#GoVoxBox from Influenster

I just got my #GoVoxBox from Influenster in the mail and here are my cheers and jeers for the products.
So far... I am in love with the Vitamin Shoppe Next Step Fit N Full Protein Shake and the Jaxx Shaker Cup that came with it! I was iffy about it when I tasted the Fresh Berries shake but fell in love with the Chocolate Swiss!! The Jaxx Shaker is easy to use and better than my other shaker with the wire ball. Still like that one but love this one more! I got the flavors, Fresh Berries, Swiss Chocolate and French Vanilla (which I will try tomorrow).
By the way, I will have links below for these products and the Influenster Review Pages!
Next, I got some Blue Diamonds Blueberry flavored Almonds. I don't like almonds and was just going to give them to my husband to try but he made me try them too and I actually liked them. I ate quite a few as did my husband and daughter. We have to go buy more now cause we ate them all!!
They weren't too sweet or salty and the whole pack was only 230 calories. I cannot wait to try the other flavors!
The next products came from ProFoot Care. They were the Profoot Triad Orthodic and Profoot Pedi Rock! The inserts are so comfy and I loved the design. I am currently trying them out in my walking/running shoes I never run in lol
I will have a better feel for them next week! As for the Pedi Rock, it it soft and squishy but has a texture on the whole outside that looks like fresh concrete lol
I used it and it tickled to much for me but my hubby used it and likes it! He said it massages and helps with the callused part in his heels from wearing boots all day! I guess I will have to try that one again :)
My Go Box also came with Playtex Sport Fresh balance tampons but (TMI) since I have the Mirana from after giving birth, I don't get my monthly! I will be giving those to my sis Viv to try and tell me how she likes them or doesn't like them...
Now after all this 'On the Go', they sent me some Aqua Spa Bath Salts!! They smell heavenly! I got the salts in the scent Lavender and Chamomile with Marine Youth Complex! So good! I loved the smell and I relax easily with them in my bath! I want to give some to my mom to try. I think she will love them as well.
Last in the box, I got a voucher for 1 Free Muller Yogurt Product. I have not tried them yet and will be going to the store tonight to go check them out! I LOVE yogurt and have not come across a flavor/brand I don't like yet! This shall be interesting :)
Well, that was long lol I will be posting links below to all of these and hope you go check them out if you haven't tried them already or just go show your love!

Playtex Influenster Review Page:  http://www.influenster.com/review/playtex-sport-fresh-balancetm?revkey=52f93a73568c92453039ddb6
Vitamin Shoppe Influenster Review Page: http://www.influenster.com/review/vitamin-shoppe-next-step?revkey=5331b04e568c9247737a26ed
Blue Diamond Blueberry Flavored Almonds Influenster Review Page:  http://www.influenster.com/review/blue-diamond-blueberry-flavored-almonds
Profoot Triad Orthotic Influenster Review Page: http://www.influenster.com/review/profoot-care-triad-orthotic?revkey=517fb4797ca7071590a073be
ProFoot Pedi-Rock Influenster Review Page: http://www.influenster.com/review/profoot-pedi-rock
Aqua Spa Bath Soak Influenster Review Page: http://www.influenster.com/review/aqua-spa-bath-soak
Muller Yogurt Influenster Review Page:  http://www.influenster.com/review/muller-yogurt

http://www.playtexplayon.com/
http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/p/next-step-fit-n-full-swiss-chocolate-mrp-608-g-powder/vs-2864#.U35OpSgXIpU
http://www.bluediamond.com/
http://www.profootcare.com/
http://www.aquaspabath.com/
http://www.mullerquaker.com/

My Influenster Profile: http://www.influenster.com/profile

"I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes."

Summerana 20K

Summerana is a great store for photography Actions, Brushes, Overlays and so much more! They're amazing and I wish I could buy the whole store! Lol
But on a great note (for a not so great day, for me) they are having a Giveaway and Sale!
They are so excited to have reached 20K fans on Facebook and they have helped make a difference through countless charities and donations!
Not only will a few lucky fans win one of the amazing prizes (One is a choice of Nikon or Canon 85mm lens), but Summerana has put their ENTIRE store on sale for one AMAZINGLY low price of $75!!! Ummm.... WOW!!!
Over $900 of products for $75!!! So awesome!
Please be sure to go take a look, enter the giveaway and/or buy the store ;-)

Here is a direct link to the sale and giveaway!
http://summerana.com/summerana-photoshop-actions-for-photographers-20k-giveaway-and-sale/

Please enjoy and have a great day. Yay for the weekend coming up!!

Friday and Gloomy?!

Yes, I know you know, it's Friday. It is also my last blog this week. I am going to try to blog every week at least once or at the very least, once every other week. It really depends on my mood and whats going on.
I have been ranting lately and I do apologize for that. I will be changing that as much as possible. I have my days like other people do and don't feel like being cheery!
TODAY, I am feeling alright and wanted to share something I found in my inbox and thought other bloggers, mainly photog bloggers, might enjoy as much as I did. Its about 50+ things to write about today. Ideas in case your staring at your screen and cannot think of what to write... I do that... :)

Some where really great for me and others, I would like to read about myself and plan to research on. I really do think others will find this helpful and enjoyable!
I will leave a link to go get the PDF file and also the main source of the information.
One of my favorite photog communities, Photographers Connection!!
AMAZING!! Love them and it is such an amazing blog and full of wonderful people.

