's made everything easier and less messy.<br />
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This shot really shows off our open shelving, as well as the removal of our terrible red cabinets. i vowed to never have red in my kitchen again after taking those out, but... that rust colored rug was calling my name and i just couldn't resist. the neutral color scheme needed a pop of color, and i'm just happy it's not a permanent fixture, we can change up the "pop" of color whenever we want just by picking out a new picture for above the island, or rug.<br />
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the art of Layering rugs is not for wussies.<br />
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behind the island wall, is a <a href="http://keepupwithusjones.blogspot.com/2016/11/12-bath-reveal.html" target="_blank">cute little 1/2 bath</a> for two cute little girls.<br />
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<a href="https://chatbooks.com/" target="_blank">chatbooks</a>!!!<br />
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backsplash of my dreams. and functional open shelves that surprisingly don't hold any decorations.<br />
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custom wooden windowsills and a sink with a basin large enough to clean my cookie sheets!<br />
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<a href="https://www.athome.com/ga-tex-36x36-lady-on-chair/124168822.html#srule=PriceHighToLow&sz=75&start=1" target="_blank">miss betty</a> is literally life sized and the topic of much discussion from guests with opinions that vary from awesome to inappropriate, and we love her for it. a little controversy never hurt anyone :)<br />
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people have asked if we are happy with our choice to do a built in lower microwave, and yes. we love it. the kids have been obedient so far and haven't melted any cars or barbie dolls, so, we're counting that as a win.<br />
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the view from the hallway, it's a very welcome sight in the mornings for breakfast.<br />
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if you look REALLY closely, you can see the chips in the white paint on <a href="https://www.allmodern.com/AC-Pacific-Adjustable-Height-Swivel-Bar-Stool-Item-ACBS19-JYQ1377.html" target="_blank">the chairs</a> from when the girls swivel and hit them on the counter top, but... they are seriously more comfortable than our couch so it's worth the chipping paint.<br />
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we are planning on installing a new front door like <a href="http://doorsandbeyond.com/arazzinni-smartpro-4g-polar-white-modern-interior-door?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping&campaign={shopping}&gclid=CjwKEAiA3qXBBRD4_b_V7ZLFsX4SJAB0AtEVD17-qtCUslIetMnMFZgdz12OmnxvPYFIqVhfR1QWrRoCN7Pw_wcB" target="_blank">this one</a> soon! maybe as an anniversary present to ourselves in January because lets be honest, this remodel is our entire Christmas this year.<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KLARUGA/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01KLARUGA&linkCode=as2&tag=valejone-20&linkId=c070eb2bd45c340c9600b703148a39b8" target="_blank">Roller Blinds</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=valejone-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B01KLARUGA" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> are literally the shiz. especially this one that blocks the view of the busy road, but lets in alllll the natural light. and even does us a favor by softening it.<br />
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decisions decisions, (they picked ice cream if you were wondering...)<br />
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you can see our last "to-do" item in this shot, when we removed the wall(s), it ruined some of the sheetrock in the hallway, we gave lowes a sample of our existing hallway paint to try and color match it, but it didn't work. you can see the patch job is obviously not the same color. so, we need to try it one more time, and if it still doesn't work, then we will need to paint the entire hallway.<br />
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this is the best angle to show you what the island wall looks like, it acts as a privacy wall between the <a href="http://keepupwithusjones.blogspot.com/2016/11/12-bath-reveal.html" target="_blank">1/2 bath</a> directly behind it, and adds visual interest in the room.<br />
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the texture of these cabinets is my absolute favorite. pictures don't do them justice. the horizontal wood grain is just beautiful.<br />
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here you can see the hidden door in action as you are allowed access to the stairway. we will be using this area for storage, and to hide things like christmas presents, dead bodies, etc :)<br />
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meet tyson, our bison. until garrison has the opportunity to shoot one for himself to replace it. i'll let you decide if you think i meant "shoot" as in a picture, or bullet.<br />
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i love all the colors of our "living room" sitting area, the bright couch, and this comfy avocado green vintage chair literally make me happy sitting in them.<br />
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it's a cute angle, but more importantly is the <i>hidden tv</i> that's behind those stacks of wood in the "fireplace". seriously.<br />
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stainless steel for dayzzzz, and that cute little cabinet up there holds all our spices. because... we are trying our hardest to keep any and all things off our countertops. those pesky knives are the only ones that we couldn't find a hidden home for.<br />
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all of my favorite things are in this image: stainless steel, natural wood, the color gray, marble, natural light, and sleek-ness that's sexy as hell.<br />
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the "disco ball" light fixture above the sink that is just the perfect height so that my husband's head doesn't hit it when he helps with the dishes.<br />
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those chair bases will stay this shiny for approximately 1 hour.<br />
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My favorite <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GQX2XUE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01GQX2XUE&linkCode=as2&tag=valejone-20&linkId=9aed0ad069465f968f909120dcf951ae" target="_blank">Light</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=valejone-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B01GQX2XUE" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> fixture in the entire world. and the largest centerpiece i could find that is constantly being dwarfed by our massive island that's larger than a king size bed.<br />
