tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21497901476195099142024-03-18T22:06:06.495-07:00A Day in My ShoesThe exciting tales of living in a small town...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015348653714124010noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149790147619509914.post-70168842544842158922015-10-17T12:56:00.002-07:002015-10-17T21:09:41.436-07:00My Anxiety, Headaches and Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, I feel like I address this on my social media sites, but it's such an all over the place topic for me, that's it hard to follow exactly what it is that I'm complaining about constantly.</span><br />
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I figured I would just post this on my blog, with the hope that others can feel a sense of relief in knowing you're not alone. Understandably, everyone has their own opinions, and there are still people out there who believe it's "all in your head" and to just "get over it". Well, of course it's all in your head. Everything that makes you function, and who you are is IN YOUR HEAD. HELLO? Gosh people, stahhp. Please spare us the nonsensical boredom and repetitiveness of this so-called "solution". People tend to hate on subjects they do not understand, and frankly, you suck the life out of us.</span><br />
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First, my backstory. As far back as I can remember I'd always been an anxious kid. I always had stomachaches, I always thought I was sick, and anything that started early in the morning made me extremely anxious (ahem, school). I HATED going to school, and not because I just generally hate being bored at school, but because I was TERRIFIED of germs, and throwing up. There was also something about early mornings that made me uneasy. That morning "smell" of breakfast foods and coffee makes me anxious. I'm guessing this is because I had a stomachache every morning, and forcefully eating breakfast always made it worse. I went to school everyday (particularly elementary school), and complained to my teacher I didn't feel good. So much so, that she stopped believing me and wouldn't even talk to me about it anymore. I was so worried about getting sick that I would obsessively wash my hands throughout the day to the point they were bleeding. I still do this. </span><br />
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Around the age of 13 we had to move. Long story as to why, but the house we were living in, in my eyes, was this amazing place with a pool, a neighborhood full of my friends, a trampoline that usually had fourteen kids at a time on it, and a giant customized gymnastics style swing set that my dad had built for us (I was in gymnastics at the time). We moved into a house that was smaller, and although brand new, seemed to have a bad energy in it. It just seemed cold, and dark. I think that was just a foreshadowing on my life at the time, but, regardless, we were all not happy. It was a nice house, but it wasn't OUR house. I went from having a pool and trampoline, to not even having any grass yet. A couple days after we moved in, I was sitting upstairs in my room and suddenly it occurred to me, this was my room now. My old room was gone, the pool was gone, and my giant awesome swing-set was gone, all the memories I'd made in that house suddenly seemed obsolete. I suddenly felt this wave of dread come over me. I was never going back there. I was having trouble breathing, and I just started pacing around my room, needing to run somewhere but not sure where, and I just wept. This went on for about ten-twenty minutes, and then I calmed down. Yet, the feeling of dread never left. You know the depiction of the "dark cloud" that follows people around when they are anxious/depressed in those commercials? It was exactly that. Everything just felt...weird after that. Everything seemed cold and gloomy for me. I went to school and came home and laid on the couch until bedtime. I had to be excused from reading class in middle school because we were discussing Holocaust and I literally could not sit through the class without having a panic attack. I had go home from Sunday school one night because the teacher wanted to watch "What Dreams May Come", which is obviously all about death, dread, Heaven and Hell, and it gave me a panic attack. This was my life then, and I couldn't do anything about it but let it run it's course. </span><br />
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My dad, who also deals with a history of anxiety and depression, brought me in to a child psychiatrist who put me on a medication called Buspar (Buspirone). The side effects of this medication were the worst. I felt nauseous, like I was floating, but the worst was the "skipping a frame" feeling. Anyone who has ever taken a medication for depression or anxiety will probably know this feeling. It's like you can turn your head to look at something, but it takes your brain a second to catch up. Much like if you were watching an old black and white movie that has the tiny blip of black in between each frame. One day, I came back to class after a visit with my psychiatrist, and a kid asked me smugly "so are you dying?"...I should have punched that kid in the face.</span><br />
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Eventually, the severity of the medications side effects wore off, and I started to feel better. Days seemed brighter, I wanted to hang out with my friends again, and I didn't lay around on the couch as much. I trialed a few different medications over the years, those of which I could not even tell you the names of, but I've tried quite a few. Buspar and Effexor were the most effective for me.</span><br />
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Fast forward to now. </span><br />
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I had stopped taking any medication around 2006, and just dealt. Over the years my anxiety kept on the back burner, only showing up at times that made sense. Getting on a plane for the first time, getting married, being forced on a roller coaster by my husband, you get the idea. </span><br />
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2007...enter headaches. They came on gradually and annoyingly, I did not just wake up one day with a blinding migraine. I just assumed I had allergies or was "stressed" and just carried on.</span><br />
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December 2014, I pursued working on my Associates in Business Management, and also working at a new job. The hours were relentless for the first 3 months with mandatory overtime, and all of a sudden, my anxiety was back. Within a couple weeks, it came swooping in full-force, and brought on a whole new array of symptoms that I had no idea what to do with. These were all new to me. It got so bad, that it was to the point where I could not eat in the morning and I was practically throwing up if I managed to gag food down. Everything looked and tasted like cardboard. I had a constant surge of cold tingles in my limbs, nausea, dizziness, my usual headaches, but now these headaches were accompanied with mental fog, fullness in my face/ears, random hives, and wondering every morning, "how the hell am I going to get through this day?". The only time I felt any peace and comfort was laying in bed at night. I've missed out on every holiday with my family this year. Even if I was physically there, I most likely was in a state of woe, just looking for an escape route back to my couch.</span><br />
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I finally gave up and went to a neurologist. I had an MRI done, extensive blood work, vitamin deficiency bloodwork (that was analyzed by Mayo Clinic), and everything came back clear and normal. No sign of anything at all. Sinuses were clear, at least in the MRI. No nerve damage or inflammation. She trialed me on Topamax and Trokendi, and to no avail. She also prescribed me with Zoloft for the anxiety, which has definitely helped so that I was able to get my appetite back and function socially, but getting through work is still rough some days. </span><br />
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Since then, I have been referred all over the place, all leading to dead ends. Aside from my neurologist, I have also seen a chiropractor, a TMJ specialist, an orthodontist, an ENT, a trip to the ER, and my primary (I think I'm on a first name basis with them now), and I have a wisdom tooth removed (which sparked a 4 week long migraine). I've been given a night guard by my orthodontist (which did not help at all, I think it made my headaches worse), and am being fitted for Invisalign to possibly rule out any jaw issues. Is your head spinning yet? That's how I've felt. My blood work always comes back "fantastic" aside from the fact that I may eat too many carbs (WHICH I WILL NOT STOP DOING), and that's it. Yet, I always leave these places, feeling just as crappy. </span><br />
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I have now been told I have chronic tension headaches, TMJ (<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">temporomandibular joint syndrome)</span>, two vertebrae in my neck are out of alignment, my "bite" is out of alignment, which is the reason my vertebrae are off course (k), and my favorite, dry sinuses. When the ENT hurriedly told me to use a Neti-pot and saline as a form of treatment (which I expressed to her did not work for me in the past), and my heart just <i>sank</i>. I sat out in the parking lot and cried for 20 minutes afterwards because I was so frustrated. She also </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">told me that "sinus problems do not cause dizziness, and I should visit my primary doctor for this", and this is why I'm not going back to this ENT. </span><br />
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I have a follow up appointment with a second chiropractor next week to see the x-rays on my neck that were done last week (no x-rays were administered by my first chiro). He said he saw "three red flags" and indicated that the natural curvature in my neck is actually slightly curving in the other direction. This is the only thing that has made sense to me in the past year. Ouch.</span><br />
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All that aside, I do have good days. It's not all doom and gloom. I'd be lying if I said my better days are not ones that are spent vegging on the couch with my paranormal shows and a drink in hand, but nonetheless. It's a step by step process. Unfortunately, I have to deal with all of this while still trying to embrace my anxiety/depression. I just have to keep on moving because life isn't going to stop while you try to fight it. Exercise helps the anxiety (but flares my headaches), Excedrin is my bestie, and YES, for shit's sake, I drink enough water. Like, a gallon a day. Over a 5 year of period of weight loss, I've done extensive research on health, lifestyles, natural remedies, etc. I know....I just know. So please don't tell me I have a gluten sensitivity, or don't drink enough water, or have allergies, or am a crazy cat lady, I ALREADY KNOW. </span><br />
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If I was going to self-diagnose myself, which I'm amazing at doing, I would say that I'm just stressed beyond the point of stress. Headaches just come along for the ride, and make the problem worse because I panic about why I have headaches. It's a vicious cycle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Brittney</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015348653714124010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149790147619509914.post-44075838358953728052014-01-14T11:08:00.003-08:002015-10-17T16:50:19.218-07:002013 Favorites Part 2<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Heya peoples,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the part two edition of THIS video:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was originally going to do this part two in a second video, but decided it was more blog worthy instead because I can list things rather then rattle them off. However, I try to get videos out every week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you did not watch the video, (which you should) was basically just naming off all my favorite cosmetics of the 2013 year. Now I'm going to stuff that you do not put on your face. I guess you can put this stuff on your face...I don't know why though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Men in Black 3 (I watched this damn near 20 times last year, it's a must that this be here)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Lady in Black (The black part is just a coincidence, but I watched this movie quite a bit. I must stay a devoted fan to Daniel Radcliffe as my former Harry Potter, and I love a good ghost flick!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">ParaNorman (This movie reminded me a lot of Coraline, with it's creepy animation. Plus it's got ghosts...so...there ya go).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The Heat (Undoubtedly, one of the funniest movies of the year)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">One Republic - Can't Stop </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">30
