♡ My Tragus Piercing Experience ♡

Before I begin this blog I want to first clarify a few things..starting with my personal pain tolerance...I'm not really good with pain by any means i'd say my pain tolerance on a scale of 1-10 would probably be a 3-4 haha..My first tattoo was horrid pain..although my second didn't hurt at all, I don't know if its because I went through a horrid pain the first time or just the location..But I am not good with needles either..I get sweaty,anxious, hot, thirsty, and light headed..so keep that in mind when reading this, and one other thing is typically the tragus piercing is done with a 16 gauge..mine was done with a 13 gauge needle, which is a bit bigger, I'll talk more about that down below..

The Gauge Size-
So just to kind of explain why I ended up with a 13 gauge needle as opposed to a 16 gauge, initially she asked me if I wanted a flat back stud, or a hoop, I already knew I wanted a flat back stud, and unfortunately she only had a 14 gauge stud left..I was just like sure why not..haha considering I already had my mind set on a stud, and not a hoop...but anyways so she told me she was going to use a 13 gauge needle since the 14 gauge fits the best in that without any problems, although I would have preferred a smaller ball, I can deal with this until it heals :)..so that kind of sums up the reasoning behind that, and here is a picture that isn't mine of gauge needle sizes just so you can see the difference..

The Pain- 
Personally for me it wasn't all that bad, the bad part was that my anxiety with needles made me uncomfortably nervous, and anxious, I was hot...like really hot sweating hot hahaha..but anyways she went over the full procedure of what she was going to do, how it may feel, etc..then she clamped my tragus, which she said some people think is the worst, it didn't bother me at all..like it didn't feel bad..anyways she told me to take a deep breath, she put the needle through, and then told me to exhale and it was over...it didn't hurt maybe a little pinch, and a slight sting, on a scale of 1-5 i'd say maybe 2.5-3 just because of the stinging, and pinch haha..although I have no other needle piercing to compare it to, I have had my lobes, (two holes) done with a gun which is nothing, and I have had my upper/middle of ear pierced with a gun which didn't hurt either, you can probably see the location of that in the picture i post...but the tragus  didn't hurt, it didn't hurt bad enough to bring tears, or anything..and it didn't take long, the only thing that took any amount of time was when she had to screw on the ball she couldn't get it, but thats besides the point...haha

Cleaning Procedure-

I'm assuming every piercer has there own little perk, and procedure, hers personally was simple..she said buy a non-fragrence, anti bacterial soap..preferably Dial, wash your hands, use a Q-tip/cotton swab whatever you like to call it..put hot water on it, get any "crusties" off, put a good amount of the soap on a Q-tip, or your fingers and clean it that way, and move the jewelry back and fourth so it gets in the pericing , then either get another Q-tip, and put more hot water to get the soap off, or just take a shower after..which ever, so yeah pretty simple, also dry it with a cotton swab, I don't think she mentioned that but I did it anyways... It did sting a little when I did it, she said it probably will for the first 3 days or so, but it didn't hurt super bad or anything, it felt a little weird when I was moving the jewelry, I was actually scared to like for whatever reason I thought it might fall out or something weird, but it didn't, and it didn't hurt too bad, or after..

Sleeping With A New Tragus Piercing-

She told me to change my pillow cases and what not, because you don't realize how much bacteria and germs are on your pillow cases, she said don't sleep on it..so although I haven't slept yet with it I am going to do as she said, I am also going to wear my hair up to sleep, at least for a few days just so my hair doesn't get all in/on the piercing, she didn't specify that but I think that makes sense haha.

How It Felt Through Out The Day & Now-

Right after getting it, honestly it just felt like pressure, it wasn't too bad, not painful or anything..then it kind of faded and then occasionally id feel a little bit of pressure again..so like I said not bad at all..and now it feels like nothing really..no pressure, and this is after cleaning it. 

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Class #2, Target Splurge, Tragus Piercing

Alright alright, so I had to get up early this morning for Bio class, it was good, the professors really nice, once again she said its a hard class the average percentage that passes is 48% so thats always great news (sarcasm haha), but it was really good, and I am really glad I only have two classes this semester, once a week..BUT more importantly after class I had a Target splurge, those are always great haha, they had some really good clothing buys...I bought a nice robin egg blue kind of color shirt, new jeggings :), a new black cardigan long sleeved for the fall/winter time, I bought a new black shirt for work, and some rose goldish color sandals which are adorable..surprising just that cost $102 :( sheesh TarJay..hahah..but anyways I did get my tragus pierced, after I clean it tonight I will be posting a 'my tragus piercing experience' for anyone that is considering getting it, or just curious..so that will be up sometime tonight..and as for tomorrow it's going to be another early morning/long day, I work the evening shift tomorrow, and Sunday, which is fine..and then Monday and Tuesday I am spending all day doing homework and such..but yeah look forward to my tragus post shortly, or if you're reading this other than today it is located above ;)...

Where Do We Begin?

