Naked Smoky Valentine’s Day Look

February 5, 2016.Reading time 12 minutes.

Valentine's Day Smoky Look #nakedsmoky #valentinesday #smokyeye #valentinemakeup www.almostherblog.com

Before I jump into this I feel like I need to give a little background on this lovely little eyeshadow palette. I first purchased the Naked Smoky palette about 5 months ago at a sale price (and 5x the points at Ulta) with the intention of making this one of my weight loss goal prizes. Once I […]

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes

January 28, 2016.Reading time 9 minutes.

5 month progress photo #progress #motivation #fitness www.almostherblog.com

I’d be lying if I didn’t tell you guys right off the bat that I’m a little nervous about this blog post. I’m stepping quite far out of my comfort zone and sharing a picture of myself that I took today and paired it with a picture I took of myself 5 months ago when […]

I’m Thinking About Forgiveness

January 22, 2016.Reading time 8 minutes.

I don’t know if it’s just me but every time I hear the word “forgiveness” my mind goes straight to the Don Henley song “Heart of the Matter.” So I would like preface this post by saying that “Heart of the Matter” was playing on repeat while I wrote this…Anyway… In the time between […]

Favorite ColourPop Ultra Mattes & Swatches

January 15, 2016.Reading time 8 minutes.

ColourPop Ultra Matte Lip Swatches at almostherblog.com #Midi #Trap #Solow #Creeper #Zipper #ultramatte #colourpop

I’ll be the first one to admit that even though I consider myself a lover of makeup I find it SO hard to commit to a lipstick as much as I should. I really don’t like worrying if my lipstick rubbed off, left a ring, or is starting to make me look like I should join the […]

There is this picture I have of the ideal woman floating around in my head. She’s perfection and she knows it.

She is everything I want to be. She is smart, funny, a good homemaker, and can rock any lipstick color she wants. Plus she is just so damn happy. I want to be her. Problem is I’m hopelessly flawed…or actually, as I like to say, HopeFULLY flawed. There is always hope.

Here I’ll write about my numerous (and humorous) shortcomings, my (mostly happy) thoughts and ideas, and my failures and successes. Here I will strive for perfection and always fall short. Here is where I will try to become Almost “Her.”

“HER” defined: Funny, smart, brave, knowledgeable, beautiful, energetic, laid-back, positive, healthy, crafty, an amazing friend/daughter/girlfriend/wife/aunt/mother/grandmother, happy, full of faith, stress-free, thoughtful, honest, playful, spontaneous, and a bomb diggity cook.♥ (This list is never-ending.)