Seconds to Mars - Hurricane</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Walking on a Dream - Empire of the Sun</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Crystalfilm - Little Dragon</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Midnight City - M83</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pyro - Kings of Leon</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gaucho - Dave Matthews Band</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Burn - Usher</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Enjoy The Silence - Depeche Mode</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Appreciation - Jimmy Eat World</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy - Pharell Williams</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Give me Love - Ed Sheeran</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stay - Micky Ekko & Rihanna</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We Don't Eat - James Vincent McMorrow</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, this does not include my cardio tracks. I will do those in a separate post later on:)</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shows:</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Aside from my usual Vampire Diaries and Supernatural, there are a lot of other shows on my DVR that make the cut, but I never talk about.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dead Files - Travel Channel (This is one of few shows on TV that literally make me afraid of my own shadow, if you are fascinated by the ghost world, you'll be hooked).</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Paranormal Witness - SyFy (Reenactments of actual, true, hauntings, as told by the hauntees themselves. Sure, it's probably exaggerated, but no one will ever know. Either way, the stories are interesting. It's like "Are you Afraid of the Dark" but real, and for adults. #90sKids)</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ghost Adventures - Travel Channel (I used to be a big TAPS follower, or Ghost Hunters on SyFy, but Ghost Adventures is better in opinion. Although I love the TAPS crew, GA is just more intense. Zak is always yelling and instigating, which leads to more evidence. Generally, it's just more entertaining).</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Those are pretty much all I watched all year. It's my Friday night ritual is grab a drink of choice and watch all the new episodes.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Argo Iced Teas (Try the Hibiscus Sangria...YUM - I found mine at Shell, but I'm sure you can find them anywhere tea is sold)</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Vanilla Chai hot Tea by Bigelow (with some Cinnamon and honey...drool)</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">La Croix Sparkling waters</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So you can see now why I didn't want to do a video of this...</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Check out my YouTube channel for new videos every week between Wednesday and Friday. If you have any requests for blog posts/video ideas, leave them in the comments on either page.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015348653714124010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149790147619509914.post-79011909307790340352013-12-30T10:32:00.000-08:002013-12-30T10:42:04.594-08:00Quickie Review "Impress Press-on Manicure" by Broadway<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hey guys! Happy almost new year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Firstly, I stupidly forgot to take a picture before I took these nails off last night, which is a fail on my part as a blogger so I apologize for this, but I have provided the website so you can check out their gallery:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I was at Walgreens a while back and saw the Impress nails. They are normally around $7, but were half off, so I decided to give them a try. Over the weekend, I attended a few parties, one being a college graduation party for my cousin and a Christmas party for my husbands side of the fam. I wanted some nice looking nails to bite off later, but I didn't feel like painting my nails. I painted a quick gold coat on them for Christmas last week, but I took it off prior to putting the nails on. I almost didn't even take it off. (I've been extra lazy with this lately...Seriously, before Christmas, it was like 2 months).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, I stuck them on about 30 seconds before walking out the door, and they stuck immediately. It says to wait 30 minutes before coming in contact with water. This is really hard for me because I wash my hands constantly. The place where the graduation party was being thrown, was about 10 minutes away. As part of being an avid hand washer, I feel the need to wash my hands immediately after getting out of the car. I truly believe that your steering wheel is one of the most dirty things on the planet besides your toilet (think about it, all those gas pumps...eek!), but I've digressed...you guys, I LITERALLY, throughout the night, washed my hands about 400 times. Possibly 402.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The following day, I did some serious after Christmas organizing and cleaning. Took the Christmas tree down, washed about a hundred dishes, opened boxes, did 3 loads of laundry, took out a ton of recycling and garbage...Even after all of this, the nails were still intact perfectly. I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to put them to the test, and it was. They are comfortable to wear and you don't even know you have them on after a bit. You can also file them down if need be (which I wouldn't suggest doing actually because this can cause some slight peeling at the top of the nail, but if you REALLY want too, you can, just be warned, they will not last as long). They are said to last up to a week, but, I took them off after a day and a half. I know they wouldn't have lasted as long because I chose to file them, which separates the polished sticker portion from the plastic nail.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">That being said, these nails are the best! I am the biggest tomboy, so I have literally never gotten my nails done, ever, and now, thanks to these, I never will. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Britt</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015348653714124010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149790147619509914.post-37284835010332016532013-12-11T18:09:00.001-08:002013-12-30T12:24:16.071-08:00Urban Decay Marisopa and Deluxe Shadow Box Palettes<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hiya!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you are here because you randomly found me, here is the video where I talk about these palettes in my fall/winter favorites on my YouTube channel:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just like other UD palettes, these are just as good. Not quite sure what to do with Honey, but the rest of them are great. Sorry for the smudges on the palettes, I've been using them quite a bit! (Tip: Mix Peace and Graffiti together and it makes a beautiful turquoise shade!)</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015348653714124010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149790147619509914.post-66257129847354731142013-12-04T12:22:00.004-08:002013-12-04T14:01:40.601-08:00Quickie: Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circles Concealer (For undereye brightening!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First things first - When I first opened it, I was completely confused how to use it. Upon opening it, you have to twist it for what feels like 10 minutes to finally get the color onto the sponge applicator. I use this over my normal foundation (Cover Girl 3 in 1 Outlast of course), and you can use as much as you want until you have the desired look you want. Just a side note, my brows are t-r-b-l in these pics, thank jebus for brow pencils;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Just kidding. I look like a monster. I had LITERALLY just rolled out of bed and took this pic too. Lucky you.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">Here is a side by side. Now mind you, I had not yet applied setting powder, but I normally will use the brightener, then use my regular Cover Girl pressed powder (the famous one I always rave about), and then pat an ELF translucent face powder under my eyes in the same sections I applied the brightener also because it's much lighter then my face too, so it works great for that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">So overall, I'd give this a pretty good review. It's easy to apply, blends well, and definitely brightens the under eyes (I use this for redness around my nose too). Although I've read some other reviews griping about the packaging/applicator, I actually like it. You can get it for about $10 where sold, and I'd say to give it a try if you darkness under your eyes. If you plan on getting this for a spot concealer for all over your face and not just under your eyes, make sure you get it to match your face and not two shades lighter like I did. I really have no obvious complaints that I can think of with this. If you've used this, let me know watcha think below!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015348653714124010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149790147619509914.post-56095014026895591362013-11-07T10:28:00.001-08:002013-11-07T10:34:08.570-08:00It's fall...finally! October Favorites:)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, since I have a few videos lined up, I didn't know when I'd be able to work some October favorites in there.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">These are moisturizing, cheap and pretty. They glide on nicely, they smell good, and are buildable. Definitely give these a shot before you go out and buy more expensive brands. These </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">are definitely a drug store gem. Try using a Beautique brand lip liner in red, for a soft outline. You can find Beautique brand at Sallys, and they are mega-affordable.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know, I know! I said I wasn't really using lip glosses anymore, but this one was on clearance and I had too. Target made me do it! But, WOW. This lip gloss is beautiful. The color is spot on. What you see in the tube, is what is on your lips! It goes nicely over a lipstick/stain, and for a matte effect, blot with a tissue. The ol' tissue trick. My biggest problem with lip gloss lately is that my teeth get in the way. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've always been a fan of Chapstick brand (even with Burts, EOS, and Softlips floating around). I use it every night before bed and it's never steered me wrong. I received this in my October Birchbox and I love it! Even been using it over my Softlips...GASP</span>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Wet N' Wild is one of those brands that goes unnoticed in the store most of the time because of it's reputation for being cheap. Much like ELF or NYC; BUT, thanks to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/emilynoel83">EmilyNoel83</a> I bought myself a few of these. Honestly, I used these a few times when I first got them and then retired them into a drawer for awhile. I busted this one back out recently after watching one of her tutorials, and I am completely in love with this now. Be warned, these eyeshadows have an incredibly ridiculous fallout and tend to break easily so be careful while storing these, AND tapping your brush or sponge tip applicator is a MUST. However, the colors, once distributed and blended, are beautiful. The pink makes for a beautiful crease/blending color. I plan on doing a tutorial with this eventually to show you. Despite the fallout/breaking drawback, you cannot beat this for $2-3 bucks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I don't really buy much from B&B because I tent to buy the body sprays and then they end up in another dimension of my house, and I end up finding them 6 years later, untouched, covered in dust. Be Enchanted, is NOT one of those scents for me. I ADORE this body spray. It's a rich, bold scent that smells like a mix of gummy bears, musk, amber...just perfect for the fall/winter months! This is the only one that I will probably have to repurchase, which is a rarity for me! I had the lotion too, but I gave it to my bestie to share the love. I also bought these for my mom and sister for Christmas last year. Can't get enough!