Beauty Favs

Since it's winter (and apparently my skin thinks I'm 90 yrs old), I have had to adjust my makeup and skin care routine.  Since my last post about my favs....I think everything I use is different.

 

I have seriously sensitive skin.

No. Joke.

I have had eczema since I was born and it's way worse when it's cold.

Also, my sensitivity to things has gotten much worse the last couple years.

I had been having this problem have getting eczema under my eyes and on

my eye lids and I had been switching products trying to figure out what it was...

 

I didn't think it could be the stuff I so blindly used thinking it was

actually pure... "purity" by philosophy...

 

BUT IT WAS...

GASP

 

So note to all people with sensitive skin, this may not work for you. Also found out their body

wash has been causing the eczema on my legs.

Fantastic.

 

So, here's my current beauty favs!!

 

Find (some) of the original picture links here. Others, I couldn't find
so if you do let me know

1. Garnier sleek and shine strong hold (#4) hairspray.  Really, the hold is light.  So don't buy it like I did thinking it's gonna nicely hold it all day.  I love it because it smells good, gives a light hold, doesn't make your hair look like concrete, and makes my hair shiny unlike other hairsprays I've tried. 

2. Tresemme dry shampoo for oily/straight hair.  Again, I don't use this for what it says on the bottle.  I bought it for that purpose and didn't like it.  Now what I use it for is volume.  I replaced my old volumizer with this.  People complain that it changes your hair color, which is true until you rub it in (uhhh, read the directions?).  It holds a tease like nobodies business and that's why I love it.

3. Revlon Colorburst lipstick in Soft Nude. BEST. LIPSTICK. EVER.  I put it with my 2 dollar pink Wet and Wild lipstick and any gloss I have and it's perfect.  Search no more for the most versatile nude...You found it right here!  I'm not a huge MAC user, but I know alot of people compare it to a very popular MAC color.

4. Aveeno Ultra-Calming cleanser.  Another one of those products that now that I've found it, I can't live without it.  It literally gets ALL of my makeup off.  Eye makeup, waterproof mascara, everything...my face has never been clearer and it's not dry or red. Anyone with sensitive skin or dry skin should try this.

5. A very light weight foundation that immediately makes your face look brighter.  What I love about it is that its buildable, covers my blemishes, and doesn't make you sparkle in the sun (hello edward cullen??).  I switched to this from revlon colorstay and it's no where near as thick and it doesn't last as long.  But it works for me and it doesn't make my face look like a vanilla cake. Thank god.

6. Lancome Juicy Tubes...All of them.  I'm not sure what colors I've been using. One very light pink and another that is more red.  Both are great. Aren't sticky. Last. Don't rub off. Don't gunk up. Great, classic product.



Bridal Shower

Here it is, my dream bridal shower. Ahhh, it's just fantastic.

As it turns out, I'm having two bridal showers.  One thrown by my aunts, the other thrown

by my FMIL Gina. Craig and I both have large families, and I would like to be able to

have fun and enjoy the people who come to celebrate our marriage.  So this

seems to be the best way to do it. Gina wants my opinion and ideas on what I want

so this is what I'm going to show her. It's my first attempt at an "inspiration board" on

this blog and I'm prettttty sure there must be an easier way. Cause I was about to freak out...

 

Anyways, here's my dream shower..

You can find the links to the original pictures here

I am just so excited that all the festivities are starting!!  After four years of dating and almost a year of being engaged, I can't wait to get this wedding shit on the road :)

Up next on the blog: Engagement picture outfits!

Also, I seem to end alll of my posts really awkard. So I decided to end with a picture.

A new blog series

Hi!

Ok, so here goes one more shot at consistent blogging...

So I made it through my second semester of nursing school!!
It was a stressfull nightmare beautiful experience. BUT, the experience really tests you and I'm already a different person than who I was when I went it.

Since I'm getting married in 5 months (ahhhhhhhhh!!), I've started working on my health and weight. In this process, I've decided to try the medifast program.  Now, I'm only 21 (almost 22), but I have serious allergies to just about everything you can think of.  I signed up for the gluten free program since I'm allergic to wheat and am hoping to not only gain weight loss, but a healthier digestive system. 

Also, it's wedding DIY season. So I'll be doing lots of fun wedding stuff which I also plan on blogging about again. I am sooo excited. 

Finally, I will blog all about the honeymoon and travel tips, ect...This is my first time flying so ANY tips and tricks would be awesome.

See you all again tomorrow!

Stuff and flowers

Well I cleaned out ONE of my dressers and I ended up with this huge pile of clothes...its about two feet high, the picture doesn't do it justice. haha.

