Taking care of business
- Mood:
- Celine Dion power ballads?
- What is your least favorite vegetable?
- Plans for Thanksgiving?
- Eyes/lips/cheeks:
- Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves?
- Have you ever kept a makeup or beauty product that you initially purchased as a gift for someone else?
- Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself?
- Outfit:
- Weekly goals:
Shockingly alert for a Monday morning. I better ride it while it lasts!
I appreciate her vocal abilities, but most of her songs leave me kinda empty.
Okra, blech! That slimy sensation on my tongue? No, thank you.
I’ll be in the East Bay with my folks.
I’m still at the lotion and pimple medicine stage of my morning, but I feel like tearing into Urban Decay’s Show Pony palette.
So many! Most are because I’m small and short-waisted: 1) shirt sleeves and pant legs that are too long for my limbs, 2) button-up shirts with gaps in the front that show my bra (gotta tape ’em shut!) and 3) dresses and tops that bunch up beneath “the girls.”
A few times, LOL!
Colcannon (a potato and cabbage dish), from a recipe in the Student’s Vegetarian Cookbook.
Jillian Michaels is about to kick my butt with her 30 Day Shred DVD, but I’m ready for her, thanks to my orange terry cloth shorts, purple tank top and gray sweatshirt. 🙂
To be thankful this week, to find a holiday sitter for Tabs, to prepare at least one totally new veggie meal for dinner and to keep chipping away at my filing project at home.
Question: Have you ever had a 14-pound cat leap onto your shoulder first thing on a Monday morning? LOL! Feels like I just got attacked by a puma.
Here’s to Monday, ladies! Let’s get the holidays off to a good start this week. Before you fill that second cup o’ joe, let me know how you’re doing. You know the drill. 🙂 Just copy the list below, and paste it with your answers in the comments.
Le list
1. Mood:
2. Celine Dion power ballads?
3. Least favorite vegetable?
4. Thanksgiving plans?
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks:
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves?
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else?
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself?
9. Outfit:
10. Weekly goals:
Countdown to turkey starts in three, two, one…
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Le list
1. Mood: caffeinated… that’s a mood, right?
2. Celine Dion power ballads? sometimes, when I need to feel sweeping emotion and melodrama…
3. Least favorite vegetable? cooked cabbage. So glad to be a grown-up and make my own decisions about food. 😉
4. Thanksgiving plans? I’m bringing roasted paprika potatoes and possibly some pies to a church meal.
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: Like 8 coats of mascara, and that’s pretty much it.
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? Sigh… I have a waist and hips that make clothing designers assume I’ll have a decent rack, too. Instead, I wear a lot of juniors tops and few dresses.
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? Ha! Yes!
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? Coffee and oatmeal this morning, but I’ll be baking chocolate chip cookies later!
9. Outfit: black knee-high boots, grey skinny jeans, black long-sleeve tee, zebra scarf, and my blue trench. It’s rainy today.
10. Weekly goals: Get rid of a bunch of my stuff and start shipping my belongings cross-country.
Hi Christina,
Can I come over? I desperately need homemade chocolate cookies in my life!
You are *always* welcome to a cookie… or five. But while I fed you cookies, I’d also be picking your brain about balancing laziness and the desire to beautify myself through makeup. 😉
Don’t think of it as laziness… think of it as being prepared. 😉 You never know if you’re gonna run into destiny (or your ex) in the grocery aisle. Better to be rocking some gloss and concealer than ripped sweats and an upper lip hair ‘stash. (Sidenote: wouldn’t that previous sentence be an awesome fortune cookie?!?)
Haha YES! I think a beauty-themed box of fortune cookies would make an awesome stocking stuffer.
And you’re right… when I visit my family over the holidays, the *only* time I see people from high school is when I’m looking like I just escaped a two-week stint in a cave. Gotta work on that.
1. Mood: tired, but looking forward to a break on Thursday and Friday!
2. Celine Dion power ballads? I’m gonna go with ‘no’ on this one.
3. Least favorite vegetable? Hmm. I can’t think of one. I love veggies!
4. Thanksgiving plans? Making a feast with my boy. First time cooking my own turkey!
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: UD Sin & Stila black smudge pot, chapstick, pink blush from Tart treasure chest
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? Yes! People who think that leggings are pants! Also, wearing pajamas around outside of the house (except for small children).
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? No
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? Chicken and asparagus in lemon garlic sauce over pasta 🙂
9. Outfit: Teal sweater, dark jeans.
10. Weekly goals: Get a jump on my research project and get enough sleep 🙂
Hi Lisa,
Since you love veggies I have a question for ya! Do you have any idea what to do with parsnips? I saw them at the grocery store yesterday but have no clue what to do with ’em.
Hmm… parsnips are a funny vegetable, aren’t they? I think they’d be good roasted or in some sort of stew. They seem like a very wintery veggie, so traditional winter cooking methods seem to fit (in my mind) 🙂
The newest edition of Country Living magazine has a page on preparing parsnips… The most interesting recipe says to slice them very thinly and bake them with maple syrup on them until tender.
Interesting! Have you ever had them? What do they taste like? Are they like carrots?
They are funny! They look like albino carrots. 🙂
No, I’ve never had them that I can remember. I think they are supposed to be kind of like turnips maybe? I like turnips raw, but hate them cooked!
1. Mood: Vacation-y (bad because I am at work)
2. Celine Dion power ballads? Hell to the no.
3. Least favorite vegetable? brussle sprouts
4. Thanksgiving plans? dinner with my parents
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: look blah today – I need some inspiration and new make up
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? that button up shirts are not made to accomodate the “girls”
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? yep
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? butternut squash with caramelized onion galette
9. Outfit: black v-neck sweater and tweed-y aline skirt
10. Weekly goals: to work out when I get home from work and not make excuses
Hi Frances,
What kind of workout are ya doing today?
Jillian Michael’s 30 day shred. Still at work though.
Hi Frances,
Holy crap, that DVD is NO JOKE. I can barely make it through the second level!
There’s a second level? lol I know, I haven’t made it that far either.