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I just wanted to start out by saying, I SUCK at liquid eyeliner. I just haven't quite grasped onto the "cat-eye" concept yet. Usually, when I manage to do it, it's out of pure luck. Luckily, I'm getting much better now, thanks to this little tube. Before, I was using a Wet N' Wild Megaliner, which just went all over the place because the brush like 2 feet long, but this is a teeny spongy tip. You can flip it to the side for a skinny line, or lay it flat for a thick line. This stuff is nice for people just starting out with liquid liner like me. Don't get me wrong, still difficult at first, but definitely easier then the Wet N Wild. I was loyal to pencils, but I figured it was time to put on my big girl pants and try some liquid liners. I can't review things if I don't try them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Duh, Vampire Diaries. I'm a sucker for CW shows...Delena all the way! (Sorry Stefan fans). Damon is where it's at! I also have the biggest girl crush on Nina Dobrev. So many beautiful people in this show and just the perfect amount of drama and wine guzzling, tear jerking moments. They also have the most amazing soundtracks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">...And Supernatural..Ok, you have 2 hot brothers in one show who fight demons, folklore monsters, vampires, killer clowns, etc...plus their adorable best angel friend, Castiel... Then you have Crowley, the king of the underworld locked in their basement, and Charlie their awesome lesbian gamer girl pal; and all the other lovable characters along the way (honorable mentions, Bobby and the Trickster of course). There is no reason to NOT love this show. I am a longtime and loyal fan! I follow these guys on Twitter too and they make fun of each other via Twitter during show premieres. They are just the best. If you haven't seen this yet, you have a lot of catching up to do because they are in season 9 right now!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I just started getting into Community though so I don't know a whole lot about it as of now, except for the love triangle between Jeff, Annie and Britta. I really love Joel McHale. Plus, anything with Chevy Chase and I'm there. He's been awesome since Caddyshack.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Tritonal, Jeza - Can't Keep It In (Moar Levi's Starlight remix)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Seriously, if you are looking for some good workout songs, download those. I could just put these two songs on repeat and do a 20 minute run! Lol. Tritonal is awesome for working out. Thank you Spotify radio!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">One Republic - Can't Stop (Check out the whole "Native" album, SO good)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">30 Seconds to Mars - Hurricane (I wear myself out on this song all the time, give it a few weeks and love it all over again...seriously...listen to Jared Leto's voice...Homer drool...he's so pretty).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Nine Inch Nails - Copy of A </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">That's all folks! Also, I started working on this yesterday, but last night, discovered that my home laptop completely crashed. I got the blue screen of death telling me that it could not locate a hard drive...THAT bad! Which is infuriating because the computer is just barely a year old (but of course, just shy of still being under warranty, go figure). I can't even boot the system through safe mode because apparently, the new Acers removed safe mode for faster boot up. You can only access safe mode through Windows...THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. How can you only access it through Windows, IF YOU CAN'T LOAD WINDOWS? We have the worst luck with laptops. We had a Compaq before this, and that thing was a piece of junk right out of the box...Apparently, so is this one, (it's an Acer, btw). So, hopefully my videos won't be on a hiatus for awhile! I'm in a panic trying to figure out what to do if the laptop can't be fixed. Sigh. Just a hiccup, I know, but it's so frustrating! </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015348653714124010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149790147619509914.post-21613842057742311432013-10-23T13:32:00.002-07:002013-10-23T13:59:40.784-07:00Blogging/YouTube, Randoms, and Angry Video Game Nerd!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I'm sure a lot of you who take the time to read my blog and watch my videos (thank you for that!), have been wondering why I have been busting out the YouTube videos lately versus blogging. I understand if people who have known me for a long time are confused by my sudden interest in these things, so I've decided to explain...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So first, again, I want to thank you guys who come visit my blog/watch my videos. You guys are awesome. High five! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't get me wrong, I love to blog/write. I love hearing later on that "my blogs made you laugh and you love reading them" because that makes me, ever so happy! I love making people laugh and hearing that a product I suggested works great for them. However, blogging is not easy all the time. I give so much credit to these gals on the web who can update their blog daily because it's not easy! Especially when you have a larger audience. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have never really been a big YouTube watcher until the past year or so when I started watching hair tutorials, trying to find some new ways to style my hopeless mane of hair. Along the way, I started watching </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/nguerriero19"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nicole Guerriero,</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> who started out making videos on her bedroom floor, with little editing skills/tools, and now, blows YouTube away and is one of the most well known beauty gurus out there. From there, I was introduced to several others, particularly, </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/grav3yardgirl"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gr8veyardgirl </span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(AKA, Bunny), who I consider my best friend YouTube. I've never talked to her personally, but I watch her videos so regularly, that I feel like she's my friend. I sit and drink my tea and watch her videos, and listen to her talk about life and make funny faces. Both of these ladies do not give a flying f-word what you think of them. I loved this about them. These two gals together, have given me a new perspective on not caring about crappy people and their crappy opinions and just being yourself. So I decided I could put my ghostly, pale, face on YouTube too! Vlogging/YouTube, hey, why not? If they can do it, so can I. Of course, I have many other subscriptions which I will link my favorites below, mostly beauty gurus, but those are my top two.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Obviously, my first two videos (or maybe all of them so far?)...Heh, incredibly awkward. I am 110% aware of this. At first, I was setting up the camera on my nightstand in my bedroom (if you couldn't tell). It was weird talking to the wall/lamp/nightstand. Our new Acer computer didn't make a lick of sense to me, (even as a dorky computer geek!), so I was not aware that I could download apps on it, which explains why there is no editing in my first few videos. Eventually, after much frustration and probably a few bottles of wine later, I figured out how to use editing tools on Windows Movie Editor. It's so fun to use! My grandpa was also nice enough to give me a tripod he no longer needed, so now I can use a real tripod (that's right, a REAL one!), and not a stack of DVDs like I was using before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, all in all, I am not a make-up artist, nor do I do hair. I LOVE both of these things, and can DO hair, but professionally, I do neither of these. I don't want anyone to think that suddenly, I think I am some professional who knows everything. Completely untrue. My initial goal is just let people see how I do things in every day life, the products I hate/love, the way I style my frizzy hair, put make-up on my pale face, hence 'vlog'. Personally, I don't know what it is, but I love the "get ready with me tags" on YouTube. I have developed such an interest in seeing how other girls my age live, and stuff they like, hair products they use, clothes they buy, etc. It's like having a big group of girlfriends without the drama, lol. Does that sound weird? I dunno...obviously it's not weird, and I'm not the only one, considering Bunny has over a million subscribers, and Nicole is not far behind! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Realistically, I suck at a lot of things. Especially cooking..and putting on liquid eyeliner, but especially cooking! I just figured, much like all the girls I've grown to love in the realm of the Internet, I'd share these things with the web too. Not everything I suggest is going to work for everyone else. I've had people rave about products they've tried because of my blog, and I've had people not like products too. It just depends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hopefully I've cleared a few things up for anyone who was wondering. If you weren't wondering, then you probably aren't even reading this because you clicked out already. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My favorite YouTubers (aside from Nicole and Bunny that I've already linked above):</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/leighannsays"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">LeighannSays</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtC8m_F7jX2fGOQ3_nomg4g"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">EmilyNoel83</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtTK007CgzZZXroYjY_UBRA"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Arden Rose</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6fOXeZjDHqmk9YL2cYqqPw"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glowpinkstah</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9TreTE-iXwfwQl72DzDurA"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kandee Johnson</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And a random, completely un-beauty related:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0M0rxSz3IF0CsSour1iWmw"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Angry Video Game Nerd</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If any of you grew up in the 90's like I did, and you don't mind more profanity then one can handle, please watch AVGN's videos. He just does reviews on old games he hates (on every game council you can imagine and probably never even heard of), and I've literally seen my dad choke on cereal before, laughing so hard at a few of them. I'm disappointed for the sole reason that I've literally watched every video, so I'm to the point where I have to wait for new ones to come out. He's gotten so big over the past few years, that it's harder for him to put out new videos as often, which I'm happy for him, and sad at the same time because I could watch them all day long. This one in particular is my favorite (Note: Due to language, these are NOT kid friendly! Just a warning):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway, hope that cleared up a few things. If you have any video suggestions for me, or have a product you'd like me to try, please let me know in the comments!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015348653714124010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149790147619509914.post-38624763786909932992013-10-16T19:59:00.002-07:002013-10-16T20:11:51.456-07:00Birchbox and Ipsy | October 2013!