My Ideas Long Lashes and what's working for me! - Pillow Thought

LONG LASHES!!

So a couple of years ago I was spoiled with having multiple friends do lash extensions for me.. after we moved to Texas my long lashes became short and stubby lashes ;)

Once I was done with pregnancy and breastfeeding.. I was ready for long lashes again and so for Christmas I bought myself Lilash.. a product I had used in the past. Well I used it for a solid 4 weeks and saw no results what so ever.. I had bought it off of Amazon so I went on and wrote feedback letting them know my results and disappointments. THANKFULLY they refunded me all of my money back (yes, even a month later) and I was back to square one.

So in March around our anniversary and our trip to Cancun I wanted to do eye lash extensions again and went to a place one of my friends recommended.. Well, they were pretty for a full week.. and two weeks in, a huge gap went missing - pretty sure she got real lazy on that last eye and didn't add near the amount of lashes she did to my other eye. Anyways, I didn't even bother going back in and complaining because I didn't have the intentions of maintaining them... not to mention finding time to get a babysitter is quite annoying on top of all the other times I need one. So I decided to just give up on the long lashes idea and when we were back in Idaho in June I was talking with friends about lashes and I was intodruced to the product Babe Lash. This was my friend who does eye lash extensions telling me about this product so I had high hopes this would be the one to save my long eye lash dreams!

Well I am now a return customer of Babe Lash and I've been using the product for a couple of months now (I'm at the maintaining stage) but I am in love with the results! My once stubby lashes finally on their own with some good mascara are finally looking the way I want!

Also hands down, my favorite mascara is:
It Cosmetics -Superhero Mascara
I have been using this mascara for a solid year now..
and have tried other brands periodically but I keep going back to this one!
It seriously makes your lashes look so much longer and I like that it isn't water-proof because I tend to hate how hard  to get off water-proof mascara is! I end up tearing my eye lashes off just trying!

Let me know if any of you try these, I would love to know how they work for you!

My Ideas Our first broken bone! - Pillow Thought

We experienced our first broken bone in the Marlor household!
Well technically it's called a Buckled Fracture, thanks to her little bones that still act like rubber!
The doctors said it's pretty much like a break for them,
Buckle fractures are more common in children because their bones are softer and more able to bend. Buckle fractures of the forearm usually occur in the radius.
We don't have to do surgery or anything and it's just going to be 3 weeks in the cast thank goodness!

So here's how it all happened..
side note.. We got home Monday night from our trip,
and I got a text from my friend asking if we could take her daughter  (Lexi's friend) to gymnastics that day.. anyways the next day around lunch time ty randomly goes I need to go to gymnastics today. I was like ok that was an awkward way to tell me haha (in my head of course) but I figured he just wanted to go since he hadn't been to any of her practices yet.. so Ty tagged a long and it wasn't until later that night that I realized that was a huge prompting because I would have been an even bigger mess with all three kids!

So we were just sitting in the viewing parent room of the gym and literally with only 5 minutes of class left I hear Ty go Lexi just ate it.. anyways I look up to try to find her and I see her on the ground kind of crying and the coach ran over to her.. she had fallen off one of the high beams.. anyways I didn't really think anything of it until I see her mouthing mom on repeat.. then I knew it was a pretty serious cry.. so I ran over to the door to the gym and they had me wait until the coach brought her over.. she was crying but not like crazy crying but her coach was like I would probably take her to the doctor and so I repeated in question form.. you think I need to take her in? and she was like well i'm not a doctor but if it's not looking good in the next bit I would probably take her in.. then she went to grab ice as I tried to hold lex and calm her down.. and grab her stuff and her friend so we could head out of there..
Well we got ice and I was walking back out of the building when I noticed Lexi's lip color was completely gone.. so I continued asking her do you feel like your going to throw up but she said no and she just kept crying pretty hard and saying it hurt.. so by the time we got to the door of the place I told Ty we needed to take her in because I was pretty sure she did something to it.
So of course if any of you personally know me.. I'm a panicker..
I don't do well in high stress situations so we are trying to get everyone in the car and find an urgent care all at the same time. Long story short we landed ourselves at an urgent care ER a couple of minutes away and headed in. NO ONE was in there haha so I'm thinking there is probably not a good chance they are in network.. not looking forward to all these medical bills coming for us.

