Tiffany, Author at Baton Rouge Family Fun

About Tiffany

I am Tiffany: mom, wife, Baton Rouge dweller, Halloween enthusiast and kid at heart. I watch way too much TV, don’t get enough sleep and eat pop-tarts for lunch. Raised in Virginia, I still love spending summers there. I’m addicted to make-up and Instagram, both of which bode well for me because I work from our home in Denham Springs, just east of Baton Rouge, as a Social Media Consultant. Find me on Twitter @FabulousMomBlog and Google+.

Baton Rouge has grown on me, but it took some time

June 28, 2014 by Tiffany

They say home is where your heart is. In February of 2006 I left Virginia, the place I’d called home for 13 years. Virginia is where I went to school, made friends, knew everyone and their business. I grew up in a very small town where everyone knew you and you knew them. You knew their mother, father, brothers, sisters, aunts, and uncles. When I left my home in Virginia, I left my heart there.

Moving from what was familiar to me was really a challenge, and I almost gave up a few times. After getting married and a job relocation, we ended up in Louisiana.

I didn’t give Louisiana a fair chance. I didn’t want to. I wanted to be back in Virginia with my friends and family. I missed the familiar sights, the weather, and everything there was to do there. I went back to Virginia every chance I could during our first year of marriage. I even went so far as to drive back to Virginia and apply for my old job, which I got but eventually turned down to stay with Sean in Louisiana.

Then, I was pregnant and we bought a house. We were pregnant again with Sean in December of 2010. I was laying down roots in a place I hated, but didn’t really have any reason to dislike. Sean and I would talk about moving back. He was hesitant and I could understand why. Sean makes a pretty good income and he just wanted to start enjoying life, not continue moving. Looking back, I feel awful for what I put my poor husband through. The truth is, for five or six years after we moved to Louisiana, I kept my heart in Virginia.

After one more trip back to Virginia with the kids during the summer of 2013, I finally realized what I was doing by leaving my heart in Virginia, when what I really needed to do was make my home in Louisiana. On my drive back home this time, I realized that I had missed Louisiana – the swamps, the beautiful sunsets and, of course, the food. When I hit Louisiana with the kids, I knew it wasn’t the physical place I missed about Virginia, it was the community, and the love I felt for the people there.

Coincidentally, it was shortly after a summer in Virginia that Tiany e-mailed me and asked if I’d like to help her launch BatonRougeMoms.com. I jumped at the chance! Then, I met Maggie of MyBatonRougeMommy.com. Maggie and Tiany are the sweetest. Maggie was born and raised right here in Louisiana and she loves her state. Tiany moved to Louisiana and she even said it took some time for her to like it here, but now she loves it and enjoys the community, especially other moms. Between Tiany and Maggie, I knew I had found a great group of friends who would support me and help me to realize just how amazing Louisiana is and what it has to offer.

Joining BatonRougeMoms.com and making an effort to contact other moms to set up play-dates and girl’s nights out has made life so much more enjoyable. I realized that making friends and having “sisters” to lean on is just what I needed. Truly, home is where the heart is. For me, that means that wherever you have love, you’ll have a home.

If you’re new to the area, don’t hide out as long as I did. Make the first step. Reach out to other moms in your area, put yourself out there, mingle, don’t be afraid to speak up. Go on adventures with your family. Louisiana is a beautiful state, rich in tradition and southern hospitality. Don’t miss out for as long as I did!

15 Great Ways to Organize Your Beauty Products

January 23, 2014 by Tiffany

It’s a new year and there is no time like the present to get you and your home organized. Below you’ll find a list of 21 great ways to organize your beauty products, you can Do it yourself with a Drywall Lifter as well. The biggest thing when it comes to organizing your make-up is to find a place for every product, and stick to it. Make sure you store your makeup away from heat and light. Your makeup will last longer this way if you store it properly, I also recommend checking out Vine Vera Resveratrol Reviews at Beauty Frizz where you will find the best products