Lets first start off with the fact that the nail polish review/swatches etc won't be up tomorrow :( I know, I know, but I am out of nail polish remover, and I have been super busy..I am going to try my best to get it completed, but this time I won't mention a day, it will just be a surprise, haha..On a different note, yesterday was my first day of class, Fall term..and it was ok, the professor is really nice, but the class is math, and it is long..so I kind of felt like I was watching the clock, I think next time I'll drink coffee before I go, or something with caffeine to maybe 'pump' me up for class haha..but yeah I have to get myself together with studying and stuff, so I pass..Aside from that though, I have my other class tomorrow morning, bright and early, I am hoping its a bit more fun, but that will be for another blog..but tomorrow I am still going to try to get my tragus pierced after class, and then do a little shopping :):):):), note to self...get nail polish remover!! ahahah. Now on with today... I spent the whole day relaxing..like I said I would, I slept in as late as I could, haha I didn't get up till around 1:30ish, I then cleaned my room, every things nice and clean, I did two loads of laundry, I have one more left my lovely whites for work!, the most exciting thing that happened today though WAS...dundundun, I moved my furniture, I moved my bed to the center of my room..it used to be against the wall facing my closest, now its dead center facing a blank wall..which hopefully will be changed soon ahha, I moved my dresser to the left of my bed, and put my tv on a temporary night stand thing until I get an alternative it is next to the dresser but its in the corner so I faced it diagonally so it faces the bed, if that makes any sense lol, I kind of like it this way, it feels a little cluttered ( my room is on the smaller side ) but I have to get used to it, if I decide to keep it this way I will be buying a matching tv stand..I think the thing I like the most about it is the fact that it looks like its more full, its hard to explain..but anyways I'll keep you updated on that, and I may just post some pictures once my room is completed!! :)

I'd Be Lying If I Said I Wasn't A Little Bit Stressed Out...

A lot is going on...from work, to school, to life...I know just saying it doesn't sound like a lot but the reality of it is a lot...now lets begin with the fact that this week officially starts Fall term..My first class is Wednesday night, its a three and a half hour class...imagine that, and my other class is Friday morning, a two hour and forty-five minute class or something like that, however the benefit is they are both only once a week.. Now as for work, its been really good..BUT the past two nights that I have closed there have been dilemmas, for starters last night I completely forgot to 'end the day' on the register I know my fault but the guilt I had was outrageous, although I must admit I felt rushed when I saw my mom waiting, and it obviously completely slipped my mind...and tonight it wouldn't even allow me to cash out :( technical difficulties on aisle..gift shop, no pun intended..but honestly I want a smooth night again..where everything just goes perfectly, but perfect shouldn't even be a word to be honest...on another note, life just seems not normal right now, and I don't know if its everything thats going on, like these past two nights at work, and the fact that school is starting, but its like I feel completely drained of everything...and when I say that I mean everything I feel like I just need a minute to breathe, relax, clean my room, and enjoy me time...and I know that isn't going to be possible for a while, I work tomorrow night, I have school Wednesday night as I already mentioned, so Thursday should be my day to get myself together, the one day I have nothing planned, aside from cleaning, Friday I have class in the morning, I get paid!!!!, I am planning on going to get my tragus pierced, its official I am not contemplating the triple helix anymore, and then I get to do some relaxing, or more than likely some homework, I wish someone could feel the agony as I type that, Saturday I have an early morning staff meeting, and I work PM, and I work Sunday night too, so hopefully by  then I will be back to my glorious mood, I am also wondering if that time of the month is coming up, and thats why I am feeling so moody/stressed/tired/anxious/etc. OH but I got my nail polish in today, so hopefully in-between all of that mess, I will be able to get the nail polish swatches and what not done, so I can upload it by Friday, or whenever I can :)...I am going to now go enjoy the rest of this LifeTime Movie I started, and then get some much, or more than needed sleep! Good night all, or morning, whatever it may be for you!

Just sayin'

Ok, so I know I haven't blogged in a few days...Nothing exciting has happened, and sadly I'm not going to have the nail polish review up when I wanted, but *crosses fingers* I'll have it up by Friday, I am still waiting for one of the nail polishes to come in...but I did buy some La Croix, and San Pellegrino limonata..which I love both beverages...La Croix in Berry which is my favorite..no calories..no sodium..no artificial flavors, its like drinking a water, with a bubbly nice flavor..my biggest problem with flavored sparkling water was always trying to reach for that sweetness, but this is the only sparkling water I feel I can bare, its just wonderful, and being that we should drink more water its certainly something that may help some, although I don't have a problem with drinking bottled water, aside from the outrageous prices, thats why I ended up with La Croix, I saw the price of Aquafina $6 for a 24 pack, and $5 for a 12 pack at my grocery store, and I was like...hello Walmart, I think its around $4 and some change if I do recall correctly, but I didn't have time to go to Walmart so hey 12 pack of La Croix for now :), which was about $3 and some change on sale..and as for the San Pellegrino, thats just a treat...definitely not something to be drinking everyday, it is higher in the calorie margin, sugars, sodium, and PRICE lol...but it definitely is something worth trying at least once, I just wanted something I could bring to work, that would feel like a treat occasionally, it comes with 6 in a pack and its about $4 for the 6...as I said pricer..it is a little 'tart' so if you aren't into a little bit of sweet/sour essk...then I do not recommend..and also *crosses fingers* I am going to be getting tragus pierced Friday, hopefully..and I will blog about that. I start my Fall term classes this week, I am only taking two, one is Wednesday night, and the other is Friday morning, so I'll probably blog about that..Oh and I am considering buying a Canon rebel, evidently the reviews are really good, and I am in need, or I am in desire of a new camera...hahaha...that would also be another long review if I end up buying it...still debating, just saying. :)

Davines NouNou Conditioner Nourishing Illuminating Cream Review

My Hair Type:

My hair is color treated, I use heat styling tools on my hair regularly, I have split ends, and my hair does break easily, I have long hair but it always has a natural shine (tip:I always wash, and condition my hair with cold water) it's actually really hard to describe hair, but my point is my hair is far from virgin hair, and perfect hair.

What It's Supposed To Do:

It is for chemically treated and color treated hair, it is made with natural ingredients as opposed to harsh chemicals, it's supposed to nourish, and condition chemically processed/colored hair, and I am assuming it is supposed to add that extra shine.

