HAPPY HALLOWEEN, LEMURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Explanations, Pictures, and Me Trying To Be Artsy

Alright everyone, I am SO sorry for the gap between posts.  I wish I could say it was over, but, it's not :( I'm not sure when it will be over, but y'all will be saying, "AND NOW YOU'RE BACK- FROM OUTER SPACE!" If you don't know what I'm talking about,  look up those lyrics! 

Anyway... I leave you with some pictures of the scenery I have taken on our road trip! 

Some random pictures I found on Instagram and Facebook:

Some random pictures of my dogs:

And me trying to be artsy: 

(Raindrops on my window)

(The car wash) 

Sorry For The Radio Silence

Sorry for the delay in posting!! I thought I would have more time than I actually do :) stay tuned, I'm sure there will be more in the very near future! 

My Makeup Routine (Version 3.0)

My makeup routine has changed a lot, even since I posted it again last month (?). And last time  I was in a rush and kind of cheated by not including links. So here's a better version of my routine!

1. Concealer
2. Foundation (I couldn't find the exact one that I use, so I found something that I think is similar)
3. Powder
4. Blush (In light rose)
5. Eyeshadow
6. Mascara

And when I am typing from my phone, there aren't any link options and if I just copy and paste a link it won't work :( Bear with me please! 

Testing, Testing 123

I downloaded the Blogger app on my cell phone so that I can write posts on the go! 

And, another bonus! I always take pictures on my cell phone, and then I end up emailing myself pictures, saving them again, and then putting them in my posts. Not that I upload pictures often... But ya know... 

Have a great night everyone!!! 

Fall and Winter Nail Polish Colors

So I went and bought new mascara. Because I never throw away my mascara until I have already gotten a new one, it's gone, or it's so expired that it dries out and becomes all crumbly and cakey. Gross.

Today will be about Fall/Winter colored nail polish! And I promise that it won't be as crazy as this post. So without further ado...

Essie- Forever Yummy
Essie- In Stitches
Essie- Damsel In A Dress
Essie- Scarlett O'Hara
Essie- Little Brown Dress
Essie- Brownie Points
Essie-Mink Muffs
Essie- It's Genius
Essie- Stylenomics
Essie- Midnight Cami

I know that it is a long-ish list, but I never really post about nail polish, and I thought that this long list would last for all of Fall. And most likely all of Winter. And, hopefully, I will do one for Spring and Summer.

Have a great day everyone!!! I will try to post during this craziness that is moving, but if I disappear off the face of the earth, I will be back!

Uh-Oh

So I just realized something about my mascara. It's waterproof. I knew full well when I bought it that it was waterproof. And I know that you're thinking, Wait... what? You knew when you bought it that it was waterproof but you just realized it? Yeah. I didn't really think about it, I just thought, "Oh, waterproof! It won't melt off of my face if I jump in the pool or get all sweaty or something!"

It wasn't until someone made a crack about an internet celebrity wearing waterproof mascara. I didn't get it. Now... *sigh* I understand. And it takes all of my self control not to run as fast as I can and buy new mascara.

It's because it's always clumped together. Because when said celebrity washes her face, she doesn't wash her mascara off because it's waterproof. Ughhhhhh. I'm almost 100% certain that I wash it all off at night, and that it doesn't look clumpy, but now I'm paranoid. And I'm pretty sure that I'm driving all of my friends and my family crazy, asking constantly, "Do I look like ____________?" Yeah.

So... I guess what I'm saying is beware. Be careful careful careful careful. Wash off your mascara at night, even if it takes makeup remover. It's worth it. When you think that no one will notice that you haven't washed it, they will. Oh, they will. Trust me.

Saturday Sayings Week 2

Since my last post was so serious, this week's edition of "Saturday Sayings" is going to be all funny quotes!

 

"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive."

-Albert Hubbard

 

"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night."

-Steve Martin

 

"People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do."

-Isaac Asimov

 

"Homework can't kill you, but why take a chance?"

-Phyllis Diller

 

"I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three."

-Elayne Boosler

 

"Weather forecast tonight: dark."

-George Carlin

 

"Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry."

-Bill Cosby

 

"Alright everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height."

-Casey Stengel

 

"I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me."

-Fred Allen

 

"I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member."

-Groucho Marx

 

 "I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you."
-Robin Williams

"What's another word for Thesaurus?"
-Steven Wright

Accept Yourself Exactly As You Are

This is going to be a little bit more serious than what you usually see on the blog, but I want this written out. The blog is kind of my vice.

So, a little background information. I went to summer school for three weeks over the summer. Not because I didn't pass a class, but because at the school that I was going to go to before we moved, you have to take summer school. It is completely required or you won't get the credits that you need to graduate. So anyway, I saw this girl (our moms used to be friends) that I had gone to school with until I had switched schools in fourth grade. She had become popular. And gorgeous. And I walked into school everyday feeling so... down about myself, because no matter how hard I tried, I looked nothing like her. She was tall, I'm average height. She was super thin, and I'm average. She had long, blonde hair, I had shoulder-length brown hair.

She hung out with a bunch of her friends, and I was all alone. Everyone that I used to know that goes there, had their own friends that I had never met before. I only knew one person in my class, and we hung out during class, but when it was time for break she hung out with her other friends. She didn't do anything wrong, I would've hung out with my friends if I were her too.

Eventually I saw some people that I knew from before, it was a little awkward at first but towards the end it was better. So, three weeks later, summer school was over, and my aunt and cousin came to visit. It was then that we decided to move to where they lived.

