tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44540740409020174972024-02-06T19:14:41.726-08:00Always a New Beginning...One girl's view on just about everything.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-67096104592099655802015-09-15T12:53:00.004-07:002015-09-15T12:53:40.057-07:00Maybelline Better Skin Foundation<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recently received the Maybelline #BETTERSKINCHALLENGE VOXbox from Influenster. First things first, I would never let a free foundation sway my opinion....but so far I am loving this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The concept is to try this foundation out for three weeks straight and see if your skin improves. Now, I haven't changed a thing in my routine <b>except</b> replacing my old [HG] foundation (Rimmel Stay Matte Mousse). The two are hard to compare. Rimmel's is thicker, fuller coverage, and made to "stay matte" all day. Maybelline's is supposed to look more natural and improve your skin over time. Personally, I think there's a time and a place for both in everyone's drawer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm super picky when it comes to foundation because I have sensitive skin and I work long hours so I need that stuff to stay put.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm writing this on the 2nd week and 5th day of the trial. I do believe my skin has slightly improved, but in ways only I would notice. What's most important is that this foundation definitely didn't damage my skin or break me out. (Yay!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's me with no foundation (and a slight sunburn):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here I am with Maybelline Better Skin foundation:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While the coverage isn't as full as I'm used to, I started using this foundation every day instead of my HG. It feels so light and my skin has reacted well to it. It blends easily and the color match had just enough yellow tones to even out my redness. I'm so glad I got to try this foundation out and I will definitely repurchase. Eyeing up the concealer as I <strike>speak</strike> type.</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-87927838177576574782014-06-22T07:35:00.001-07:002014-06-22T07:44:45.655-07:00Current Favorites<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seems the last time I wrote a post at all was September, 2013. My apologies. The longer you go without writing, the harder it is to get back into it. Hopefully, this is the first of many new posts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been meaning to write this specific post for a few months, which means that these products have been my favorites for at least that long. I try so many new things that when I find something worth talking about...it's gotta be good. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let's start with the most boring first, shall we. Baking soda. Plain old baking soda. I've been using this crap for everything lately. It's the best exfoliator I've found yet. For my face I make a paste of baking soda and water and rub it in gently, leaving it on for about 2 minutes. For my feet, I mix about 2 tbs with 5 cups warm water and soak my feet before gently exfoliating with a pumice stone. I use it when my nails are stained from nail polish and mix it with peroxide for a teeth whitener. Sometimes you just can't beat a classic. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now onto the pretty things. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Mac Sculpting Powder in Sculpt</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the best tone I've found for my skin. I used to use a light matte bronzer to define my face but now I use nothing but this stuff. Even on a "no makeup" makeup day, this is one of my must haves. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Clinique Cheek Pop in Berry Pop</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Clinique website says this blush is "<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">A burst of colour, buildable and bright." They are absolutely right. It's bright without looking totally unnatural and completely buildable. I've worn it light and heavier and it always looks good. I want more colors. </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Rimmel Stay Matte Liquid Mousse Foundation (Multiple Shades)</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love this foundation. I wear it alone and I never need a setting powder. It's full coverage and it's super cheap, like $4.99 cheap. Right up my alley. On days when I don't want as full of coverage I mix it with my moisturizer and it works great that way, too. The other thing I love about this foundation is that it comes in so many lighter shade options. I'm usually the "lightest" shade when it comes to drugstore foundation but I can get away with the second and third option with this one. I know my friends that have lighter skin tones than me appreciate the lighter shades. While it works for me, I think they need to work on shades on the other side of the spectrum as well, then people of all skin tones could use this awesome formula. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Mary Kay Lash Love Mascara </u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">OH EM GEE. I've never been so in love with a mascara in my life. I first learned about this from MMandL show on YouTube and was wanting to try it. I planned on purchasing it from a Mary Kay catalog but it just so happened that I got a Mary Kay Influenster box full of products and this happened to be one of them. I've gotten countless questions about which "false lashes" I'm wearing when it's just this mascara. Most days this summer I've been wearing this and nothing else on the eyes. It makes my lashes extremely long, separated, volumized, and the blackest black. It does harden quite a bit so if you want more than one coat (definitely not needed), you have to work pretty fast.The only negative I would say is that it's not super easy to purchase...but I'll deal because it's <b>that</b> good. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Lorac Pro Palette</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love this palette...mostly for the fact that it has half matte, half shimmer shadows. They're all super pigmented but the white shade surprised me the most. Normally "white" eyeshadow doesn't show up that well on my skin but this color really makes my eyes look bright. When I do wear full eye makeup, I love doing an all matte eye with the White and Taupe shades. Light Pink and Mauve is a great combo as well. I'm sure when the seasons turn I'll get good use of all the jewel tones on the bottom row. I have a single of Lorac Garnet and it's one of my most loved in the fall. This is the perfect palette to take on vacation as well, it has everything you need. Incredibly intrigued by the Lorac Pro Palette 2...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>NYX Collection Noir Liquid Black Liner</u><br />I cannot say enough good things about this liner. I've told everyone in my life about it. It's the only liquid liner that doesn't budge on me. It's so pigment and dark, dries matte, and is easy to apply. I've fallen asleep without taking it off more times than I care to admit and it's always perfectly applied in the morning. It doesn't melt or transfer even on a 100 degree day (i.e. last summer...hopefully we don't have any of those this year). I was a little apprehensive at first because I'm used to a felt tip, but don't let the brush scare you. It's so easy to apply and I get a straight stark line each time. I've repurchased a few times, it's inexpensive but lasts for months. <b>LOVE.</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Edit: I've obviously been loving this liner for some time, since it made it into my last <a href="http://beautyinaboysworld.blogspot.com/2013/09/current-favorites.html">Current Favorites Post</a> ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, that's all I have for now. What products have you been loving? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the best foundation I've ever tried from the drugstore. I used to swear by Revlon ColorStay but after trying this one, ColorStay seems thick and hard to blend. The CoverGirl foundation stays a long time and covers as well as my MUFE Mat Velvet +...and bonus, it doesn't break me out like Mat Velvet tends to. This is my third bottle. Love. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only a few short words about these...i love that i can freaking see what colors are in the palette without having to open them! Much sturdier and nicer than the originals plus you can fit way more since it doesn't come with a divider. Only negatives: the magnet is not as strong so some shadows slide around...and you have to purchase the divider separately to prevent this. (Side note...I know the quad has been in this format for a long time, I just love that all of my palettes match now. A mama and a baby.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I resisted buying this for a long time. I have SO many BE loose shadows and even more reddish brown shadows in my collection. SO GLAD I DID. It's gorgeous, and, like 6 bucks. I use it over Smashbox Creme Shadow in Gemstone (thanks, Prissy!!) and it really transforms it. I wouldn't wear this one without a colored base but it looks amazing over any of the Color Tattoos. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This glitter is so gorgeous, it's a bronzy-brown and it only requires one coat. ONE COAT. I'm currently awaiting a package containing Butter's 444 glitter and I hope it has the same formula and density as this one. Endless Blue is the brightest, most vibrant cobalt I've come across. I believe it's a dupe for Essie's Butler Please (which I've heard has a shitty formula) and it's $2! I'm all about blue this year. (Somewhat metaphorically but definitely literally)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I first bought the black one by mistake. I thought it was a pen tip...but I was blown away by this thing. I wore it for more than 12 hours on a 90+ degree day and it didn't budge. I then fell asleep without washing it off (don't judge) and when I woke up it looked like I just applied it. It's amazing and the brush is so tiny it's easy to make a thin or thick line/wing. I bought the chocolate one for more subtle looks and the formula/brush/staying power is the same. I will forever repurchase these.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Okay, so here we are, a week and a day after I started the
Fifty Shades Trilogy. I read Fifty Shades of Grey in about two nights, Darker
in three and Freed in about four…I read it slow because I didn’t want it to be
over. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">That’s not to say I loved everything about the books. I did
not. The writing was an absolute abomination. I’ve never read a book that was
so poorly written. What’s more perplexing is that I was addicted to the story
while at the same time cringing at the writing style (or lack thereof.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The first sixty pages or so were a snore fest, as is the
case with most books I read. After that the story line improved, greatly. The
writing, however, did not. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here’s what I found so astonishingly wrong with this series:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Over
usage of words. </b>Every character in this book “murmured” each time they
opened their mouth. Very seldom did someone “giggle”, “yell”, “cry”, or did any
other version of sound coming out of their face. The whole book was people
murmuring. Now, if they really are going to make a movie from this book (aside
from leaving out the best parts), it’s going to be awfully difficult to
understand everyone. I had to mentally change each “murmur” to “said” just to
keep reading on. The other words the author used far too often included, but were
not limited to “crap”, “jeez”, “fifty”, “lip”, “subconscious”, and phrases such
as “sharp intake of breath”, “oh my” and “turned on his/her heel”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The
choice of words.</b> Now, each word that was over used in this book was a word
that wasn’t too common to begin with, at least in the United States (more on
that in a minute.) if you’re going to pick a unique word to use, use it
sparingly or else it will lose its power. I caught myself rolling my eyes after
reading the same weird words or phrases over and over and over and over and
over and…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The
descriptions.</b> I’m a very detail oriented person but I found myself skipping
over the long, pointless descriptions of every little thing. By the third
paragraph, I was so sick of hearing about Christian’s every little detail…he
has long fingers, I GET IT. Move on for the love of God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The
writer’s lack of knowledge about where the story takes place.</b> It’s fine
that the writer is from England. It’s fine that she wanted to write a story set
in the United States. What’s not fine is that she did absolutely no research on
how we speak or what we say. I don’t know about you but I know for a fact you
won’t catch a “shall” sliding out of my mouth any time soon. We also <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">never</i> use “arse” and we most certainly
do not call underwear “knickers” (or “panties” for that matter, gross.) I could
move past this this if the characters moved to Seattle from London…but they
didn’t. In fact, Christian Grey hails from Detroit (as all babies born to
crack-whores), my hometown, so I know a thing or two about the dialect. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Acknowledgements in the beginning of the book thanking
her editors was a joke on us, right? There would be some times that two pages
would get stuck together and I wouldn’t even notice until the page was done.