1. Mood: Happy, I only have to work 2 days this week!
2. Celine Dion power ballads? No, I cannot stand anything about that woman
3. Least favorite vegetable? Cauliflower
4. Thanksgiving plans? The in-laws are here from the south, so my mother-in-law is cooking us a huge southern feast! But I’m doing the appetizers, which is my fav part. Stuffed mushrooms and bacon wrapped water chestnuts!
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: 88 color palette in warm, MAC Angel on lips and Benefit Coralista on cheeks
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? Buttons that gap are my most common problem. I also have bra issues constantly, NONE seem to fit comfortably and correctly on me, except $85 French ones which I can’t buy very often!
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? Yes tee hee
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? Dinner every night
9. Outfit: David Kahn jeans, Gap cowl-neck sweater and Jessica Simpson tan boots
10. Weekly goals: Get through tomorrow, TRY not to eat 10 stuffed mushrooms and keep calm whilst in-laws have invaded my house 🙂
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Hi Kelly,
Sounds delicious. I heart Southern Food… I wish I could find more of it here in the Bay Area.
BTW, the Le Mystere Bras are expensive but heavenly!
That veggie dish sounds yummy.
1. Mood: alert as well although I only got 5 hours of sleep.
2. Celine Dion power ballads? Not for me
3. Least favorite vegetable? Beets
4. Thanksgiving plans? My mom & sister are coming to my place. Probably go out to eat & watch movies. Very low key.
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: Kat Von D’s Rock N Roll palette, NARS Sin/Casino Duo & the purpleish Milani Lip Mixer.
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? Socks with sandals
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? Yes. It was a Holiday palette from MAC
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? Some nutella on toast.
9. Outfit: work clothes
10. Weekly goals – do some grocery shopping for Thanksgiving, wrap some gifts & finish Xmas cards
10. Weekly goals:
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Hi Marisol,
YESSS! Nutella! Are you addicted yet?
Yes I am! I tell ya, by reading your blog, i’ve discovered some great things.
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1. Mood: Moody and annoyed…..ppl are just getting on my nerves left right and centre today.
2. Celine Dion power ballads? Not by choice….
3. Least favorite vegetable? Cougette, horrible tasteless bitter little things. Although I do like Okra.
4. Thanksgiving plans? Nup, us Briitsh dont celebrate Thanksgiving…..wish we did !
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: MAC’s Mulch, Patina and Smut/ MAC Fleshpot/ MAC Tihitian Sand, with Light Flush MSF.
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? Trouseurs not fitting properly due to being vertically challenged !! Urrrggghhhhh.
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? About 99% of the time….I buy with the secret intention of keeping it myself.
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? Veggie Lasagne….yum.
9. Outfit: White T, black waistcoat, skinny jeans and black boots. Topped off with layered gold necklaces,
10. Weekly goals: To start xmas shopping early this year to avoid the mad shop dash and to pay my bills early to avoid the royal mail strike !!!
Have a good week everyone !
Hi Anna,
Is there any way to make okra NOT slimy? I think I might like it if I can take away the sliminess.
Karen, you can fry the okra like we do here in the south! My niece loves fried okra. I can’t stand to even look at the slimy, boiled okra. Gag!
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Hi Toni,
So, do you dip it in egg and bread it first?
Karen, I’ll have to ask my mom, because I have never fried okra in my life. I know there is some coating on it, but I am not sure if she just dips it in flour or uses egg first. I’ll call her later today and find out for you.
.-= Toni’s last blog post… 2nd Menu Monday =-.
1. Mood: Frustrated
2. Celine Dion power ballads? None, her voice makes my ears bleed.
3. Least favorite vegetable? Green bell peppers
4. Thanksgiving plans? Parents, grandparents, and youngest sister at our house.
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: Nothing today.
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? Women’s buttondown shirts don’t have a choice of arm lengths. My arms are short, so it’s hell trying to find a shirt off the rack.
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? A few times with lip gloss.
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? Chocolate cheesecake
9. Outfit: navy blue merino V-neck sweater, dark brown flannel pants, navy blue socks, black loafers, diamond studs
10. Weekly goals: Make it to Sunday without killing anyone.
Hi E.D.,
Good luck with your goals this week. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you!
1. Mood:
Tired, and dreading the work ahead of me…
2. Celine Dion power ballads?
Eh…didn’t she have a song with Frank Sinatra? Em, no, I’ve got nothing- ballads are not really my thing.
3. Least favorite vegetable?
Those little cabbages, have no idea what they are called
4. Thanksgiving plans?
Well, not an American so no I don’t really give thanks.
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks:
Patina-artiliner lancome in black- diorshow iconic on lashes, Chanel blush&Coralista, on lips Dior Rouge serum in 760 (love that colour!)
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves?
Too much colours, glitter, sequins, tacky jewlery all into one. And tights worn as pants. Summer boots. Dressing up like everybody else (I live on Balkan people- all the above means ‘dressed up like everybody else’)
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else?
Not really, since I don’t buy make up as presents.
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself?
Usual Voodoo pasta with plums&chicken, my own recipe.
9. Outfit:
Black skinny jeans, booties, gray t shirt, black structured jacked favorite brown shawl from Bali.
10. Weekly goals:
Start studying for my last exam ever…and get back to gym, my back hurt from all the sitting and working…And survive!
Hi Sonja,
Good luck on your last exam! What’s it on?
1. Mood: I am so lazy today don’t know why
2. Celine Dion power ballads? Only my Heart Will Go On
3. Least favorite vegetable? Don’t have any
4. Thanksgiving plans? We don’t celebrate it here but I am going to visit my friends who do
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: nothing already. I got a new makeup remover today 🙂
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? I need to think ’bout that
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? I did. But sometimes I had vice versa. I got something for myself but gave it somebody else.
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? Spaghetti with salmon and sour cream souce
9. Outfit: brown hoodie and shorts. I look like a teddy bear 😀
10. Weekly goals: I am going to the sea in 2 weeks so i need to plan everything. Continue reading all the books that I’ve started. Get a new storage for makeup. Enjoy the salon tomorrow with the Boy 🙂
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Hi Marina,
What makeup remover did you get?
