Time for a change!

Hello friends!

So I have been in beautiful Bermuda for the last 6 weeks. My husband is directing a production and we were able to join him for 2 months of family, vacay, rest and refocusing. I have been keeping up with our adventures on my personal blog here!

I've been fortunate to have a lot of time to contemplate my ambitions, plans and projects and figuring out how to make it all work for me. I have so many interests and ideas it's really difficult for me to edit, focus and prioritize my life! I do know that I need to buckle down and work really hard on some projects I feel very passionately about.

What I'm saying is that while I truly love blogging about my frugal fashion finds, I need to be sensible about it!

That said, I am going to streamline. I will continue sharing my steals & deals, but I'm going to limit it to once a week on my personal blog. I'll experimenting with posting here as well, but I think most of my blog readers here are from facebook so it really shouldn't matter!

So look for Frugal Fashion Fridays on Confessions of a Divamommy!  Tomorrow I will do my first fashion post from Bermuda!

Make Up Mark Downs

Today I stopped in at Big Lots to pick up some cleaning supplies and stumbled upon a kind of amazing deal!

Philosophy makeup items...for $3 each!



This great little look "book" with 3 blushes, 2 lip gloss and 2 eye shadows in neutral colors - $3! I bought two - one for my makeup kit and one for my purse.




And one in pinks, also $3!




Then a great quad in browns. With a really nice brush! $3




Finally, a gorgeous pink shimmer highlight powder in a sleek silver compact. $3

So, for $15, I got 5 items...less than the price of one!



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It's My Birthday...well, was.

Well, it was that time of year again...my birthday. Had some fun - mani's, pedi's and lunch with my good friend Misty.



Cake from my kids with the help of Grandma, rehearsal and partied it up with some wonderful friends.

And...because my husband is out of town...and isn't the most sentimental when it comes to birthdays, I got myself a few presents...



These fabulous platform sandals...Mossimo by Target, on Clearance $15. Orange-eous!




While I love my new coral bag, I needed something a little more casual and over the shoulder for my easy going days. Also a Target clearance find...$7! I love the bold colors.




Finally, this dress! And I'm just in love with it! So comfy, such a great color. Casual and easy. And, only $15 at Raphsodielle.

Happy Birthday to me, indeed!

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Bargain Bling

Found some great accessories this past week...




Love these great bracelets - only $2 from Family Dollar, a local discount store. I find some great accessories there! I wear these all the time. The perfect vintage/feminine accessory.



Love this belt...and they have tons more in different designs and colors! $3 at Susie's Deals.

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I like Deals...

Susie's deals! It's one of my best kept secrets! Ok, not so much of a secret because I'm pretty sure I've mentioned it before. But I had a few minutes and gave myself a budget of $10 and took a look around!



It's not a glamorous store, bargain stores usually aren't, but they get lots of great stuff from some top stores! I've seen stuff from Forever 21 and Kohls to name a few. I rarely shop in malls so I can't even tell what some of them are, to be honest. Of course, I'm not too concerned with labels unless I find a designer brand for pennies....like the Marchesa I found for $3 that we used in Hairspray.

Here are 3 things I found.



I super love this striped pencil skirt! I love the seaming so it has some interest and ends up making those horizontal stripes downright flattering. $8.99


I know I have an obsession with orange right now, but I just thought these "overalls" were too, too adorable! $9.99



How cute is this sweater? Love the color, the stripes and the unexpected pop of orange. $5.99

Well, yes, I picked one and brought it home with me! You'll just have to wait and see which one...

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Mama's got a brand new bag!

I've been looking for a new purse for a while...no luck at the thrift stores. And so in love with bright spring colors...

So I forgot to cancel my monthly order with Just Fab.com, but no worries! Perfect opportunity to pick out something nice for myself...a reward for working so hard this past month!

Tah Dah!


And here it is in action. It's bigger than it looks, but it's nice because
I can fit so much in it! Like my script, my iPad, my receipt book...even some flats to change in to after a long night of partying!





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I'm a Lucky Girl

One of the best parts of doing theatre is my amazing friends! I was recently cast in Crazy for You so we've been having fun backstage at Hairspray playing with my Make up! Alda is the best makeup artist I've ever met! Here are just some fun shots of makeup she tried on me.







It has definitely inspired me to arch my eyebrows a bit more. And she showed me a wonderful new tool...I'll share about it later!

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