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Valeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114610078934043743.post-54188644067142316212016-10-18T16:33:00.004-06:002016-10-18T16:37:03.652-06:00School I.D.'sthe day i met my husband, during our very first conversation, sitting on my apartment couch, after he helped me carry boxes in from my car on moving day, we realized that we went to the same, elementary, jr high, and high school. as children we lived only a few blocks away from each other, but since he is 4 years older than me, we never met. a ton of his friends, were the older siblings of my friends, and our parents even knew the same people (when time came to send out wedding invitations, some families got one from my parents list of invites, as well as one from his.)<br />
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we both kept all of our student i.d. cards from jr high and high school. granted, his are a little more beat up than mine, they are 4 years older, and were owned by a boy, who threw them around in the wash with his mud stained jeans, -vs- a girl who stored hers neatly in her wallet because that i.d. card <i>finally</i> gave her a reason to take her cute pink wallet to school. </div>
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our daughters are having the best time playing with these, so we figured we'd better keep them safe via pictures on the internet so that when one of our girls inevitably uses one as scissor practice, we won't be totally devastated about our unique, cool-to-us, collection. </div>
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here you go, our yearly school pictures in laminated wanna-be credit card form. do you think we would have had crushes on each other back then? we happen to think it's a damn good thing we didn't meet back then cause i'm pretty sure we wouldn't have "clicked". who knows. maybe our daughters will be able to do this with their future husbands someday. do they even make id cards anymore? it's probably all electronic now, like with an app on your phone or something.</div>
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Valeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114610078934043743.post-26053588812955129332016-10-07T15:24:00.001-06:002016-10-18T14:51:42.982-06:00Favorite Find(s) FridayIt's been a HOT minute since i've written about a "favorite find friday" (which is a series i started about 4 years ago. haha!) but i have a few things i want to share and today just happens to be a friday so why not!?!<br />
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1.<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016939FIY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B016939FIY&linkCode=as2&tag=valejone-20&linkId=1bbfa2199af140f58e74ca533db24369">R+Co Death Valley Dry Shampoo</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=valejone-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B016939FIY" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> this guy is a little pricey ($22.48) compared to my other favorite (Batiste which is usually around 7.00) BUT... after my friend said that it has lasted her for months and months i figured it was worth a shot. GUYS!!! no white cast. NONE. so, those of you that don't like that about batiste, or have dark hair need to get this! it smells amazing and works great and i will keep you updated about how long it really lasts!<br />
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2. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/136163588713724525/" target="_blank">this front door</a>. i die.<br />
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3. we got <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GEQZBIO/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01GEQZBIO&linkCode=as2&tag=valejone-20&linkId=891c3c28ae7a2f88de7f6369f13bf29c">this light</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=valejone-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B01GEQZBIO" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> for above our kitchen island and i'm in love! it's a statement piece without being overbearing. it's modern, and unique, and sleek and sexy and i'm just all heart eyes over here. plus, it's cheaper than most of the other options we were considering because you usually need more than one pendant light above an island, but this guy really long so it's all we needed for our larger than average island! pictures of it installed in our new kitchen soon to come!!<br />
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5. this beautiful unique <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/231579320/unclasped-extra-large-wall-art-giclee" target="_blank">abstract painting</a> that i wish was in my house right this second. <br />
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6. our <a href="http://keepupwithusjones.blogspot.com/p/about-us.html" target="_blank">about page</a> for the blog. cause, i worked so hard on it, and it's finally updated and seriously i think it's cute and funny, and worth writing here on this list so you all know about it. :)<br />
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you wanna know what's NOT my favorite... picking out a back splash for our kitchen. it's the next step in our remodel and i cannot pick out what i want for the life of me. i want something that would fit in our mid-century modern kitchen, but i also want it to be unique, and sorta quirky, and inexpensive, and basically i have made too many decisions so far through this process that my brain has decided to quit on me now that we are almost done. any suggestions or ideas in the comments box below would be much appreciated.Valeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114610078934043743.post-28212961427299638772016-09-12T15:59:00.002-06:002016-09-13T22:52:40.708-06:00My Favorite, Holy-Grail, Eyeshadows<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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about 2 months ago, I purchased 21 individual eyeshadows from Makeup Geek. after hearing everyone rave about them on youtube, I figured I should give them a shot even though i'm usually pretty reluctant to buy something without swatching it (which is why ulta and sephora get soooo much of my monies) but, i'm so glad I did! for only 5.00 a shadow these babies are a STEAL!<br />
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when I got the package in the mail, I filmed an unboxing video for you cause I was sooo excited. I muted the audio during the unboxing because my little girlish screams were so annoying -I truly was that excited- then, after opening them, I decided I needed to include a little tutorial, and give my first impressions to see if they were worth the hype. and they did not disappoint! watch the video, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fcrw8Wcp9J8" target="_blank">here's a link</a>.<br />
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it's taken me 2 months, like i mentioned earlier, to get this video up onto my youtube channel, BUT... that just means I can give even more of an in-depth review for you. these shadows are officially my favorite. they have replaced all of my other eyeshadow palettes, my top 3 favorite shadows thus far are...<br />