1. Mood: Good, just back from vacation, and off work W, Th and Fr this week 🙂
2. Celine Dion power ballads? Um, no thanks
3. Least favorite vegetable? Brussel sprouts
4. Thanksgiving plans? Going to my aunts with bunches of other relatives. Fun, actually!
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: Clinique Like Mink shadow, Mocha pInk blush, Sweet Honey lipstick
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? Clothes that are supposed to be XL and most likely wouldn’t fit an XL 12 yr old. I’m tall (and not stick thin anymore) and not happy with selections for people my size.
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? Can’t think of anything…
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? Sugar cookies (all homemade–no mix) at Halloween
9. Outfit: Grey plaid (with slight amount of purple threading) wide leg pants (NY & Co), Purple three-quarter sleeve sweater, Black Aerosole heels (typical work stuff)
10. Weekly goals: Help my aunt with cooking for Thanksgiving crowd, try not to gain weight over the holiday, enjoy hanging out with my family coming in from out-of-state, be thankful for my blessings!!!
Hi Susan,
Nice! How was your vacation?
It was good. Not long enough 🙂
1. Mood: sleepy
2. Celine Dion power ballads? she has a nice voice but I don’t like her songs
3. Least favorite vegetable? cabbage
4. Thanksgiving plans? I’m not American so I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving.
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: nothing yet
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? leggings worn as pants and dresses that fit on one half and not the other.
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? not yet, but I was very tempted to at times
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? chocolate cookies
9. Outfit: long pink sweater and red pants
10. Weekly goals: exercise
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Hi Gio,
Where are you from?
1. Mood: A little sleepy with remnants of the migraine I had yesterday. But looking forward to the short work week and holiday!
2. Celine Dion power ballads? The woman’s got pipes, but not my style.
3. Least favorite vegetable? There are a few, really can’t stand bell peppers!
4. Thanksgiving plans? At my parent’s house with the cousins. Love how cozy and warm the house gets when everyone is there. 🙂
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: Stila Baked eyeshadow trio, Covergirl lipslicks, Bobbi Brown blush.
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? When women wear jeans that don’t fit. at. all. There are so many options, just take a moment to try things on!
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? Definitely. 🙂 But then I go back and get more!
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? Delish salad with walnuts and cheddar cheese and spinach…I’m ready for lunch!
9. Outfit: Black swingy square-neck top, tan work pants, black patent flats. Pretty easy day at the office.
10. Weekly goals: Edit & post photos from the downtown LA photowalk I did Saturday, make some amazing side dishes for Turkey Day, get head shots of my family.
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Hi Trude
Your salad sounds so good. I think I’m going to try making it. What dressing do you usually use?
We usually use a vidalia onion vinaigrette – you can get a giant bottle of it at Sam’s Club, my mom and I are addicted! We use it on everything – sandwiches, chicken marinade, etc. Sooo yummy. 🙂 And during the summer we were using Persian cucumbers from the Farmer’s Market, but I think they’re out of season now.
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Hi Trude,
Oh, that sounds so yummy. I don’t have a Sam’s club nearby… I’ll see if I can find a recipe for it. 🙂
Le list
1. Mood: Happy and in a cleaning frenzy mood! They don’t happen often, so I have to take advantage while I can!
2. Celine Dion power ballads? Love ’em
3. Least favorite vegetable? Beets
4. Thanksgiving plans? At home with hubby and both kids.
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: Eyes: MAC e/s in Shale, Shroom, and a brown from the Smoke and Mirros palette, Urban Decay liner in Smash; Cheeks: MAC Hello Kitty Pretty Baby blush and MAC MSF in Med/Dark for bronzing; Lips: Aquaphor
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? Yes! I am a plus size lady and why does every designer think I have long legs? Also, tops that gape away from the body when I bend over and everyone can see down my shirt.
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? I don’t think so.
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? Chese Chicken (recipe from an old boyfriends’ mom – the only good thing that came out of that relationship)
9. Outfit: Brown knit top, jeans, brown boots
10. Weekly goals: Continue with my cleaning frenzy for the next few days, enjoy Thanksgiving with my family, and do some shopping on Black Friday.
Happy Thanksgiving, to Karen and all of the readers here!
.-= Toni’s last blog post… 2nd Menu Monday =-.
Please forgive all the spelling and grammatical errors. My daugther (who is homeschooled) was begging me to make something for lunch, so I was typing too fast!
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Duh, and I spelled “daughter” wrong!
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No worries, Toni!
You have a wonderful Thanksgiving, too. 🙂
1. Mood: hungry! i haven’t eaten at all yet and it’s nearly 11
2. Celine Dion power ballads? celine just bugs me. canada can take back the spawn they spawned and get rid of it
3. Least favorite vegetable? i’m not a huge fan of butternut squash
4. Thanksgiving plans? i live in canada now, and their thanksgiving was last month. but i think i might cook a small thanksgiving meal for me and my husband
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: rocking soft lips lip balm and thats it right now 🙂
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? any form of yoga pants for every day wear. they are called yoga pants for a reason, you wear them for yoga not for every day use
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? of course 🙂
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? sweet tea. i was missing the south where i grew up
9. Outfit: im rocking sweats and a tank top
10. Weekly goals: turn in my immigration forms finally!
Hi Nikki,
How are you liking Canada? Was it very hard to adjust to the weather?
I dont think i’ll ever get used to the weather here! i Live in vancouver so the winters arent as cold. they are just very rainy.
I miss the heat of my home during the summer though. it just doesnt get hot enough here to suit my tastes
I hear ya. I used to live up near Sacramento, where it gets hot enough in the summer to walk around at night in shorts. I miss that!
1. Mood: Happy and caffeinated! Just got that midterm from last week back, I totally aced it!
2. Celine Dion power ballads? Yes, in moderation. You should definitely watch me belt out some Celine during a karaoke sesh.