The book repeats itself so you can pretty much skip whole pages and still have
a good idea of what’s going on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">What infuriates me even more is knowing that EL James is
making bank on this book series while far better writers out there don’t even
get a chance. I know this whole thing started as Twilight Fan Fiction (gag) and
gained popularity, but how on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">earth </i>could
a book company even consider publishing such awful writing? Even if I knew for
a fact that a book would make a ton of money as is, I would never allow a book
written so poorly to go to press if I were a publisher (or even the girl who
gets coffee for the meetings. Seriously, I’d sneak in and edit it the night
before it got sent to the Copiers.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And another thing…am I the only one who thinks it’s weird
that Ana was 21 years old; graduating from college and never owned a computer
or had an e-mail address? And even more, she was a virgin, slept with one of
the richest, most beautiful men on the planet and had no problem walking away?
I find that extremely hard to believe. (This may be a moot point since not very
much of this story is believable.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Alright, the thing I have the hardest time accepting about
all this is that I actually liked this book. If you can get past (or used) to
the repetition, the story line is actually entertaining. I found myself (and
still find myself) in love with Christian Grey, even with all his flaws. That
is, after all, why women like this book so much, right? We can fix him! We can
be the one woman in the world who will save him from himself. He changed for
Anastasia, he’s smart, witty, attractive, and makes $100,000 per hour. Coming
up for air form this book to a sink full of dishes and a puking puppy is a rude
awakening, let me tell you. I was honestly sad when this series was over and I
wish there’d be a fourth book…if someone would help EL James write it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I don’t agree this series gives women a bad name like some
people think. Ana clearly loved him (although, doesn’t every girl think they
love their first?) and he loved her. She didn’t have to stay if she didn’t want
to. The beating and all that was done <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mostly
</i>in the bedroom, it wasn’t like he picked her up kicking and screaming on a
busy street because she didn’t listen to him. Oh, wait. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ana held her own, for the most part. I, personally, wouldn’t
deal with my husband being so overprotective to the point of embarrassing me in
front of my colleagues and family but to <s>his</s> her own. I also didn’t
agree with everything Ana did, like apologizing when Christian was in the
wrong, but I don’t think I would ever agree with 100% of any other human’s
choices. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And I know this probably has something to do with Twilight
(I can’t say, I never read it) but I find it odd that her best friend marries
her husband’s brother and her best friend’s brother sort of dates her husband’s
sister [exhale]. All of their friend’s last names are either Kavanaugh or Grey.
Thank goodness most of them were adopted. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I cannot wait to see the movie, given the directors have
more sense than editors and publishers and pick the right actors for the job. I
wouldn’t want that duty, having to pick a man that is the most gorgeous, god
like (or to use another overused word from this book, “Mercurial”) on Earth
according to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ALL </i>women. Can we all
just agree that Robert Pattinson with a big toe where his head should be is not
right for the job?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I know <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">someone</i>
who’s getting a thesaurus for Christmas… </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-51963003218439773312012-07-15T15:33:00.001-07:002012-07-15T15:33:03.873-07:00As Healthy as Cheesy Vegetable Chowder Gets...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And that was that! My whole house smelled like Panera and I got to satisfy my craving for a creamy, cozy soup..without all of the fat and calories! And that dangerous little biscuit up there? Yeah, I had one (er, two) of them, but I figure it all balanced out. Back on the grind tomorrow! Happy Sunday :)</span></div>
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<br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-75450913571628273642012-07-09T16:35:00.000-07:002012-07-09T16:38:52.723-07:00And this time, I'll keep it off.<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">After about a month of eating whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, I needed some serious detox. It was like I allowed myself to have an eating vacation. Being busy really does make it hard to eat healthy. Between surprise 50th birthday parties, graduation parties and family reunions, I've been pretty much surrounded with junk food, also known as my favorite food. I ate my body weight in cheesy potatoes and pizza last month. I'm done. Not only do I want to eat healthier, I want to be in better shape. I have a 5K coming in two weeks and if I don't want to be the laughingstock of the whole race...well, I will probably do something embarrassing enough for that to still be true, even in the best shape of my life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You know you have been eating too much junk when you actually crave carrots. During these past four weeks I've had little to no water each day. It's much easier to grab a pop from the fridge and go. That's where I started, cutting out pop. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I don't need pop and when I don't have it in the house I rarely drink it. I normally choose unsweetened iced tea or water with lemon. The more I drink pop, the more I crave it. So, no more pop. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I don't have the strength or will power to go through another fruit and vegetable cleanses so I just decided to eat right. What a concept, huh? I don't want it to be about "I'm not allowed to have this, I <strong>can't </strong>eat that." I just want to make better choices in general and improve myself and my diet in time. I don't think that's too much to ask of my brain. My taste buds are a different story. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So here, I'm vowing to myself that I will try my darnedest to drink at least 64oz of water per day. To choose healthier options. To eat more fruits and vegetables. To not have empty calories. And to be more active. Being busy and being active are not the same thing, trust me. I've been on the go all month but I haven't worked out once. That's all about to change. I've pinned a bunch of quick workouts on my </span><a href="http://pinterest.com/ep3074/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pinterest boards</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">, read every page of </span><a href="http://undressedskeleton.tumblr.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Undressed Skeleton</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and acquired all the motivation I need to start. You really do have to be ready in your mind before you will actually stick to something and believe me, I'm ready. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So here's what I had to eat today. It's not perfect but it's a start. I'm thinking of doing these posts every few days along with some grocery hauls, just to hold myself accountable. What do you think? </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lunch: strawberry Activia yogurt, baby carrots, strawberries, trail mix and sweet potato kettle chips. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">After work I had a Tazo black iced tea, lightly sweetened. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dinner: we had guests tonight so I didn't have much of an option. I skipped the bun but had a hamburger with a piece of sharp cheddar, mustard and ketchup. I also ate a lot of grilled asparagus. The lighter asparagus is pickled. So good!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Other than this, I might have a bowl of cereal later. I don't go to bed until late and I'm working on not eating right before I sleep. Wish me luck!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">-Liz</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-39732904513064455352012-07-03T06:29:00.000-07:002012-07-03T06:29:54.178-07:00Eyeshadow Dupes!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know how very rare it is to come across a true "dupe" in the beauty world. I haven't seen many for myself, most I'd file under "extremely similar" or "you don't need both." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love watching dupe videos and reading the blogs comparing products...before I buy any eyeshadow, lipstick, nail polish, etc., I google the color to see if anyone has taken any comparison pictures with other colors so that i don't end up with two (or more) of the same shade (that's happened to me way too many times to count). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, I spent about an hour and a half the other day watching Lifetime movies and swatching eyeshadows from my collection. I figured I had about 30 taupes, two of them had to be the same. They weren't. I did come across a few other shades that I'd be willing to say were extremely similar to each other and if you have one, you don't need both. I only picked a few to share because these are the ones I thought were truly the closest in color in real life. Enough blabbering...here we go!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First up, a nice highlight or all over lid shade. Obviously one of my favorites, MAC Shroom is a beige/cream shimmery shade. Here it is next to Urban Decay Virgin from the Naked Palette. In the pan, Virgin looks more pink than Shroom but when swatched, they look incredibly similar.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Left: Urban Decay Virgin, Right: MAC Shroom</span></em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Left: Urban Decay Virgin, Right: MAC Shroom</span></em></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next we have another gem from the Naked Palette, a nice crease shade called Buck. Here it is next to MAC Cork. I never really thought of how close these shades were but I do use them both for the same thing, darkening up the crease. They're pretty dead on. Buck looks warmer in the pan but on the eye you cannot tell the difference.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Left: Urban Decay Buck, Right: MAC Cork</span></em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Left: Urban Decay Buck, Right: MAC Cork</span></em></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moving on from the Naked Palette, we have another pretty MAC shade called Twinks. This is my sister's favorite, a nice plumy/brown/burgundy shade. Here it is next to ELF Saddle. I actually find Saddle to be more pigmented than Twinks (and it only costs $3!)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Left: ELF Saddle, Right: MAC Twinks</span></em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Left: ELF Saddle, Right: MAC Twinks</span></em></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now we've arrived at my favorite "dupe." This little cheap Maybelline trio that I've had for, oh I don't know, forever called Bronze Glitz. I'm pretty sure this is still available for under $5. This palette contains two dupes of two NARS shadows. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NARS shadows are so soft and pigmented and these maybelline ones aren't that too shabby either. The first "dupe" is NARS California. I got this color for more than half off when Sephora had it for sale for $9 as they often do. Here it is next to the bronze shade in Bronze Glitz. While they're both shimmering warm copper shades, the main difference is that the Maybelline version has a little more of a gold sheen than the NARS. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Left: NARS California, Right: Maybelline Bronze Glitz</em> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Left: Maybelline Bronze Glitz, Right: NARS California</span></em></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The final dupe I have to share with you is probably the closest in color in my opinion. The NARS version is from the Cheyenne duo. Sort of a mustard yellow almost metallic shade. The Maybelline is the top gold color from Bronze Glitz.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Left: Maybelline Bronze Glitz, Right: NARS Cheyenne</span></em></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well there you have it. My first dupes post. I hope this helped someone out there save some money (or realize you may have dupes of your own!) Now I'm curious about my lipsticks and blushes!</span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What are some dupes from your collection?</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Liz</span></em>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-28805990399975686362012-06-11T15:17:00.001-07:002012-06-11T15:17:16.949-07:00Twitter is less annoying than Facebook<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hands down, my biggest problem with social networking is
having to friend, follow or subscribe to people I don’t care about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m just <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not