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<br />Valeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114610078934043743.post-43664590938309894592016-08-24T15:15:00.003-06:002016-08-24T17:02:17.571-06:00The Difference between Hair TypesLearning your hair type and texture is the first step to achieving your dream hair. if you don't understand your hair at it's basic level, then it's extremely hard to get your hair to do <i>this</i> or <i>that</i> style. Here's a little diagram i've created to describe the different hair types and some simple characteristics that <i>usually</i> follow those specific hair types. feel free to pin it as a reference for later!<br />
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Today I also posted a video all about hair types; why it is, what it is. I suggest you check it out (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nscnu29cDbg" target="_blank">here</a>) and learn more about your hair. then, with that knowledge you can better figure out how to style and color your hair in the way you want.<br />
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as always, if you have any questions, just ask either in the comments at the bottom of this blog post, or in the comments section of my video on youtube! Thanks!<br />
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In more important news: my ALL TIME FAVORITE DRY SHAMPOO just came out in the BEST scent. seriously so amazing! it's jasmine and pomegranate and smells like the sexiest perfume ever. my husband and i cannot stop smelling my hair! check it out here: <span style="color: #444444; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.02px;">http://goo.gl/MpxSKL</span><br />
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she is truly the cutest little stinker, and these pigtails make her even cuter if that's possible! of course these tails of hers only stayed in for about 10 minutes. so... maybe we're just destined to be as homely looking as the Cobblers after all. why fight it? :)Valeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114610078934043743.post-11744317276522793982016-07-15T12:09:00.001-06:002016-07-15T12:09:12.234-06:004th of JulyMy brother's birthday is on the 4th. So, he always throws a pretty awesome party. It's been known have the best food ever, and to last basically the entire day. No one is complaining! thanks for getting old so we can keep celebrating you brotha!<br />
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I made a short video about his fireworks show from the end of the night, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx6--vqS080" target="_blank">here</a>. (watch closely and you will see the one firework that went off prematurely and almost caused some real damage. luckily only their hair was singed and ears were ringing for the rest of the night.)<br />
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<br />Valeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114610078934043743.post-6320476136543353882016-07-13T23:56:00.001-06:002016-07-13T23:56:09.386-06:00Ways to Prevent Hair Loss<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I uploaded another <a href="https://youtu.be/Yek9U5js-ik" target="_blank">video to my youtube channel</a> talking all about hair loss, why it happens, when it happens, and how to prevent it. BUT if you'd rather read than watch a 12 minute video, here ya go!<div>
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2. rinse your hair/scalp at the end of the shower with cold water, this will close that follicle back up tight around the hair shaft, and also benefits the ends of your hair by sealing the cuticle (which helps with preventing breakage, and locking the color molecules in, and making it shiny!)</div>
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4. take your biotin pill or make sure you have enough of it in your daily multi-vitamin!</div>
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7. don't wash your hair everyday! use a dry shampoo to extend your styles as long as possible! the less your hair is wet, the better! the process of going from wet to dry is the most damaging on your hair. (but... product build up on the scalp can lead to hair loss as well, so don't go TOO long. but that takes ALOT of product. like: a week or more's daily use of dry shampoo.)</div>
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-high stress, a change in medication, going under general anesthesia, and surges of hormones typically cause hair loss about 3 months after the change/event occurs. some stronger cases, such as high doses of medication will happen immediately (example: chemotherapy) but be aware that these events may cause hair loss, and will cycle back to normal once you stop the reason behind it, and give it another 3 months. (the reason why i say a three month time frame is because typically the catagen phase lasts about 3 months on most women) This is the reason why most moms after child birth experience hair loss.</div>
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Hopefully you learned something new about how to take care of your hair in order to prevent any unnecessary hair loss from occurring! and for my recommendations about hair products and for my favorite biotin pill, check out the description box below <a href="https://youtu.be/Yek9U5js-ik" target="_blank">my youtube video</a>!</div>
Valeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114610078934043743.post-65678365730508000522016-07-13T18:06:00.001-06:002016-07-13T18:06:32.122-06:00Scrunched Hair: the aftermath<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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By now you should all know that i try to go as long as possible in-between hair washings. not only because it saves me time, but also because my hair is so much healthier when i don't wash it as much! one of the biggest reasons why i had to wash my hair so often before i started using dry shampoo was because i would wear my wavy hair "scrunched" frequently. if any of you have worn your hair scrunched with gel, or mouse, or hairspray, or freaking egg whites, or whatever other binding agent pinterest has come up with lately, then you know that day 2 hair after scrunching is A MESS. it's so dry, and so full of products, and such a weird frizzy, dread lock kind of style. well, <a href="https://youtu.be/spfF4ibV2XQ" target="_blank">in my latest youtube video</a>, i show three different days worth of styles i do to prolong that scrunched look, and refrain from washing!!<br />
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it might seem like basic principles to some, (basically the video is just: brush hair, apply conditioning creams and dry shampoo, re-wet to activate curl, and scrunch again) but this is one of the more frequent questions i get asked at the salon from my clients! and because i don't do their hair on "day 2" (or 3, 4, 5 etc) then i don't ever get to teach them how it's done. so... i hope you enjoy! (the products i use are linked in the description box beneath my video!)<br />
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and honestly, unless you are someone with wavy hair, that hasn't figured out how to style it on day 2, then this video isn't for you, but hopefully it will help at least one person!<br />
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thanks as always!<br />
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here's the video:<br />