3. Least favorite vegetable? Snow peas and green peppers. Never really a fan of those.
4. Thanksgiving plans? I’m from Canada so Thanksgiving was last month. Hope your Thanksgiving is great though Karen!
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: Benefit Browzing, UD 2/7 eyeliner in Zero, Chapstick
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? When I buy clothes that I *thought* looked awesome in the store, but when I try them on at home they look awful.
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? No…of course not…*grin*
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? Last night’s dinner consisting of grilled chicken, grilled asparagus, and fingerling potatoes, yum!
9. Outfit: Purple plaid dress shirt, grey skinnies, Chucks, leather jacket
10. Weekly goals: Do well on my 2 quizzes this week, squeeze in some study and workout time, sleep well
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Hi Jacks,
Wow, can I come over for dinner?! Sounds yummy!
Le list
1. Mood: tired
2. Celine Dion power ballads? not anymore, but I do like her Christmas CD–especially the duet with Andrea Bocelli.
3. Least favorite vegetable? collard greens–yuck!
4. Thanksgiving plans? I’m cooking for nine–family and friends
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: shadow from last year’s Lancome holiday palette/Bare Escentuals Buxom lips/Nars South Beach
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? I have exactly the same issues as you, Karen!
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? No.
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? Just made fish tacos for lunch–mmmmm!
9. Outfit: leaf green cords, orange fitness fleece top, brown Keens
10. Weekly goals: try to keep the stress levels to a minimum and finish five loads of laundry before Thanksgiving!
Hi Karen4,
I hope your Thanksgiving feast goes smoothly. Are you a turkey pro? I have still yet to cook one!
Le list
1. Mood:Tired,took a day off,spent all day cleaning and cooking ,groceries to go 🙁
2. Celine Dion power ballads?….well,I like one of her songs “Have you ever been in love” other than that she is free to fly a kite 🙂
3. Least favorite vegetable? broccoli – it’s stinks like dirty socks…I do not care for this veggie,sorry;
4. Thanksgiving plans? we already had our Thanksgiving, about six weeks ago 🙂 we had a great time 🙂
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks:trying new products by SKINN (e/s are talc free,whatever),MAC Prolash mascara in black/nothing yet/MAC BBR MSF
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? I don’t wear (this days) anything that covers my butt,or winter boots worn during summer etc. nonsense;
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else?aha,many times 😀
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? butternut squash soup – yummy 🙂
9. Outfit: navy sweatpants,ivory T-top,active wear mock neck jacket in teal (or Sea Frost – that’s what the label said)/ navy socks;
10. Weekly goals: to start x-mas shopping.- I’m not sure yet;
Hi Madeleine,
I’ve never had homemade butternut squash soup. Is it hard to make?
Karen 🙂
It has to be easy,otherwise I won’t do it.I am not a chef-ette,I’m chartered accountant and have no time to prepare food forever;
Link: http://www.simplefreshdelicious.com/recipes/season-1-episode-10-butternut-squash-soup
I love yams,squash’s of any kind,beets,and carrots,lentils,chick peas,leaffie greens etc.
BTW I don’t use sour cream,but that’s optional.
That looks really easy and delicious. I think Trader Joes might even have pre-chopped squash, which should make it even easier! I’ll definitely give this a go. 🙂 Thank you!
1. Mood: full, leftover pad thai and peach mango pie :]
2. Celine Dion power ballads? No thanks, I had to sing “My Hear Will Go On” far too many times as a child
3. Least favorite vegetable? squash. blehck
4. Thanksgiving plans? have to go to my parents friends house :/ but since I’m scheduled to work the wee hours [not really, 7 am] of black friday morning I am hoping to leave early and sleep off the pumpkin pie..
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: Naked
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? Clothes being too big. Sometimes I feel so tiny because I can never find things that fit right. And when I find something that’s too tight it’s like “who in the world can fit in this if I can’t?” If I am in the fitting room and there’s a bubble of air at my bust or I can stick another leg into my pants then it’s a sad shopping day.
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? Haha. Been tempted too but I don’t think so??
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? Microwaved some pad thai. Hahaha.
9. Outfit: PJS
10. Weekly goals: Work on presentation for school, finish up a report, do the laundry, tidy up my room, try to save up as much money as possible
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Hi Stephie,
Good luck on your presentation! 🙂
Aw, Thanks!! Good luck on your filing and organizing 😛
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LOL, thanks! I have the tendency to put stuff in piles so it’s a chore. What’s your presentation on?
1. Mood: mellow
2. Celine Dion power ballads? It’s ok. I like her because she’s Canadian and she does sing well.
3. Least favorite vegetable? Brussel sprouts. They stink…
4. Thanksgiving plans? I’m in Canada, so we had our Thanksgiving a month ago. I am thinking of heading down for the sales though 😉
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: naked.
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? Pants being too long. Pants fitting at the thigh and then loose at the waist.
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? Yes. :$
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? It’s been a long time since I made them, but mini Ube cupcakes with macapuno cream cheese frosting. ie. purple yam cupcakes with coconut cream cheese.
9. Outfit: sweats
10. Weekly goals: Get organized for Christmas
.-= Christy’s last blog post… Murale at Oakridge Center =-.
Hi Christy,
Oh wow… when I read the description of your cupcakes my mouth literally started watering. YUM!
1. Mood: Thoughtful and a little moody because it’s rainy & gloomy.
2. Celine Dion power ballads? None
3. Least favorite vegetable? Can’t think of any I dislike
4. Thanksgiving plans? Dinner at nephew’s with family & friends
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: No makeup today, but probably would feel better with a little blush & eye liner!
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? Gaping blouses
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? Yep 🙂
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? Lowfat milk & blueberry “milkshake”.
9. Outfit: Life is Good charcoal colored t-shirt, jeans and barefoot
10. Weekly goals: Clean my closet
Hi Patty,
Have you ever heard of Miss Oops double stick tape? It works wonders with gaping blouses.
Happy Monday!
I really like filling out surveys, so I always look forward to Mondays if only for this! Haha!