Keep all your basics handy. Do you have make-up you use daily? Make sure your daily make-up routine is neat and organized. You’ll get out the door on-time. Neatly store make-up you don’t necessarily use daily but still want near by.
Create a Make-up Magnet Board. You can really get creative with this craft, organize more than just your beauty products, use this magnet board idea in other parts of your home.
Make simple yet cute vases that will hold several of your make-up brushes. Check out this cute DIY Makeup Brush Storage solution.
Repurpose old mason jars by spray painting them your favorite color. Try finding jars in different sizes. Use mason jars to hold your liner pencils, longer lip glosses, and anything else you can fit in them.
Divide and conquer your bathroom drawers. You can find inexpensive drawer inserts just about anywhere and once you’ve got all of your drawers outfitted with inserts and dividers you can start filling each compartment, also if you want to make a big change contact bathroom remodel Boston company and I ausre you will be satiesfied.
Make Homemade Drawer Dividers at home and save yourself a lot of money. You can even repurpose old cereal boxes to make drawer dividers.
If you have limited space where you get your make-up on, them something that hangs would be great. I like these Hang-Hers Jewelry Organizers for keeping make-up organized.
You’ll be surprised at how many compartments are in tackle boxes. Before you got stealing your husband’s tackle box or empty yours out remember this, tackle boxes aren’t very expensive. You might just want to go out and buy a new one.
The Alex line of products from Ikea are great if you have a larger space to store your make-up and maybe even have room to set up a vanity.
I love this DIY Two-Tier Organizer from picklee.com
Hang a spice rank in your bathroom or vanity area to house and organize your nail polishes. You’ll spend less time digging through piles of polishes because you will be able to easily put your hands on the exact bottle of polish you want.
Turn standard desk organizers into make-up organizers. You’ll be surprised how you can easily repurpose items you already have at home or can pick up on the cheap from the office supply store.
Do you not have much space in your bathroom to house your makeup? Share a bathroom with your significant other? Think about creating a standup vanity area in your closest (if you have the room).
Restyle old containers you already have. Grab some scrapbooking paper from the craft store, and don’t forget a bottle to tacky glue.
And lastly, if you’re a make-up addict like I am, you can always buy a large toolbox to neatly organize your larger than normal make-up stash.

Are you feeling inspired to rethink your makeup organization?

Family Friendly Halloween Activities Inspired by Monsters University

October 30, 2013 by Tiffany

Be amazed as one of Disneyland’s pumpkin carvers brings Mike Wazowski to life out of a simple seasonal gourd in celebration of this week’s release of Monsters University!

Whip up a monstrously delicious Halloween feast with recipes below, care of Mike, Sulley, and the pledges over at OK, PNK and ROR!

POP QUIZ! It’s time for a Monsters University Quiz! How many eyes does Squishy have? What is the name of Mike Wazowski’s Elementary school? These are just some of the questions you’ll have to answer correctly to ace this test!

Monsters University is now available on Blu-ray Combo Pack!

Have fun doing these family friendly Halloween activities, inspired by Monsters University.

Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium in New Orleans Presents Crawloween

October 24, 2013 by Tiffany

Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium invites guests to celebrate Halloween “infestivities” at Crawloween on Wednesday, October 30 and Thursday, October 31. Children are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes, learn about the myths behind some “scary” critters, make a bug craft and enjoy Halloween treats.

Staff entomologists will be on hand to talk about myths and legends behind some of the most misunderstood arthropods including roaches, spiders, and maggots. Visitors can also enter the “Guess How Many Maggots are in the Jar” contest. The three closest guesses will receive gift certificates to Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium’s Flea Market.

The Halloween bug fun awaits guests from 10:00am – 5:00pm. Guests are encouraged to trick or treat at presentation stations for spider rings, Crawloween tattoos and other fun treats. Children (ages 12 and under) dressed in a bug-themed costume will receive a $3 discount off of admission. All Halloween activities are included in general admission cost.

Visit the Animal Planet LIVE Cockroach Cam streaming live from Audobon Butterfly Garden Insectarium to watch spooky flicks on Roach-O-Vision.

Live video by Animal Planet L!ve
Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium – Advanced tickets are recommended and can be purchased by visiting AudubonInstitute.org or at any Audubon Nature Institute attraction. Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium is located at 423 Canal Street in downtown New Orleans in the U.S. Custom House and is open from 10am to 5pm Tuesday through Sunday.