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<br />Valeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114610078934043743.post-54346441442854706792016-07-07T08:33:00.000-06:002016-07-08T11:45:47.018-06:00I Made A YouTube Video!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey Guys!<br />
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I started a new YouTube channel!!!! my first video is all about how to properly apply products at the scalp (like dry shampoo, powders, and root lifters)<br />
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here's the link if you want to watch it! (but i suggest watching it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAW1K9wnaIHQn7lACzDYtMA" target="_blank">here on the official site,</a> it's better quality there.)<br />
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I have been working on this project for about 2 months now. i'm so excited to be able to start sharing it with you and getting your feedback!! but first, a little history about how this came to be: I had been trying to figure out a way to get my enthusiasm back up about this blog, and the other social media projects i've worked on in the past. i had so much fun and was doing very well at blogging regularly when i was writing about how to re-fashion clothes, but, now with two kids, my sewing machine gets used less and less.<br />
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on the other hand... one thing i am always talking about, doing, and teaching about is hair and makeup! i do it at the salon while i'm at work. i talk about it with my friends while our kids play together, i teach my family about hair and makeup during our family events. it's just always on my mind. but... i didn't want to become another "beauty blogger" because i did not want to have that stigma following me around, i'm usually not wearing makeup, have day 5 hair loaded up with dry shampoo, and am not the skinniest girl in the world. plus, there are a million girls out there already doing hair tutorials and beauty tips. but... doing hair tutorials is honestly only one very small part about the information i feel like i could share. and that's where i feel like i can stand out, and be unique in this over-saturated world of beauty bloggers.<br />
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i want to TEACH.<br />
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not just show you how to do something. TEACH.<br />
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so, teach about what you ask?<br />
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well, i sat down and wrote out over 70 different tips and tricks i've learned as a hairstylist. some super nerdy one's like why red dye molecules are the first to fade out, but the one's that don't fade seem to hold on to the hair strand for dear life when trying to bleach them out! (hint: it's because it's the largest color molecule) and other simple ones like how to braid your hair to make it so that strands from your layers don't stick out during the day. i basically made a list of all the things i talk to my clients about in the chair at the salon. questions they have, reasons behind what i'm doing, and more.<br />
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now i am ready to spill those secrets to all of you!<br />
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i initially wanted a resource that my clients could refer to when they have questions about their hair but don't have an appointment to ask me about it for months. a refresher course of sorts for salon quality hair in-between appointments. but as i started talking with my friends, co-workers, and other bloggers. i realized that this could be a huge asset for more than just my clients, but anyone's clients! so... there you go. that's the reason i started this new side of my blog.<br />
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i hope you'll support me in this endeavor by subscribing to my channel and maybe even sharing the youtube video i made on your facebook page if you feel like the tips i shared were helpful!<br />
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i'm also going to be posting here on the blog, sharing tips on my instagram more frequently, obviously snapchatting about the behind the scenes process, and even periscoping about it (my username on all of these sites is @valerijones if you want to follow) i really am so excited for all that's in store.<br />
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if you got to the end of reading this entire post. you deserve a cookie. seriously.<br />
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much love!!!<br />
Valeri JonesValeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114610078934043743.post-19433637390067358542016-06-01T17:12:00.001-06:002016-06-01T21:33:15.811-06:00Jack of All Trades, Master of None.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I have been called a jack (or jackie) of all trades frequently in my life, i have MANY hobbies, and skills, and interests. i feel like i could live a thousand lifetimes, each time focusing on just one of those skills and learning ALL i could about that one subject, then pass away happily and start over again. i stay awake at night just dreaming about ways to explore and learn more about any number of my skills, and even sometimes get the crazy idea that i should start another one.<br />
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i am not alone in this.<br />
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there are many of us "jack and jackie's" out there, but sadly, i don't see jack of all trades as a job profession title, (and if so... maybe that would be a "handyman", but a "handywoman"? haha!) i feel like in order to excel and make a profit in life you really do have to focus on one or two, and just keep a few others in your arsenal to use as stress relieving hobbies, or if your previous business endeavor fails.<br />
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currently i have a job as a part time hairstylist, and am a stay at home mom the rest of the time. i have been a stylist since 2009, and a mother since 2012. i LOVE doing those jobs, but... it's safe to say i'd rather start something new to fill the time i have left in my schedule, than take on more clients at the salon (or take on more babies. haha!) but, i would love to do something that is lucrative for my family. not necessarily because we need the added income, but because then i would feel more justified with spending my time doing that thing, whatever it ends up being.<br />
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This is what keeps me awake at night; i have dreams of owning my own store or brand, i have dreams of being involved with something bigger than myself, something that actually does good in the world, i have dreams of wanting to improve other's businesses, lives, self-esteems, homes, or just improving their fun!<br />
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i would say my skills include:<br />
hairstylist, (and everything that goes along with that... colorist, barber/"cutter", braider/updo's, and extensions.)<br />
makeup artist<br />
artist with watercolor, lettering, calligraphy, and sometimes acrylics.<br />
seamstress/re-fashioner/tailor<br />
photographer/Photoshop editor<br />
interior designer/DIY-er<br />