What It Does For Me:

Honestly I love this stuff, I swear by it now..I have used another one which is called 'NouNou Nourishing Repairing Mask', and I like this one almost 100 times more..this product I am reviewing makes my hair like virgin hair, in my opinion, extremely soft, smooth, and beautiful. You are supposed to leave it on after shampooing your hair for 5-10 minutes, I am so glad I had the opportunity to try this, thanks to my hairdresser, and when anyone asks what I use in my hair I proudly say Davines, because I don't think many people know much about this brand, I could be wrong, but they deserve to be known, and I'm surprised they aren't talked about a lot, cause this stuff is next to wonderful, maybe even a hair miracle in a plastic cup. 

Price:

The price is high, it's $10 at my salon for a 2.5 oz cup, I just recently bough a 8.45 oz cup from Amazon for $24 with shipping and tax. I'm sure if you really wanted to you could find it cheaper on ebay, and searching the web..but otherwise it is pricey but worth it for me at least.

Scent:

The scent is very hard to describe, and I guess thats why I really like it. It's not a fruity smell, or not really floral, in a way I want to say it seems like an older person scent, but at the same time it doesn't, I personally like the smell, I don't like fruity smells in my hair, so its a plus, I kind of feel like it has a 'fresh out of the salon' smell, if that even makes sense, I know thats weird but I get that out of it, which we all know thats a wonderful smell haha, but the smell lasts all day, so thats also a plus. 

Is It Worth It/Rating:

I believe it is worth it, I would probably ask your hairdresser to see what they think first, just because it is quite an expense for a not so significant amount, but I would personally recommend it to anyone who has chemically/colored hair, really dry, dull, hair...or at least give the 2.5oz cup a chance, and see if you love it as much as I do. I give it a 5 out of 5 stars! * * * * *

Getting Packages In The Mail

Is like...an early Christmas (haha) I don't know why but I always get super excited when I get a package...I got my Davines conditioner, and my OPI nail polish, so I am just waiting for my Orly one to come in before I do the review on those..I am probably going to post a Davines review incase anyone is curious..so that will be above, if you look at my blog after I post it (obviously haha) so..yeah I guess I just wanted to share how exciting it is for me to get packages via mail, and mention that I am going to do a Davines review..:)

L'Oreal True Match Lumi Review

I know I said I'd give it a few days..but I think today was enough to get my full opinion..today it was boiling hot out, then it rained, and it got cooler, so I have been in three different weather levels with this foundation haha..so here we go..

My Skin Type-
Normal/Combination, I don't have really oily skin, or overly dry skin, my skin isn't acne prone really, I mean I do get 'that time of month' pimples, and the occasional stress pimple.

Product info-
SPF 18, luminous healthy glow, 8 hour lasting power, lightweight bulidable coverage, for all skin types. Pretty self explanatory, it all sounds good.

Price-
$13 and some change, which is honestly a little bit pricey for a drugstore foundation in my opinion, but I am assuming because it is a newer product, and eventually it will probably go down, but if you plan on buying this I think you should find a coupon, or a good sale on it.

Packaging-
I was/am impressed with the packaging, not a lot of drugstore foundations come with a pump, so that was definitely a plus, I like the overall packaging, the LUMI is a nice pink shiny color totally girly and fun, I feel like the packaging could easily lure people in to buy it.

The Color Range/Shades-
Now I am not going to lie, I have never personally boughten a L'Oreal foundation, I have however used my friends True Match foundation a few times in the past, and honestly I wasn't completely sold on it, I just didn't feel like it was my type of foundation but that was when I was younger and non experimental/experienced, my point of mentioning this is when I went to buy this foundation I wasn't sure what my shade was..So as we all know we can't really test out, or have someone help us with drugstore foundation shade matching, so what I did was grabbed my shade from Color Stay and tried to find the closest shade, I ended up with W5, which I think is called Sand Beige? But it was a little darker than the color stay shade I buy, which I'd rather be a little darker and blend than be lighter like a ghost haha, but to my surprise when I put it on it was even lighter than my Color Stay foundation, so I don't know if thats just how L'Oreal foundations are, or what the deal was but it was kind of weird.

How I Applied It-
I wanted to make sure I did everything I could to avoid using anything with shimmer affects in it today, so I grabbed for a basic ponds moisturizer applied that all over my face, I then added 1 pump of the Lumi foundation, it gave a decent coverage but I decided to add another pump and a half to see if it was really buildable, and it was..so then I set it with a powder lightly, I added my bronzer with no shimmer, and I added a matte blush, I usually would add a highlight but I didn't today so I could really see how Lumi this could get haha, so after I was done it looked really nice.

Coverage-
Like I said above, its a buildable coverage, I would say its more than light, probably a good medium coverage with two pumps..one pump though covered the one pimple I have, and my redness, I imagine you could probably build it up to a full coverage, but I don't know if that would look cakey or not..the foundation doesn't look cakey with one-two pumps though.

Consistency-
The consistency is more liquified, than any other foundation I have used..It is very light on the skin too which is really nice, it doesn't feel like you are wearing a mask that is for sure, but especially going from using a gel like foundation (Clinique Stay-Matte) it was like water..but that could just be me.

Lasting Power-
The claims are 8 hours, and I actually have gotten 10 hours that it has lasted, I mean it doesn't look as flawless as it did at 6 hours, but it doesn't look blotchy, or too faded so this definitely gets a thumbs up, but I do have to say I had to add a little powder in my t-zone at 4 hours, because it actually made it a little oily feeling, which is kind of disappointing but I will talk about that more down below.

The Lumi Affect-
It certainly does look like I added a highlight in all the right places, which is impressive..its like one step less in my daily makeup routine so I like that, and it doesn't look like a chunky glitter affect, its like the perfect natural look in my opinion, I was worried it may look like I slathered my face in baby oily but it doesn't haha.