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">By the way, when you watch these, they may look better if you actually click on the YouTube link and not watch it on my blog. It tends to cut things out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I must apologize too because despite my delightfully spoooooky cover photo, neither of them were Halloween themed, which made my face sad. If you can't see my cover photo, it's because BlogSpot is a douche.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015348653714124010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149790147619509914.post-76054684297685373082013-10-09T13:50:00.001-07:002013-10-09T13:50:16.213-07:00Get Ready With Me!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015348653714124010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149790147619509914.post-82644205767409387742013-10-04T14:31:00.000-07:002013-10-04T14:42:15.350-07:00"My Empties"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For those of you who are unfamiliar with YouTube tags, it's basically just a category. This tag is the one that happens to be all of the products I've used up! Seems silly, and it probably is, but that's ok. Most YouTube videos are. I also get to introduce you to my beloved majestic beasts.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015348653714124010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149790147619509914.post-49943003881510846292013-09-17T14:19:00.000-07:002013-09-17T19:29:22.779-07:00Product Reviews for September! Covergirl, Neutrogena, Benefit, Got2b<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hey guys!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I know it's only mid-September, but if I didn't do this today, I probably wouldn't have gotten it done until October sometime. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Don't you hate when you think you are all paid up with your bills/debt, and then all at once you get a bunch of financial surprises? The weather had been blazing in Illinois for pretty much the entire month of August, so our ComEd bill was through the roof. Ben and I have been living together for 4 years, and this is the highest bill we've ever had! On top of that, I received my sticker renewal notice for my car, my small loan company told me the wrong month that my loan would be paid off, so I took that money and went and spent it <em>celebrating</em> the fact I'd paid my loan off. So naturally, a week after the due date I get a phone call from them telling me my contract is actually up in September, not August. Typical. That being said, I try to review products that are generally affordable. So rarely, you are going to see high end products on my blog. Not because I don't like them, but because I can't afford them. If I do, it's usually a sample sized portion. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">What are some drug store products you love? I'm curious, and I love trying new ones. Or, do you prefer high end make up? Do tell.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ok, if I could love a cover up any more then I love this one, I would literally be taking this to the alter and marrying it. I have always commended Covergirl products, and stuck with them, despite their somewhat crappy reviews elsewhere. This is called 3 in 1 because it's a liquid foundation, complete with a primer and concealer all in one little convenient pump. Between this one, and Revlon Colorstay Whipped foundation from </span><a href="http://www.incubritt09.blogspot.com/2013/06/target-and-ulta-haul.html"><span style="font-size: small;">this post</span></a><span style="font-size: small;">, I prefer this one. I believe this was about $10 at Wal-mart whereas Revlon was about $13. Normally, I use a primer underneath my foundations, but with this, I get to save my primers! I'd say that this is good for all skin types. I have combination skin (oily in the t-zone, dry elsewhere) It has light coverage, good last power, and has a nice matte finish.</span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I haven't used a toner since I was a senior in high school (class of 2004, whooo), because of a bad experience I had with it. I was using a Clean and Clear toner for my face and it made me break out SO bad, and of course, it was right around senior picture time. So where my face is generally acne free, my senior picture caught the product fail for the rest of eternity. So, after a 9 year hiatus, I decided to give another toner a try. This product is designed to stop acne before it starts, clean pores, eliminate oil and shine, and reduces redness. Hesitant, I put the stuff on my face (3 times that day, as advised) and waited for the worst, BUT, ended up being pleasantly surprised, and now, ELATED. I have been using this for only 3 days, and I can already see a significant difference in my skin. As most of you know, I work in an office, so naturally the phone is always touching my chin, I rest my head in my hand while filling stuff out, etc. I had a little bit of unwanted discoloration, and acne on my chin, and within a DAY, my chin was clearing up. I got this for roughly $6 from Target. I know that toners can be expensive, so I wanted to try one that was affordable, and this exceeded my expectations and didn't break the bank.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I signed up for Ipsy this month too!! So I did an unboxing/unbagging of both. I finally figured out how to use my new computer and found a movie editor. I had a lot of fun (and a lot of drinks) while editing this. Good thing it's Friday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I realize it's August 9, so a July favs post a little late, sorry. Last week, I tried a vlog and I realize that it was probably somewhat awkward to watch and I seemed so...dorky or something. I dunno. I feel like I have a much more outgoing personality so the video did not capture me realistically. Or maybe it did, I don't really know. I just know that my camera is an asshat and I literally had to redo that video 5 times. Originally, I had recorded the PERFECT one, that I was extremely proud of, and I accidentally deleted it. So you can imagine my reaction to that. By the time I was done, it was past my bedtime, I was hot, and irritated. I plan on trying another video to do a Birchbox unboxing, and possibly one tomorrow since I have a day off. Another thing I learned, is that I really do have a 'Chicago accent' as I've been told many times while out of state. So weird watching yourself in a video...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So considering I just posted a whole crap load of make-up just recently, I haven't really went out and bought a whole lot more, because, well I don't need it. I WANT every piece of make-up I see, but that would require bills not being paid, and if we don't pay no tolls, we don't eat no rolls. So, I'm going to post the little favs and hates I have for this post. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hate buying deodorants because I feel like I can never find one that I love. I know, I'm weird because who really cares so much about this? WELL, I DO! Nobody likes to stink. At least I don't think so? I went with this the other day because my Dove Grapefruit and Lemongrass just wasn't cutting it anymore. First off, this smells amazing. It says 'cotton fresh', but smells like tanning lotion. It legitimately smells like a fresh summer day, and the best part, is that it smells EXACTLY the same, on sweaty or not. I'll be walking around sometimes and I catch a whiff of myself and I'm like, dang, I smell good. As far as lasting power, I bought this during a hot and humid week here in Chicago, and it works so well for me! I usually keep a few deodorants on hand in case I don't like the current one I'm using, but after a few days of wear, I threw them all out. This is my shiny armpit star in the medicine cabinet now.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dove Hair Therapy, Refresh + Care, Dry Shampoo <em>($3.79 at Target)</em></span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good news, ELF is sold in Wal-mart now. I saw it there other day on one of my adventures. This was most likely before I left my cart randomly in the middle of the store because I was so pissed off that I just left. So I'm not really sure if that is <em>good </em>news actually. Wal-mart itself is not a bad store, but the people that go there are just...awful. I don't know what the difference is between Wal-mart and other department stores, but it's just maddening trying to maneuver a cart through that circus. I go there simply because it's closer to me then other stores, but I always regret it half way through. Target also sells it, and I've noticed that they are stocking more of it now instead of just a few lipsticks and eyeshadows. This brush is my favorite. It's perfect for applying pressed and loose powders. I was having a hard time wearing bronzer for awhile because the sponges and brushes I was applying it with was making it look more like random bruising on my face because it was not being evenly distributed. This brush has changed all of that for me. It's MUCH cheaper then most other brands, and although I have not tried any of the expensive brands, this one works just fine for me. I have not had any issues with the brush shedding, and it's very soft and wide so it evenly spreads and blends products. <em>(Note: Does not work with liquids!)</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have a favorite in Wet N Wild and a Hate-it, which is right underneath this, but these pencils are awesome. Seriously, for the money, you'd be surprised at how well these work. They really live up to the claim of having a smooth formula, and it stays on ALL day. It's very smooth and soft when applying, and even after I wash my face at night, I usually have to wipe this off with a make-up removing wipe.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wet N' Wild Mega Eyes Defining Marker Eyeliner <em>($3.00 at Target)</em></span></strong><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGnlMoT7UjB7rF6nVsixGqeDLt_BncSIHKtSKu502yBabQu4lMUHg1vLxGzQ9-qNdHW-a_Frl1ngBnixB94WoWH4I9GPLksqPB2PYO1qx_TwfvYFCA2lPsM5SqjnB1_oTJZ7ngCBErhI-/s1600/megaeyes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGnlMoT7UjB7rF6nVsixGqeDLt_BncSIHKtSKu502yBabQu4lMUHg1vLxGzQ9-qNdHW-a_Frl1ngBnixB94WoWH4I9GPLksqPB2PYO1qx_TwfvYFCA2lPsM5SqjnB1_oTJZ7ngCBErhI-/s320/megaeyes.jpg" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am not a fan of liquid liners, AT ALL. It could very well be because I SUCK at applying them, but I also just do not like liquid on my eyelids. It just feels so...itchy and cold. For the sake of my curiosity and for reviewing purposes, I try them, and always end up hating them. I bought this Mega Eyes marker to see if maybe this could serve as a practicing tool for future liquid eyeliner uses. First off, this is literally a marker. I could give this marker to one of the kids next door and they could color with it. Second, it stabs your eyelid violently while trying to scrape it across your top lid and by the time I'm done 'perfecting' (if that's what you want to call it) my line, I'm so frustrated about my eye hurting that I don't want to do the other eye. Once I finally get through that nonsense, the eyeliner itself, <em>does </em>look ok and seems to stay on for awhile but I can't get past the whole marker thing. I thought it was going to be a soft tip (that's what she said), but it's not. This post is just going to keep going downhill with the word tip, so I'm gonna stop it right here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Maybelline ColorStudio Tattoo 24 hour Eyeshadow, Tough as Taupe</strong> <em><strong>($5.94 at Wal-mart)</strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I saw a lot of really good reviews on this eyeshadow, but I have to disagree. It's a cream eyeshadow, so my assumption was that it was going to go on smooth and blend nicely, but it was really cakey, and did not blend well at all. You know how when your nailpolish is not dry, and won't try for 3 hours because you painted over a wet topcoat? So then it turns into a clay like substance that shapes and molds all over the place and you angrily scratch it all off? That's how I felt with this. It just smudged all over my eyelid like clay. I even tried to use smudging and blending brushes to apply this and I felt like it just got stuck on the brush. I pictured the texture of this being much different. That being said, I WOULD like to try and get a different color of this. I know you're like...</span><br />