blogging/networking/social media<br />
making friends and making people laugh.<br />
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i have the uncanny ability to see the potential in anything. be that a home, a canvas, a hairstyle, a person, a yard of fabric, a wall, or even in myself. this is both a blessing and a curse as i obviously do not have the time to do it all.<br />
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some businesses/jobs I dream about doing someday have included:<br />
-owning a photography studio space that people rent out for personal/professional shoots. this space i've always imagined would be white and clean inside but have an amazing colorful feature wall painted on the exterior of the building so that people can stand outside the building and take selfies to spread free advertising for the studio.<br />
-starting a subscription box company for daily/weekly inspirational scripture study prompts. i feel like so many people are subscribing to these world-ly things, beauty, makeup, shoes, work-out gear, etc, but what about the spiritual side of things? getting a clearly detailed plan for your scripture study would be amazing for me personally, and i think it would help others too.<br />
-a company that prints your 5 most popular instagram photos for the month and sends it to you so that you can have physical copies to replace in frames through out your home.<br />
-making baby blankets. but, realistically the reason i wanted to do this was because i would love to design my own fabrics.<br />
-handmade braided plastic binky clips. i just needed something easier to clean than the leather/fabric ones i was using. and figured others would too.<br />
-my friend and I came up with the idea of starting a family friendly restaurant that was made up of small individual rooms so that families could hear each other, and babies could run wild within a single small space without worry of disturbing others.<br />
-garrison and i have talked about owning our own apartment complex in Provo that had some cool unique twists that would take too long to explain on here. haha. (but one thing is we wanted to make it out of shipping containers.)<br />
-flip houses with my husband for a living, or manage many rental properties.<br />
-own and run a bed and breakfast.<br />
-being a personal assistant to someone<br />
-when i was younger i wanted to be a motivational speaker. but, i learned as i grew that very few people just become one of those, it more like happens to them due to their life experiences.<br />
-selling my watercolor paintings/painting custom watercolors<br />
-i've considered going back to school to get specialized as an estitician, or becoming a consultant for rodand and fields (the skincare line) because i love that whole side of the beauty industry as well.<br />
-turning my blog and/or instagram into something profitable<br />
-when the girls are older and in school i'd love to go back to college and get a degree in drafting to become an architect. i truly have a passion for home design and architecture.<br />
-opening an etsy shop to include on a smaller scale 1 or all of the products i mentioned here.<br />
-garrison and i even talked seriously for a few days about how to make a business out of restoring vintage camping trailers.<br />
-if we ever moved outside of Utah, i'd love to own a salon instead of building my clientele from the ground up again.<br />
-i once wanted to make modern looking graphic t-shirts to sell at souvenir shops around the world.<br />
-we started looking into me being the designer/seamstress for a company my brother and husband wanted to start that would have made custom gun holsters. yes. i said gun holsters.<br />
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you guys, the list goes on, and on. it really does. and i'm positive i'm still missing something.<br />
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i honestly don't know what the point of this post is. i'm not trying to brag and tell the world how awesome i am, i'm not trying to prove that i should be doing something different with my life, i'm not trying to say how inventive i am. i guess this blog is -at it's core- is a journal for my girls to read when they grow up. i want them to have a peek into my brain at this age. i want them to believe that they truly can do ANYTHING that they put their mind to. and i guess that's the moral of this story. i have all of these ideas, and i haven't actually put "my mind to" any of them. i've dreampt of them, but un-realistically and without much or any action sometimes, and after the "dream" wears off, all that's left is a shell of what could have been.<br />
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<i>That's</i> what the point of this post is: for me to realize, that just like what i want my girls to know... I too can do ANYTHING i put my mind to. and now, all i have to do is hone in on the one idea that i can't stop thinking about, the one that keeps me up at night more than the others, and pursue it. pursue it like it's a cute boy in middle school. i was ruthless with those poor boys back then, and these ideas, just like those boys, will be sick of me before they know it!<br />
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you guys. i can do it.<br />
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i really can.<br />
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and dearest daughters, miss bay, little evers... if you're reading this. YOU CAN TOO.<br />
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i just found <a href="http://www.liveitloveitmakeit.com/2013/10/jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none.html" target="_blank">this blog post </a>that helps, if you feel like you're in the same boat as me, the girls at sewcrafty put this together as a way to help you narrow your field and not spread yourself too thin as a classic jack of all trades often does.Valeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114610078934043743.post-71852462845106044972016-05-11T10:13:00.003-06:002016-05-11T11:29:30.944-06:00A Hairstylist's Favorite...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Everyone has heard of the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QKHHG9K/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00QKHHG9K&linkCode=as2&tag=valejone-20&linkId=56REEBK76O2BKLJ3">Wet Brush</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=valejone-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00QKHHG9K" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> by now, and if you haven't... crawl out from under your rock and click that link and buy one right now. they are super cheap, and EVERY hairstylist at my salon uses one, not by force, but because it is truly the best. there are tons of reviews online, but i will add my review to the mix and say that the skinny long bristles help so much with detangling without pulling out hair, the bristles are long enough to brush your hair in one section, yet still flexible and soft enough not to cause any damage or scratching to the scalp. (which is crucial for us in the salon before we do any sort of chemical treatments or colorings.) plus, the biggest thing of all... my daughter loves it and if you have kids then you know that's saying something.<br />