My Thoughts-
I will without a doubt be wearing this frequently, I do like it a lot, I like that it is light but gives a good coverage, I like that it has the luminous affect or 'highlight' affect, I like the fact that the SPF is pretty high, I love the packaging..but I don't like the fact that I have to add powder throughout the day, I never have to with any other foundation so that is a minus, I don't like the fact that the shades aren't as they seem in the bottle but I could be wrong about this given I have never previously bought a L'Oreal foundation, and the price is a little too high for a drugstore foundation..but other than that I do like this foundation a lot.

Rating/Recommendations-
I would give this foundation a 4 out of 5 stars, easily. I would recommend this for anyone who is looking for a nice natural, light, medium coverage foundation, with a highlight affect...but I honestly wouldn't recommend this to someone who has naturally oily skin, only because I don't ever get oily from foundation,and I did get a little oily, unless you want to take a chance I wouldn't recommend it, I know usually people with oilier skin tend to want a matte foundation to avoid the glossy look, I  am actually surprised it claims to be for all skin types...I would probably wait for the price to be lowered, or the product goes on sale, or you have a good coupon to go out and buy this, unless you are like me and just anxious to get your hands on any new product haha..but I hope this helped someone !

Days Like These..

Today was really good..I went and got the True Match Lumi foundation, I haven't tried it out yet, but I am excited..I also picked up 7...yes I said 7 Spoiled nail polishes..actually its a funny story (not really) so..I went to CVS and I picked up the three I had wanted, and I saw one I really liked but I was like 'I'll just get it some other time' but low and behold I got a $5 coupon from the Beauty Rewards..so I went to another CVS and picked up four more, which like I said I'll do reviews and stuff sometime later this week..and I'll do a review on the True Match Lumi foundation in a few days so I can get a feel for it, and see how I like it and things like that...OH I also called work and did find out the energy drink was my co-workers, she forgot to take it out..so that was a BIG relief hah.. and so I went to my aunts house and gave her dogs baths, which was pretty entertaining for a bit..and then me and my mom went through the nail polishes I bought, and we were trying to figure out how to do water marbling, which we failed but we are figuring you HAVE to have filtered water, which we didn't hah.. but other than that its been a really nice, relaxing, entertaining, chill day, which means days like these deserve a big ol' thumbs up, or something of that nature haha..anyways, I am off to take a shower, and watch some YouTube videos..(:

Is There Ever A Perfect Day When You Work With Customers?

I mean really..today someone decided to put a Monster energy drink in our flower refrigerator...who does that? I don't want to jump ship and assume..but I am guessing it was from the shift before mine considering nobody went in the flower refrigerator while I was working or not that I noticed..how clever though? But it stresses me out considering I don't want my boss to think I did it...for starters I don't even drink energy drinks..and I don't steal, ever...I have no reason to I have money I buy my water from work if I forget to bring a drink, I buy my snacks..I have no reason to steal from this place let alone anywhere, but especially something I don't even drink, and I work here to top it all off.. I could be wrong and my coworker could have accidentally left it in there but whatever, but it seemed like it was deliberate..my point is...is there ever a day where when working with customers everything goes according to plan? No thief's, no complainers, no debbie downers AKA moody people...I mean come on. But on a different note, I think I am going to go get that newer L'oreal true match lumi (i think thats the name) foundation tomorrow, so you can most likely expect a review in a few days :)...ALSO I decided when I get my next pay check I am going to get either my tragus pierced, or the triple helix, I am leaning more towards the tragus, but when it happens that will just be another blog..haha. I also have a new song obsession, which means I won't like it as much in a week..but it is Lightning by Alex Goot...ahh yes, haha, but I am gonna go ahead and catch some ZzZzZz's, I will be making a phone call in the morning to check and make sure my coworker didn't accidentally leave it there, and I guess that will give me something to blog about tomorrow lol!!

The Happiest Of Ladies..short blog

I don't know if I am happier about the fact that I ordered more Davines illuminating conditioner..or if its that fact that Im considering getting something pierced, or the fact that tomorrow is my last day of work for the week? Today was pretty good, no complaints, but I paid for someones stamps out of pocket, and I had a few complainers but thats typical now..Im tired though, but I felt like typing up a quick blog, since I have been on quite the 'roll' lol...but I'm excited about sleep...honestly sometimes I think there has to be something wrong with me...like I can sleep for 6 hours and be content, and then sleep for 9-10 hours and still feel tired, or beyond tired by the middle of the day? Or maybe everyone is like that..but anyways I'm hoping tomorrow at work, our radio isn't complete static like it pretty much has been, well not complete static but close enough, thats the one thing I rely on for entertainment if there isn't much to do, and it gets annoying when the static is intense lol..but anyways one more shift for the week, and then its 'mini' vacay, I think I'm just going to start considering anytime I have off a mini vacay, but anyways goodnight all.:)

UPDATE; on nail polish reviews

So I bought six OPI nail polishes today, 3 more than I was planning haha go figure, and one Orly nail polish, two I ordered online...and the rest I bought at work, I think I said this wont be good if we continue to get more in..you know, because all of my pay check will be devoted to it..so hopefully I can change that haha..but anyways I am going to hopefully do reviews/swatches by next Monday, not the Monday coming up, but the following one..the two I ordered should be here..three of them are from the Germany collection, the other ones are I guess just regulars, or something like that lol.. I wanted to say I may possibly buy some more Spoiled (wet n wild) nail polishes..but I really don't want this nail polish ordeal to become habitual..so I probably won't (but probably will)...today was OK it wasn't bad, sales were really good..but for some reason I had a customer who just didn't seem very friendly by any means..so that was kind of crappy...you know how one little thing/person can get to you and ruin your whole day? yeah...well whatever..haha I need to learn that people aren't always going to be friendly/nice, or meet my expectations..I mean I understand we all have 'those' days..but all I am doing is ringing you up...and being unfriendly, makes me insecure, I know I shouldn't feel that way but, its like did I do something? do you not like me? are you having a bad day? are you always like this? Ok ok..I also am aware that I shouldn't have any personal relationships with my customers either haha..but I don't know I am learning, and trying not to let anything get to me, but other than that it was a good day! Two more closing shifts for the week, and then a few days off too hopefully get the nail polish swatches done, and maybe begin it, maybe they will be up before next next Monday..hmm perhaps? That of course is if I don't get a bunch of Spoiled ones...haha