So anyways they did the x-ray, I had called her friends mom to ask her if she could just stay with us.. turns out having a best friend with you lightens the mood and makes crappy situations a whole lot more fun! So we got the x-ray results and it was a buckled fracture like I mentioned before and then they put a splint on it and the next morning I called an ortho and they got her in this afternoon. She picked a pink cast and hasn't been in much pain since it happened.. she has but very minimal!

Looks like we will be out of gymnastics for a bit and we will see what the rules are for soccer because that was suppose to start up in a couple of weeks. I'm thinking I might still have her to do that since it's only 3 weeks in a cast.

For now she's going to have to relearn to write with her left hand and figure out how to work things with only one functioning arm! :) Just grateful Ty was with me and that it wasn't more serious!

don't worry i snapchatted to document ;)
I'm kind of obsessed with making these stories!

My Ideas Bear Lake Labor Day Weekend- Pillow Thought

Last weekend we took Lexi out of school on Friday and flew into Salt Lake City,
then we drove over to Bear Lake where Tyson's annual Family Reunion is!
It is seriously so pretty over there and it was fun weekend hanging out
  with all of Tyson's family and celebrating his grandpas 80th birthday!

I was pretty lame and didn't get out my camera pretty much the entire weekend
so the lake day is all I had... other than what was captured on snapchat! :)

My Ideas Outdoor Living Space Vision/Progress Update- Pillow Thought

Finally, this weekend we are scheduled to have
our industrial shelves built and hung out in our patio!
We are outsourcing this project and having someone come in and do it
because my husband has decided he doesn't want to tackle this project!

It took me a little while to figure out what would look best in this space
so here is the design I came up with!
It's always tricky trying to figure out something that you can't
physically try on before, so I'm hoping the drawing on a picture will do the trick
and it will all look good once it comes together!


I am still debating on what to do for that smaller right wall-
(not pictured is a set of windows to the right of the brick)
I did find an industrial chalkboard that I thought would be fun to add
and do something with the concept of this menu sign:

I haven't quite decided on whether to hit the purchase button on that.
I will probably wait until the shelves are hung
to decide on anything for that right side of the wall!

We also have hanging lights like these Outdoor String Lights that hang from our ceiling but one of the strings fell last week and when we went to figure out what happened we realized that they were hung with plastic brackets and it cracked soo we have to swap those out for something more durable.

We are also possibly having our ceiling lights swapped out for ceiling fans..
since we do live in Texas! ;)


I am eye'ing a couple of different fans:

This Weathered Ceiling Fan


Or this  Black Fan

I'll keep you posted on what we decide and how the shelves turn out! Fingers crossed they actually do get installed this week!

My Ideas BACKYARD VIBES - Mood Board- Pillow Thought

Here are the looks i LOVE!

all Image Sources: my Pinterest Board Outdoor Love

My Ideas back yard vibes- Pillow Thought

So this has been our latest home project...

It's always a work in progress trying to figure out the vibe for
a certain space and what will work and what doesn't work.

ps. I started a instagram account for our home pictures
if you want to follow along there too!
@PillowThoughtHome

Here is a glimpse of the space now..
minus some swapping out of plants due to seasonal change!

I'm still narrowing down on the exact style I'm going for
BUT I'm loving how it is turning out!



and here's a glimpse of the progress when we first started this space in the spring time!

Tune back in tomorrow to see my mood boards and inspiration for our outdoor space!

My Ideas so are yall having more? when's the next one? - Pillow Thought

Okkkkk. deep breath..
this is a question I get asked quite often in real life,
and not one that I am bothered by.


so let's chat!
It's been a while since I've been in the mood to sit and write out my thoughts on this topic!

It has seriously been on my mind since the day Zoey was born.. almost 2 years ago

So many of you who follow maybe remember that me and Ty found out we were Cystic Fibrosis carriers, during our pregnancy with Zoey.

If you don't and are interested you can rewind a little
and go back to some post where I had mentioned it:
Where I updated the blog on our pregnancy with Zoey
Zoey's 1 Month Old Recap
Zoey's 2 Months Old Recap


At about 13 weeks they tested me for the Cystic Fibrosis screening
and then when mine came back positive they had Ty tested..
Sure enough ours BOTH were positive.

Well this means there is a 1 in 4 chance that our children could be born with Cystic Fibrosis
and a even greater chance that each child will be carriers like me and Tyson.

Honestly it is a disease I have heard of but hardly knew anything about until I researched it.
Then I would hear situations or stories on Cystic Fibrosis all over the place, because it became a very real and too close to home topic. Isn't that how it always goes? You never notice certain things before, but once it effects you, you become so very aware of it!

