Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Positivity

So, over the past week and a bit, I've been trying to get myself into a more positive frame of mind.

My job has been absolutely eating at me for...well, in the neighborhood of a year now. Now, don't get me wrong, I love what I do, and I love what I'm finishing school for...but the department that I'm in right now literally sucks the living daylights out of you. Like some little friends from Harry Potter...

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So anyhow. It's...rough. It's been rough for awhile, but I haven't had the option of leaving, really. There weren't jobs available for my experience level, and quite honestly, they HAVE been working with me when I've needed time off for school and such. But over the past year, we've had two crap-tastic supervisors, a rotating door of employees, and work conditions that quite frankly, make me want to go back to minimum wage for better conditions. It honestly makes me a very negative person both in how I think, how I feel, how I feel like I treat people, etc. There's others in the department that feel the same way, so unfortunately, it isn't just me.

So, last weekend I got it in my head I wanted to be in a better mindset (this was partially from seeing all of Nikki Phillipi's various Youtubes, as well as some other people who just always seem to be bubbly, happy people). I deactivated my Facebook (which I reactivated solely for my Candy Crush addiction...and well, Facebook timeline scrolling is back). I've been trying to make my words less negative (and trying to keep negative comments to myself, though I know it's not exactly visible through this blog post), and when I start having even mean/nasty thoughts about people, I'm trying to replace the words with "rainbows and sunshine".
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Yes, that's the image I got going through my head. I also have to subject myself to pulling up pictures of puppies and kittens and cute baby animals because really, who's going to be a bitch when staring at this little nugget?

That's right. NOT YOU.

Anyhow. I've been making a concentrated effort to be a nicer person and to try to let stuff roll off my back for the next few months, etc. It's HARD y'all. I'm not going to lie. Maybe I really am a bitch at heart, but the number of times I have to stop myself because I'm thinking mean thoughts is ridiculous.

Is anyone else going through a similar dilemma? I'm doing everything in my power to help myself with this, because I honestly FEEL better when I'm nicer. I mean, yeah, I've been doing some other health-related things (more to come on that later), but your mindset can do WONDERS for you.

I'm also trying to find some inspirational reads, whether it's books, websites, a Pinterest folder that has lots of uplifting quotes, etc. If you have any suggestions, PLEASE leave them in the comments or tweet me. I'm not necessarily looking for religious things, but just good quotes or even just relaxing pictures, etc.

Friday, July 19, 2013

My July Ipsy Bag


 So...this month was my first Ipsy bag! I saw June's bag on Facebook/Twitter/YouTube and loved it, so I signed up and received my first bag last week.

A couple of things left a bit to be desired, but I've tried most of it out now so I can give mini-reviews!

-Pop Beauty pouty pop crayon in Fuchsia Flirt: While I ADORE the consistency/smell/texture/etc of this, I wish I could have gotten the coral color! This is very much a hot Barbie pink. I can get it to stain my lips instead of being so opaque though, so I'll definitely be using it. It actually reminds me of the Revlon Kissable Balm stains in consistency, plus it smells minty as well! I haven't tested the staying power of this yet though.
-Demeter Salt Air perfume: So far, this is my favorite thing in the bag! OMG. It is a roll on, but DOES come in a spray, as well as body lotion and body wash...which I may be picking up! The smell of this is SO fresh. I can't find the description of the scent anywhere, but it does remind me of the beach...and while I normally like girly sweet smells, this one is perfect in a completely different way.
-Coola Mineral Face SPF20 Unscented Moisturizer: This I haven't used yet. My face is already broken out because it's TTOTM, so I don't want to aggravate it. I do want to say, I wish I had gotten the tinted moisturizer instead though. I love me some tinted moisturizers.
-Big Sexy Hair Weather Proof Humidity Resistant Spray: Haha, I got to test this out when it was literally 92% humidity outside. It did keep the frizz at bay, although I'm not sure how great the hold was because I combined it with mousse for keeping my hair curly. This doesn't have a strong scent to it, though I've never used anything from Big Sexy Hair so I don't know if any of the products have a strong scent or not.
-BH Cosmetics California Collection Eyeshadow Sample: My only bitch about this is that they picked one color from each of the palettes, leaving me with a matte royal purple, a shimmery brown, and a shimmery gold. They don't really go together. The colors seem to have good payoff, though I haven't used them on my eyes yet.

Want your own Ipsy bag? <a href=http://www.ipsy.com/?refer=u-hhzphujz2dls15qv> Sign up! </a> Already have a subscription? Tell me what you got in the comments and let me know how you liked it!

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Sharing Blogland

Okay guys, been doing my catching-up-on-my-dailies deal, and I came upon this thought in my head...

How many of you actually share your blog with your people in real life???

Hell, my boyfriend barely knows that I have a Twitter, let alone a blog. And I've been with him for 2 1/2 years. There is literally not another soul that I know in person that knows I have a Twitter...and a blog? Fuh-gett-about-it.

Now, mind you, the majority of my friends don't do "the Twitter thing" and don't really understand it (which...if you don't have friends that use Twitter, then yeah, it is kind of pointless)...so that clears me on that one.

The blog thing though? From what I've seen, most of us DON'T share out little corners of the Interwebz with those near and dear to us that are technologically incompetent. And while I'm not spreading my stuff around, I also don't understand WHY we still treat blogs like they're so taboo? Are we afraid of being judged for what we write, how we write, or our design ideas? Just embarrassed to be caught with a blog? I don't know.

Feel free to leave your input y'all. I'm curious as to your feelings on the subject!

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Mini Target Haul



Yep, I hit up Target last week and did a bit of a haul. I also got some Muddy Buddies and Drumsticks, but those were already in the fridge/freezer.
So...what did I get, and what did I think of the stuff I already tried?

-Goody Color Collection bobby pins. Eh, they're bobby pins. What kind of a review are you expecting here? If only I didn't manage to mysteriously lose them all and then find half a pack in my sofa at random points in my life. I still really don't know what happened to my last pack, really.
-Not Your Mother's Clean Freak dry shampoo - OMG, I LOVE THIS. I've seen it a few places in the YouTube world and I was always highly addicted to by Got2Be dry shampoo. I saw this and figured...hey, it's cheaper than my other stuff and it can't be any worse than my Tresemme crap. It smells SO GOOD and works AMAZINGLY. Go buy this stuff, seriously. I think it was about $5 at my Tar-jay.
-Bodycology XOXO body lotion. It smells nearly identical to my Be Enchanted stuff from Bath and Body Works for a fraction of the price. So, ya know. Good in my books.
-75 pack of Goody Ouchless hair elastics. Again, they're hair ties. If they don't ever stretch out or get lost, then they'd be a miracle.
-Maybelline's The Rocket mascara in waterproof black. I haven't used it yet. I'll get back to you. But once again, it's a YouTube/blogger phenomenon, so I hope I'm not disappointed.
-Rimmel ScandalEyes waterproof kohl eyeliner in deep blue. HOLY COW I LOVE THIS. It claims it's waterproof and smudgeproof, which on my watery, allergy-prone eyes, is a high claim. And it exceeded my expectations, even on my freakin' WATERLINE. I've been wearing this daily and it's my new favorite thing.
-Revlon Lash Potion in waterproof black. How could I NOT get this, just for the packaging alone? I've seen it a few places online with mediocre reviews, but I love this stuff. It's got a slightly drier formula, but it's wonderful! I can do two coats and have my lashes look awesome. Plus, the packaging is so adorable I can't stand it!

What have you hauled from Target lately?