People are people, people will be people, everyone is different and we need to realize that, everyone goes through things, everyone has good and bad days, everyone has different lives outside of what meets the eye...so unless we are walking in their shoes we must cope and excuse how people may come off at times, maybe they don't mean to be stand offish, or maybe they do..there probably is a probable explanation if that is the case..but my point is we must learn to not worry, stress, or let a person ruin your day, it isn't worth it..

Always changing, changes.

Incase you don't read my blogs, or you failed to notice, I have changed my background, finally! I can't even begin to tell you how many different patterns, and background layouts I just went through..I literally went on google and picked about 15-20 patterns or more and none of them satisfied me, so I resorted to this one, I am content with it for now...BUT I would have preferred something more "fallish" I know that isn't a word, but fall like..I mean really its almost Fall and I thought it would have been a nice change, but nothing looked great enough to keep, I only changed it because I couldn't stand the pink, and light pink polka dots any longer..haha I just wasn't feeling it anymore I guess? And even though I wanted to be original and creative, with not using a preset background..I kind of like this one its not too over the top, but it isn't exactly too plain either..the perfect mixed medium? I think so..lol but this probably will only satisfy me so long...we are always changing..and change is usually either really beneficial, or bad...but we adjust anyways right? I don't even know what I am saying right now...I think I still haven't had enough sleep to bring me back to normal so to speak..and I work tomorrow :/, and I keep getting a weird 'butterfly' feeling in my stomach for no reason? I don't think thats normal but oh well...anyways I'm gonna go before I aimlessly type nothing important, but its time for a nice bubble bath, and sleep, exciting I know.

In life we change..things change.. whether it be for the good, or for the worse, we adjust, its weird how that is our nature..how we can be put in situations that change our entire life, but we manage to keep it together and adjust or at least attempt to adjust..its weird how everything happens for a reason, even if we don't understand it upfront..but eventually realize we wouldn't be doing/where we are today without those changes..good or bad.. life is weird, unpredictable, not very understandable, hard and easy all at once, we don't have anything to compare to life...and thats why each individual day should be embraced, and cherished, because you never know what change may be awaiting you for the next tomorrow..:)

A blog (long) story short.. JACKSONVILLE

A long story short...in my last blog I mentioned I was going to download the Blogger app...and I did right after posting that, but when I went to log in it said my password was incorrect for the email address they provided that was linked to my account..so last night or morning if you will at 3am, I was trying to figure it out..and I never figured it out...I kept trying when I got home yesterday and I still couldn't think of it, I tried the only 4 things it could possibly be..and the security question got locked up for too many attempts..I was literally SOL because I had logged out of my account on my computer which I never do..but low and behold, I was still logged into YouTube, which is the same account..and evidently the whole time gmail gave me the wrong e-mail thats associated with my account...anyways clearly it works..and I got it all together!! so lets get right into yesterday..

We left at 4:30am..it was really relaxing just looking at sky with all of the bright stars..and what not, listening to music from my phone..but I could feel myself getting tired, anxious, and irritable.. 2 and a half hours later we arrived at the clinic for my mom, my brothers, my mom, and myself all went in and waited with her..it was really nice in there, my mom got in quick, and my brothers and I were ready for food (haha) it was like 9-10ish we had tons of laughs, and enjoyed one another's company, so we went to Denny's I don't know why..I am not a fan of that place, but we went, and I happened to spill my drink all over, clearly I was getting clumsy over the lack of sleep haha..but we finished there and the food wasn't even that good really.but we kept in-touch with my mom and traveled to the beach, just to check it out, we decided not go swimming and what not (which I regret) because we didn't want to be all sandy and salty on our way back..or if we had to go back in..but I got a picture which I will share here; 

it looked really nice, and relaxing...and if we ever have to go back I will definitely go to the beach..aha..but anyways so my mom said she still wasn't going to be ready for a while..so we headed to 'downtown Jacksonville' and only managed to snap a few quick photos of that, and of the stadium which I will also post here; 

it was a pretty small city, just like where I am from..but other than that we headed back to the clinic, and did some more waiting, and then came home, and I fell asleep on and off again in the car several times through out the day...I was up a total of 36 hours straight, with maybe an hour at most of napping in the car, so I came home and relaxed and it felt amazing to sleep, I slept 11 hours or so..and I am about to get ready and head to my grandmas maybe I will see some wildlife, she has the occasional bear that comes around, and deer..actually I may make a blog with the photos I have from previous times..hah (:

Finally A Moment To Just Blog

I am leaving for Jacksonville in less then 2 hours..I have been attempting to stay up, and the only way to manage this has been to keep myself occupied..I have been drinking Diet Mt. Dew to get my caffeine in haha..and I just made some Caramel Drizzle Foldgers coffee for the ride..I'm gonna ice it, since I can't imagine drinking hot coffee right now..Evidently me and one of my brothers are going to go to the beach..I'm thinking about taking some iPhone photos for the next blog, maybe maybe..haha but to keep myself occupied, I have done two loads of laundry..and took a shower and shaved since I'm going to be at the beach for a bit..I really don't even want to go to the beach in all honesty..but whatever! On another note..today I went to CVS for some things we needed, one of them being a clear top coat (nail polish) and I ran across the 'Spoiled' collection..ugh and all of the colors looked desirable in my opinion, or at least most of them, but I managed to grab one specific one that caught my attention 'cougar attack' I had completely forgot this was the new Wet 'N Wild line..I don't even think the bottle mentions it being affiliated with WNW, hmm..but anyways the color pay off is really good for $1.99, and like I said the colors are nice..so anyways definitely a product more than what it is worth, although I read some reviews and most people didn't like the brush..its the bigger kind, but I personally prefer that kind it picks up more product so it takes less time..the formula isn't too thick, or too thin..or at least for the one I got..even the clear coat was pretty good honestly..but other colors may not be as good, but in the near future I will probably pick up some more. Last night I had a dream about a tornado, I have dreams about tornados pretty frequently it's weird..like once a month or so..some say it has something to do with stress..but I don't know its odd..It's almost time for me to get ready..I can gladly say I can't wait to get back tomorrow and go to sleep, I wish I had slept in later this morning, and napped this evening..but oh well I'll probably have some mood swings, or fall asleep in the car at some point, or even at the beach (haha) although that doesn't sound half bad at all..I am also thinking about downloading the blog spot/blogger app, so maybe that can keep me occupied on the ride, AND I am going to go ahead and bring my fifty shades darker..since it could be a good opportunity to get some more chapters in since I haven't been lately :(, anyways I am gonna go prepare to get ready, and what not..

The next blog will most likely be in Jacksonville..it's weird how far away a place can be, but with all the technology there is today I can blog from different, cities, states, countries..I know I know I sound like an old person, but it is true..hahaha.

Blogging before work...

I felt like doing a quick blog before getting ready for work...I think I am going to lose it if today isn't any better than the past few days, I don't know why its so slow...is it not flu season? or what..today is a longer shift too, and I have never worked on a Monday so it should be interesting.. or lets hope at least hah..but I literally got up at 11:15, and its now 12:18 exactly haha..and I have to leave for work by 1:35 so I am about to get ready..I just like how time goes by so much faster when you're not aware of the time, or staring at a clock the whole time lol...but anyways this is going to be a small blog..maybe I'll blog tonight? I am leaving for a mini 1 day vacay on Wednesday...its not really a vacay but we will call anything that is 2 hours away a vacation..honestly..lol I'm hoping I can get my head together by this Friday so work seems like breeze, not that it doesn't now because it does, but when its slow it can be next to dreadful for some reason..anyways time to get ready..:)

Cocka-Rochiness..

As you can tell from the title this won't be the prettiest post...BUT honestly if I don't post this now I never will...let me give you a brief background of my history with cockroaches..I have encountered some in my day I am from Florida and especially now they seem to be making frequent appearances..but when I was younger we would see the occasional one, and my mom would come and save the day, as I have gotten older..I have encountered these flying cockroaches, and yes I said flying..they might be palmetto bugs, but regardless they are cockroaches to me, and they evidently like to fly in my hair, on my legs, or just in general on people..maybe they get amusement I can't imagine their lives being any greater than seeing us scared shitless when they decide to out of nowhere land on us..anyways getting to the story...

ABOUT hmm 20 minutes ago, I got out of my bubble bath (my favorite since working on my feet for several hours), I brushed my teeth, and washed my face..all ready for bed, and I was about to look up some hair tutorials on youtube..well low and behold I look up and there is what appears to be this (excuse my language here) HUGE ASS yes I repeat HUGE ASS cockroach..I was so grossed out/ freaked out I went and ran for the broom...you know the only logical thing that could reach this beast..and I come back and hit it..and unlike most people I hit it with the broom, drop the broom, scream, and run...why exactly? I don't know..maybe cause I don't like these things and they freak me out, most people would hit it, look where it dropped, and kill it from there, but not me...so anyways I wasn't going to go to sleep in my room at this point but I figured if I called my dog maybe he could snoop it out, he enjoys playing with bugs any bugs..and he found this beast..HAHA so when he went to drop it I killed it, thankfully I can sleep rest assured LITERALLY that their is no longer a monster creepin in my room, I'd rather not know what bugs I sleep with...then too have the knowledge of them potentially being there...but anyways I rewarded my dog with a big treat, and he gets to sleep with me, I never really like my dogs sleeping with me..but just cause he did such a good deed I am letting him for the night..anyways I hope someone got some sort of entertainment out of this cause I sure didn't haha...

PS. I am seriously obsessed with that Jason Mraz song 'I won't give up' and I don't know why..so off to listen to that, and look up the hair tutorials, then bed...:)

Work, Birthday Party

Work today was super slow, slower than any other day I have worked so far, but the time is going by much faster..and it doesn't even bother me anymore, but it was just oddly slow..BUT this coming up Thursday and Friday we are having an OPI sale..oh my and my coworker convinced me to put the colors I want on hold..we got our Fall Germany collection in..and so I put the 'nein nein nein ok fine!' on hold from that collection although I think Im gonna add two others from the collection in tomorrow and then decide, I really like 'schnapps out of it' and 'my very first knockwurst' so I might do some switching around, since I only put one from the fall collection on hold and,lucerne tainly look marvelous..that one is a definite, I have been eyeing it since the first day I worked there...haha and it doesn't help that we get a discount haha..but anyways..Im excited about that. On another note, I only got like 6 hours of sleep last night so I was super tired since I worked AM, but the next two days I work evening shifts so I get to sleep in :)..woo, so thats exciting as well.. but after being so tired I had to go to my grandpas birthday party, and that lasted longer than expected..and I felt like I over ate, that always happens when I don't eat all day..haha...but I don't know what else to say, I guess next week Ill be doing some reviews on the colors I get..incase anyone is interested, knowing me I'll end up buying like 5 colors in stead of 2..due to my indecisiveness, and horrible money spending problem..hah go figure, so look for that in the next week or so.