SO, we decided to not test Zoey in my tummy to see if she would have it, there was nothing we could change she was coming to us with or without cystic fibrosis. I prayed so hard for her to come to us healthy so that she could enjoy life without having daily breathing treatments, possible lung transplants down the road, or even the fact that she would grow up knowing that 30 years old is the average life span of someone who has cystic fibrosis. The thought of all the possibilities that Cystic Fibrosis entails was overwhelming and to be honest it still breaks my heart knowing what all CF children and adults have to go through. It's a rough road!

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If you are unaware of what Cystic Fibrosis is: 
It's when your mucus becomes thick and sticky.
It builds up in your lungs and blocks your airways.
(Airways are tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs.)

The buildup of mucus makes it easy for bacteria to grow.
This leads to repeated, serious lung infections.
Over time, these infections can severely damage your lungs.

The thick, sticky mucus also can block tubes, or ducts, in your pancreas (an organ in your abdomen).
As a result, the digestive enzymes that your pancreas makes can't reach your small intestine.
These enzymes help break down food. Without them, your intestines can't fully absorb fats and proteins. This can cause vitamin deficiency and malnutrition because nutrients pass through your body without being used.
You also may have bulky stools, intestinal gas, a swollen belly from severe constipation, and pain or discomfort.

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This is just the main portion of what all it entails..
there is so much more and I'm no professional on the entire disease.

So once Zoey was born we had her tested- since you can't always tell that something is wrong.
they do two testings: one right after she was born and then another at her next set of shots..
thankfully they both came back negative!

But ever since she was born, the thought of more children and the risk of CF wouldn't stay off my mind. At that point (rocking a newborn).. I wanted to know, was this the last time I was going to be able to love on my own newborn? Was this my last child? I wanted to prepare myself to be ready for that possibility.

Tyson and I have always been on the same page with having 3 kids.
I always wanted one more than what me and my sister had and it just felt right.

My mom once said after we were all grown up and out of the house and moved to different states, "why didn't anyone tell me to have more kids?"
I KNOW this would be my thoughts exactly looking down the road.. but I also KNOW and have come to the conclusion.. I would definitely not be able to handle all the anxiety of bringing a child into this world knowing that there is a good chance we would be giving her/him this disease. It would break me to the core watching her suffer or go through the stories I've heard others have to go through. So I've been torn between these two strong feelings for the last couple of years.

Let's rewind a little again, back when I found out we were both carriers the doctor actually referred us over to a genetics doctor to discuss what all it meant and what it means for the future.. but I never went forward with it.. I mainly just researched it online.

There is another option called IVF PGD, it's where they can go through and pull out the Cystic Fibrosis gene and make sure it does not get passed on to the child. I don't think it's a 100% but the chances of passing it on are really slim through this route. Seems like a no brainer but there is so much more that goes into this process, financially, spriritually, emotionally, and physically.

But after Zoey was born and I longed to have some answers on this topic I setup an appointment at an IVF office.  Me and Tyson were both informed on many things and I felt like I had my answer.. he re-instilled in us that we were VERY lucky to have two healthy children. Anyways I won't go over that entire visit..  but we were obviously not ready for IVF we were just there for the information.

So, as Zoey has gotten older I'm feeling more pressure..
it's not a quick process.. and the gap between kids just keeps growing.
We have been praying about it trying to know what route we should go:
be done with two kids, risk it (which is not really an option in my head), or IVF PGD. 

When Zoey became more difficult and my patience ran thin I started to think well maybe I'm not suppose to have another kid.. then this summer I was actually feeling like I was ready to tackle it and then we had another set back of not feeling so ready.
Zoey is not the easiest child at this stage (thank you toddler-hood)
but I know if we did go the IVF route (which could take a full 2 years before a baby actually would be here) Zoey will have outgrown this phase and I would be more than ready.

Long story short when people ask when's the next one? or are yall having more?...
My heart would love to have another.
It's not that easy. And like I've said on this blog before..
I wish I could just go back to my first pregnancy,
when everything just happened when I was ready,
i was pregnant with no morning sickness,
I wasn't aware of a miscarriage,
or the stresses of infertility,
and now the possibility of passing on Cystic Fibrosis
or possible IVF with excessive medical work.

I count my blessings EVERY SINGLE day for these two sweet girls Heavenly Father sent me.
They are more than I could have ever asked for.
and we are still trying to prayerfully decide what our family will look like in the future.