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it's one of those brushes that you don't think or realize it's going to be as AMAZING as everyone says once you get it, and first start using it, it really looks just like a normal brush. But after you go on vacation and have to use your friends hair brush because you forgot to pack yours and put your hair through the torture you once did as a daily activity... you finally truly understand what is so amazing about it.<br />
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BUT that is not why i am here today. i'm actually here to talk about the wet brush's little sister <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HVR5NMU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00HVR5NMU&linkCode=as2&tag=valejone-20&linkId=34ATEB44PADGSI2U">The Shine Brush</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=valejone-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00HVR5NMU" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
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i was at an event last night with some other bloggers and i started talking with Kayti from <a href="http://www.thebeyoutybureau.com/" target="_blank">the BeYOUty Bureau,</a> and as i was recommending this brush to her, a crowd slowly started to form around us and i started recommending it to all these girls that had never heard of it before. for some reason i don't hear anyone talk about the shine brush. it is just a bit more expensive than the wet brush. and while the wet brush can be used for basically any of your hair brushing needs, (detangling immediately out of the shower, daily brushing, use with blow dryer, etc) the shine brush has only one use, but by golly it's a good one. this brush was made to be paired with DRY SHAMPOO. which as we all know, is a growing trend and a passion of mine (or else i wouldn't have written <a href="http://keepupwithusjones.blogspot.com/2013/04/my-massive-dry-shampoo-review-of-21.html" target="_blank">this 21 product review</a> about it. haha) so here's the deal...<br />
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dry shampoo usually has two problems: 1: sometimes it leaves a white cast, if using the wrong dry shampoo for your hair type, or over-spraying product. 2: the natural oils from your scalp don't travel down the mid-shaft and ends, and leaves your ends dry-er and more straw like as each day passes.<br />
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this brush remedies both of those problems. (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HVR5NMU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00HVR5NMU&linkCode=as2&tag=valejone-20&linkId=34ATEB44PADGSI2U">The Shine Brush</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=valejone-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00HVR5NMU" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
has two types of bristles, the long skinny plastic ones we know and love from the wet brush, AND smaller boar bristle brushes that only go part way up the length of the plastic bristles. this does a few things, 1: the boar bristles absorb any extra dry shampoo, or "white cast" that is left behind, 2: using the natural oils from your scalp, as you brush your hair the boar bristles carry those oils down your hair shaft and to your ends to help hydrate and naturally adds shine to where you want it (at your mid-shaft and ends), and away from where you don't (at your root) 3. because the plastic bristles are also in this brush, it makes brushing so much easier than a typical boar bristle brush and your able to grab hold of bigger sections of hair instead of just brushing the very top of your hair like what usually happens with a normal boar bristle brush. -if you have ever used a boar bristle brush then you know what im talking about, if you haven't used one before, just be glad.-<br />
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one tip: don't use the shine brush with wet hair, it will get the boar bristles wet, which will defeat their purpose, and unlike the wet brush, it's not meant to be used with wet hair. like i said, there's really only one use, brush your hair with the shine brush <i><b>before and after applying dry shampoo</b></i> to both pull oils down your hair shaft, and remove excess product from your application of dry shampoo. (although i don't recommend using the shine brush with wet hair, it can be used with <i>damp</i> hair while you are blow drying to add even more shine)<br />
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Just so you know... Amazon has a deal where you can buy a set of each below for only 17 dollars!<br />
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This little cutie's birthday also happened to fall on mothers day this year. So, as a big combined celebration we hosted a family dinner at our house in lieu of a traditional party. When garrison and i were talking after <a href="http://keepupwithusjones.blogspot.com/2013/03/party-time.html" target="_blank">bayli's first birthday </a>we realized all you need to make a great first birthday party is: loving guests, a cake to smash, and good food. no presents, no decorations (although, bayli and i picked some flowers from our bush in the backyard after church anyway) and no fuss. it really was so simple fun and easy, and Everli had such a great time, which was all that mattered. plus, we got to celebrate all the mothers in our lives at the same time, so you know, it really was such a wonderful day.<br />
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Everli's beautiful face hasn't appeared on this blog as much as i would like, she's been here a year now and she only has 3 posts so far on the blog, that is truly pathetic. I really am going to work harder to post about her, i need to make documenting and journaling more of a priority during this busy time.<br />
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From the very beginning of this girls life she found her little niche in our family and fits in so perfectly, almost like she's always been here. Transitioning into a mother of 2 has been surprisingly easy and smooth for me. Bayli never smothered her too closely with love, <i>or </i>was rebellious and jealous of her. Everli was always a good sleeper, and the two girls have shared a room this entire time with no problems! I'm telling you, if i could guarantee that the next kid would be as easy as Everli, i'd get pregnant tomorrow!<br />
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Everli is such a happy baby. She smiles at anyone who looks at her, even if she's tired or sad. She's adventurous and loves getting into things. She's walking now and trying her hardest to keep up with her sister with everything she does. She's done this inhale scream thing ever since she was a baby whenever she's excited and it's so adorable, I hope she never grows out of it. In the very beginning of her life we thought she was choking when she made that noise because the inhale part sounds like she can't get enough air, but we have now gotten used to it as just an Everli-ism and find it adorable.<br />