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</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7aHXp48wrWY_vLWEkSp7uN1rF2zr_O5lXzCD__moORU8nhAKznWvGJyCx5tO6Oj4XbmYa-pGDonRAlSFoTLhjQMfJ6Dgnmmj1co_d5mGZS46wFfYfie7SJkcN6X5WcY-lvzdSMHrMt52/s1600/pantenecurlingmouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7aHXp48wrWY_vLWEkSp7uN1rF2zr_O5lXzCD__moORU8nhAKznWvGJyCx5tO6Oj4XbmYa-pGDonRAlSFoTLhjQMfJ6Dgnmmj1co_d5mGZS46wFfYfie7SJkcN6X5WcY-lvzdSMHrMt52/s320/pantenecurlingmouse.jpg" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I like to occasionally sprunch, crunch, curl, twirl, whatever my hair. My trick is to wash/condition my hair upside down in the shower, towel dry, and then apply my curling products to my damp hair, blow dry upside down with a diffuser, and then flip my hair back and forth (with absolutely no influence from Will Smith's daughter) and apply my hairsprays and texturizing creams. It's quite a process. I like to try different curling products in my hair. Pantene did not make my good list this time. The first time I used this, it left my hair completely crunchy and crispy feeling. I thought maybe it was because I had used some Aussie sprunch spray as well, so I used it again by itself the next day. No difference, still crunchy. When I use curling foams, I like soft waves and this did not make the cut. I switched to Garnier Fructis curling spray gel recently. I will let you know how that works.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since this blog was originally a weight loss blog, I figured from time to time, I can post a weight loss update. I had hit a plateau awhile back (around January or so), and that scale just <em>would NOT move</em>. Ben had actually gotten me a treadmill for Christmas (which was seriously the best gift ever), so I wanted to really take full advantage of it. I started trying to run 1-2 miles every other day, versus doing 5 miles, one day a week at the gym (Loved working out, <em>hated</em> going to the gym! I quit the gym a week after Christmas, btw). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finally the scale started to move in the right direction again (down). 7 months later, I'd lost 12 more pounds. The past 2 weeks, I've been getting my butt out of bed every morning at 6 and doing my </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jillian-Michaels-30-Day-Shred/dp/B00127RAJY"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred dvd</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, followed by a 1 mile run. I wore my heart monitor watch today to show you the result of my morning workout, followed by a typical full body mirror shot. I would HIGHLY encourage you to purchase one of these watches. It's one of the best purchases I've made for myself in a long time. I use it constantly, and you can wear it anywhere. I forgot to mention in my review of this watch, that it's also waterproof.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Disclaimer: I purchase all of these products on my own, and am not paid for my opinions on these products. With the exception of the pictures I personally take, the pictures are simply used for enjoyment and I do not take any rights or own any of the stock photos used. </em></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015348653714124010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149790147619509914.post-51446964670017059602013-08-01T12:12:00.000-07:002013-08-01T12:12:45.666-07:00Plato's Closet Haul - Vlog alert<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I finally busted out my camera and decided to record my blog, versus type it, based on my recent experience at Plato's Closet. I have yellow pants on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But, if you can't laugh at yourself, then who can you laugh at?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last week, I bought myself a Polar FT4 Heart Rate Monitor. I saw this when I was browsing through one of my </span><a href="http://undressedskeleton.tumblr.com/%E2%80%8E"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">favorite blogs</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, and I was immediately curious about it. It only took me about a half hour to read through the reviews on Amazon and complete my purchase.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I first used it for a quick run I did the day I got it, but I wanted a whole day to try it out for a better review. So Saturday, I put it on around noon. Ben and I finally replaced the floor in our downstairs bathroom (well Ben did most of the work since measurements and numbers make my eyes glaze over and I travel briefly into another dimension). I had to clean the "cats room", which is a closet area in our laundry room/bathroom where we keep the cat boxes. This required a lot of heavy duty scrubbing and shopvacing. Any cat owners will know that cats love to shower litter about the house (despite how much you clean). Once I got done doing that I had to make my oil change/tire rotation appointment so I threw my bike onto the car rack and rode my bike home from the dealership and then back up to the dealership when it was all done (this was only about 5 blocks total). I helped Ben a little bit more with the floor where I could, and then went back out on the bike for a 6.46 mile ride. When I got back, I cleaned up the house a little bit. So total, I had the monitor on for around 4 hours, and burned 879 calories. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How it works: The watch itself is pretty much self explanatory. You program it with your personal information (height, weight, age, etc). It will tell you your heart rate, as well as your calories. To make the watch work, it comes with a small strap and a sensor that you wrap around your chest area (mine fits perfectly right under my sports bra). There is a sensor that snaps in place, which will sync with the watch. All you do is hit the start button and it will start your session. I was a bit disappointed with this at first, because working out isn't the most comfortable activity as it is, and now I had to wear a strap around chest too? But once I had it on, I didn't even notice. You wet the two spots indicated in the directions and fit it to your body. It's a stretchy material so it's not an actual leather belt or anything. Can you imagine? Ouch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">So, I would 100% recommend for those of you who would like to track an accurate calorie count during your workouts. I actually bought this used (but like new) off Amazon for $55. It was one of the best buys I've made for myself in awhile (not including all the make-up I've bought recently). It really encourages you to want to work out more, and it's so addicting to watch the calories tick by. By the time I took this off, I felt so accomplished. Also, for any of you who like to run at night, it lights up too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">2. Sundown (radio edit) - Chris Lake</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">5. In The Air - Morgan Page, </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sultan + Ned Shepard, and BT feat. Angela McCluskey </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I believe my last post was also in June, but I have another bundle of goodies to review, so I'm just going to jump right in! As a reminder, I post the colors that I personally use, so they may not necessarily work for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First, I am going to start with lip glosses and lipsticks, and I even swatched them for you and got my wrist all sticky and glossy for yas. I tried to take my own pictures of these products, but my stupid phone decides when it wants to send pictures, so I could be waiting YEARS. I managed to get quite a few of my own pictures, but the rest I have to just use the stock photos. Bummer :P</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This lip gloss is one of my favorites that I keep buying again and again. Normally I don't find myself grabbing for the lip glosses with glitter in them, because more than likely, it's going to be very drying and feel like you have sand stuck to your lips, but this one is very smooth and moisturizing and you can't even tell their is glitter in it. It also smells like tanning lotion, which I don't know about you guys, but I love the smell of tanning products. Although fall is my favorite time of year, I love summery beach scents. In fact, I'm wearing it right now:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in Kiss-036 <i>($5.19 at Ulta)</i></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am not a HUGE lipstick person. I am one of those girls who somehow can never find the right shade, or I somehow manage to get it in my teeth, in my hair, etc. Ok, not really in my hair, but lipsticks are generally not my area of expertise. However, I am loving this one because the shade is more versatile and can be built on for more intense looks depending on your skin tone. As you know, I am pale, and I can make this work without trying. The formula itself does not dry your lips out and goes on easily. As far as lasting power, I'd say a few hours or so, but I cannot see any lipstick actually lasting ALL DAY as some of them claim. What's the big deal if you have to reapply it? It also smells like...marsh mellows possibly? Or candy? Either way, love it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Wet n' Wild Lipstick in Dollhouse Pink <i>($2 where sold)</i></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I was taking a big risk when I bought this lipstick <em><span style="font-size: x-small;">(not really, it was only $2),</span></em> because, as mentioned above, I suck at lipstick, BUT, that being said, this one is one of my favorites! Surprising too because of the price. It's such a bright, pigmented, and pretty color that really isn't showing much in this pic (it shows up better in the swatch below). It's a perfect color for summer. My suggestion to wear this, is skip the dark eye shadows and go with a few coats of mascara, some eyeliner (a cute cat eye if you can do it - I still have a hard time with it...)some bronzer/pink cheeks, and a few swipes of this, and you are good for a quick summer look on a hot day (yes, for you pale gals as well you tannies). </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMus6uORJyrw-9vXpspEPWA2f8-JTB8JVbaW13PUOrwW7rrX6D5RVcxLOtmx1EqkLJE_j1PVyobeq6hyphenhyphenOPAVLZBniaoP91d856EtN2PczP4hVp7Zc7fWYU1Zd0K5MvpCchPgwL2eXCVMg/s723/cupcake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMus6uORJyrw-9vXpspEPWA2f8-JTB8JVbaW13PUOrwW7rrX6D5RVcxLOtmx1EqkLJE_j1PVyobeq6hyphenhyphenOPAVLZBniaoP91d856EtN2PczP4hVp7Zc7fWYU1Zd0K5MvpCchPgwL2eXCVMg/s200/cupcake.jpg" width="198" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Despite my disliking of Ulta products in general, I purchased two of these through the Ulta website recently so that I could try them. I basically just needed enough products to reach $50 to take advantage of their free shipping. As I've stated in previous posts, I love Ulta's baked eye shadows, which was ultimately what I was buying and decided to throw a couple of these on my order. I could definitely compare this to Rimmel Moisture Renew, but personally, I like Rimmel's better. This has a tackier, grittier formula, but I DO like these. Unfortunately, I think that they are WAY overpriced. (The other one I have is Petal Pink, which I do not have with me to swatch, but you can see it <a href="http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod3570081#sku2257539">here</a>).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Ok Mary Kay ladies...if this is not $8, please correct me because I honestly am not sure. I believe this was $8, but I got it at a party I had, so I really don't remember. This is a very rich, buttery lip gloss and I love how shiny and smooth this is. It lasts awhile, and doesn't dry your lips out. A perfect dupe for this lip gloss if you don't want to track down a Mary Kay consultant, is <a href="http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2254800&productId=xlsImpprod5050009&navAction=push&navCount=1&subdoc=2254800-strawberryparfait&categoryId=cat80060">butter glosses by NYX.</a> I have not bought any of these for myself yet, but I will eventually.