Getting Ready for a New start!

Well as we start our new year we all try to have resolutions.. I find the majority consist of Fitness and Health. Well I have searched high and low to find the Best fitness Gear,Products,drinks etc.. In the next week, I will be featuring these products. This should give you,your kick start to a healthy and fit new you.. I know how hard it is to start a new regimen. I find that if you jump start your morning and stick to a routine you will have much success. So check back and get ready for some amazing and Fabulous Fitness stuff.. I am willing to start a group where we can keep track of our success. If you are ready e-mail me and we can get started..

Heather and Tiffany from SITS.. What a chat..

Hello Girlie's

I had the honor to interview the girls over at SITS. Heather and Tiffany answered the questions I asked. Some answers make you smile and others laugh.. Enjoy!

1.How did the two of you meet?- We met as neighbors, and became fast friends over our love for thrift shops, decor and anything pink!

2.When did you decide to create Sits? In the Spring of 2008, we were talking about how hard it was to find new blogs, and really wanted more a of a site where bloggers where celebrated and given a chance to be featured, based on participation instead of content was something we couldn't find, so SITS was born!

3.How did you come up with the name? "The Secret is in the Sauce" came from Heather- the minute she said it, we loved it. "The Secret to Success is Support!"

4.What was the reason you created Sits? "We wanted a space where bloggers could find one another. A wholesome, supportive, drama-free environment, where every woman can have her chance!"

5.When did you start doing sitscation? October 2009 was our first ever SITScation. Our members really wanted to get together and we thought Las Vegas would be fun- and it was! We plan on SITScation annually, and will be releasing information about our one day "Blogging Boot Camp" conferences coming to Baltimore, Phoenix and San Francisco in 2010!

Tiffany:

1.What are your likes? Family, relaxing vacations, any show on Bravo, good books, good friends, good food.

2.What are your dislikes? Rude people, hypocrites, injustice.

3.What do you look for when picking a blog to write about? The great thing about SITS is that everyone who participates gets a chance to be featured!

4.Do you have any children? If so, how many. I have a nine year old boy who cracks me up daily.

5.If you could accomplish one thing in life what would it be? Live authentically

6.What makes you smile? Fat, happy babies. My son's laughter. My husband walking in the room.

7.What makes you sad? The Twilight movie- {I expected so much more.} Women tearing each other down.

8.What obstacles have you had to face in life? I have been incredible blessed to achieve my goals with hard work. I suffered with hyperemesis during my pregnancy, which was the most difficult year of my life.

9.Who has made an impact in your life? My husband. My son. My friends. I find women everywhere inspiring!

10.What advice would you give women to steer clear of when blogging? Engaging in gossip and negativity. Also, be sure of who you are- please yourself first!


Heather:

1.What are your likes? Young adult fiction, real whipped cream by the spoonful, and Hello Kitty

2.What are your dislikes? Loading and unloading the dishwasher, rude people, and the way my minivan smells right now

3.What do you look for when picking a blog to write about? For SITS features, we go in the order that submissions are received.

4.Do you have any children? If so, how many. I have four little girls.

5.If you could accomplish one thing in life what would it be? To write the greatest love story ever.

6.What makes you both smile? My family, coffee, and my toes in the sand

7.What makes you sad? Snow, 80's music, and my children crying

8.What obstacles have you had to face in life? Getting over high school. Seriously. It took me at least ten years of therapy.

9.Who has made an impact in your life? My husband. I never knew my worth until I met him.

10.What advice would you give women to steer clear of when blogging? Stats. Blog because it's fun and forget how many people may or may not be reading.



I loved this interview.I loved Heather's comment about her minivan. I told her I have 3 kids and mine is smelling a little funky at the moment.. Thank you SITS girls keep up the Fabulous work you created..

OCTOBER Blog oF the Month Joy's Hope! CLOSED!

Joy's Hope.. This is an adorable happy site.. I love the colors and of course the beach theme.. The thing I learned is it took a lot for this blog to shine and invite people in..

Julie a mom of three adorable kids.. Has had some hardship.. One in which you will read when you visit her blog. She is a strong women with a fun loving spirit and I am happy to have found her. She makes adorable hair accessories and she loves all the things I do.. In her words she "puffy hearts them".. They are Flip Flops,Gap Jeans,Burts Bees Chapstick,Spray and Wash,Sugar, Sea Otters to name a few.. She is creative with her words and a true JOY to read. This is why she is The Blog of the month for OCTOBER.. Please go and visit Julie..

GIVEAWAY:

Julie is offering one lucky winner a 1 pick of their choice on her etsy site Joy's Hope Handmade In comments tell me what item you want and follow directions for rest..

Good Luck!

Behind the Scenes..

Today. I am going to give you a little insight of the Girl behind Fabulous Finds. I know I have an "About Me"section.I just thought you might like to see what my interests are behind the scenes.. I will start by saying I collect milk glass. I love it so much that it's coming out of my ears.. LOL I love anything cream or white.. I am a huge fan of the beach and white,creams, soft hues remind me of such a place.. I grew up in CT but spent every summer as a kid in Westhampton, Long Island. When I was small my mom and I would tag sale every Saturday and sometimes Sundays. I was hooked.. Of course at the time I was looking for Barbie's and she wanted antiques.. That's what I was surrounded by in my home growing up.. That was her passion.