</i>one of those people that can follow thousands of folks on Twitter or be
friends with thousands of people I’ve only met once, a long time ago and be
happy. I only follow people I actually like and/or care about what they have to
say. On Twitter I normally give someone about three strikes before punching
that “unfollow” button. And no, I’m not too cool to bother to follow anyone
back. It’s more of an OCD thing with me; I can’t tolerate certain types of tweets
clogging up my feed. This is most likely the reason I don’t have many
followers, because I won’t just follow anyone for the hell of it. And I’m okay
with that. There have been people I’ve followed, unfollowed, refollowed to see
what they’re up to, remembered why I unfollowed in the first place and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">still continue </b>check their Twitter feed
every now and again. It’s a sickness I’m dealing with.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There’s some kind of rush that happens when you unfollow a
celebrity as well, it really is like you’ve been freed. Click the button, sit
back and let out a sigh of relief, the suffering is over. When I first got
Twitter in 2009 (those were the days), I followed every celebrity I’ve ever
heard of. That number is at about 6 now and one of them is on thin ice. I
follow mostly random people I find entertaining and I’ve “met” some great
“friends” that way. I only personally know about 5 of my followers, but that’s
my favorite thing about Twitter, it’s a great place to meet people you wouldn’t
have otherwise come in contact with if it weren’t for a common interest in
being part of/making fun of today’s pop culture. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Facebook is a different story; it’s where you add people you
already get enough of on a personal level. I rarely add someone on Facebook
that I don’t know in real life, with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">very</b>
few exceptions. Most of my Facebook friends I’ve known since at least high
school and I hardly ever read anything any of them post. I’m just over it. Like
my friend Melissa (@30plussome) says “Facebook is to Twitter what Myspace was
to Facebook.” It’s just too much. That’s why I don’t really understand Facebook
going public, it’s already at its peak. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>**I wish I could somehow prove to you that I
wrote this weeks ago, therefore predicting how poorly Facebook stock would have
done. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m so smart. Why am I not rich?**<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In my opinion (which means nothing) I don’t see it lasting
for much longer. I prefer Twitter much more and I’m most definitely more like
myself on Twitter. I can’t say anything I want on Facebook because most of my
friends on there don’t “get me”. I post a few pictures per week but that’s
about it. It’s mainly a tool to keep in contact with family/friends that no
longer live around me. You know what the main problem with Facebook is? The
character allowance per status update. I’m not sure if there is a limit but if
there is, it’s way too long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s also
one of Twitter’s greatest qualities. 140 characters and that’s all you get,
make it short and sweet and to the point. Some people tell their life story in
their Facebook status updates and I simply cannot take it anymore. That’s where
“hiding” comes in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The ability to hide people on Facebook is one of life’s greatest
blessings. 60% of the time it works…every time. Yes, you could “unfriend” but
what if it’s someone you actually see on a weekly, even daily basis? What if
it’s one of your oldest friends? Hiding is a great way to defriend on your end
only. (Another one of Twitter’s pluses, it’s mostly one sided.) I’m going to go
out on a limb and say hiding those chosen few people on my Facebook was one of
the best decisions I’ve made recently. I just clicked “hide all by _____
_________” and never looked back. The best part is, they never have to know.
You don’t have to offend anyone or hurt anyone’s feelings; you just simply
don’t have to read their posts anymore. I’m sure someone’s hidden me, and I’m
okay with it. Do what you gotta do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Besides the annoying and all too frequent posts (if you want
to post statuses on an hourly or even more frequent basis, GET A TWITTER,
that’s what it’s for), there’s the never-ending evites, the game requests, and
the notifications: “so-and-so commented on so-and-so’s status that you also commented
on” Couldn’t care less, wasn’t looking for a debate. Hence the reason I’ve
resorted to my new motto: “’Like’ it or Leave it.” Don’t get me started on how
badly I want a dislike button to exist, on Facebook and in real life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I guess what I’m trying to say is, I enjoy complaining about
these social media sites that I get to use for free. Even though the people of
Twitter can get annoying sometimes, I’m dependent. I could probably count on
one hand the number of days I’ve stayed off of Twitter. It’s an addiction and
to those of you think it’s too complicated: get over yourself. Just admit I’m
always right and realize I was the one who told you to move from MySpace to
Facebook way back when…you know who you are. Follow the trend, Twitter’s where
it’s at…for now. Have fun, just don’t follow me ;) <o:p></o:p></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-648634886633311092012-06-03T12:37:00.000-07:002012-06-03T12:38:04.115-07:00Beauty Q & A<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seriously, one of my favorite things to do when I'm bored is fill out surveys. I know, what an exciting life I lead. Anyway, I found this beauty questionnaire that I don't believe I've ever filled out before so...here we go!</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Do you apply your foundation with a brush, sponge, or fingers?</span></em></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I apply mine with a brush, typically the Sephora Mineral Powder Brush #45 or the Real Techniques Stippling Brush. I've tried to use a sponge similar to the Beauty Blender and it just takes too freakin' long. I haven't used my fingers since High School, it feels weird.</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Do you apply your eyeshadow from light to dark? or dark to light?</span></em></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Light to dark, that way, I don't have to worry about the dark shadow on the brush when I dip it into the light. I do my highlight last, though, with a different brush.</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Do you prime your eyes?</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Always. Normally with a Paint Pot.</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Concealer first, or after foundation?</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After.</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Go for manicures, or manicure yourself?</span></em></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do them myself...I just feel like it's a waste of money since I'm so rough on my hands at work. I like to get a pedicure every once in a while though, because they last a lot longer on me.</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Exfoliate lips, face or both?</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both. For my face I use the Clarisonic once a day and then a physical exfoliator like Exfolikate about once a week. The best thing I've found to exfoliate my lips is a plain old wet wash cloth.</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. On average, how long does it take you to do your makeup?</span></em></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About 10 or 15 minutes. I failed miserably at the 5 Minute Makeup Challenge.</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Do you wear makeup everyday and everywhere?</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wear makeup every day that i work, for sure. But on the weekends I typically don't unless I'm going to a family party or dinner or something.</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. What release are you most excited about? (Makeup)</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Currently nothing... there's just too many recently. I do hope MAC comes out with a nice warm fall collection, though. I love warm neutrals and anything to do with fall. I get so jealous when I see people use the Spiced Chocolate Quad or even Mulled Cider Eyeshadow because those came out before i was into makeup and they just look right up my alley. The names make me want them even more, anything that has to do with fall I need in my life. A collection like Warm & Cozy might make me fall back in love with MAC.</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. What’s your weakness? Shoes, purses, clothes, jewelry, eyeshadow, lipstick or other?</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'd say my weakness is nail polish, although I'm getting better. </span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11. Do you whiten your teeth?</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I use Crest 3D Vivid White or whatever it's called. Then I have Whitestrips and the 5 Minute White System...I'm too lazy to do them most of the time. Note to self: face mask and Whitestrips tonight.</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12. Wax eyebrows, or pluck?</span></em></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pluck.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">13. What do you use to contour?</span></em></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't really contour. I just sort of bronze around the edges of my face using either Milani Sunset Duos in Sunset City or NYC Sunny.</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14. False lashes, or natural?</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Natural. But I wore falsies last weekend and they were amazing. They looked so good and I couldn't even feel them. I think they were Ardell 109's. LOVE.</span></div>
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<strong><em></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15. Favorite makeup brand?</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That is just too hard of a question.</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">16. Liquid eyeliner, pencil or gel?</span></em></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gel if I want a stark line, a really soft almost liquid pencil (i.e. Milani Liquif'eye, MUFE Aqua Eyes, Urban Decay 24/7) when I don't. </span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">17. Lipstick, lipgloss or chapstick?</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lipstick.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">18. Pigments, pressed or cream eyeshadow?</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Depends on what I'm in the mood for/how much time I have. I love BE loose shadows but I'm loving their pressed ones as well and pressed is usually faster. I have a slight obsession with cream shadows, however. </span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">19. If you had to wear only one thing, excluding foundation; what would it be?</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mascara. But that situation would really suck.</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">20. Favorite color?</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Taupe. LOL, is that even a color? I used to make fun of my mom for being so boring and loving taupe but it is very versatile and can easily lean more brown, purple, silver, whatever. I love taupe.</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">21. Favorite color combination?</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For eyes? I really like mixing cool and warm tones. I like to do taupe with a warm brown crease or light cool brown with a burgundy crease. </span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">22. Natural? or Dramatic? (Eye Makeup)</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lately I've been loving natural eyes and a bright bold lip but when I'm excited to sit and get ready for a night out I love doing a smoky eye.</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">23. Do you care more for quality or name brand?</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quality.</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">24. Do you enjoy using face masks? If so which ones?</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like using them but get annoyed when I have to take them off. I really love the Formula 10.0.6 Deep Down Detox Ultra-Cleansing Mud Mask (what a mouthful) and I want to try more of their products soon. It does everything the Queen Helene Mint Julep Mask does without the weird smell that's left behind.</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">25. What is your current addiction? (example: lipsticks, eyeshadows, earrings..)</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My current addiction is probably bold lipsticks. I really love MUFE #36 and MAC Watch Me Simmer. I need to do a "Summer Lipsticks" video soon :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I found these at Target today...I've read other blogs saying they come in twelve shades and I've seen pictures of a big display but Target only had about six shades to choose from. I pick <em>Rendezvous</em> because I love the orange trend right now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">When I first chose it I thought it would be similar to the Clinique Chubby Stick in Mega Melon that I already own. (Why I didn't just pull that out of my purse and compare in the store, I'll never know.) I was totally off. I do have another lip product that close in color but we'll get to that in a minute. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I've only had these for about 12 hours but I can already tell you that they are closer to the Tarte Lipsurgence Natural Lip Tints than the Clinique Chubby Sticks. I love both brand's versions but here's why I'd group them with Tarte more:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Smell</strong>: this is the biggest difference. The Clinique Chubby Sticks don't smell like anything but the Revlon and Tarte ones both smell like mint. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Taste</strong>: because they both smell like mint, they kind of have that minty taste/feel on your mouth as well. Not a bad thing but different from Clinique.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Stain</strong>: The Tarte and Revlon perform more like a stain where the Clinique are more like a glossy tint. This is good and bad for me, as stains wear off unevenly on my lips <em>but </em>while the glossy stain types last a good amount of time, they don't last as long as a stain, obviously.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Revlon Rendezvous is a coral that leans mostly orange in the tube put pulls a little red on the lips. I wish it would've been a truer orange on my lips but it's still pretty. It has tiny - and I mean tiny - micro shimmers in it that I normally don't like but they are barely noticeable. I think they give it more of a sheen. Believe me, if there was noticeable shimmer, I would've probably returned it. </span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Obviously, the Clinique Mega Melon isn't as close as I thought it would be but I did find Revlon Tutti Frutti Lip Butter to be very similar. The main difference is how glossy it is, and how it stays that way. The Balm Stain starts out that way but slowly dries to more of a satin finish - but it never feels dry to me, which is awesome. The Balm Stain is also a little more sheer (but buildable) and the Lip Butter is more like a lipstick to me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To me, it's all a matter of personal preference. The Balm Stains have more of a "staining" effect on the lip and the Lip Butter is more of a glossy balm or lipstick. Balm Stains have the minty effect, Lip Butters don't. I'm sort of bummed I picked out a color so similar but the formula is different enough for me to keep. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I can't wait to try more of these soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-65201067083771556042012-05-13T11:52:00.000-07:002012-05-13T11:52:17.787-07:00Pie > Cake<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm really not one to get into politics or anything like that. I don't like to push my views on other people and I really hate when people do that to me. That being said, I am so friggin' disappointed in North Carolina. I'm not going to lecture but come on! Why do <strong>so many </strong>people care <strong>so</strong> <strong>much </strong>what other people do with <em>their own </em>lives? Who gives a crap if two people of the same sex want to get married? I know a <strong>lot</strong> of straight people who don't take marriage seriously so what does it even matter? If two people are in love that's all there is to it. It shouldn't matter what gender. I have a few people in my life that are gay, but even if I didn't I would feel the same. Just because other people in the country "don't like it," it shouldn't be allowed? Well I don't like nasty, squeaky Crocs. Can that be outlawed? I'm sure I could rally enough people to get behind that. What about Creed? Mushrooms? Girls who wear a baby pink version of their boyfriend's favorite football jersey? Where does it end?! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm going to leave it at that, it's all been talked about to death and it seems that the majority of the country has no problem with gay marriage. It shouldn't even be called that, it should just be called "marriage." I just wish we'd all come together and start moving in one single direction for once. Life is about change, people! It's the only constant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Anyway, that off my chest, here's something that makes me a little abnormal to society:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I hate cake. I realize how strange and unnatural this seems to some of you but I always have, always will. I also hate frosting. Not just "Nah, it's not my favorite but I'll eat it if there's no other choices..." No. I refuse to eat cake and sometimes, that means I go without dessert. It's a tough life. There are, however, a few exceptions: angel food cake, pound cake, pineapple upside down cake and cheese cake. I don't know why those are acceptable to me. It's mainly your typical chocolate or yellow birthday party cake that I can't tolerate. For one, the chocolate cake has a weird chemical after taste to me and I don't know why but it's gross.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I don't understand why someone would order "Birthday Cake Remix" at Coldstone on purpose. I mean, without a gun to their head. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I also dislike caramel (pronounced carmel in these parts). I say dislike because as of late, I've been dabbling into a few caramel flavored foods. I would never order a Caramel Macchiato or eat a Werther's for the fun of it, but I'm trying and that's what's important. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Just like with my complete and utter fear of roller coasters, I wish these statements about me weren't true. Nothing makes you feel like a freak show more than a family devouring Grandma's Famous Homemade Red Velvet Cake and you refusing to even try it. The first time people find out I try not to make a big scene. I whisper to whomever I'm with "No, thanks." Their reply is usually "What? Why not?!" After beating around the bush I'm usually forced to come out with it. "I don't like cake." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"What do you mean???" Then comes the voices, round and round like a carousel "Liz doesn't like cake? Liz doesn't like cake! She said she <strong>doesn't like cake</strong>." It's also not one of those facts that people accept and move on with their lives after hearing. Their day takes an interesting turn and their personal goal is to get you to try and eat cake. Not just eat the cake, but change your whole view on cake, do a 180 and end up loving it. Not gonna happen, cake snobs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I guess the point of this whole thing is that everyone is different. None of us are the same but we're all living on the same planet at the same time. Everyone should be able to do what makes them happy. (Given what makes them happy is not murdering little old ladies for their Sucrets and handmade afghans or something.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm sure you have a little freak bone in you, too. Let it shine, be different. It's what makes the world go 'round.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-17157334370026012352012-05-06T15:46:00.002-07:002012-05-06T16:36:06.569-07:00I could commit the perfect crime.<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love any kind of crime show. I love everything about forensics and trying to figure out "who-done-it." In fact, if you're one of the few people reading that don't already know, my biggest aspiration is to find a dead body. Not a whole body, just a part. Preferably a finger or maybe a leg from the knee down. I don't know why, I just do. I was hoping my dreams would come true during one of the four summers I worked for Parks. Nope. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every now and then, I'll hear about a body that was found in our city or a few cities over. Everyone at work automatically knows to send me their condolences. I think I need to get a better game plan, it seems most corpse sitings happen in the middle of the night. That's my problem right there. I'm going to have to plan some excursions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just a few months ago, a contractor came to our work and told us a story of how he went to his building to grab a generator, opened up the gate and found a man's leg. WHAT? Label me jelly. Even worse, he just left it there for <strong>a WEEK</strong> before calling the cops. I'm not sure what I'd be more excited about, finding it or being the first one to notify authorities. Ahh...one day...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, back to crime shows. It all started with Are You Afraid of the Dark. when you're a kid, that title sequence is just about the scariest thing there is. Picture it: <strike>Sicily, 1922</strike> A row boat that's swaying in the lake filled with blue fog. An empty swing that's still *gasp* swinging. The sound of chains followed by...wait for it...a clown. I know, terrifying. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next show I remember being obsessed with was Unsolved Mysteries, ya know, before they moved it over to Lifetime (and I'm pretty sure it's since been canceled.) That show scared the crap out of me and I loved it. I can hear the theme song right now...</span><br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/K2S6ZQn9lvk"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://youtu.be/K2S6ZQn9lvk</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The best part of that show was obviously the "Unsolved." Knowing that there was a killer just lurking somewhere was totally <strike>scary</strike> awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then there was America's Most Wanted. I used to watch this at age 12 at my dad's house when it aired at midnight (okay, think it was 9pm but to a twelve year old, that's late.) Let me tell you, hearing "The suspect is considered very dangerous by the FBI and was last spotted two days ago in Detroit, Michigan." is not the most calming thing to hear as a kid. I just love the unknown. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mom has always watched Forensic Files so that must be where I picked that up. Seriously, one of my top 5 shows of all time. Probably top 3. The theme song is freaking awesome but the best part about it is the narrator. Peter Thomas. Also heard on the Burger King commercials and, if you live in Michigan, the Beaumont Hospital ads. "Do <em>you </em>have a Beaumont doctor?" Ugh it gives me chills and I love it. If he ever stops narrating that show or HEAVEN FORBID passes on, I will see no point in continuing to live. Which is bad for me considering he's gotta be at least 70 by now. Forensic Files is one the greatest crime shows in history, and I'm not being funny. I'm dead serious. Pun intended. Sadly, I've slowly stopped watching this show for a few reasons. A.) It's only played late at night or really early in the morning. 2.) Since that channel switched from CourtTV to TruTv there's more Ursula looking broads towing fake cars than murder mystery shows and D.) I no longer get TruTV in my bedroom, Comcast clearly has something against me and insists on gives me every other channel but that one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On to 2012, aka the year I discovered the ID channel. Hands down, the best channel ever invented. My favorite part is that they play crime shows all day and all night. No matter what time I turn it on, there's a 90% there's a good show airing. Just don't get me started on the host of Dark Minds and his frosted pompadour. This channel changed my life. Dramatic, I know. This is the sole reason I'm keeping Comcast. How pathetic is that? Everything else about that company sucks. But right now, I don't think anyone wants to see me going through Investigation Discovery withdrawals. It wouldn't be pretty, that's for sure. I love the variety of shows and the majority of them are good. (I can't score them lower just because I've seen about 60% of the stories on Snapped, Forensic Files, 20/20 or E! Investigates ;))</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One annoying thing about these true life crime shows, though, is the interviews with the family. For once I'd like to see an honest interview about a victim. Maybe it's just in hindsight how each person is remembered in a positive light but instead of the old "She was always happy, always smiling! She was the best thing to happen to this town..." Maybe someone tells the truth? Maybe she was kind of a bitch? Or maybe she was just alright and wasn't the straight A student that had big things going for her? I gotta be honest, if something horrible happened to me, I'm not so sure everyone would be talking about how pleasant I was. Maybe that's something that gets you killed in the first place. If all those families are telling the truth, then <em>only </em>the optimistic, cheery, light-of-your-life kind of people get murdered. Hmmm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, I've got to catch up on this Scorned marathon, you know, to prepare myself for the new episode tonight. They clearly have me wrapped around their finger.</span><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-73791579103962332282012-04-26T15:31:00.000-07:002012-04-26T15:50:26.269-07:00No Mail For You<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go back to last year, maybe November..I don't really remember and it's not important. I get a work order to take some mail for the election to the post office in the next city for a bulk mailing. Cool, I thought, I'd get to get out of the building for a while...WRONG.