Here are your links and I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
http://bit.ly/FreeBoringBlogBuster 
 http://photographersconnection.com/blog/

P.s.
The gloomy part in the title, is because it's gloomy looking outside. Dark skies and 58 degree weather. Not uncommon in this area but yesterday was 89 degrees!! So wonderful. Maybe it'll pick up soon. :) TTFN
-Kayla

Finding your style- Article from Rock The Shot!

"My friend has a friend who knows the neighbor's sister who is a photographer... I've decided to become a photographer too because... Photography is the new BIG THING!"

Sound familiar? Perhaps this is not your case. Perhaps you are a photographer because you really have a passion for it and you love creating art. Regardless... photography is therapy for the soul. It is an instrument that makes music you don't hear but see.
 PHOTOGRAPHY IS A BOOK WITH A STORY TO TELL!

Despite the beauty... it's easy to let your worst critic get in the way of making photography a truly enjoyable experience. Instead of photography being therapy for the soul, it can transform itself into a constant torment as we compare ourselves to others.

... Mostly because it is extremely difficult to be nice to ourselves. In fact, it is a lot easier to criticize and doubt everything we do...

The urge to become "as good as" one of my favorite photographers was dragging me right into a deep dark hole of doubt and in-conformity. I had to stop and think of a way to be authentic and to be happy being me.

After some time of refocusing, I felt comfortable with myself and I started liking my personal photography touches.
... I admore plenty of photographers bigger than me BUT I do not wish to be like them. I LOVE being me.

Now the question is, do you feel inspired or discouraged by other photogrphers?
If photography is causing you headaches, anxiety or if you find yourself carrying a havey bag of jealousy; you are not alone!


What do you do to find your zen? Lily shares some ideas in the full article! Be sure to head over there now for the FULL version and some amazing pictures!!
I LOVED everything in the article and could not wait to share it with everyone.
Here is the Bio on the Artist and the link to the original and full article.
Thanks for reading.

http://www.rocktheshotforum.com/2013/07/12/how-to-find-your-picture-perfect-style/

Need To Kick It Into Gear!!

I need someone to kick my butt into gear. I never seem to be able to follow a plan I put into place when I do things by myself. I know... Lousy excuse! And it is. I make up all these excuses in my head and then just never do anything. Especially when it comes to physical things lately. Such as, working out and dishes. I hate both and I used to love working out and going outside. Dishes never really bothered and I LOVE cooking and baking but haven't in a long time. I just don't crave to do it anymore... And now that's slipping into others things in my life. Like photography and raising my daughter :(
Simple little things, I just don't want to do anymore. She loves going to the park and just being outside and I don't feel like taking her anymore. I feel like a crappy mother and tell her and my husband that things will change, but they don't.
So I need a kick in the butt that will last. I used to walk all over the place with my cousin and I loved it. I love walking but don't like to by myself... Even with a stroller and baby in tow. I don't know if that makes me pathetic or what. I just like company and talking to someone! And I don't like working out in front of someone! I know, I'm weird!
I just had to rant and get that out there! I joined Tone It Up awhile ago and forgot to sign up lol so now I have a profile and a plan. I'm hoping to keep this going and keep in my head that its all going to be worth it! I'll put my profile link below!
Thanks for listening and I'll be more upbeat next time! :)
-Kayla
http://community.toneitup.com/profile/CutrightKayla

Recap...

I went picture crazy again! THANK GOODNESS!!
I really missed taking pictures with my camera. I wanted to the whole time we were going through the old house but it was a little hard. I think I got the gist of what I wanted and maybe I'll just take some after pictures instead of the up close ones. I did however find some china plates and saucers that look so very cute but no set and no clue what to do with them... I don't want to use them lol and I cannot sell them to someone, and feel good about it, cause its not a full set. There was about 9 plates with about 4 different designs and about 5 saucers and one was pink while the rest are blue. No clue!! I think maybe I'll keep them as props. Maybe I'll use them for a tea and cake setting...
Other news, we had an awesome Easter Night Hunt with our baby girl! It was really cold that day and raining, so outside hunt was an option until night anyways and she loves the glow in the dark eggs better. Plus, she's only two!
We also went to Seaside for my mother in laws birthday and had a great day at the beach! Took a lot of pictures and some I LOVE so very much and some I edited like crazy lol
But we all had fun and the weather was great. My mother and Grandpa were sick for Easter, so we celebrated a late Easter with them this last weekend and they got little softballs and a black and pink glove/mitt thing (LOL sorry) for our girl. She loves it. Not that she knows exactly what to do with it but she tries and loves it anyways.
Last (for now), I finally put some of my own pictures on Pinterest and I was pretty scary for me! I don't really understand that part of my brain that says, "No, don't post those things. No one will like them anyways"... Doubt! Self-Conscious! Blah, blah, and Triple Blah... I know! I'm a whiner butt and I know it. I love photography and I like what I can do and I want people to tell me HONESTLY what the do and do not like about them, I'm just scared! Lol I'm getting there! Sorta.
Well thank you all for taking the time out of your busy day to hear my rants and raves.
Have a wonderful rest of your week and a spectacular weekend!
-Kayla C
My Pinterest

P.S. Anyone know what that pink flower is?? Thanks.