I'm getting off topic here. Anyway, last night, the pretty, popular girl asked to follow me on Instagram. I accepted, and requested her. And then I did something that I am so ashamed of. I went through and screenshotted, then deleted about 50 pictures, just so I would seem cool. And so she would look at my profile and all of my pictures and think that I was "cool". Yeah.

And I mean, I totally feel better now that she won't see any bad pictures of me, or billions of pictures of my dogs, but... I also feel like maybe I shouldn't have done that. I'm not really sure what the right decision was. Because my nervousness about her thinking that I was "cool" has been replaced by feeling... almost ashamed of myself. I promised myself I would never change anything so that someone would think that I'm cool.

But then I saw a blog post today, and I feel better. Even though the post was saying to accept yourself the way you are on the inside, I feel better. I feel better because I might be accepting the fact that I deleted some of my Instagram pictures because I wanted someone to think I was cool. I think that I have accepted the fact that I have done this, and it's something that I need to work on with myself, not caring what other people think.

Yesterday, again, I was wearing a shirt that had skulls and roses on it. And I felt like this old man kept giving me dirty looks because of it. But why did I care what this old man thought? Why did it matter to me whether or not he thought my shirt was horrible? It shouldn't have.

So today? I want all of you, every single last one of you, to accept yourself. On the inside. I don't care if you still want to lose that 20 pounds or grow your hair out. I want you to accept yourself as a person, your personality. Because you are all beautiful and you are all doing something to change the world. Whether it be by impacting one person, which in turn impacts another person, and starting a chain or by impacting a whole bunch of people at one time. You are all doing something to change the world for the better.

Accept yourself exactly as you are.

I'm proud of you. Thank you for making the world a better place, you are so important. The world won't change without you. Please, please believe me.

"We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone."

-Ronald Reagan

Sorry if my posts are scattered, the scheduling posts hasn't been working on blogger (grrrrrrrrr...) and we've been really busy packing and stuff. If I don't get cracking, I'm moving with nothing. Ahahaha so I am going to try to keep up the every other day stuff but if it doesn't happen, don't worry! I haven't forgotten you! I will still write, I promise.

PicMonkey edits

Okay... so I changed the blog again. Shocking. Well, I didn't change it much anyway. I added a list of all of the labels that I have put on posts so it's easier to find what you are looking for. The labels in the biggest font are the ones that have the most posts assigned to them. Is it sad that one of the biggest is "I changed the blog again"? What does that say about me? Fickle, fickle, fickle. But... I don't have any good ideas today. If you have any, be sure to let me know! So now... I'm going to post pictures of myself that I have edited on Picmonkey... hehehehe... be afraid. Be very, very afraid.

I used all of the makeup effects that are available to someone without the royal upgrade... and set the brush to the largest possible. It sort of looks like there's a red spotlight on my face...

 

And here I used the "posterize" affect. And then turned it up so there are lots of colors. Pretty cool if I do say so myself.

 

Halloween Edition!!!!

 

Zombie

 

Demon

 

Vampire! Hmmm... I still don't look like a Cullen

 

And a Day of the Dead skull

 

Hopefully you enjoyed my little "Extreme Makeover: PicMonkey Edition". Tata for now!!!!

 

 

Saturday Sayings- Week One

There's going to be something new happening every Saturday here on the old blaw-g. And it's called "Saturday Sayings". Every Saturday I will be posting quotes (some funny, some serious...). Feel free to do this on your blog too! Just be sure to save the image and post it :) Alright so here goes nothin'...

 

"I intend to live forever. So far, so good."

-Steven Wright

 

"Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish by it's ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."

-Albert Einstein

 

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it's not."

-Dr. Seuss

 

"Health food may be good for the conscience but Oreos taste a [heck] of a lot better."

-Robert Redford

 

"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone."

-Audrey Hepburn

 

Summer to Winter

Soooo I changed the blog again. You shocked? Didn't think so.

Anywayyyyy... my post today is going to be about how to change your favorite summer tank top to an amazing statement piece in an outfit for winter. And the good news? You don't have to do anything to the shirt! It will still be wearable when summer comes back around! So without further ado:

This tanktop from The Buckle
And this cardigan from American Eagle
With these jeans from The Gap
and your favorite pair of Uggs!

See how easy that was? And it can be any tank top- it doesn't have to be completely patterened, it could just have some details on the top or the bottom or whatever you like. But remember to dress for where you are! If you think that you are going to freeze in that, you probably will. I don't want to be responsible for anyone getting hypothermia! ;-)

Have a good day everyone!

Fall Lipglosses and Lipsticks

Fall is coming, fall is coming! (No, the sky is not falling. Not that I know of, anyway) So it's time to change up the whole makeup and dressing routine! However, I am the last person to talk. I will probably be wearing my Summer Eyes eye shadow palette in January.

Fall-ish lipglosses and lipsticks include reds, burgundies, browns, and any deep, rich color that can be found in nature during Fall.

Mac Lipstick   in: Dangerous, Just A Bite, Chili, Russian Red, Fixed on Drama, Diva, Jist, Desire, and Double Shot.

Mac Lipglass  in: Utterly Tart, Viva Glam, Desire, Chestnut, and Russian Red

Mac Dazzleglass  in: Get Rich Quick

Mac Lustreglass in: Venetian, and Decorative

Mac Pro Longwear Lipglass in: Forever Rose

Yes I know that those are all Mac. I really like Mac for Winter and Fall because their colors are so rich and deep. They are more expensive, but I think that it is worth it!