I guess I need to stop hoarding everything because I like to be comfy...it was my PJ drawer.



School is going well, we had our health fair last week and I gave millions of flu shots. I shit you not. Millions.  I'm not a huge believer in flu shots, I rarely get the flu and have never had the shot.  I think our bodies are strong enough to protect us and getting the shot will only make our immune system weak...but thats a different issue.  I had to get a flu shot since most hospitals require you to either have the shot, or wear a mask and goggles and gown around every patient which is definitely not going to happen. I picked my patient today and am a little bit apprehensive about tomorrow, my last clinical day wasn't what I expected so I'm hoping tomorrow goes a bit better.  It also gets a bit boring with only one patient for a whole 10 hour clinical day. I only have one test this week and 3 the next so here's to a little break in the madness!!

We our in the process of getting our first quote on flowers for the wedding!  I've never been a huge flower person until now, and I am so so so excited about the flowers for the wedding. We went with neutral tones (white, ivory, light pinks, champagnes [?], ect) and pearls.  I am very blessed to have a mother and father in law who want to help (and are able to help) with the wedding as much as possible. I will post pictures of my inspiration eventually...I'm just still trying to find a way to put pictures on here that doesn't take an hour. Things are slowly coming together :))

Next...trying to pick out invitations and save the dates which is a LOT harder than I expected.

Have a wonderful week!!!

I'm back!!

I can finally breath!!!! ahhhhhh.
Well, I'm half-way through my first semester of nursing school and although it's an experience I could never replace, I'm counting down the days.
I don't know if it's just california, but this shit is craaaaazy.
The last 8 weeks have been some of the most stressful, intense, emotionally exhausting, and eye opening weeks of my life.
The semester only goes up from here and I'm so ready for a little "break".

On another note, school and planning a wedding don't mix.
I've gotten no wedding stuff done and just finally started looking into invitations and other stuff (since you know, the save the dates should have gone out months ago...)

Until I've got more time (and more sleep), I will talk to you soon, and post some pictures from our engagement party :)

I got into Nursing School!!

Life is so crazy sometimes and I feel so blessed.  If any of you know anything about nursing school in California, you know that all of them (except private ones that cost 5 billion dollars) are on a lottery system.  Basically, you finish all the pre-reqs, apply for the program, and hope your name gets picked out of a hat to be chosen for one of twenty spots. Every year you apply, your name goes in the hat again. Ex- Year 1, one entry. Year 2, two entries yada yada. It's normally on average a 2 year wait, at best, 1 year, or a year and a half.  I know people who are on their 3rd time applying, and not getting in.  So, I applied for the first time this year and found out I was on the waitlist!! Even though my chances of getting in were slim, it was a positive way to begin the process.  I had just finished Medical Assisting School, and had gotten a job at the local hospital since I planned on a couple years wait.

Two days before I was supposed to start my job, I got a call that I got in!  It is absolutely incredible news and things could not be any better.  As you know, I'm getting married in a year so I'll be halfway through the program when I get married!! 

Even though I'm already in the program, there are SO many things to get done before the semester starts.  Even more stressful, since I was on the waitlist I have way less time to get these things done (medical clearance, background checks, paper work, ect...). 

But on another note, I will still occasionally be posting things about wedding planning, but I just won't have time for alot of my DIY projects until about 1 month before the wedding.  So blogging about it may be pushing it.

Instead, I will be posting about Nursing school and the daily struggles, stresses, and horror stories involved.

YAY!

Life

Hello.  I'm pretty sure no one reads my blog, which is okay.  I noticed I only blog when things in life are hard for me, kinda like an online (edited version) of my diary.  I don't actually keep a diary on paper.  I blog so randomly because it takes me FOREVER to upload pictures onto here. Unless I'm doing in wrong, I hate uploading pictures. HATE IT.  So that's why I don't blog alot. 


But anyways, I just came to put my thoughts down on "paper".  I'm generally a pretty positive person, I enjoy the little things and try and think that everything happens for a reason.  But sometimes, there are things in life that really just get to me.  Which pretty much is people who make little things big things, or do things just to get something in return.  Also, I feel like I'm constantly doing things to make other people happy, all I want sometimes is to do what I want and not over think it.

These above problems have been causing me to battle with myself inside my head...do I deal with it and accept it for what it, or get rid of the problem?  I decided today, as in right now, to accept it for what it is.  Be happy no matter what, and if doing things I don't want makes other people happy, which in turn makes things less stressfull for me, then I'm going to do it.

Wether or not this is the right thing to do, I don't know.  But like I said above, everything happens for a reason, this just feels right.  And I'm willing to take that risk.