1. Mood: Groggy. I had a couple weird dreams last night, so my brain feels like it hasn’t rested.
2. Celine Dion power ballads? Um… no, I pass.
3. Least favorite vegetable? Bittermelon. YUCK.
4. Thanksgiving plans? I actually have the day off from work, so we invited our extended family over for dinner. Yay!
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: None yet, but I bought the Stila Kitten set a few days ago, so I wanna use that today.
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? Ill-fitting jeans. I gained muscle in my thighs, so often jeans will fit fine around there, but at my waist, it’s way too loose. Or, everything is perfect, except the length because I’m short.
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? Nah. If anything, I’d just buy another one for myself.
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? Umm, does pouring milk over cereal count? Haha!
9. Outfit: Still in my sleeping clothes! But I have to run errands later, so I’ll probably throw on some variation of jeans and a t-shirt. I have a band concert tonight, so I’ll be wearing all black for that. Like a funeral director, but sexier 😉
10. Weekly goals: Work on the second draft for my screenplay (my teacher liked my first, so I don’t have to make too many changes, w00t), clean house. Oh, there’s a bone marrow donor sign up on campus on Tuesday, so I’ll make my way over there too.
Hope you’re doing well, Karen! Say hi to Tabs for me.
Hi Jen,
I just gave Tabs a big kitty hug for you.
BTW, I’m sooo with you on the bittermelon. I can’t stand it! Come to think of it, I don’t like it because it’s slimy like okra, ha ha.
Wait… will you be playing in the band tonight? Or attending the concert?
I think I am the only second generation asian person I know that actually likes eating bittermelon 😛
.-= Stephie’s last blog post… I LURRVE Polyvore =-.
You just might be! LOLOL!
Probably! I don’t like it because it’s bitter… Yeah. Well, at least the name warns you.
I’ll be playing. Flute and piccolo! Or trying to, anyway. I’m getting a new wave of canker sores in my mouth from my braces, so my embouchure might be weird. Aaaah 🙁
Yay, you play my instruments! Do you prefer flute or piccolo? I always liked the mini-ness of piccolos, but find flute more expressive.
I definitely prefer flute. I don’t play piccolo unless out of necessity. And, with piccolo, you can’t hide or fake anything, because everything is audible! But, you’re right, it is really cute in stature and in sound. I recently got my braces on, so readjusting to the flute AND having to play picc has been quite a challenge for me this semester!
1. Mood:
Very, very tired from having a migraine all weekend.
2. Celine Dion power ballads?
Depends on the song.
3. Least favorite vegetable?
Tomatoes, wait, that’s a fruit. Anything that isn’t corn, green peppers or potatoes. I’m incredibly picky.
4. Thanksgiving plans?
Aunt’s house. Oh, joy. I get to spend it in a cramped formal dining room. Ich.
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks:
Grey eyeshadow, black eyeliner/mascara, standard cheeks, shimmery purpley-pinkey lipstick
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves?
Skirts and jeans. I can never find them in my size, I always have to hem and take in my jeans and I can never find a decent length skirt in my size. They’re all microminis!!!
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else?
Yep.
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself?
Grilled cheese sandwich. I’m now out of cheese. 🙁
9. Outfit:
Purple thermal, white cami, dark blue jeans, Tribeca embroidered flats
10. Weekly goals:
Start typing and researching Gender & Sexuality Final on Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” music video, work on Children’s Lit chapter book essay, work on Children’s Lit final project (typing the first chapter of your own young adult novel), work on Social Psychology project, finish Social Psychology reflection papers (one 1/2 done and the other one is started), brush Zena at least once, try to not go psycho from all those essays, attempt to enjoy Thanksgiving break, paint my nails tonight as my Russian Navy mani has chips and two fingers have become unpolished due to picking at chips, get Zena’s toenails trimmed at the vet.
Wow, typing all that down really shows how much stuff I have to do. Yikes!
Hi Kate & Zena,
Just tackle one thing at a time… you’ll eventually get it all done.
Will Zena be coming with you guys to your aunt’s house for the holiday?
Ha ha ha ha ha ha, no. Zena and my aunt’s Cocker Spaniel, Oreo, don’t get along very well. Oreo is a bit of a bully and about four pounds heavier (yet three inches shorter) than Z. Oreo is very mouthy and has paws that look like bear paws compared to Zena’s hare-like paws.
Plus, if Zena gets wind via sniff of a hamster in the house, you know she’s going to terrorize that thing. Zena is a lean, mean, rodent hunting machine.
Yikes! If I ever get a rabbit I’ll be sure to hide him/her from Queen Z. 🙁
Rabbits are the worst thing to tantalize Zena with. That’s why we go through so many bunny squeaker toys! She’s killed dour bunnies since we adopted her! We don’t mind as we have a bunny overpopulation here (lack of predators here…only the occasional fox and red-tailed hawk), our only request is that the dead animals stay OUTSIDE the house. My dad (or my lil’ brother if my dad is unavailable) is the delegated rodent picker-upper. We females don’t do dead animals. She hunts squirrels, opossums (yet she barks at them when they play dead which is rather funny), groundhogs and rabbits mainly. She’s learned her lesson about skunks, thankfully.
1. Mood: Meh. I’m off to work tonight and tomorrow night. But I’ll be charge nurse, so here’s hoping for a couple of good nights!
2. Celine Dion power ballads? I’m not really into ballads, period. But occasionally her Titanic song gets stuck in my head out of nowhere, and it drives me insane!
3. Least favorite vegetable? Ew, brussel sprouts! Ick! (And the husband loves them. Figures.)
4. Thanksgiving plans? The husband and I are going it alone this year. I’m not great at coordinating that many dishes, so this should be interesting!
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: Still bare faced, but I have a palette from Loreal that I haven’t used in a while, that has gold and aqua in it. I’ll probably rock that and Nars Orgasm blush, plus my new Kitten lip glaze.
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? I have a big butt in comparison to my waist. So by the time the jeans fit my behind, they gap majorly at the waist, and I have no choice but to wear a belt. One day I will try having them tailored. One day…
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? I don’t usually buy makeup as gifts. Too tempting! 😉
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? Chocolate chip cookies from scratch.