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This powder is one of my holy grail pressed powders. I have been using this powder for at least 10 years now. I watch a lot of YouTube make-up review videos, and I honestly am disappointed that Cover Girl never makes any lists, or always ends up on people's "hate" list. This powder is amazing. I've tried other setting powders, and I always find myself migrating back to this one. I never find one that is as good as this one. You get a little sponge with it, that you can wash (which I never do-whoops), but it applies the product flawlessly. I've been using Cover Girl products forever (blushes, mascaras, bronzers), and I've never had any issues with any of it. I've seen people in the videos say things like "It reminds me of when I was in middle school, blah blah blah", ok, and? Maybelline and Revlon were around then too (we're talking late '90's, early 2000's), so who cares? Give this a try, I bet you'll love it too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">This is another foundation I always find myself reaching for. It doesn't look very impressive in it's basic little tube packaging, but it's staying power really lives up to it's name. Of course, I really don't think that anyone really NEEDS a foundation that lasts 25 hours. I guess some people might, but I don't. It feels a little tacky when you first put it on, but once it's set with a powder, I love the way it looks and how long it lasts for. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Benefit POREfessional <i>($30 at Ulta)</i></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did not actually buy the $30 dollar tube of this, but I bought a sample size from a local boutique so I could try it for $3. I hear so much about this that it was time for me to try it myself. I also use ELF mineral primer, and Mary Kay. This is very silicone based compared to the ELF, which is more gel like. This also has a slight tint to it. I love the coverage this has, and although I only have a small sized tube, this has lasted me awhile. I really only need to use it in my T-zone to get a good effect with it. Basically, I think that a full tube of this for $30 is way overpriced, but it IS a good product. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been getting a tad crazy on the eye shadows I absolutely adore baked eye shadows of any kind, and as mentioned above, I recently bought some through the Ulta website.<i> ($8 a piece but keep an eye out at the store, because you can usually find them on sale!)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I find these baked shadows to be soooo pretty. I've been using Plum Gorgeous for the past few days and I love the look it gives (I have very dark brown eyes, by the way). What I do, is use the solid color for the lid, and use the blended side for the crease. These are all very pretty and shimmery. Deep Blue Something is my personal favorite out of these. You can find the rest of the colors <a href="http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2231850&productId=xlsImpprod3570091&navAction=push&navCount=1&subdoc=2231850-deepbluesomething&categoryId=cat120217%20cat940003%20cat80130">here.</a> The only downside to these shadows that I've noticed, is I kind of feel like you have scrape a layer off before getting the best results. Once you've 'cracked the shell' so to speak, these go on really nicely. I tried to swatch all of these for you, but it went well up my arm. My cat had also just clawed the crap out of me so my arm looked terrible!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sorry for the bad pic of these. As you can see, I use the middle pallet a lot. The gold is an awesome crease color with neutrals. I also bought the the other two pallets because I wanted to use the colors individually. I love the red and magenta colors in the two outer pallets. The only issue I have with these is that they are very powdery so they flake out of the pallets all the time during use. That being said, when using them, make sure you tap access shadow off the applicator and DON'T scrape the applicator through it, or you will have a mess! I would actually suggest using your finger to blend these the first time just to see for yourself how they are. The first time I used the middle pallet, I didn't tap the applicator and I had shimmery brown shadow all over my face. Annoying when you are trying to get ready to go somewhere! Overall, I'd give these probably about a 7 out of 10. Keep in mind also, you are getting what you are paying for. Worst case scenario out of the 3 colors, you will most likely love at least 1! Can't beat that for 2 bucks in my opinion.</span></div>
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I LOVE these!! As you can see from my array of colors. The brushes that come with these are very wide, and you can usually cover your entire nail with one swipe. They have about a billion colors, and eventually I will probably own each one. I also wanted to mention that the glitter polishes are actually <i>glittery. </i>I have bought glitter polishes before and when I use them it just comes out a clear coat with a few little pieces of glitter. So naturally, you keep trying to build the glitter and it ends up just being a gooey mess on your nails that takes 3 days to dry. Not these. Try one! Try 3! Also, make sure you use a top coat with these also to achieve the best look and prolong chipping. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For my frequent viewers, you'll notice that I have given my blog a fresh new summer look and briefly thought about moving to a new site for a complete 100% makeover, but decided I'll stay put for a little while until I can find a good replacement. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So for your reading pleasure, I have done quite a bit of shopping lately. Personally, I LOVE watching and reading other peoples' haul videos (haul is basically just a way of saying that I went on a small shopping spree recently). I know it seems silly because you're like, "Why would I want to read about all the stuff you bought lately?" Well, the answer is, I don't know why. To clarify, I did not get these all at the same time, just over the past month or so. Also, keep in mind, that I also post the shade/color that I personally use, so what I use, may not work for you. I am very fair skinned, and instead of fighting against it and constantly trying to keep up with tanning, I've decided to just work with it! Fair skin is just as pretty as tan skin, you just have to figure out which colors work best for you. I'm going to review the products also, so lets get started.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pout Prefector in Glow - $3</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, I would not have known about most of these products, without <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/nguerriero19">Nicole Guerriero</a>, my absolute favorite person on YouTube, besides <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/JamesNintendoNerd">The Angry Video Game Nerd.</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Well gals, that was my haul for this time. I think I've developed carpal tunnel. Anyway, as usual, any comments, leave them below. Let me know if any of you have used any of these, and what you think.</span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">Disclaimer: I purchase all of these products on my own, and am not paid for my opinions on these products. With the exception of the pictures I personally take, the pictures are simply used for enjoyment and I do not take any rights or own any of the stock photos used. </span></em></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015348653714124010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149790147619509914.post-66403376741764544392013-05-09T14:52:00.001-07:002013-09-17T19:33:42.038-07:00Most Hated and Most Loved products, Part II<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So, awhile </span><span style="font-size: small;">back, I did a 5 most loved, and 5 most hated products. So, I decided to do a part 2. I was having a hell of a time coming up with 5 for both categories, so I have downsized to 4. Sorry to disappoint.</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A short disclaimer with regards to the make-up/hair products I review: I am not a hairdresser, I am not a make-up artist. I wish I was, but I'm not. I just love wasting countless dollars on beauty products, and reviewing them and painting my face with them, and gooping up my hair with them. Eventually, if I can figure out how to use the web cam on my computer, I want to start a video blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ok, I don't <em>completely </em>hate this one, but I don't have an in between list, so this made the hated. You can generally find Beyond Zone products at Sally's Beauty Store, so of course, they are in the $7 dollar range. As I've said before, I have pretty flat hair, so I got this gel to give my hair more volume. I made the mistake of using about a quarter sized amount of this pasty glue-like substance all over my head. Let's just say, it worked, but with consequences. My hair was...bigger - but it felt like hay. When I got done styling and straightening, my sink looked like it was going through puberty with all the bits of hair everywhere. I still use this gel, but instead, I avoid the roots on crown, and work it more underneath into the roots in the back to give more lift where it counts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Needless to say, trying to comb through the scent of poo with the scent of flowers, results in the smell of someone pooping in flowers. A little tip, matches work much better. The irony? We have an economy pack of this scent from Sam's club, readily on hand for at least, the next year.</span> <span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>(My favorite Febreze scent? Vanilla Lavender and Comfort).</em></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These little beauties, are basically chap stick in a fancy little casing. They come in different shades, and go on with just a little bit of tint. I have 3 of them right now. Best part, they are inexpensive, and you can get them the dollar store.</span> <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25ekQr3qbyB761sMhWVPyX3qd4HWa6W0-TndS1RnVUwnWrL_GB95MnuiC6VOn1PCh6wqjc4PbwzX_M35LFoFM1_6pjAPxJ33b-apExs-a6Lqx0o-foDLcaLf2Lify1ffb2RjtKr2h40sF/s1600/marisopa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25ekQr3qbyB761sMhWVPyX3qd4HWa6W0-TndS1RnVUwnWrL_GB95MnuiC6VOn1PCh6wqjc4PbwzX_M35LFoFM1_6pjAPxJ33b-apExs-a6Lqx0o-foDLcaLf2Lify1ffb2RjtKr2h40sF/s1600/marisopa.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For the longest time, I was wanting an Urban Decay palette. Having an obsession with make-up, it seemed necessary that I own at least one. Urban Decay is one of the best brands out there, and for good reason, but I could not bring myself to spend $40-50 on one palette. A co-worker brought to my attention recently, that Ulta had a sale going on and these two pallets were marked down from $40 a piece, to $13 and $15, PLUS a free shipping code for mother's day. I could not pass it up. I bought both, with tax, for $28. The top palette also came with a primer. I am SO in love with both of these. The primer keeps the shadow in place, and is a light texture. It's not greasy, and dries almost instantly. I thought maybe the fact that they were marked down so low meant they weren't very good, but it certainly didn't. I wanted to use all the colors at once, but Ben probably wouldn't have let me leave the house, and I would have tried. As I said, it's expensive for good reasons. I noticed that with some off brand eye shadows, it takes a million coats to coat my eyelids how I want them and has a rougher texture. This glides right on, is very smooth, and a little goes a long way. What colors you see in the palette, are exactly the colors that you see when applied. Easy to blend, and awesome colors. The applicator brush in the bottom picture works great for applying and blending, which is a big plus for me. So, if you are ever standing in Ulta, staring at something you want, and circling it around it like you're going to tackle it, (like I always do), any Urban Decay make-up is going to be worth the money, so keep that in mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sorry for the long delay between posts. I was trying to get better at updating my blog regularly, but sometimes it seems impossible due to the volume of work that is always rolling my way at the office. We finally got a chance to take our honeymoon and decided to go to Disney. It was a long, fun week, but there really is no place like home. Of course, when I got home, I was welcomed with floors full of cat litter and generous bushes of fur covering every inch of my house. There was also shredded paper littered around the toilet from Andy digging in the trash like always. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4aRCPWwEAORFMp4yaUgLCxa-9B2E2GoIMFX1_LfvX4dZ5M1es2kou2tRY4CftyOCBSK3Ukhfc3Nyg3VnMMbEMBbl1NE5t2CAOc7lVtOnLhnYe2NIiqKC8M4s9XbaDtsbELJSdR9t7RoeB/s1600/poster12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4aRCPWwEAORFMp4yaUgLCxa-9B2E2GoIMFX1_LfvX4dZ5M1es2kou2tRY4CftyOCBSK3Ukhfc3Nyg3VnMMbEMBbl1NE5t2CAOc7lVtOnLhnYe2NIiqKC8M4s9XbaDtsbELJSdR9t7RoeB/s320/poster12.jpg" width="256" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am well aware that my cats roam the house with no boundaries when we are not home. I found cat litter on my counters, my kitchen table, my side tables...which I find absolutely disgusting. I love my cats dearly, but I do not approve them walking around on surfaces with poo paws where we set or prepare food. This is especially annoying for a person who has an obsession with cleanliness. I am constantly sanitizing the surfaces in my house. I have an after work ritual where I will walk in, and immediately grab the broom, sweep the litter, wipe the counters, dishes are done while the dinner is cooking (unless I'm presenting an astonishing display of boiled turkey dogs and steamed veggies in the microwave) and vacuuming just about every other day. Disciplining them with spray bottles and "cat off" spray, is always a pointless punishment. Although Andy despises the "Cat Off", Poster happens to enjoy it. When we lived in our apartment a few years ago, and Poster was but a wee lad, I took drastic measures in keeping him from constantly getting into everything. I sprayed the spray around the base of the TV (since he was always behind the TV, rolling around in the wires), and around the side table/cabinet where he enjoyed the noise the dangling handle would make as he batted it around. Much to my disbelief, he promptly walked over, sniffed the area near the TV, and then proceeded to roll around in it, happily. I had been defeated by a tiny bear. A tiny bear who winked and smiled at me as he did so. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My mom has a small decorative wreath with knitting in the middle that has survived our several moves that reads, "A mother's housework is never done", granite I am not a mother of two <em>human </em>children, but I do have a house, a husband, and two 16 pound cats, so I think this applies to me too. That little wreath is right, it's NEVER done. I swear I did 12 loads of laundry when we got back from Florida last weekend, and the minute I turn around, there is a pair of dirty underwear in the basket. WHERE did they come from!? Did those underwear spring tiny limbs from a drawer upstairs and parasail into the basket? At what point during my days worth of washing and folding hundreds of articles of clothing, did those underwear appear in there? I felt inclined to do a whole load of laundry with the contents being only those underwear because I was so frustrated with them. I thought about just throwing them in the garbage. But alas, the underwear remained there, and I finally got to relax on the couch with my nice washed blanket, fresh out of the dryer. Ben hates putting things on that just come out of the dryer, so I like to throw the hot clothes on him when the cycle is done. This usually results in clean clothes all over the room, but it's worth it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">So, as I promised, I was going to give you an update on the green coffee bean trial I did - or...didn't do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I took the pills as directed on the bottle for a week straight, and although I did not notice a spike in energy or any difference at all really, I <em>did</em> notice that I seemed to get worsening symptoms of acid indigestion. So I stopped taking it. Ben on the other hand, took it for about two weeks, and between eating better, running and taking green coffee beans, he lost around 13 pounds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">So ultimately, my results were inconclusive. Normally I would not encourage pills as a part of dieting (especially Hydroxycut and Ephedrine-these do NOT work and are very bad for you), but these are actual coffee beans. If you choose to try a trial of these yourself, look for the all natural ones. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">In truth, sticking to good old fashioned exercise and good eating habits, is the appropriate and healthy way to achieve the best results.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Also, I wanted to point out again that my good friend Danielle is the health coach and owner of <a href="http://refresh-health.com/">Refresh</a>. She has amazing tips and is an inspiring and awesome person all around. Check our her 'about me' to learn more about her story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thanks for reading. Have a litter free day :)</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015348653714124010noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149790147619509914.post-11094554507787343052013-01-24T14:50:00.002-08:002013-01-24T18:28:36.273-08:00The "P" Word<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So as of this month, it is my 3 years sticking to my path of weight loss. I cried, I conquered, and I finally got to throw up victorious fist pump when the scale was finally reading the number I worked so hard to get too. Then, once I got to that number though, it stopped. The scale (give or take a few pounds every now again) stayed pretty much the same for about a year. I'd hit that dreaded 'p' word. (For dramatic effect, picture this being said in the voice of James Earl Jones) -- The PLATEAU.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wasn't complaining too much about it because, after all, I'd reached my number. Then I made the decision that I could do better. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I stated in my </span><a href="http://www.incubritt09.blogspot.com/2012/08/weight-loss-update.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">earlier post</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, I am an annoying label reader, but I wasn't actually adding up the calories. I consciously would add them up in my head, but lets face it, that doesn't work. So I downloaded an app on my phone called MyFitnessPal. You enter in all of your information and it will give you a calorie limit based on your lifestyle and how many pounds you want to lose in a certain amount of time. Mine was 1200. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I started following the calorie guidelines, which was a bit of a challenge at first, but once you find a balance in what you are eating, it becomes a routine, then eventually, part of your life without you even having to think about it anymore. The app is handy too because you virtually type in any item from any restaurant, and it will be there. Each night when you log your total calories, it will give you the weight you <em>should </em>be at in a certain amount of time, given that you follow your daily calorie intake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My husband finally decided to jump on the bandwagon with me. I was ecstatic! I finally have someone to annoy and coach. I didn't have anyone for me when I was starting this process. I learned a lot from watching The Biggest Loser, reading articles, reading other blogs, and eventually putting together my own pieces. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, I don't normally fall into the traps of pills and fads, but I recently heard about </span><a href="http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/green-coffee-fat-burner-works?video=14493"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dr. Oz's theory</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> on the green coffee bean extract being a good jump start on weight loss. Apparently there was no jitters or anxiousness, which is what I was worried about, naturally being the most nervous person in history. So my husband and I decided to take it together as a "trial" run with it and see what happened. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At this point, (a Tuesday) he'd already been running a mile and half for 4 days and eating better. We started taking them on a Saturday. The following Tuesday (at this point for him, he'd run for 6 days, was eating good and taking 2 pills a day for 4 days), and had already lost 6 pounds. Unfortunately for me, I had to stop taking them on Tuesday because I got a case of winter flu going around and had to take antibiotics instead and didn't want to mix them. However, I followed my calorie intake (and was under) and did take the pills for 4 days. I got on the scale this morning, and much to my disbelief, I'd lost 5 pounds! I finally broke my plateau! Of course, I didn't believe it and had to weight myself 12 more times, but the number checked out and put on some clothes and skipped out of that bathroom like a </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aptonWR8PLA"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ribbon dancer</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> from this 1994 commercial.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, now that my husband and I had joined forces on the matter, dinner would be so much easier for me. It's hard to prepare somewhat healthy meals, when the other party in the house doesn't like it. But, to ease his man mind a little bit, I have been trying to make healthy meals, disguised as what would normally not be healthy at all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Two websites I love for this are </span><a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Healthy-Eating"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">TasteofHome Healthy Recipes</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://skinnytaste.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">SkinnyTaste.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. Since I usually share a recipe with you, the one for this entry will be from SkinnyTaste.com.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Any comments, suggestions or website recommendations are welcome.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015348653714124010noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149790147619509914.post-72272229527614020692013-01-02T14:22:00.001-08:002013-01-02T18:33:38.031-08:00Pulled Beer Chicken & Geetars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted to share a recipe with you that I found (probably on Pinterest) and can take no credit for. However, I definitely took bragging rights the night I made this delectable pulled chicken. If I hadn't known that it was chicken, I would have never known that it wasn't a good cut of pork. You can find this recipe here:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She used an amber beer, whereas, I used an American pale wheat ale called Gumballhead from Three Floyds Brewery in Munster, IN. You can use a little less beer then 8oz if you want too, only because when I made this recipe, it was a little TOO juicy to the point where it was almost disintegrating the bun while you were trying to eat it. So I would suggest using maybe a little under a can of a beer, but that is up to you. The beer was very distinctable among the other ingredients, so I wouldn't use a milk stout or a chocolaty beer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Moving along, I'm not sure if you've read my past posts about my uncommon love for someone my age, with the Monkees. It sounds funny even saying it out loud, or typing it on the keyboard with my sausage fingers. To reiterate, despite their most popular era being the late 60's, that did not and still doesn't sway me in the least. I grew up normally. I had a My Little Ponies palace with a swimming pool, and played with Polly Pockets. I frequented in dumping Lego's on my floor and pulling the pants off of all of my Barbies. I also loved dinosaurs, my Sega, and my beanbag chairs. I just happened to also grow up with a father who explained a few things to me at an early age. Don't open doors for strangers, rap is crap, and the Beatles were the best band in history and always will be. I also learned every word to the Queen greatest hits album when I was a kid because that's what we listen too on our way to Yogi Bear Campground. Music has just been a part of growing up for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I was about 8, around Christmas time, an extremely large object was being housed in our family room with a sheet over it. My dad told me it was a carousel horse for my mom like the one we would always see driving along Route 50. I believed it. Christmas came, and under that sheet was no carousel, but a piano--for me. I loved to belt out the most obnoxious of songs and thought I was a regular Beethoven. A few years later, my dad took me on a trip to Guitar Center and had me pick out a guitar. It was an acoustic Ovation, with a natural wood finish, and was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. He took me to guitar lessons and instead of teaching me notes, the instructor would just teach me Beatles songs. Looking back on it, I wish he'd actually had taught me notes, but it didn't matter to me, I was shredding my guitar with my 10 year old sausage fingers and loving every minute of it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shortly after this, I was watching (probably Nick at Nite at the time), and the Monkees came on. That was it. Just one episode of the Monkees is all it took and they became such an icon in my life. I would watch their shows and movies and learn different chords on my guitar from them. I was by far, the nerdiest kid ever. They stuck with me into my adulthood, my guitar came with too. At one point, while struggling to pay bills, I considered selling my guitar and even got a quote on it, but then realized I'd rather be homeless then sell it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This last November (2012), I dragged Ben to a Monkees reunion tour after Davy passing away. I somehow managed to get 4th row pit seats, which I feel like I deserved. The pit only sat about 30 people, and was a section where the orchestra would sit normally. Ben and I sat right next to the small staircase up to the sage, which you can somewhat see in this terribly dark picture of us...