Clinique Stay-Matte Foundation Review

Clinique Stay-Matte Foundation

I guess I'll start by saying how I found out about this product...as I have mentioned previously I like to watch YouTube videos..and I came across this girls haul video (I hope its safe to mention her youtube name; SMLx0) anyways, I noticed how her makeup looked amazing..and she happened to mention in the video that she had just bought the foundation she was wearing which was Clinique Stay-Matte foundation..I knew I had to get my hands on this product and just at least try it..so thats how I found out about it.. 

My Skin Type-I have pretty normal skin but just to be safe i'll say normal to combination.

Claims-I believe it claims to be sweat proof to a certain temperature, its a matte finish meaning you don't HAVE to set it with a powder, it's oil free, fragrance free, I think it is supposed to be sheer-moderate coverage, and has a wide range of shades to choose from.

Price- Its about $23.

Why I like it- As I mentioned in my summer favorites I had been using Revlon ColorStay for years..and I wanted to try something different, and after seeing it on the girl I decided this is the one I wanted to try..I have to say it is pretty sweat proof I live in Florida so I am bound to be drench with sweat in a no A/C car..haha, so it stayed in place and you couldn't tell that I was sweating really, also today when I went to swimming it stayed in place but I don't know if it is my skin because even with revlon color stay it stayed in place, I would say the coverage in my opinion is buildable, I use a dime size or less and I feel like I personally get a full coverage which sounds weird but I think so in my opinion, and I have used this when I had a little break out and it covered perfectly, I have used powder with this, which I don't like doing it does give a powdery affect when this is done, but other than that I really do like this product. And let me not forget the packaging is perfect as well, I like being able to control how much product I want, instead of wasting it, like I did with Revlon.

What I don't like- Like I said the only thing I don't like is setting it with a powder, and if you do set you have to use a light hand..

Recommend- I would without a doubt recommend this product to anyone with normal-combination skin, looking for a nice matte foundation. 

Blog blog blog

It's funny every time I sit down and think about a blog to write I never end up doing it but I decided I would do one today, about today...excuse any slurred words I am running on less than 5 hours of sleep haha...

Today was fairly odd...my mom, aunt, grandpa, little cousin, and I went to go visit my uncle who lives an hour away, my grandpa had to pick something up, and we decided we'd go with him, have lunch, visit my uncle, and lay by his community pool get some sun, and swim, its one of those pools that are next to a lake so it makes it all that better HAHA..anyways so my day went a little like this...

Waking up after about 4 and a half hours of sleep..I get ready and on Good Morning America, they were talking about 'what waiters won't tell you' so apparently when you ask a waiter "what do most people order, and like?" they will tell you one of the more pricer items on the menu, oh how clever I know..haha, and then they were talking about how the lemons for your water aren't usually cleaned, and just sit out..ugh but anyways I thought id share that incase anyone missed it..but I got ready, we left, we went to lunch (I am always the one to order either a chicken caesar salad, or a hamburger..its usually cheaper, and a safe pick to insure ill like it but I went on a limb today) and I ordered a BLT chicken sandwich it was actually pretty good..after lunch we headed over to my uncles who wasn't even home, probably went to run errands or something so we decided just to head back home and going swimming at my aunts house..my aunts pool was freezing, it has been raining every evening for the past few days, and her pool isn't directly in the sun so that would explain it, we didn't last long in there..and then I went home and I got a package with my college t-shirts that were on sale..woohoo, now this is where I wonder...

Is it weird to represent a state college, or a community college...like we all know universities are represented aimlessly everywhere..but state and community colleges usually aren't, so is it weird..I go to a state college and for those of you who don't really know what a state college is..basically it is higher than a community college, but lower than a university..state colleges offer a few bachelor degree programs as opposed to a community college, but they don't offer master degrees or anything higher than that, or ALL bachelor programs..I don't know I feel like representing your college is fine, and if its not whatever because I am :D hehe...

So that was the most exciting part of the day, I got my little cousin one because he's going back to school Monday (3rd grade, tears of sadness run down my face as I type this he's getting so old) but he really likes having different t-shirts and I thought it'd be nice to get him one since you can never have enough new clothes for a new school year right?I didn't tell him I was getting him it so it was a little surprise. But he convinced me to order him two more (I am such a doormat jk)

On another note, yesterday me and my aunt watched a movie called "ATM" yes you read that correctly, and no its not referring to the sexual terminology lol..but we watched it and omg what a misleading movie, I wrote a nice long in depth description of the movie but decided to just erase it..but I don't think I'd recommend it personally, unless you like movies that lead up to nothing..

I am about to do another blog that will be above this one (obviously haha), a in depth review of Clinique Stay Matte foundation. 

Summer Favorites

I decided I wanted to do a different kind of blog today..Originally I was going to do this at the end of August, but I figured if I end up wanting to add anything I can add it..BUT basically this is going to be all of my current summer favorites (things I have recently discovered, and some I have repurchased and liked again) from makeup, to hair, to randoms..so here we go..