9. Outfit: Royal blue scrubs.
10. Weekly goals: Get through cooking Thanksgiving dinner without stressing, not kill anyone at work (that includes coworkers, patients and their families), restrain myself from spending my entire paycheck at Sephora, and buy a new conditioner.
Answer: As a matter of fact, I have had a 14 pound cat jump on my shoulder on a Monday morning! And a Thursday evening, and a Saturday afternoon… He’ll jump anywhere he can get to. I end up with scratches in the oddest places. In fact, I think he may be heavier than 14 pounds now!
Hi Stacie,
Ha ha! Does your kitty prefer a certain shoulder? For Tabs it’s always my right shoulder. It’s the weirdest thing.
Hmm, I’ve never noticed that he prefers one shoulder over the other. I’ll have to pay closer attention!
If he favors one over the other let me know. Perhaps we have the basis of a new kitty behavior theory, LOL!
Le list
1. Mood: tired… it was a tough day at work
2. Celine Dion power ballads? can’t stand her music
3. Least favorite vegetable? okra for me as well! I also don’t like the texture of mushrooms.
4. Thanksgiving plans?heading to the grandparents’ house in north georgia
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks:kitten eyeshadow and lash blast mascara / nada / illamasqua blush in beg (aka, all my usual)
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? I guess my shoulders aren’t high enough because I always have problems with tanks not fitting right because the strap parts are way too long 🙁
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? I think only once 🙂
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? pasta with lots of cheese!
9. Outfit: a purple cotton sleep dress thingie
10. Weekly goals: pack up my office for our move, also be thankful, make good progress on my class project
Hi Tiffany,
Sorry to hear your day was rough. Tomorrow will hopefully be better. 🙂
I always have strap issues too, especially with dresses. Could you perhaps be short waisted?
Thanks girlie! I have a crappy project at work right now and our offices are moving soon and everyone is kinda in panic mode.
I actually don’t think so – I am 5-foot-7 and think my torso is pretty long. It’s like, the area from the top of my shoulders to my boobs isn’t long enough, lol. certain places are worse than others for me, like old navy. if it’s like a camisole or tank then the front will land below my boobs instead of covering them. so weird!
love the new comment features, btw!!!!!!
Oh, I see. I bet there’s a technical name out there for that. Wonder what it is…
Anyway, I bet tops with adjustable straps are your friends!
Forgive me if I’ve already asked you this, but what do you do?
I’m a research assistant. Although most RAs work for a professor in an academic dept., I work for a research institute, so it’s actually like a real job, lol!
Hi Christina,
No kidding! The fates are cruel that way. BTW, how did the cookies turn out?
Le list
1. Mood: BLAHHH!
2. Celine Dion power ballads? ooh nothing can beat my heart will go on! hahah
3. Least favorite vegetable? raw onions
4. Thanksgiving plans? aw we don’t celebrate thanksgiving in australia
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: MAC feline eyeliner/pinkfish lipconditioner/ benefit 10
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? .. my boobs are too big 🙁
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? hahah yeah! whoops!
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? hot chips with gravy! MMMM!!
9. Outfit: it’s hella cold at the moment 🙁 jeans/white singlet/pink scarf/f21 jacket/flats
10. Weekly goals: FINISH assignment!!!!
hi karen 🙂 going on your blog makes me wish i was back in the bay again 🙁 hope everything is going okay! take caree <3
Hi Jana,
Okay, so I totally hated raw onions until I had a Maui Onion. Have you ever heard of them? They are actually REALLY GOOD because they taste sweet. It’s the weirdest thing!
Aww, the Bay will always be here! Hopefully you’ll come by and visit soon.
hi karen 🙂
happy monday! send my regard to tabs. with exams in two weeks, it’s back to studying for me… grrr
Le list
1. Mood: bleh. it’s monday.
2. Celine Dion power ballads? no thanks.
3. Least favorite vegetable? swiss chard. has a weird irony taste. i still do like it cooked perfectly though.
4. Thanksgiving plans? nada. i’m in canada; i’ve already had my thanksgiving… but do send some turkey my way!
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: absolutely nada today except clinique superbalm gloss in currant.
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? might sound a bit discriminatory, but i dislike overweight people trying to squeeze themselves into lululemon, than sitting at mcdonalds and scarfing down big macs. if they wear it to actually work out and be healthy, then kudos, but nothing makes me barf as quickly as a lazy slob who’s sitting in her too-small $100 groove pants at mcdonalds, stuffing herself full of trans and saturated fats.
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? yes. all the time!
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? artichoke and palm heart salad. will post recipe on blog tonight 🙂
9. Outfit: skinny jeans, navy-blue tee, turquoise lululemon remix hoodie.
10. Weekly goals: finish all my readings, pronto 🙂
.-= ines + cha cha’s last blog post… Le Look du Jour – Retro Red =-.
Hi Ines,
Again? I feel like you just finished your papers!
When will you been completely done?
And yes ma’am, am sending you some turkey (and pie and other various forms of carbs).
ps – kudos on the new comment system. i love it!
.-= ines + cha cha’s last blog post… 10 Minute Meal – Artichoke & Palm Heart Salad =-.
it didn’t post my first comment. grr.
i did say though, that i’m done on dec 17th and then i’ll be off to chicago for christmas…
waiting for turkey and carbs… mmm.
.-= ines + cha cha’s last blog post… 10 Minute Meal – Artichoke & Palm Heart Salad =-.
Nice! Do you have family there? Hey, you’ll be able to go to Target!!
yes i do. my cousins live there. the house of tar-ghay and bath and body works (for bigelow stuff) is on my list… and some outlet mall shopping.
.-= ines, felix and kitten (the office kitties)’s last blog post… 10 Minute Meal – Artichoke & Palm Heart Salad =-.