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was raining and gloomy, I do remember that. It should have been a warning sign for what was about to happen. I loaded up about 20 boxes stuffed with envelopes, grabbed the form from the department that was supposed to have filled it out and took off. *I was warned by 3-4 people before leaving that the guy in the post office was a dick, but i can handle that, I ain't scurred.* When I get there, I pulled around the back of the building, backed in (as I was told to do), and walked into the office. I <em>politely</em> told the Christopher Lloyd look-alike behind the desk that I was there to drop off a mass mailing from the Township. Did I mention it was 2:08pm? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next thing I hear is "We stop taking bulk mailings at 2." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">WHAT.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I drove all the way back to work, told the department and heard "That must be a new rule." Which, in their defense, it was. It was probably changed from 5 to 2 while i was on my way to the post office. Who knows. I was told to "try again tomorrow" but not after unloading all the boxes from the truck.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cut to "tomorrow", it's still cold and rainy. After loading the boxes for a third time, I made it safely to the post office. I once again, pull around back, step into the office and present my form.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a long "UGHHH" and a ripping of the paper from my hands, all I hear is "No, no, no. All of this is wrong, put the boxes on the cart and bring them around back." Okay, I'm <strong>really</strong> not one of those "all men should help women with heavy things" type of person AT ALL, I do that crap for myself everyday, but that day it was cold, wet, he knew I had over 9,000 pieces of mail and I was alone. Not to mention I'm pretty sure I saw a tumbleweed roll through the parking lot. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After bringing the mail in (probably 30+ minutes later, thanks for the help) he asks me something like "Do you know how much each piece weighs?" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It took all my self control to not scream "Are you f-in serious?" So instead i just replied "No, I don't, sorry." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Instead of me telling you, just assume this guy sighs in annoyance after every sentence I complete.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wont bore you with the 15 minute conversation that took place, all you need to know is that everything I had brought him was wrong, each form was wrong, the mail was packed wrong, etc. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was told to start filling out the forms again. He placed a clean one in front of me, told me to "fill out these 12 boxes" while vaguely pointing at the sheet. He then watched me like a hawk, secretly hoping I'd pick the wrong box. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PS, I'm pretty sure this is the same warehouse that the SAW movies were filmed at. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The second I put my pen down on the wrong box, he rips it out from under me and crumples it up. <br />"NOPE, start over." I wouldn't be surprised if the guy hooked me up to something that shocked me each time I got it wrong. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By this point I felt like a victim. I was shaking, probably on the verge of tears and just wanted to get the hell out of there. I had to make a call back to the office to have them fix some of the prices and I eventually got it right. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He really was a Mail Nazi. I didn't ask for bread, I swear!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made sure to tell the ladies that sent me and my boss what happened an although they were "sorry" they weren't surprised at all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">April 25, 2012</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was asked to make another trip to the post office. After suffering a rough flashback, I agreed. Two people offered to go with me but I was determined to do this alone. I whined that I had to go to this certain post office to a co-worker and fax/pants (if you follow me on Twitter, you'll know who I'm talking about) whipped around and said "Oh, that guy at the _____ post office? Yeah he's a dick." It's almost like an urban legend around here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loaded up 14 boxes, drove to the post office, backed in the spot, loaded up the cart, walked into the office with confidence...only to find that a different Nazi was working the counter today. I was slightly disappointed but also relieved. This man was <strong>definitely</strong> nicer than the previous. He said "OK, looks good, just a few things...sign here, here, date this, print your name and we'll be good to go." DREAM.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loaded all the boxes onto a cart, brought them through those double doors practically skipping with glee only to be stopped with a "You don't have enough money in the account." I thought, okay, minor hiccup, I'll call work, surely they can fix this. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I call and the only answer I get is "That's wrong." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">..............................ohhhhkkkk, I just need something here. Give me <strong>something</strong>. I can't really argue with this guy. "Can you pay with credit card?" "NO, DEBIT OR CHECK ONLY." (He's starting to get mad.) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"And by the way, this line is wrong, the number here is wrong, they're missing the back page of the form, none of this is right." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What?? Somebody flipped the switch on this guy. I gave up all hope right then and there. I soon heard the words over the phone "Just bring it all back." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Again I was told to "try again tomorrow." I love how everyone tells me to "try" as if they're saying "it <em>probably </em>won't work out but go ahead and give it your all, Liz!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Silently (and without crying, I want credit for that) I loaded all my boxes back into the truck. (At least the new(er) guy helped me with that part) and started my journey back to work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I couldn't help but laugh. It was <em>almost </em>unbelievable. Is this real? Am I on Candid Camera? And why do I have to ask myself the very same questions in so many situations in my life? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had to call my co-worker/friend to tell him what happened. After that, I called my mom because you really just need to talk to someone that personally knows the people involved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After sitting in the work truck for more than twenty minutes, I decided to go ahead and start unloading the boxes FOR THE FOURTH TIME THAT DAY. No wonder the post office isn't doing so well...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even though the whole situation was a pain in the ass, and I will probably have to start the whole process over tomorrow, I'm sort of glad it happened to me and not for any deep or meaningful reason other than it gave me inspiration for story telling and blog writing. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stay tuned because I know you're on the edge of your seat...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*Update*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I "tried again" today at the Post Office and found myself in some kind of alternate universe where the staff was polite and helpful. I am unsure what to make of this occurance but I did practically run out the door so that they didn't change their minds. :)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-27530525272202010112012-04-18T15:50:00.001-07:002012-04-23T07:15:52.210-07:00Another Reason I Hate Community College<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I guess I should start with my
drive to class. It’s all of 6 minutes, but believe me, it’s enough time to
become annoyed. Not so much with the drive itself, (although, there is an
obnoxious left turn to make) but the steps it takes to actually get into the
classroom. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">First there’s McDonald’s. I know I
shouldn’t but it’s RIGHT THERE. It’s practically in my school. I only go for a
sweet (actually </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">¾</span><span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">
sweet, </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">¼</span><span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">unsweetened)
tea but you</span><span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">’</span><span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">d
think I was asking the employee for an organ. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">“For here or to go?” Ok, first of
all, does it matter? Are you really going to give me a tray for one cup if I
say it’s “for here.”? Also, I know you recently got wi-fi and all but you’re
not a Starbucks, I’m not planning on chilling in a booth with a sweet tea for
the afternoon. I somehow feel like they should know I’m on my way to class,
like 90% of their customers usually are. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">On this particular day, I walked
over to the tea carafe (because it’s just too much for them to fill it up
behind the counter) and notice two <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">girls</b>,
a man, and a baby. The man is eating chicken nuggets ON the tray/drain that
catches the pop. ON IT. The girl has about six bags of I don’t even know what
sitting all over the counter, other girl is by the ketchup and the baby is
running round, but I assume it’s one of theirs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I very much dislike confrontation
and I don’t even like to say “excuse me” if someone’s in my way. I normally
squeeze through or go around. There was no way around them. I politely said
“excuse me, can I get to the tea?” “UGHHHHHHH” was what I heard, followed by an
eye roll. But I deserved it. How dare I ask them to pick up their impromptu
picnic and move it to, I don’t know, maybe a table?! I am so rude. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">As they were packing up all of
their items I heard one of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">girls</b>
say “Yeah, no, we’re not together like that. He’s her dad and all but I don’t
think we’re gonna be together. But he is practicing to become a rapper!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">WHAT. Get me the hell out of here. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Turns out they met up at Mickey D’s
with a bunch of other guys that were smoking <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">something </i>by the back wall. Even though I had chosen to avoid said
guys by parking on the other side of the restaurant, they were all (including
baby and nugget eater) sitting next to my car when I got out. I can handle
dirty looks just fine, in case you’re wondering. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Then there’s school. There’s, of
course, two full rows of “staff only” parking spaces that I’ve never seen more
than 20% full, and NO WHERE ELSE TO PARK. If you don’t get there before 5:45,
you might as well just walk from home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Once I walk through the clouds of
smoke from the people that hover by the door to the building, I mentally
prepare myself for the freak show that is about to take place. Now, it’s hard
to say whether or not Monday’s class is freakier than Tuesday’s. I think it’s
more of a “type” or “classification” of freaks. They’re all weird, just in
different ways. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">In Monday’s class, you’ve got the
girl with the scrunchie AND banana clip hairdo, the one with hot pink and
rhinestone claws for nails, the one that doesn’t understand ANYTHING, the guy
who loves his own voice, the “mean girls” in the back row, the one who loves to
talk about her bunion removal…the list goes on and on. I’ll highlight a few for
you. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The Guy who Loves to Hear Himself</span></u><span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">He has a very high pitched, very
whiny voice. I don’t know why exactly he thinks we all need to hear it every 5
minutes, but he does. While he does like to talk about his ballet recital (not
kidding) it’s mainly school related. He’ll ask the teacher a question: “Now for
numberaah twenty oneaaah I didn’t get the same answer as youaah.” Then proceeds
to explain exactly HOW he got the wrong answer. As if he thinks “This will be
the time that I’M right and the rest of you are all WRONG (including teacher
who does this for an actual job.)” No, honey, just listen and learn and stop
speaking, I beg of you. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The Little Lady that Doesn’t
Understand</span></u><span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Lord help her, she’s adorable. She
just can’t get it. Any time my teacher explains something (and always in great
or too much detail) she’ll ask if we have questions. Everyone says “NO.”