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She loves to cuddle, and find a cozy spot to sit, preferably in grandpas lap, or by mom's feet, or in a tight space between two pieces of furniture. She isn't talking much, which we are told is very typical for 2nd kids, because Bayli does all the talking for her. She currently only knows "momma", and "dadda", and every once in a while will repeat words like "ball", 'more", "up", or "out". The same is true with sign language, we're teaching her, but she doesn't feel the need to use it because she get's waited on hand and foot by the people in her life that love her, especially her big sister.<br />
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I wish every family has the opportunity to experience a baby and now, toddler (aaahhh) like Everli. she is seriously a dream, and I absolutely cannot wait to see what this next year has in store for her! That mothers day weekend a year ago brought me so much happiness, the delivery was quick, and recovery was even quicker. I truly couldn't have received a better present, and this year, watching her timidly eat her cake, and smile as everyone sang to her, and letting her dad teach her the oh-so important skill of blowing out a candle is all this momma could have asked for. Here's wishing a Happy Mothers day to you all!<br />
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today we had a little party celebrating Bayli's fourth birthday! we invited just a few friends and had lunch, cake, played with play-doh and opened presents. when we asked bayli a few days ago what she wanted to do for her birthday, she said have really yummy cake, make the house cute (with decorations) and play with friends. so, we tried to give her exactly that. she helped bake and decorate the cake. she was the one who told me where to put the decorations, and she came up with the guest list. we tried to do things her way, and it turned out to be really cute and fun! we will have to see if she actually remembers this one when shes older.<br />
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Everli was a champ and slept through the wholeee thing. for 5 hours.Valeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114610078934043743.post-71697764770225371302016-03-23T18:43:00.002-06:002016-03-23T18:43:17.872-06:00Turning Four<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I decided to ask bayli a few questions today as i was cleaning the house and making treats for her birthday party that's happening this weekend. i wrote all my answers down in my journal as i asked her and she loved all the extra attention i was giving her. she kept asking, "did you write that down?" and would even say, "hold on mom. i have a question for <i>you</i> now" some of her answers were just TOO good. i feel like they are the perfect way to show what life with her is like right now. this age is the best. 3 year old bayli is gonna be a hard one to beat. good luck fours. bring it on!<br />
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Favorites:<br />
color: purple<br />
t.v. show: Just Add Magic (or as she calls it: "the Momma P show") and Octonauts<br />
toy: trains<br />
shape: oval<br />
letter: B<br />
food: muffins (because that's what we had made that morning.)<br />
fruit: strawberries<br />
number: 6<br />
princess: Elsa<br />
thing to do: cooking<br />
thing to do by herself: singing and dancing<br />
book: "the dinosaur book by the cat in the hat" aka. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Say-Di-no-saur-Hats-Learning-Library/dp/0679891145/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458777343&sr=8-1&keywords=oh+say+can+you+say+dinosaur" target="_blank">This book</a><br />
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Where do you want to go on vacation? "up the mountains!"<br />
What do you want to be when you grow up? a hero.<br />
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would you rather:<br />
be inside or outside? outside<br />
dirty or clean? clean<br />
loud or quiet? this one took her a looong time to answer, she started trying to explain that she likes both, but then decided on quiet.<br />
cat or dog? dog<br />
stroller ride or car ride? stroller<br />
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things she doesn't like:<br />
-going down stairs<br />
-green leaf-es in food<br />
-everli stealing toys<br />
-getting stuck in everli's toys<br />
-sleeping on the floor (??? this has never even happened to my knowledge)<br />
-pencils. (insert laughing crying emoji here)<br />
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and cause she is the cutest. here are the questions she decided to ask <i>me</i> through out her interview.<br />
what do you like to read?<br />
do you like puppies? (hahahaha, yes. my heart exploded when she asked me this with a completely serious face.)<br />
whats your favorite flower?<br />
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the book and puppy ones she asked before i asked her the similar questions. her brain. id love to take an in depth peek inside there one day. i think that might be one of my first requests when i get to heaven.<br />
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we love this girl so stupid much. <br />
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<br />Valeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114610078934043743.post-54119730710947839812016-03-11T13:34:00.002-07:002016-03-11T13:41:40.136-07:00Shayli's Blessing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Remember my cute little sister, and her <a href="http://keepupwithusjones.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-sisters-maternity-photo-shoot.html" target="_blank">beautiful maternity photo's</a>. well, she had her baby and recently had her blessed, she was blessed in stefani's old blessing dress, and looked beautiful as ever! see for yourself!</div>
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Grandpa cuddling his baby granddaughter, and then, two minutes later.....<br />
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they were both fast asleep!<br />
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Everli wearing my old blessing dress, and Shayli wearing Stefani's old blessing dress.<br />
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the girl of the hour in all her beautiful glory!<br />
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Bayli is my little snow bunny. she just LOVES it. every morning when a fresh snow has fallen, she will often come into our room and let us know before we have even opened the blinds ourselves! i am the opposite. sure, i think the snow is pretty and all, but i prefer to enjoy it from the inside, wearing slippers, and drinking cocoa. -preferably there is also a fireplace and a good book as well.- but bayli just cannot contain herself with excitement in wanting to go out and play in it. no matter how cold, or windy it may be. the problem is that she is basically GUARANTEED to get a cold, each and every time she goes out. this girl is just so delicate, if she ever gets cold. like, shivering, purple lips, kind of cold. then no matter what she will get sick. and it really doesn't take much to get her to that stage of "cold" so... the battle continues, me wanting to stay inside, warm, healthy, and enjoy watching the snow fall. vs her wanting to go out and play, and chase the dog, and freeze her tush off.<br />