1. Mood: Tired, I only slept 10 hours in the last 5 days :((
2. Celine Dion power ballads? I used to like her, but not anymore 🙂
3. Least favorite vegetable? I hate them all 🙁
4. Thanksgiving plans? I don’t have this holiday
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: On my lips Ultra shine lipgloss from Sephora over my lip liner in pink
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? I have a big butt in comparison to my waist, I totally agree with Stacy 🙂
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? Never
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? Sardines with lemon juice. I eat in restaurants all the time, I only eat breakfast in home.:(
9. Outfit: All naked, I’m going to shower right now :))
10. Weekly goals: I have to move back to my parents home in another city. A total nightmare, after 10 years I will be living again with my folks :((Somebody save meeee!
.-= Tavia’s last blog post… Laura Mercier Club Couture – Holiday 2009 Collection =-.
Hi Tavia,
That is a big change. You have to remember it’s only temporary… and then start making plans to move out!
Le list
1. Mood: Exhausted and ready for the 2 days off
2. Celine Dion power ballads? Not usually my thing but I did like the song she did with meatloaf
3. Least favorite vegetable? Califlower
4. Thanksgiving plans? My parents, then who knows?
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: Nothing now I cleaned up as soon as I walked in the door
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? I have the same problem as you Karen. I’m short so I have trouble with the length of my sleeves and pants. So annoying!
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? Oh yeah!
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? Devils food cake with vanilla frosting! Oh I need to start working out now!
9. Outfit: white tank and black capris..totally bummin it
10. Weekly goals: destress from work, enjoy turkey day, finish the 3 bags of laundry and decorate the house for Christmas.
<3
Hi Suri,
Do you have any brands that you like that you know fit shorties well? I’ve noticed the short Old Navy Diva jeans are pretty good. BCBG tops, while expensive, also fit well.
Ah, to be vertically challenged…
1. Mood: Happy but don’t want to start homework
2. Celine Dion power ballads? She’s awesome haha
3. Least favorite vegetable? I really don’t like carrots by themselves actually
4. Thanksgiving plans? I’m not sure
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: Just Diorshow mascara and Chanel foundation
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? Just ugly clothes I guess hahah
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? No but I was sure close!! Haaha
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? I reheated some leftover Korean food!
9. Outfit: I wore a Juicy tealish long sleeve, a Juicy green vest, and Juicy black curduroy pants with Converse. 😛
10. Weekly goals: To last until Wednesday so that I can party on Thanksgiving! 😛
Hi Leanne,
Celine does have some powerful pipes — I’ll give her that!
Which Chanel foundation do you use?
1. Mood: Pretty good.
2. Celine Dion power ballads? Ugh.
3. What is your least favorite vegetable? Lima beans.
4. Plans for Thanksgiving? Idk yet!
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: I just washed my face ha ha! But I did have on Bare Minerals Buxom Lip gloss and Physicians Formula mineral blush on today 🙂
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? Pants that look weird.
7. Have you ever kept a makeup or beauty product that you initially purchased as a gift for someone else? Yeah.
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? A Greek salad.
9. Outfit: Pajamas.
10. Weekly goals:
My goal is also to be thankful this week 🙂
That is a great goal. I’m putting that one on my list, too. 🙂
1. Mood: Alright for a monday morning
2. Celine Dion power ballads? not really feeling them but I do like I surrender and that is the only one I like.
3. Least favorite vegetable? Cabbage and bok choi
4. Thanksgiving plans? thanksgiving is over in canada
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: Some items in my Tarte Treasure Chest
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? I am too short and I need to helm all my pants, unless they are skinny jeans.
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? not that i remember.
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? Crab cakes and crab Rangoon
9. Outfit: Black hoodie, jeans, v neck tee and pink chucks
10. Weekly goals: trying to survive work
.-= amy’s last blog post… Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 3: Lipglosses, Review and Swatches Part A =-.
Crab cakes are my fave, yum! Is your recipe hard?
1. Mood: Happy. I have some awesome friends 🙂
2. Celine Dion power ballads? Meh. Woman’s got a voice, that’s for sure, but her style is pretty cheesy.
3. Least favorite vegetable? I love most of them! I’m not a huge fan of carrots, though.
4. Thanksgiving plans? Going home and spending time with my family!
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: Nothing… just got out of the shower.
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? YES. I hate seeing guys on campus who wear plaid shorts with striped polo shirts! Too tight pants, too short shirts… blatantly visible bra straps (like with a racer back top).
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? Probably… I love all things makeup.
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? If by prepare, you mean “buy a carton of Ben&Jerry’s,” then about 10 minutes ago 😉
9. Outfit: PJ pants from Old Navy and a black tank top.
10. Weekly goals: Go home! Hopefully get a few important homework things done, but still have a good time and a bit of a vacation.
Alsoooooo… I’m so excited to cut all my hair off on Saturday! I had to grow out my hair for a friend’s wedding, all the while wishing I could cut it to a pixie, and I finally get to do it!!!
That *is* really exciting. Do you have scarves? When you cut your hair short your neck gets REALLY cold (I know this from experience!).
Hi Tiffany,
Oh, that’s cool. Do you like it? Is it interesting?
Hi Kate & Zena,
You know what I’ve heard is good for de-skunking? Tomato juice!
Actually, we didn’t use tomato juice. Tomatoes are absolutely one of the worst things you can give a dog aside from chocolate and grapes. Even in tiny amounts, tomato has been known to cause convulsions, lethargy, coma and death. Needless to say, that wasn’t coming near Zena.
We called the vet when it happened and she told us to combine baking soda, vinegar and some plain ol’ soap, wait a few minutes and then rinse it off with lukewarm water. I can’t remember the actual ratios for each, but it killed the smell for sure. It’s only on her collar faintly so we’re debating whether we want to buy her a new one or throw it in the wash again.
ohhh I have no idea that Tabs is 14 lbs. Do your arms get tired from carrying your baby? My cat is a girl and she is 10 lbs, a bit smaller but I get tired from carrying her. She is a big girl alright.
.-= amy’s last blog post… Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 3: Lipglosses, Review and Swatches Part A =-.
