Well, some places it looks like fall is just beginning but month wise it’s ending! I wanted to get this post up before it was too late. 🙂 This time of year there are tons of places to go to dress up and look festive. I’ve started a.. ahem… collection of lipsticks and like to try and figure out how to wear colors like bright orange and neon pink. So to force you to try something new, I’m going to show you three very different colors to try this season!

Revlon’s Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey
This is a really nice, natural berry color even though it looks a little more nude in the picture. I think this is my lip color, only better and is a really easy wear. Pop this on for a casual party or thanksgiving dinner. Oh, and eat a lot of turkey.

Revlon’s Fire & Ice Super Lustrous Lipstick
RED! It’s a really great orangey red and everyone looks great in it! If you want to make a statement at your family thanksgiving pop this color on and saunter into the room like you own it. Just remember not to trip.

Revlon’s Super Lustrous Lipstick in Wine Not
Okay, hear me out. Yes, this is dark. Yes, you’re probably having flashbacks of your high school drama class. But it’s screams holiday! Think of the twinklelights, candlelit buffet tables of homemade food by your family, pretty black dresses and heels… What? Your family isn’t super fancy like mine? (HAHAHA) Every skin tone can pull this off. I mean, look at my pale, pale skin up there!

So I’d like to give YOU a chance to try out all of these colors and rock your thanksgiving dinner. One (1) person will win a set of these three lip colors!

To win you must:
-Be a follower of this blog through Bloglovin’
-Like this blog on Facebook
-Leave a comment below with something you’re doing this fall

That’s it! Enter below in the Rafflecopter widget! Be sure to leave a valid email address so I can reach you if you win!
The giveaway will be open until November 16 11:59 PM. I will pick a winner and announce it the following Monday.

**UPDATE: Congrats to my sister-in-law Amanda!

*This is not a sponsored post. I just really like Revlon. 🙂

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I’m not a runner. Never have been, but hopefully maybe will be someday. I’m not an athlete. I’ve never been athletic. Never. That just isn’t me. It isn’t how I was raised. I’m not competitive. I could care less what team wins or what team I play on. (If I ever actually do play a sport. 😉 I tell you this because what you’re about to read shouldn’t be read coming from a runner, an athlete, or a competitive person. It’s from someone who has struggled her whole life to be comfortable in tennis shoes.

I went running last night. Well, ralking…or wanning? Wunning? Rulking? I started Ease into 5k for the… third time? and plan on actually finishing this go round. But this was the first time out of all those times I’ve exercised that it became a worshipful experience for me. A chunk of time that I could use to praise my Savior. Shocked? Yeah, me too! Like, who uses panting and sweating and adjusting that too-big-t-shirt-as-it-sways-in-the-wind as a way to glorify God? Seriously.

In all the times I’ve started (<<anchor of this sentence) running (ralking; see above) I’ve dreaded it. Well, except for that one time that I kind of enjoyed myself? But then took out my headphones and realized how hard I was breathing and how hot I was in that God-forsaken gym without air conditioning. But this time… oh this time! I was relaxed. It was in the 70s, a rarity for Texas in June. It was the magic hour and the sun was so beautiful through those trees I wished I had the DSLR.

In the Ease into 5k app you have to make a playlist. I chose all the songs I thought would inspire me to “be a runner”, but what does a non-runner know about picking a runner’s playlist anyway? I did my best. I had all but finished the workout as best I could when the song came on. You know the one. The one that makes you visualize yourself on a stage, mouthing all the lyrics in time and strumming that imaginary guitar even though you’ve never had a lesson. The one that pushes you to go on even though you really can’t. That song that has that great build up towards the end that gives you goose bumps so you know—you can do this.

The song brought me into a state of worship. And I finished. With all my breath. Relaxed and able to make the walk back home without a problem. Even though my mouth tasted like grass and sweat and all I could think about was drinking anything to get that taste out. I worshiped and forgot what I was doing. I wanted to run in that moment, which was ghastly contradictory to my feelings just ten minutes prior.

I always wondered why Christian authors wrote weight loss or diet books. I always figured that Jesus had no place in exercise or eating healthy. I was wrong. Because why wouldn’t He? Why wouldn’t He, the Creator of everything, including me, care about my health and body image? Why wouldn’t He belong there? I know now what has been missing from my motivation for bettering myself: Jesus.

And I know what you’re thinking. Like, duh, right? Well, yeah. DUH. 🙂

This is all the stuff I carry with me every day, well, besides the cat. No, a lot of it isn’t pretty but it’s functional, hah. Including the cat.

Lipstick: Please appreciate the amount of lipstick I have. That’s probably my favorite part of each morning; picking out which one to wear and then dangerously applying it in the car on the way to school because I’m too impatient to wait until I get there.

Coins: That strawberry coin purse is hilarious. Target had a banana and a watermelon too for the same price, but I compared them all and this one seemed to have the most space. That’s really sad isn’t it? Comparing coin purse sizes? haha. (Not online! $5 in store.)

Headphones:Those headphones are the GREATEST earbuds I’ve ever had. They are Marshmallow by JVC, I think. They never hurt my ears when I wear them for a long time and the sound is really great. Plus, your neighbor can’t hear your music! Win win!

Wallet: Cheap-o Wal-Mart wallet. The only reason I bought that coin purse was because the coin part of the wallet kept opening in my bag and spilling everywhere.

Pen: I always have a pen either for class or to write random things down wherever I am. I got tired of asking whoever was around me if they had a pen!

Target bag: I really love this bag. I got it before my trip to NYC in high school because our teacher said if we carried shoulder bags we would get mugged. Well, joke’s on her because someone tried to mug me on the subway even with this bag. So I don’t think that prevented me from being mugged. But thanks. (I think Target still sells one just like it!)

iPhone 3g: Slowest. Phone. On. The. Planet. But I looooove it. I hear that Apple’s iPhone 5 is debuting this fall so I’m holding out until then. Also, we’re cheap.

Purple Mystery Pouch: Once was a pencil bag. Now used for nail files and random things. But at least all the random things are together. Are they still random?

Cat: This is her life.