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this time she won. next time, i've got a special can of stephens mint hot cocoa with my name all over it.<br />
literally.<br />
written with sharpie.<br />
everywhere.Valeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114610078934043743.post-19168439433772168072016-01-13T13:30:00.000-07:002016-01-13T13:44:13.787-07:00HAPPY five-years-of-putting-up-with-me ANNIVERSARY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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5 YEARS!!! holy cow. this morning as he was getting ready for work, and i was nursing our little baby in bed. Garrison and i were talking about some of the things we remembered from our wedding. he remembered how on the morning of our wedding, we had to get to the temple with our "escorts" (our parents) much earlier than the rest of the wedding party to fill out paperwork and such at the temple. so, being a hairdresser, i wanted to do my own hair and makeup. After a surprisingly restful night of sleep in the hotel up in slc, i got up, and started to get ready and ended up being ready before everyone else, when garrison came to my hotel room to pick us up, we ended up talking together in the hotel room for what seemed like such a long time as we watched the rest of the wedding party start getting up and getting rushed. my mom would later go on to say that because of how calm i was that morning, it helped reassure her that marrying him, was in fact, the right thing for me to do.<br />
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marrying him was truly the easiest decision i ever made.<br />
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I told him about how i remembered as our honeymoon was nearing an end, (we were staying at a friend's 2nd home up in Midway) we were both getting antsy to just move in together and start living a normal life. we wanted to make breakfasts in <i>our </i>kitchen, and sleep in <i>our </i>bed, and come to <i>our home</i> after work, so... we left our honeymoon early to go home and unpack, hang pictures, buy groceries, and organize closets. garrison's comment after i finished talking about that this morning: "we were such dweebs ...still are"</div>
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we really have loved every aspect of all of the craziness that has been the last 5 years. </div>
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over the last 5 years we have:</div>
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purchased two houses, and two cars.</div>
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remodeled 4 different houses (we remodeled both of our apartments for our landlords)</div>
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we also remodeled a 1950's camp trailer, and dozens of projects in/on our parents houses.</div>
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garrison switched jobs from digEcor, to American Crafts,</div>
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i switched salons from Salon 21 to Platinum Studio.</div>
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we have traveled together to Greece, New York, Mexico -via a Cruise-, Vegas and St George, Idaho, and California, oh, and lots of camping with a backpacking trip in the Unitas thrown in there. </div>
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besides childbirth, neither of us have been hospitalized.</div>
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no car accidents yet, (although he <i>did </i>get a speeding ticket while driving home from california a few years ago)</div>
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we have had 1,825 days together as husband and wife. we have accomplished so much in that time, we have become better people, grown a family, developed talents, and made new friends. looking back like this, makes me realize just how much time has come and gone since that beautiful day 5 years ago when we made promises to each other, for time and all eternity. we feel like we have truly found our "groove" in our marriage this year, coming to a deeper and better understanding of one another and what each other needs to feel their best in the marriage. it's like we moved from being best friends and lovers, to truly becoming "one" this year. i'm so grateful for him in my life, and all of the blessings that have come to me because of the decision i made to marry him.<br />
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i won the husband lottery. seriously.</div>
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This year, to celebrate, Garrison invited me to pick a hotel and we could stay there for the night, well, as we are trying to get our littlest on a more strict schedule since her schedule was thrown off from being sick the past few weeks, we decided to stay home instead, honestly, we will probably daydream about what the next 5 years might hold for us, and end the night watching Making A Murderer on Netflix. just like we would any other night. </div>
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Valeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114610078934043743.post-11316386139160650062016-01-11T16:01:00.000-07:002016-01-11T16:08:18.342-07:00My Sister's Maternity Photo Shoot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Valeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114610078934043743.post-51538732544324274862015-10-05T12:00:00.000-06:002016-01-13T13:52:13.350-07:00Master Closet The Master Bedroom has been chosen as the first room to get a makeover in this house. and the first thing in this room to renovate? the closet. we really wanted a better way of storing our clothes, we didn't want to get a dresser, or any other piece of furniture to store our clothes, but that single long shelf and clothes rack without any doors, just wasn't cutting it. so, we went to our favorite store ever: ikea and used their Pax system as a built in closet organizational system and we LOVE it. everything has a place and the inner OCD in both of us has died and gone to heaven -until it comes back from the dead for our next project-<br />
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-you can tell this method of storing our clothes wasn't gonna work-<br />
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-during the remodel, removing the shelf and clothing rod, taking out the wall in-between the two closets, and in the picture, garrison is removing the hardware that used to hold the sliding closet doors. you can see the size of the ikea cabinets there to the left.-<br />
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-after, the inside. garrison hadn't put his clothes/drawers/shelves in on his side yet, and everything on my side isn't organized completely, but you get the idea-<br />
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-we went with the mirror doors for those middle three, it really adds an interesting touch to the room, making it feel more modern, and open. the next step on this process is to paint the walls and finish framing in the closet around the edges, and putting on the door handles.-<br />
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And here it is all finished in all it's shiny new glory!Valeri Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03617588746554266436noreply@blogger.com0