because, come on, it’s not rocket science. If you can look up a business in a
phone book, you can do this. Never fails though, every time she asks that
question, that tiny little arm comes flying up. “So, I’m sorry, I just don’t
get it.” “Which part?” “The whole thing.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">It takes all my strength to not
pull her mini ponytail and ask her “WHY??? WHY DON’T YOU GET IT?!” There’s no
reason not to. Good luck to her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Exhausted Lady in the Front Row</span></u><span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">She missed the very first class.
I’m no genius, but I think it’s pretty safe to say that’s like the most
important class to attend besides the final. She “thought it started the
following week” so of course the next week came and she had no books, no
syllabus, no homework… and why is she SO tired each time? It looks like she ran
4 miles to get to class…and she’s definitely not the skinniest lady I’ve ever
seen. I don’t think the 24oz Pepsi she brings with her is helping her fitness
either. She comes in very late, huffing and puffing, throws all her stuff down,
breathing extremely heavy, interrupts the class to tell the teacher she has “no
books today, can you look for some for me?” are you serious? On the 13<sup>th</sup>
week of a 15 week class? Is this kindergarten? Share with the girl next to you
and SHUT THE HELL UP. P.S., that watch you wear is adjustable, it shouldn’t
look like your hand is about to fall off. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">On to Tuesday night’s class. Like I
said different night, different freaks. We have the very abrasive lady, the one
who I’m sure is milking a workman’s comp deal, the one I can’t hear no matter
what, the chomper… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Again, just to highlight a few,
let’s start with...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The Chomper</span></u><span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Now, this didn’t start annoying me
until lately. She’s always eating. The whole class, she’s never not eating. I
mean, I can kind of understand, it’s a 6pm class, she looks like she just came
from work, it’s dinner. But for three hours straight? Isn’t she bored of
eating? Last week we went to the lab to work on billing insurance. She had
Cheetos. Oh em gee. I couldn’t even concentrate. It honestly sounded like she
was chewing on rocks. It was one of the loudest noises I’ve ever heard. I look
around in disbelief…does no one else hear that? Oh, they do. They’re just
trying to be polite. Luckily when she started up again in last night’s class
(almonds), a guy that barely speaks English said to her “Oh, you’re eating
again?” Thank you Hakeem! Everything she eats is ear drum-shattering loud. I
don’t know why. Even yogurt. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The abrasive lady</span></u><span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I don’t’ believe a word that comes
out of her mouth. First she says she’s a FEDEX driver that makes 8 bucks an
hour. Then she’s a pharmacy technician who only makes $7. What? She has a very
weathered face, only a few teeth left, yet dies her hair raven black. It’s so
harsh, just like her personality. She has an opinion (that’s usually wrong)
about every body and every thing. To a guest speaker in our class: “Now, I
gotta be honest, I ain’t one of those people who does whatcha say just cuz urma
boss. Wud ya still hire me?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Is this a joke? Am I on Candid
Camera? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I honestly feel like I am the only
“normal” person in the room. Like someone threw me into a circus without
warning. I often catch myself with a disgusted look on my face that I have to
hurry and adjust before one of them notices, as if it would matter. The lady
that sits next to me in Tuesday’s class is actually my friend, she was in my
class last semester (which had some of the very same freaks!) and she’s the
only one I talk to. I’ve tried to branch out but it’s hard to make a friend
when your mouth hangs open in shock when you look at them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I guess that’s all for now, there’s
about (no joke) 12 or 13 other weirdos I could tell you about but I won’t bore
you. Only two more weeks of class, thank goodness. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Throw My Hands Up in the Air"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">_Liz<o:p></o:p></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-70032809274979319632012-04-15T08:59:00.001-07:002012-04-15T21:17:45.254-07:0019 Random Facts<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here we go, 19 random facts about yours truly. Hopefully it isn't too boring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1. I've done a Polar Bear Dip up north. I can't quite remember but it was the end of January so it was in the 30's with tons of snow on the ground. Who knows how cold the water was. Even though it was painful, the whole experience was so much fun. Unsure if I'd do it again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">2. I'd do just about anything for a T-shirt. See above.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">3. Until I was 19 years old I refused to carry a purse and had a bi-fold man's wallet. I've clearly changed, a lot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">4. I've had the same best friend for over 20 years :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">5. I cannot <em>stand</em> when t-shirts have a baggy neck. It gives me anxiety. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">6. I memorized Wizard of Oz by the time I was 3 years old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">7. I can match any smell to any situation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">8. One of the most disgusting things in the <strong>world</strong> to me is when someone takes off a sock and puts it BACK ON. Gross.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">9. I despise seafood and mushrooms. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">10. I love Christmas so much, I could watch Christmas movies every day. And I practically do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">11. I fall. A lot. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">12. I've had an obsession with John Deere since I worked in Parks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">13. I love torturing myself by watching scary movies/tv shows alone. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">14. I want to move to Tennessee so bad it hurts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">15. I love Tim Tebow. Actually, it's not love, it's something deeper. We were meant to be, he just doesn't know it yet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">16. I never thought I'd have a pet, let alone understand those crazy pet loving people...yet here we are. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">17. I once peed my pants at a carnival and had to drive people home after with a blanket wrapped around my legs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">18. I <em>love</em> cooking and baking. I bake a lot, even though I don't like cake, cupcakes or frosting. More for the guys at work!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">19. I never have, and never will, be able to take naps. Do not want.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">This isn't one of the facts...but I am LOVING the new Blogger layout. So much easier. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">So there you have it, 19 random facts you didn't know/didn't care to know about me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">-Liz</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-52022250632284837662012-04-08T21:02:00.000-07:002012-04-08T21:02:46.640-07:00Ins and Outs<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, normally I'd call these my "Aces vs Disgraces" but I'm just not feeling that title anymore...so let's put that in the "Out" category tonight. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Using Products Up-</em></strong> I've been really trying to use the products I have before starting new ones. I've used a bunch of my shampoos and conditioners from underneath my sink (I have a bad habit of using half a bottle and buying a new one to try) and concentrating on certain beauty products I want to finish. Currently, I'm working on my eye cream, a few concealers and powders. I love the feeling of being done with something. But then again, if I love it enough to use it completely, I'll be kind of sad when it's gone. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Spring Cleaning-</em></strong> A good part of my four day weekend was spent cleaning and I'm not even sad about it. I actually like cleaning and I've been deep cleaning some rooms that have been neglected. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My bedroom- It's very hard to clean this room because Josh and I are rarely home at the same time and it's impossible to clean anything with a puppy running around. Every towel/sock/shirt I pick up, Duke grabs out of my hand because he thinks it's a game. So when we both were home all day Saturday, I took advantage and really cleaned our room. It just feels so nice to go to bed when there's no piles of clothes on the floor. And our room looks a lot bigger, too. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bathroom- You know when you "clean" the bathroom but you don't really <em>clean </em>it? I finally got down on my hands and knees and scrubbed each corner. Feels so nice to relax in a bubble bath in a sparkling clean bathroom. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More rooms to come.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Sweet Tea-</em></strong> I gave up sweet tea...not for lent but when I was hearing about everything other people were giving up, I decided to give it a try as well. So from Ash Wednesday til today I haven't had a drop. And I LOVE sweet tea. I am totally getting one on the way to class tomorrow...which leads me into my Outs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong>School-</strong></em> I know I'm almost done. 4 more times per class, to be exact, but I just want to be done. With my Monday night class, it's one of those that just feels so simple and easy to me that it's actually painful to sit there and go over each thing twenty times for the one person who doesn't get it. I rarely learn anything new anymore and I'm just ready to be done. Especially since I work all day, then have class 6-9pm when it's still light out and other people are having fun. Boo. My Tuesday class is a little more challenging but I still can't wait to be done. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Job Searching-</em></strong> Believe me, if I could find a decent job right now, no matter where it is, I'd take it. I've sent out 20+ resumes <em>every weekend</em> and haven't heard a thing. It's so hard to get a job these days, I feel defeated. I thought for sure being in the health care field would help but so far, nothing. I know I just have to keep pushing, I just wish someone would throw me a bone. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Holidays that feel more like work-</em></strong> Every holiday, be it Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter or any of the hundreds of birthdays in our families, become so stressful. For four years now, we've been splitting time up between our families. It's definitely gotten better, the first year, our families scheduled dinner at the exact same minute and we'd get yelled at for staying at one house and not the other constantly, but it's still a challenge. I don't know how people with kid's do it. Josh actually dreads the holidays now, which makes him in a bad mood and then me in a bad mood and we're rushing and making sure Duke is taken care of and rushing some more to make sure we see each set of parents (there's three) and it's exhausting! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It really hit us hard this year when both our families told us they didn't plan anything for Easter and that they were just going to stay home and not have people over...and then both decided to have Easter dinner an hour apart. Isn't that the worst, when you think you get to relax but then you actually have to go to two houses!? It was fun, and it always is, the process is just stressful. I guess that's what wine is for.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, so that's my Ins and Outs as of April 9, 2012. Hope you enjoyed my rants. I think I'll do an updated 40 Beauty Questions Tag next. :)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-59232154765991632772012-04-04T20:02:00.003-07:002012-04-04T20:04:36.110-07:00I don't know what to write...so here you go.<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Alright, I really am in the mood to write tonight...and wouldn't you know, I have a blog to do so! One problem, I have no topic. I could bore you with the same old "school's going well..." or random tidbits like how unbelievable it is that at my age, i still manage to get soap in my eyes nearly every time i shower...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But i decided to do a question tag instead. I googled "questions tag" and hit "blogs" and the only one that came up (39743987898 times) was an 11 Question Tag that looked far too involved for me. So I found an older one floating around that I'm sure I've completed at some point or another but here's an updated version for you. (Lucky you.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong>1.Where were you 3 hours ago?</strong> In the family room, watching the behind the scenes of the last <em>One Tree Hill</em> episode, even though I haven't watched that show in probably 4 years.<br />
