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January 2014 - Polished Lifting

That Dreaded Six Letter Word

Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Cardio. It makes me shudder like a villain in a horror movie. I have always hated cardio. For me, cardio is hard, miserable, and something I need to put more effort into. Why put more effort into something you hate? The only way to improve your weak areas, is to put extra effort into it. I need to tackle it head on, and stop ignoring...

Honey Bunny Lacquer- "Anti-Valentine's Day" Collection Review

Monday, January 27, 2014
Deb of Honey Bunny Lacquer created an "Anti Valentine's Day" collection based on rock songs. Today I have Falling In and Out of Love (Lita Ford), Love Hurts (Nazareth), and Love Hate Love (Alice in Chains). Those of you who have known me for a long time know that I went through a serious rock phase, so I was super excited to swatch...

Sue Me Lacquer- Big Boom Collection Review

Friday, January 24, 2014
Sue Me Lacquer is brand new to the indie scene with her "Big Boom" collection. The collection includes two jellies and two creams. All colors can be purchased in a set of minis or individually. All colors offered by Sue Me Lacquer are 5-free and vegan.OceanicOceanic is a medium blue jelly. Shown above is three coats, with a fourth coat on the middle...

Wendler 5/3/1- A Four Week Review

Wednesday, January 22, 2014
I'm not going to bore you with the details, but here is my four week review of Wendler 5/3/1.Week 1 I thought I was going to die. After four months of zero weightlifting, everything felt heavy.Week 2I finally started to feel more confident in my lifting despite the weight increase. I ended up going to the kettlebell class at the end of this week.Week...

KBShimmer- "Snow Flaking Way" Review

Monday, January 20, 2014
I'm sure many of you are sick of Winter and snow, but I really had to share this gorgeous winter themed polish with you.  Snow Flaking Way is a rich purple jelly with holographic hexagon, circle, bar and snowflake glitter. This is by far the best jelly I have ever worn. Shown above is three coats with no base color. The application was so...

Phenomena Hits-"Moonbow" Review

Friday, January 17, 2014
I was given this lovely color back around Halloween, but I was waiting for the right time to wear it. I figured my birthday was as good good time, and I wasn't disappointed!Moonbow is a glitter topcoat that shifts between purple, blue, pink and green. You might be able to catch the occasional orange or yellow in the right lighting. This is a...

Kettlebell Training: A Warrior Room Review

Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Last Saturday I had the pleasure of joining Lisa from 110 Pounds and Counting and a handful of her friends for a workout at The Warrior Room. The workout was completely different than anything I have ever tried. It was a kettlebell/tabata hybrid. While I am a little familiar with tabata style workouts, I was certainly not prepared for that workout. We started...

Model City Polish- Sugar Cookie Review

Monday, January 13, 2014
I know this is super late, but I had a million other obligations to fulfill before I could share this with you. I decided to wear Model City Polish- "Sugar Cookie" for my Christmas mani. Like all of the Model City colors I own, the formula on this was excellent. Sugar Cookie is a white crelly with red, green and gold glitter. Shown above...

Model City Polish- Sugar Cookie Review

Monday, January 13, 2014
I know this is super late, but I had a million other obligations to fulfill before I could share this with you. I decided to wear Model City Polish- "Sugar Cookie" for my Christmas mani. Like all of the Model City colors I own, the formula on this was excellent. Sugar Cookie is a white crelly with red, green and gold glitter. Shown above...

Happy Birthday to Me: A Year in Review

Friday, January 10, 2014
I celebrated my 20+ something birthday last Saturday and decided to reflect on the previous year. In the last year I:Purchased and moved into my first house with BrianTried my hand at gardeningLearned how to shoot photos on manual setting proficientlyLearned how to edit photos using GIMPStarted blogging about and reviewing nail polish Baked my very first cheesecake and apple pie from scratchI...

Sparx Polish Review

Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Hello everyone! I'm back with another new indie brand. Sparx Polish is fairly new to the indie scene, but you wouldn't know it with how well crafted her formulas are. Each bottle (regardless of color) comes with a cute polish charm. You can wear them as a bracelet, necklace or hoard them like buried treasure.All formulas were excellent to work with and were...