MAKEUP;

Moisturizer- 
Aveeno Positively Radiant, I really like this moisturizer it's not heavy like others I have tried, so its perfect for the summer, but it is very moisturizing in my opinion..I have been using this for a while now, and it really isn't too pricey.
Primer-
Hard Candy Sheer Envy, I just recently repurchased this as I mentioned in another blog..I still really like this, the formula is different and it is light, I feel like it is one of the best primers I have used honestly, especially for the price..I have used Cover Fx Matte primer which is more high end, and it didn't compare, the only other primer that I truly liked a little bit more than this was the L'oreal studio secrets primer.
Foundation-
For about 5 years I have been using Revlon Colorstay foundation..I have always really liked it but I decided to go on a limb this year and try something different, I have been wanting something with not as full of coverage, but still could initially build up to a fuller coverage so I bought Clinique Stay Matte Foundation, I really like it..I get a really good coverage from it, its very light, it doesn't look cakey, and best of all you don't have to set it with a powder! Now, one of the biggest things I like about it is the formula, going from Colorstay which was a more watery consistency to this which is more of a thicker consistency is a plus, so it seems like I don't have to use as much product.. it is more expensive but I would say it is worth it if you don't have dry skin, evidently since it is a matte foundation it will stick to the dry spots and not look so natural.
Concealer-
Derma blend concealer, is my all time favorite, it gives the perfect coverage!
Powder-
Now that I don't have to use powder this isn't really relevant but my all time favorite is Coty Airspun Powder.
Bronzer-
Milani bronzer, I haven't found an absolute favorite bronzer yet, but I really like this one its the perfect build.
Blush-
I have THREE favorite blushes for the summer..
-MAC Well Dressed.
-ELF tickled pink.
-The Body Needs blush in Sinful, it's supposed to be a dupe for NARS orgasm, but I like it better oddly..lol
Highlight-
MAC soft and gentle.
Eye shadow-
Naked Palette 1 & 2
Covergirl violet vibes, quad.
Eyeliner-
Milani-Liquif'eye. (A dupe for mac power eye pencil)
MAC- Kohl Power Eye Pencil.
Liquid eyeliner- Maybelline Line Stiletto. (Perfect precision in my opinion)
Mascara-
My go to is Almay thickening..but I rediscovered L'oreal telescopic explosion, which I like to coat my lashes with then go over with Almay thickening mascara.
Lip balm-
Baby lips Maybelline.
Lip stick-
NYX- Pumpkin Pie.
L'oreal- Fairest Nude.
HAIR;

Shampoo/Conditioner-
RedKen Smooth Down.
Hair dye-
Revlon Colorsilk in deep rich brown.
Hair spray-
Pantene Anti Humidity!!! I don't know if it really helps with the humidity but I like this hairspray, although it can be hardening if you're not careful.
Hair products (other)-
-Pantene Split End Mender.
-TIGI Bed Head After Party.
-TIGI Bed Head Head Rush Shine..
RANDOMS;

Book-
Fifty Shades of Grey series.
Drink-
Crystal Light Peach Tea, and Raspberry tea yum. :)
Snack-
Orville Redenbacher white cheddar popcorn.
Dinner-
Tempura Sushi, and Spicy Scallop sushi roll
Perfume-
I have so many...but I narrowed it down to my top three for the summer..
-Versace Bright Crystals (anytime really)
-Ed Hardy Perfume (the original pink bottle)
-Amazing Grace by Philosophy.
Nail Polish-
Loving SinfulColors nail polish, for the price and the color range is amazing but one of my favorite summer colors is the shade Bikini, it reminds me of the perfect summer pink! :D

Slacking...

I have been slacking with blogging lately, but I'm hoping this week I'll be able to blog more...I only have one more day of work until Friday, so I should have enough spare time..haha on another note..Yesterday was a pretty good workday aside from being late (i read the schedule wrong) :[, but..other than that it was fine although it was slow, and today was also good a little slow too, but I open tomorrow, and usually mornings seem more busy, so thats always a plus, I think I like working mornings a little bit better than evenings, I guess I'll determine that tomorrow haha..I feel like I'm behind in everything from blogging, to reading, to relaxing (LOL) I am only on like chapter 8 of Fifty Shades Darker, I wanted to read last night..but I had a horrible headache and decided to take some medicine, and a bath..and after that I just passed out..so maybe tonight I'll at least read a chapter, I'm sure this week I'll also be able to get more reading in as well ;).

Slacking in everything...but sometimes it's acceptable right? haha.

August 1st already?

Here we go again, another month slipped by way too fast...a lot has happened this month and I am so glad it all is going so good for me...I can't believe I only have about 25 days until school starts again..there isn't enough time in the world to just sit around and wrap my head around this (hahaha) or maybe there is but...everything happens so quickly especially lately, and I'm ok with this for the most part...anyways on a completely not so saddening topic...my days are getting all mixed up I wasn't even sure today was Wednesday, I worked 6days straight so my last day of work was Sunday...my mind and body feel like its been a weekend..but its Wednesday so I guess I just have to somehow get it through my head that my weekdays will be my "weekend" lol...hmm I have only read like 4-5 chapters so far in Fifty Shades Darker, I like it..I just haven't been sitting around reading it a lot because at night I'm too tired, and I have been keeping busy so I am hoping tonight I can get in a few more chapters..but I have to get up early tomorrow for orientation at the hospital...so after this ill probably take a shower read, straighten over my hair, and head to bed...today was kind of productive in a way, I went to my grandmas for lunch, and me and my mom gave her dogs haircuts, lol...but yeah so tomorrow is orientation, and then I work Fri-Sun night shifts I think too, it shouldn't be so bad or stressful considering it is only 3 days..not that I mind getting more hours, because I don't but I'm just saying..anyways there isn't much to say..maybe something exciting will happen that I can blog about in the next few days, hopefully..

Another month said and done, I can't believe it honestly...I swear it doesn't feel like I have been blogging for almost a month, in a way it does seem like I have been blogging for a lot longer but for the most part its weird to think I began this blog jobless, but now I'm employed and I can recall the first blog like it was just a week ago..hmm life really does happen too fast, so as I always say, enjoy it and don't let days slip away like I sometimes do. :)