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<b>2.Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you?</b> My bed sheet is a fuchsia color, does that count?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>3.What are you wearing right now?</b> Good ol' John Deere sweats and a Stanley Cup shirt...GO WINGS!</span></span><br />
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<b>5.Who is the last person you sent a message or comment /BBM?</b> It's funny you should mention BBM. I never understood the point of it...but my sister <span style="color: red;">PING!!!</span>s me all the time, so </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/alpomaa"><span style="color: #444444;">her.</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>6.What does your last text message say?</b> "I will." (She hasn't.)<br />
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<b>7.Can You Taste The Difference Between Pepsi And Coke</b>? Oh hell yes. Always. Pepsi is too syrupy...Coke is much better and more classic :)</span></span><br />
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<strong>10.Favorite 2 color combination? </strong>I really love grey and yellow. Or grey and neon pink. Anything with grey, really.<br />
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<strong>11.What is your favorite accessory? </strong>Probably my watches.<br />
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<strong>12.Which current celebrity's style do you admire most? </strong>I really love Sarah Jessica Parker's hair because it's always changing and I <em>love </em>Jennifer Aniston's medium bob. I think that's the haircut I'll get next.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong>13.What is your favorite fashion store/shop? </strong>I think Old Navy because it's trendy, cheap and around the corner from my work.<br />
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<b>14.When was the last time you drove out of town?</b> I guess in October when I went to my best friend's baby shower up north.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong>15.With the exception of the computer, what can you hear? </strong>Discovery ID something about the Miami police. They say the first step is admitting...I'm an #idaddict.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>17.What is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning?</b> I don't think...I pick up my phone and get rid of the email icon on the top. All the emails that come at 2 am are newsletters and spam.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong>20.What do you always have on you/wear? </strong>My industrial bar, bobby pins and lip balm.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>21.What does your screen name mean/ how did you come up with it?</b> Well, I have always worked with all guys. I love it, I really don't know if I'd survive being cooped up with catty women all day. Guys are usually anti drama but they love to gossip more than girls. Best of both worlds. (You gotta watch out for bad moods though, as the guys at work tell me "Men have periods, too." Yikes.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>22.Favorite style of top/blouse?</b> What a random question. I like V neck tshirts that are long. I hate a shirt that is too short in length. I also despise cap sleeves.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong>23.Favourite TV show </strong>It has always been <em>Forensic Files</em> and <em>King of Queens</em>...but there's many more I enjoy now. <em>Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz, Snapped, E! Investigates, Who the Bleep Did I Marry, 20/20 on ID & A&E, Walking Dead</em> and my current favorite<em>, GCB.</em> I'm probably forgetting about 23 more shows.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>25.What does your dream bedroom look like?</b> Ok...here we go...lots of crisp white elements with rustic touches, a big fluffy down comforter, tons of white pillows, pale blue-grey walls, pine rafters, a fireplace, lots of natural light, wispy curtains, tons of fresh cut hydrangeas, giant closet and bathroom with marble counter tops...not that I've thought about it or anything.</span></span><br />
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I already picked up #8 from the Kate Moss Lipstick Collection (a nice everyday shade) but with a deal like this I wanted more. I'm big on bright lips this spring/summer so I went for #12, a creamy orangy red, no shimmer. To me, it's not as serious as a deep red lip and not as fancy as a typical cherry, blue-based red. It's just perfect! <br />
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I don't own any other colors like it and I think it will be a good red to wear during the summertime. I'm curious to see it compared to MAC's Lady Danger (a Marilyn Monroe red) which is on my wish list. The orangy red lipsticks look so pretty and retro to me, I'm really excited to wear this one!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for reading! What's your favorite type of red?</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-54698338387300029672012-02-26T18:27:00.001-08:002012-02-26T18:30:04.017-08:00Viva Glam Nicki Dupe!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey guys, I came across this dupe a few weeks ago when I noticed I had purchased two new lipsticks that looked pretty similar! Both bright coral/pink colors that are very trendy for Spring and Summer! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So here it is...MAC Viva Glam Nicki vs Wet 'n Wild Pinkerbell!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MAC Viva Glam Nicki, Wet 'n Wild Pinkerbell</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MAC Viva Glam Nicki, Wet 'n Wild Pinkerbell</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wet 'n Wild Pinkerbell on left, MAC Viva Glam Nicki on right</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wet 'n Wild Pinkerbell on left, MAC Viva Glam Nicki on right</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wet 'n Wild Pinkerbell on left, MAC Viva Glam Nicki on right</span></td></tr>
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<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Color - Both are coral but Pinkerbell may be a tad more on the coral side as the Viva Glam Nicki leans pretty pink. Not noticeable on the lips, though.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Texture - Looks the same on my hands but Viva Glam Nicki is a Satin finish while Pinkerbell is Matte. Since Pinkerbell is "more" matte, it's more drying on the lips. </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Viva Glam Nicki is also much smoother and applies more consistently. Pinkerbell "drags" more on the skin/lips and is a little chunky if swatched heavily.</span></li>
</ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price - Viva Glam Nicki is $14.50 and Pinkerbell costs anywhere between $1.50-$1.99 (even cheaper with sales!) But, all the money made from a Viva Glam product go straight to the MAC Aids Fund, so you can't feel bad about that!</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope this helped someone out there. In my eyes, these are dupes and such a gorgeous color for summertime. I can't wait to wear these babies!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-51086063337149508312012-02-24T08:38:00.002-08:002012-02-24T08:39:55.143-08:00I'm on bloglovin!<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3515979/always-a-new-beginning?claim=qhs6gnmusw7">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>"> </a><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3515979/always-a-new-beginning?claim=qhs6gnmusw7">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-32438306374541031882012-01-29T09:45:00.004-08:002012-01-29T09:49:22.167-08:00January Favorites<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div style="height: 580px; position: relative; width: 563px;"><br />
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<small><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">MAC Omega</span></u></small></div><div align="center"><small><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">I just recently purchased this when MAC had a free 2 day shipping code. I knew I'd love it because I'm a sucker for mid toned crease color <strike>boring</strike> shades. I'm going to do a post/video comparing this to other similar shades [Urban Decay Naked, MAC Wedge, etc.] but this color is seriously perfect. I was surprised at how much I love this shadow. </span></small></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><small><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Sigma ss266 Eyeliner Brush</span></u></small></div><div align="center"><small><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">The one in the picture is from MAC but they're the same brush. I have been using straight eyeliner brushes [Sigma ss209, Sonia Kashuk Eyeliner Brush] for over a year and forgot about the angled ones. This was the only brush I had clean and I just love how easily it applies MAC Fluidlines.</span></small></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><small><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">OPI Nail Polishes [My Private Jet & Pink Friday]</span></u></small></div><div align="center"><small><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">These two colors are amazing. MPJ is so unique, it looks like you have a few different shades on your hands all at once. Pink Friday is also unique, it's one of the prettiest "Barbie" pinks I own. See swatches/comparisons of it </span><a href="http://beautyinaboysworld.blogspot.com/2012/01/opi-pink-friday.html"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">here.</span></a></small></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><small><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Clarisonic Mia 2</span></u></small></div><div align="center"><small><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">I love this. It hasn't totally cleared up my skin but my skin is more even and extremely smooth. Even my boyfriend noticed [that's how you can <em>really </em>tell.]</span></small></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><small><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Physician's Formula Happy Booster Blush</span></u></small></div><div align="center"><small><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">I have the more natural toned blush from this collection [Feb 2011] and it's just perfect. I forgot about it until I was looking through my drawer. It smells good too.</span></small></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><small><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Maybelline Color Tattoos</span></u></small></div><div align="center"><small><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">I have Tough as Taupe, Bad to the Bronze, and Gold Mode. I love them all. They are so quick and easy and when applied with a brush they look even better. I like that you can wear them alone or with shadow on top. If I didn't know any better I'd think they were from a higher end brand.</span></small></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><small><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Loreal Infallible Eyeshadow</span></u></small></div><div align="center"><small><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">I've had this for a while, Tracey brought it to me from Canada. I have the color "Hourglass Beige" but I think here in the States it's called "Iced Latte". Either way, this is the perfect shimmery inner corner highlight!</span></small></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><small><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">and last but not least...</span></small></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><small><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">LORAC Multiplex 3D Lash Mascara</span></u></small></div><div align="center"><small><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">This mascara does the best job of fanning out my lashes. It gives them volume, too. I like this alone for every day or paired with a really volumizing mascara for nights out.</span></small></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="left"><small><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">So there you have it, my first favorites post of 2012. I hope to post one of these on here every month as well as upload a video. </span></small></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><small><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Thanks for reading!</span></small></div><div align="center"><br />
