Anytime Omelette

A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I went to a diner for breakfast. I saw what was called a Greek omelette. Spinach, cherry tomato, grilled chicken and feta cheese. Grilled chicken in an omelette you say??

I was side swiped. I don't know why such a simple thing shocked and delighted me so much. I have to imagine this is nothing new at all. Bodybuilders and low carb eaters no doubt have been adding chicken to their omelettes for years. It just never occurred to me. 

Sure, I have breakfast for dinner all the time but I never thought to bring dinner to breakfast!

Genius.

This is such a simple and versatile meal. It serves many purposes for me. Sometimes I need to kick up my protein intake, sometimes I want something hearty and warm for breakfast instead of cheerios or oatmeal, sometimes when I don't feel like making a big to do for dinner, I can just whip this up. It's super simple, its healthy, its cheap, its delicious and its quick.

Sauteed spinach and garlic in Pam non stick spray - you can use olive oil if you want.

Add in your chicken

and your eggs!

There you have an anytime omelette! I made this last night for my lunch today.

Obviously, this blog is not about the fact that I invented grilled chicken in an omelette. 

But it is a friendly reminder that it can be done. So I did it. 

And if you, like me,  never thought to do it and it sounds like something you're excited to eat, you should do it too! 

Happy eating!

V.V.

Boscia Konjac Cleansing Sponge Review

It's Winter. And I'm lazy. I'm lazy anyway, but about three months  out of a year, I have an excuse! My motivation for most things lessen when it gets terribly cold out. I don't want to clean, I don't want to food shop, I don't want put makeup on, I don't want to get "dressed"

..... you get the picture.  

While I obviously can't abandon my skin routine, (although about this time I wish I could), it needs to get as simple as possible for me in order for me to keep up with it.

So the problem is this:

While I love the Clarisonic and it works wonderfully, for a lazy person like myself, it can sometimes be a hassle. Half the time when I go to use it, it's not charged. When it is charged, I am impatient to wait for the timer to finish washing my face. Then I have to clean it. I realize how very silly I sound but the skincare struggle is real! I just don't have it in me this time of year! I have tried exfoliating scrubs for the face and I find they are too harsh or too soft for my Winter skin.

I do believe I have found a solution to my dilemna:

I was browsing the Sephora website for nothing in particular and came across the Boscia Konjac Cleansing Sponge and a light bulb went off. For $15, maybe it was worth a try?

I purchased it and used it for the first time last night so I want to give you my personal review.

It's a good "whisking away" sponge. Good for getting all of the surface gunk off of your face. Would I say its a deep clean? Not necessarily. But I'm actually ok with that. That is what my Clarisonic is for - a vigorous and deep clean. I needed something for every day to give my cleaning a boost when my fingers weren't cutting it. It's just just enough muscle to do the job and its soft enough that it doesn't feel like it's scraping my face off. If you have sensitive skin, you can use this every day with no irritation. It comes on a string so you can squeeze out the excess water and hang dry it which is nice so it doesn't collect bacteria and germs sitting on your sink. The packaging came with a complimentary sample of the Boscia Purifying Cleansing Gel. That was also very lovely. Smelled like a spa treatment.

When I used these both together, my face was squeaky clean. No flakes, no dry spots, no redness. It was quick, easy and efficient.

Would I purchase this product again? Yes. Absolutely. And if you're lazy like me, I would suggest you do too for those days when you just don't feel like doing the whole bathroom production of it all!

Happy Winter!

V.V.

Pinterest Bedroom Dupe

I've been looking to spruce up my bedroom for a while. When we first moved into the apartment, there was so much to do, I focused more on the common areas first and put my bedrooms on hold. Now that we are settled in for the most part, I figured it was time to give the bedroom the TLC it deserved. 

I had been collecting images and ideas for a few months and came across a picture on Pinterest (which I'm sure a lot of you have seen floating around the web) that stopped me in my tracks. I can't put my finger on the exact reason why it drew me in, but when I saw it, I immediately knew that it was "the" picture and that's what I wanted to do.

Some highlights about this picture;
- It seems so luxurious, but so simple. Beautiful, but totally attainable.
- The wall color is neutral - the same as mine so it wouldn't take an entire paint overhaul to recreate it.
 - My bedroom is small and this seems to be about the same shape and size.
- It's feminine and masculine at the same time. Perfect for a couple.

So it was settled. This was the new design I was going with. Since the holidays  were upon us, I couldn't very well just run out and spend up a storm. This was going to take some strategy on part! I started collecting pieces here and there for a few months when I could (and kept stuffing it in the closet) keeping the picture on hand at all times to make sure I was still in theme. My husband kept asking..."What is this? What is that?"  to which I would respond..."shhhhh.....not to worry. I'm in the decor lab, I'll  show you when it's done."
He would shrug, roll his eyes and keep it moving like a wonderful husband should!

And so I give you to my Pinterest Bedroom Dupe.

This is the JWS Interiors original image:
(Follow JWS Interiors on Pinterest or visit the JWS Interiors Blog)

This is my take (while not exact) on that:

Some similarities are obviously the white bedding, the fur throw, the neutral tufted bed frame,  and the black and white pillows on the bed, although different. If you wish to purchase the original pillows shown on the JWS Interior's image, you can find them here.

The differences are the side tables. Mine are mirrored, I didn't do the gold mirrors behind the bedside tables, I decided to center a mirror above my bed instead. I also added black and white curtains to tie in the black and white theme. The original picture's bed sits on a white fur rug, whereas my white fur rug is in front of my bed.

Here is a breakdown of items I purchased and where I got them:

Nate Berkus for Target black and white graphic pillows. I got these on clearance. I can no longer find them online but you might get lucky at your local Target!

Nate Berkus black candle stand and candle. I also couldn't find online but I'm positive they are in the candle section as a permanent item in the line.

Faux Fur blanket (and still so soft and glorious!) I found at Homegoods.

Mirror above bed also found at Homegoods.

Tommy Bahama comforter, pillows and sheets at Homegoods.
(*note*  My bed is a Queen bed but I went with a King comforter for extra length)

Black and white striped curtains I got at Overstock. A big plus about these curtains - they're black out curtains!!! And they really, really work! Do you know how hard it was for me to get up this morning? Probably because I woke up in a cave!

My biggest compliment was from my husband who told me he felt like she was sleeping in a hotel. So I want to take that as a job well done. xo

I'm happy this project ended up panning out in January. I am still all about the newness of the year and fresh new beginnings, etc. so this was nice to start 2015 off in a new bedroom. And is there anything more lovely and gratifying than climbing into clean, new, soft bedding?!

Thanks to JWS Interiors for the inspiration and thanks to you all for checking it out and reading along. I hope I have sparked some of you to find a picture that speaks to YOUR heart and you execute it in YOUR own way. Anything you wish is doable and attainable. 
Now get out there and kick some home decor butt!!! (A little early Super Bowl motivation!)

:) :)

V.V.