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...but you can see how close we were. The seats wrapped around in a banana shape too, so although we were in the 4th row, we were only about 6 feet from the stage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And Micky during "Randy Scouse Git", which you can see on the big screen, is the original video for this. He put on the same thing he was wearing in the video.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The pictures don't even do this justice. There were a few times where Micky was so close to us, I could have reached out and shook his hand (which I was hoping for). I thought my arm was going to fly out of the socket when he asked for a 'guest singer' during Daydream Believer. I would have immediately overcome my fear of singing in front of people to have that opportunity. That part was staged I believe though, because the 'guest' he picked (which happened to be the guy right in front of us), was just too calm up there. I guess it's good he didn't pick me, because I probably would have just stood there, starstruck, and cried. Ben would have had to come get me off the stage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So overall, we left that night and I felt very accomplished. It was so amazing to see them (again) in person after so many times of only seeing them on TV, and not just from distance, but only a few feet away. Davy was missed, but they did a great job keeping him "in the show", by playing videos with him in it and having the band play along. I got to see him in 98' too, so I've seen them all collectively. I sat in the nosebleed section at a Paul McCartney concert too when I was about 14, despite the seats--the fact that I got to see a remaining Beatle play Beatles songs was surreal to me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am fully aware that I was not born in the 50s, and I am a "90's kid". Of course, I broke away from my wannabe hippie life to enjoy the fine fruits of my own time. The Backstreet Boys, Mariah Carey, Nintendo 64 (particularly, Wave Race and Mario 64), and "hanging out" with friends, because "playing" with friends was lame after you hit 12.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But they always stuck with me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was at the store one afternoon, trying to find something different. I came across a cheap 12 pack of chicken drumsticks and was intrigued. I remembered Ben saying something in the past about hating drumsticks, but this did not deter me. As I mentioned before, Ben also doesn't like spaghetti, which is a real disappointment for me, so Ben's opinions on drumsticks means nothing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="ingredient">1/2 c. all-purpose flour</span><br /><span class="ingredient">1 tsp. salt (optional)</span><br /><span class="ingredient">1/4 tsp. garlic powder</span><br /><span class="ingredient">1/2 tsp. paprika</span><br /><span class="ingredient">1/4 tsp. pepper</span><br /><span class="ingredient">6 chicken drumsticks</span><br /><span class="ingredient">1/4 c. butter, melted</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mix flour, salt, garlic powder, paprika, and pepper in a bowl. Dip chicken drumsticks into butter; roll in flour mixture to coat. Arrange in an ungreased or foil-lined square pan, 8 x 8 x 2 inches.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The recipe is for 6 drums, but I found that it worked just fine for 12 (or 8 since I know most come in packs of 8 as well). Once again, this recipe calls for dipping the chicken in butter first, which is so disturbing to me, but that is at your discretion of course. I dipped the drums in in a beaten egg, and then coat with the mixture. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">At 50 minutes, I removed them from the oven and brushed the tops of each one with a little but of melted butter. I only use about 2 tablespoons of butter and you only need a teeny bit on each drum. Put it back in the oven for about 5 more minutes. This helps brown the chicken, since initially when you pull it out, there will still be some flour visible. Nobody wants to eat flour. Well, some people might like eating flour - like those people on those strange obsession shows. One lady eats toilet paper, so flour doesn't seem so bad.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">I know, I sound like a hypocrite though. I won't dip them in butter, but I will brush it on the top. I suspect this would have given someone the grounds to send me a piece of know-it-all hate mail about this, but even if I did get hate mail, I'd probably just post it on my blog as entertainment. Brushing the tops of the chicken is the not the same thing as rolling them in butter.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">As for the rice, that literally the best rice I've ever had. This is 'moms garlic rice', straight from the source herself. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">1-1/2 cups of long grain rice (Uncle Ben's works the best for this)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Pour the rice, minced garlic, and some butter into the pan and brown the rice. Pour the water into the rice along with the bouillon and let simmer on low heat, covered, until finished. Add salt and pepper to taste. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">This rice, although incredibly easy, is extremely good and I guarantee you will be eating straight out of the pan with the spatula. Spatulas are better for this because you can shovel an enormous amount of food in your mouth at once. If you tell me you've never done this, you're a big fat liar. We've all been there. Standing over the stove, looking around, making sure no one is watching as we stuff our fat faces with food. Then you stick it back in the food and walk away.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">We're all guilty of doing things in our kitchens that even upsets ourselves. The peanut butter jar is empty, but remains in the cabinet collecting dust for weeks. You open the cabinet and see it, get annoyed with the sight of the empty jar, close the cabinet, wait a minute, and then open it again to see if it's gone. As if the peanut butter jar is going to spring tiny legs and throw itself away. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Or that crusty bag of marsh mellows that you've been telling yourself you will use for sweet potatoes since 1998 and you don't even like sweet potatoes. There is something extremely straining about lifting the peanut butter jar out of the cabinet and removing it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">I can run 5 miles on the treadmill, but throwing a jar of peanut butter away is strenuous.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Getting back to the original topic, this chicken was amazing, and tasted fried, although it's not, I've made it 2 more times after that, and Ben actually <em>requests</em> this now. The last time I made this, I brushed them all with hot wing sauce instead of butter, and they were awesome!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015348653714124010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149790147619509914.post-81445687689072509732012-11-30T14:56:00.001-08:002012-11-30T15:54:32.322-08:00Dressing up for Black Friday<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, I learned recently that Ben doesn't like turkey. He will eat bone marrow appetizers from restaurants, but can't stomach turkey. He also doesn't like spaghetti, but can slurp 478 thousand oysters with hot sauce and lemon juice, while smiling. I tried my first oyster recently, and it's kind of like sucking a booger out of a shell. I guess if you like sucking spicy boogers out of seashells, then oysters are just the thing for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now being apart of my family and Ben's family, Ben and I attend two Thanksgivings, so that's double the leftovers. Our fridge goes from housing cobwebs, to housing lots of good food from two good moms. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since Ben doesn't like turkey, I had a whole Tupperware to myself and was kind of bummed because I didn't want to waste it. I mean, you can only eat so much turkey. So I stood there, and stared at it for 10 minutes. Then, I got an idea. The turkey reminded me a lot of the roasted turkey that is served at Panera on my favorite sandwich. The roasted turkey, avocado, BLT. I had the turkey, the bread, the avocado, and the mayo, so I was set. I subbed a piece of smoked provolone for the bacon. I am often the victim of ridicule when I admit this, but I am not a fan of bacon. Preparing it requires a lot of raw meat touching, and grease splatter and considering that we do not have an exhaust fan above our stove, every piece of fabric in my house smells like bacon for a week. It's not really an enjoyable experience. Plus it always has those clear strips of fat in them, and they are just so...jiggly. Then I go to bed that night and am reminded of the jiggly fat strips when my face touches my bacon scented pillow. Anyway, I've digressed...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There is no sausage on this sandwich, those are my fingers. Do not be alarmed. Looks good though doesn't it? Well, it was. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I ran out of this fine Thanksgiving turkey, I recreated the idea with roasted turkey lunch meat from the deli and used some leftover tortillas. Turkey and avocado makes a fine wrap too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Black Friday, my brother and I wasted some time at Kohl's. I am not one of the crazies that gets up at 4am and tramples people, so we ventured out about 9:30. I have no interest in buying electronics so we usually just wander around aimlessly until we find some random, useless, junk that's worth buying. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When we got there, I was immediately confused. The first thing I noticed when I walked into the store was not the merchandise, but the onslaught of women who were dressed to the nines, clicking and clacking around in heels and fur coats and what not. I saw a few young girls in glittering boots, their hair spiral curled, hooker make-up on...WHAT, I ask, is the point of this? I did not even wear heels in my wedding dress, let alone, to go shopping on black Friday. Clearly, you spent a lot of time getting ready that morning, and I was dressed like a homeless person. I literally felt uncomfortable about this. I felt dreary and sad, and I'm pretty sure some of the employees were waiting for me to pickpocket someone or steal a toaster or something. I guess I could have wore heels with my sweatpants to fit in a little better, but then I would have been 'that lady'. You know, that one lady that wears heels with sweatpants and a tie-dye to the store and you're like, "Hey, look at <em>that lady. </em>Weirdo doesn't own a pair of gym shoes? Gawd". I didn't take a shower before I went either and still had mud on my coat from the demo derby I went to a few months ago. I figured if people thought I was homeless they would either A) give me money or B) completely leave me alone. So I was at the advantage.</span><br />
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