</div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-49231660015875768292012-01-18T20:24:00.001-08:002012-01-18T20:26:31.931-08:00OPI Pink FridayI debated on whether or not to pick up the new pink nail polish from the Nicki Minaj for OPI collection. I have a shamefully large nail polish collection that contains more baby pink nail polish than any one person should ever own. But when my friend Tracey kept mentioning how unique this color was, I convinced myself to buy it. <br />
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Before purchasing, i looked up swatches online to see if it was similar to any other colors I own. I couldn't find any websites claiming it to have any dupes. <br />
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My first thought from looking at swatches online was that it must be extremely close in color to Butter London's Teddy Girl. Boy, was I wrong. This polish is unlike any other pink I own. It's somehow extremely bright, without being neon. It's one of those colors that makes your hands look a few shades tanner, which is always nice. I'd say it's darker than a "baby" pink, more of a midtoned bubblegum pink. I wouldn't call it "Barbie" pink because it seems to have a <em>tiny</em> tinge of a peachy, melon color too it, at least compared to other pinks I own. Phew! Now on to the swatches!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>OPI Pandamonium Pink, OPI Pink Friday, China Glaze Go Go Pink, Butter London Teddy Girl, Essie French Affair, OPI Steady as She Rose, Nicole by OPI Kim-pletely In Love (FLASH)</em><br />
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<div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">As you can tell, this pink is unique, at least to my collection. It's just different and I'm glad I decided to get it. On the nails it looks like a pink, but see how next to other pinks, it's warmer? Most of my pinks have blue undertones so I'm glad I found something different. I hope this helped someone out there trying to decide if they <em>need </em>this in their collection. (Because we all need one more pink, right? ;))</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Have you picked this up yet?</span></em></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">xo Liz</span></span></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-47003538859914690502012-01-15T15:01:00.000-08:002012-01-15T15:01:44.281-08:00In and Out<strong><u><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In</span></u></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Typing on laptop that actually works. My boyfriend's parent's are the best. Not just for buying us a laptop and printer (among other gifts we don't deserve) for Christmas, but just all around great people. We're so lucky. I love our new laptop. The keys have the "new keyboard" click. ahh, what a wonderful sound. And I can't tell you how nice it is to have a keyboard with an "n" key that works. It's the little things. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Drugstore makeup products. They're really stepping up their game. I picked up a few of the Maybelline Color Tattoo cream shadows and they are every bit as good as high end versions. Kudos, drugstore brands.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Pink. Not the store, the color. I must be going through a phase. Pink nail polish and lipstick is all I feel like wearing lately. Could be worse. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">4. Sonic Happy Hour. As most people know, Sonic has happy hour every day from 2-4pm, during which, all their drinks are half off. The secret, though, is to order combinations that aren't even on the menu. My two current favorites are Pineapple and Peach. I wonder what they'd taste like mixed together? Oh man.</span><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Out</span></u></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. School. I start classes again tomorrow. 6-9pm. Monday's and Tuesdays after work. Boo. After this semester I'll have my Medical Assisting Certificate in Billing and Coding then it's on to the next. I'm not fond of school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Blackberry. I completely blame Blackberry themselves. I tried. I really did. I was one of the few anti iPhone Blackberry fans out there and they blew it. My Torch was awesome when it first came out and now it freezes constantly (no exaggeration here), shuts off on it's own and wastes an entire battery in about 2 1/2 hours. Good news is I'm eligible for an upgrade so as soon as iPhone5 is released...look out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. The weather. It was amazing this past week, in the 40's and even 50's which is unheard of in Michigan in January. But it snowed all day long yesterday and it's bitter cold. The weather channel says back to the 40's again tomorrow but we'll see...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">That's it for now. What are your current In's and Out's? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">xo Liz</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-58675287500598940032011-11-26T13:00:00.001-08:002011-11-26T13:04:04.997-08:00Christmas Wishlist!<div style="height: 600px; position: relative; width: 600px;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/wishlist/set?.embedder=2261022&.svc=copypaste&id=40006458"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img alt="wishlist" border="0" height="600" src="http://embed.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-set/cid/40006458/id/FBWhYm4Y4RGW0xgvxBqXvA/size/y.jpg" title="wishlist" width="600" /></span></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1. Bvlgari Jasmin Noir Perfume $98</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I've loved this brand for a long time and this perfume smells amazing for night time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">2. Kitchenaid Stand Mixer in Gloss Cinnamon $249</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I bake A LOT and have wanted one of these for as long as I can remember! This color would go perfect in my kitchen!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">3. Erica Weiner Knot Ring Stack Yellow & Rose Gold $30</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This picture is of another brand's Knot Ring but I just love the simplicity and the way Erica Weiner's ring set comes with two different gold tones!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">4. Chanel Eyeshadow Quad in Dunes $57</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Who doesn't want a Chanel <em>a</em><em>n</em><em>ythi</em><em>n</em>g?? But these colors really are gorgeous and I'd get a lot of use out of this quad!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">5. Clarisonic Mia $119</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Another thing I've been dying to try.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">6.Coach Madison Op Art Sateen Wallet in Black $128</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It's the one that goes with my purse from last year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">7.Tory Burch Reva Flats in Black $195</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I honestly never heard of Tory Burch until YouTube but now I really want a pair of her flats!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Clearly I chose gifts that I would almost never splurge on for myself. That's why Santa exists...right??</span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What's on <strong>your </strong>wishlist this year?</span></em>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454074040902017497.post-70520766669656406752011-11-19T17:39:00.002-08:002011-11-19T17:42:33.848-08:00The Most Important Lesson I learned in 2011<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I normally don't write posts about advice or life lessons...who am I to advise the [at least 10] readers of this blog? ;) But I'm sitting here, sipping my Douglass Hill Sweet Red Table Wine, thinking how it's only 36 days until Christmas...and how the year is coming to an end...thinking of all the ways I've changed...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">All of which makes me believe that this specific lesson that took me<em> <strong>twenty</strong></em><strong> <em>four YEARS</em></strong> to learn is worth mentioning...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">JUST DO IT. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">It's not a motivational piece of advice, it's a way of thinking.<strong> </strong></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Think of a time when you had to do something you really didn't want to do. I bet you can think of at least one thing you didn't want to do for each day so far in 2011. It's natural, we all have chores, appointments, tasks at work, that we loathe doing. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">For me, the most common example I can think of is room set-ups at work. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I used to cringe every time I flipped on a light switch in a meeting room because I knew that I would see a room in total dismay. Each table rotated, pushed against the wall, or simply not where it was supposed to be. now, naturally I'd get annoyed...huffing and puffing while I drug the tables and chairs back and forth until they were in their proper location. It seems like a "not-so-big-deal" but trust me...it is. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">With every heave and every ho...tables would get stuck on carpet, chairs would tip over...basically I was making more work for myself-because of my attitude. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I cant believe that in the 7+ years I've worked here...out of all the hundreds of times my mom has told me to "let it go" or "put it in perspective" it took until NOW for me to understand. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Sometime this year, I started accepting the fact that (even though it's not my job...and completely "unfair") it had to be done. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">WOW. Epiphany. Once I started to accept these facts and just do the job without putting so much thought into it...it became 10x easier to complete. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The chairs wouldn't get caught on the floor plugs. The tables suddenly rotated easier. It was a miracle.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">No. It just <em>seemed</em> easier.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Basically what I'm getting at is: <strong>The sooner you accept the task at hand, the easier it becomes.</strong> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Really, try it. It doesn't matter what it is. A paper that's due, running to the bank, unloading the dishwasher. IT Doesn't MATTER. If you just accept that it needs to be done... the words on your assignment start flowing, the traffic will seem lighter ,or the dishes will fly onto the shelves quicker than you can imagine. (Note: they won't actually fly...but you get the point.) The annoying chore will go must faster and easier if you stop whining (yes, fuming silently to yourself counts) and just GET IT DONE.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">That's it. I'm sure many people already know this "trick"...or perhaps this was never a problem to some...I just thought I'd share :)</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Happy task-finishing!</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>What's the biggest lesson you've learned this past year?</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">-Liz</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092721871860595655noreply@blogger.com0