1. Mood: A little better than recently.
2. Celine Dion power ballads? Ouais, ca va, mais surtout en francais!
3. Least favorite vegetable? Carrot! Also celery (not the root one) – hey! celery seems to be of the carrot family, that explains a lot – and pickled pumpkin.
4. Thanksgiving plans? No plans, I’m not in US.
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: MAC Et tu, Bouquet?, Cranberry, Shadowy Lady, Of Summer / Secret Crush See Thru & Jingle Jangle DG / Summer Rose BP
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? One of the biggest must be the fact that people seem to loose their clothes (= wear really skinny ones) when the summer comes, regardless the temperature or, most importantly, their body! You can see enourmous bare thighs saturated with cellulite…! Yak!
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? Nope.
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? I live in nutritional carseration! Can’t eat anything with milk products = anything yummy, like cakes, ice cream, cheese, most “normal” food : (((
9. Outfit: v-neck sweater, blouse, trousers, boots
10. Weekly goals: trying to avoid the pig flu that finally arrived at my work place
Hi Karen! Yes, I’m pretty good with turkey and everything else. I’ve been preparing Thanksgiving dinners for over 10 years for my family. I use Reynolds baking bags (turkey sized ones!). The bird comes out really moist and falls off the bone, which would be trouble if you’re into the “presentation” turkey ;0)
1. Mood: I feel fat! But I am so in love and happy… who cares?
2. Celine Dion power ballads? Mmmmh – no.
3. Least favorite vegetable? Carrots.
4. Thanksgiving plans? None.
5. Eyes/lips/cheeks: HR Rubinstein and SHISEIDO, DIOR lipstick and NARS creamblush.
6. Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves? Hate plastic, need silk&cashmere. Sometimes I can even afford it.
7. Ever kept a makeup or beauty product you actually bought for someone else? Whom, me?! …nearly never 😉
8. Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself? I bought a huge load of bad smelling french chesse, baguette and white wine and watched TV whil enjoying the gorgious cheese.
9. Outfit: Woolshirt with matching scarf, Moncler downvest, jeans.
10. Weekly goals: Not getting sick. Waking up – I still feel like I am sleeping since sunday already. Sooo tired…
.-= Andreea’s last blog post… PRIMAVERA Badeöl Relaxing Lavendel Vanille für Pflege und Entspannung de luxe =-.
Oh no, I’m a day late! =(
Mood:
I’m pretty cheerful and awake considering that 1) I only slept for 4 hours, and 2) I have a 10 hour work day today! I promised myself to be in a good mood this week since it’s Thanksgiving!
Celine Dion power ballads?
Only “My Heart Will Go On”!
What is your least favorite vegetable?
I love all veggies but tomatoes. I HATE tomatoes.
Plans for Thanksgiving?
I’m spending it with one of my girl friends, and we’re making Haitian food!
Eyes/lips/cheeks:
Eyes: Paul and Joe Pearl Powders #01 and #002, the crease color from the Maybelline Natural Smokes quad, Bourjois brown Liner Clubbing liquid liner, L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black mascara.
Cheeks: Bobbi Brown Blushed Rose Pot Rouge
Lips: Paul and Joe Lipstick #31, with Lipgloss #10 over it.
Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves?
Button-down shirts that gap on me because my bust is too big, jeans that gap at the waist because my waist to hip ratio is weird.
Have you ever kept a makeup or beauty product that you initially purchased as a gift for someone else?
Way too many times lol!
Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself?
I don’t remember! =(
Outfit:
Dark blue Levi 231s, grey tank top under a red American Apparel henley.
Weekly goals:
To be grateful for EVERYTHING this week. To try not to spend too much on Black Friday. To enjoy the Deadmau5 concert I’m attending tomorrow. To sit down and make a huge list of everything I want to do before the year is up!
I heart Paul & Joe! Isn’t their packaging amazing?
1.Mood:
sorta meh. not like myself! i just need to shake out of it.
2.Celine Dion power ballads?
I just love the way she “dances.” its soooo funny!! but I concede that she has one of the best singing voices….she’s in my holy triumvirate with Whitney and Mariah. Just phenomenal.
3.What is your least favorite vegetable?
lima beans! what the heck ARE they, anyway? (beans, yes, but BLECH!)
4.Plans for Thanksgiving?
drive out to East County to visit a dear friend who is in rehab for alcohol. He is a GEM of a person and has really struggled this year. I need to make sure he knows his friends all still support and love him.
5.Eyes/lips/cheeks:
Eyes: MAC Nylon inner corners and highlight brow, MAC Trax in outer v, MAC creme liner in dark brown applied with Sonia Kashuk bent eyeliner brush, CG Volume Exact masc in black/brown, cheeks have a rosewater stain from The Body Shop that was disc.’d and I’m so sad. It rocks. Instead of being reddish or pinkish, it’s more wine colored….so much more flattering on me.
6.Do you have any wardrobe pet peeves?
uncomfortable layers: a button-up, collared shirt under a sweater will literally drive me insane. (LOL). I also hate too-long pants, itchy sweaters, and anything made of 100 percent polyester.
7.Have you ever kept a makeup or beauty product that you initially purchased as a gift for someone else?
no…but that’s just because I’ve never ventured into the “buying makeup for other people” territory. One day, one day!
8.Last yummy thing you prepared for yourself?
a huge omelette with everything that I love (swiss, mushrooms, green onions, peppers, onions). i need to get better about preparing yummy stuff!
9.Outfit:
black suit and heels. (hey, I’m at work. what can I say?)
10.Weekly goals:
To get organized! (paperwork, coupons, etc…I need to get my “paper” life in check). I also just realized I need to take more time to prepare yummy meals for myself. (hey living alone is hard…there are some nights you can convince yourself that a box of Fiddle Faddle *totally* passes for dinner).
Hey, Karen, ya know what else? I think Tabs is wearing that bee-tie that I’ve been seeing for months at a certain box store? Hmmm? I have almost bought it for Mikey about a thousand times. Does Tabs mind it at all….i.e. does he try to remove it, or does he, too, realize how cute he looks wearing a bee tie? =)