My mom had such an eye for what she wanted and collected. I love that about her. She is very creative..Now being a mom myself she takes all her grandchildren and does crafts and decorates the house for x-mas with them.., A true joy that my kids get to do these things with her. I have looked at so many blogs and I am amazed at how creative and amazing these women are that I have come across. How they redo furniture etc.. I thought well I have done that,but that's not what my blog is about... So I thought why not tell you a little about myself so you really know who I am...I love to be surrounded by positive people. I love to laugh, I love my Family and friends. Especially my dearest friends Ben and Jerry.. Love those guys.. My Fav Mint chip...Love seafood and a must for me is a good Chardonnay,Cab and extra cold a lot of olives Dirty Martini...Fabulous.. A nice Friday or Sat treat...I get together with Friends for dinner club which I love.. Cooking is one of my passions. I am all about Organic.. I do like sweets.. I must say and McDonald's Fries... I know doesn't fit in to that category.. Oh Well! I try not to stress.. I hate the weight I feel on my shoulders.. So I talk myself thru it.. I love to help others.. I love to make people smile.. I love,Love the word love can't you tell LOL. No seriously.. I love to hear kids Giggle.. I always laugh. Oh I love pets.. Not a big fan of ones with long skinny tails.. The Rodent family doesn't do it for me..Do I cry?? Oh yeah baby.. I shed the tears.. My son started Kindergarten this year.. He is my last to go off to school. I sat in the parking Lot and balled.. The other moms must of thought I had lost it.. It was a sad day for me... But Look,I am now home typing away with not one interruption... Life if good right now...O.K. that's enough about me...

I may have e-mailed many of you to ask if I can write about you.. Every time I get a yes.. I am blessed for that, Thank You.. This being the reason for this post. I have been asked by a lot of people to give them some insight of who I am.. So This is why the big long post...

So you will see in the pictures I have on the top.. My style.. French country, shabby chic..I love to create.. I just haven't found the time to do anything lately. I have put my focus on this blog/business and I am truly loving every minute of it.. I owe it all to you.. You make it fun to get started each day. Your amazing products you send for review or your comments and e-mails. Thank You!

I am so happy to have a connection with you. I get joy. knowing you are interested in what I have to say. Thank you Subscribers.. You are getting my e-mails.. Sometimes multiple of one topic.. I apologize for that , still working out the glitches. Please.. Leave me a comment. I would love to hear from you.. Please write to me if you want to be featured..I am on the hunt for "Blog of the Month".. If you are the one, let me know.. If you want to nominate someone,let me know.If you want a spot on my sponsor page,Let me know...

Thanks for listening.. I hope you have a better understanding of who I am.. The person who created.. The Fabulous Finds.. Thank You,Thank You

Fabulous not so Fabulous!

MTV awards.. Oh my.. I must say very tasteless. I guess that's how it's supposed to be when they never show any videos. Well after arriving I saw all the Hills stars,Hilton Perez,Pink,Jade from America's next top model,P Diddy,Taylor swift so many.. Well after taking my seat. I was shocked to see the opening act.. Tribute to Michael Jackson. I felt out of all his accomplishments his tribute could have been more over the top. Madonna didn't blow me away with her speech either.. and Janet" Oh" Janet why couldn't she have said something? Not at all impressed..

So during Commercial.. and a lot goes on.. celebs or want to be celebs are all in hallways getting cocktails.. I must say.. the girls are so thin.. I had to ask myself if any of them eat? Sunken faces bone thin frames.. I am so Happy I enjoy life and eat food.. What an amazing gift LOL..So after returning to my seat.. The Taylor swift award Oh, classless Kanye West took away her moment. I felt so bad for her.. Standing there looking around like what do I do? Beyonce mortified by it all.. I knew at that moment.. My time there was going to be short lived. So Not a Fabulous Experience. :(

On the brighter side.. Dinner before hand. Bobby Flay.. What an amazing meal. My brother in law is friends with him and asked if we could eat at his restaurant " Bar Americain" on 152w 52nd street. Because getting a reservation during an award night and during Fashion week is impossible.. So he was nice to hook us up and get us in.. The Food is so delicious with a little fusion touch. The atmosphere is over the top ,large custom lighting and the antiqued pieced mirror along the bar is the soothing focal point to the restaurant. I can't say anything bad about the staff.. You never had a dirty dish in front of you and your water glass was never empty.. The hand baked bread basket was Delish not to mention my entree: Red snapper with plantain Chips and mango chutney so amazingly good..I highly recommend this restaurant a must visit.. Definitely a Fabulous Find in NYC.

So that's my night in a nutshell. All in all a great time. It's nice to be able to head into the city for dinner and a show..A Must in my future.

MTV Video awards

As I prepare to head to NYC.. I had to create the look I need for the event. I finally after 3 lattes and lunch found what I needed to look Fabulous For the MTV music awards tomm night. I love these types of shows. I never know who I am going to see or what to expect. I know the line up of performers are amazing and Janet Jackson will be performing a tribute to her brother. You are probably asking how does one get to go to a show like this.?? Well I owe it all to my Fabulous Brother in Law Rob.. He works for the Jonas Brothers and has been in the music biz for many years.. He has an amazing talent for creating stages,lighting special effects and getting his crew to perform their best. I am fortunate to be able to go to music shows..If any of you or your kids are fans of the Jonas brothers you can check out my Bro in law on their latest movie.. They do a whole section on him.. Pretty cool..

My kids are lucky to have met Demi,Jonas Brothers,Hanna Montana (Miley),Brittany Spears,Backstreet boys,Jordan Sparks,the whole high school musical crew.. oh so many.. They are lucky and very appreciative for having an uncle in the business.. I have my feelers out for signed Jonas and Demi swag so keep watching... I will take pics of the MTV event and fingers crossed get to meet pink... Have a Fabulous weekend.. XO Heather