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Mod Make-Up a la Twiggy

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This look is good for those days when you just need to glam it up a little. And when you go out in the evenings (to the tool shed to dance).

1. Draw a smooth, thick line from just beside your inner eye all the way over and out to just the other side. Tip: follow Twiggy's lead and use powder and a brush rather than a pencil. 

2. Give yourself a nice dose of eyeliner for definition, pencil or liquid- whatever you are comfortable with. Extend it just a tad on either side to add drama. 

3. Apply false lashes. Tip: get them in bulk from ebay, especially if you are new to them. That way you can practice without worrying about messin' 'em up. Because you will mess some up until you get the hang of it. And that's okay.

4. Using a precise brush, draw lines under your eyes extending down as far as you can handle. These will look like awesome lower lashes from a distance. 

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Extra Credit: Take it a step further by adding a pop of blush on the cheeks and a good, hearty dose of colorful eyeshadow! A touch of lipgloss and you are golden, baby!

ONE

A week from tomorrow my baby will be one. He is just starting to walk and he says so many words that only James, Bea and I can understand. He dances and he laughs all. the. time.

As most people know, we are stopping at two. Which I am fine with and I think it is right for our family. But it does mean that I will be dealing with baby fever for years and years to come. You know, when you want a baby, a newborn, someone to cuddle and fuss over. You want the excitement of planning for your baby and finding out the sex.

Of course, thoughts of poop and paying for 18 years of stress and drama plus college and having three teenagers at the same time don't enter into these fantasies. :/

So I'll stick with my two kids. Not babies anymore, mind you. Kids. Well, technically toddlers. But, gosh, we've come so far: sleeping through the night in the same room, weaning, bottle weaning, self feeding. Soon even diapers will be a thing of the past!

Lately I've Been:

Listening to: Decembrists, T-Rex, random mixes my peeps have made for me, NPR

Reading: Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert (I'm reading it on my Kindle and I have to say I like the audio books better. All the different readers make it so compelling.)

(re-) Watching: Arrested Development

Looking forward to: the lovely plans we make for our weekends that may or may not come to fruition.

Relieved about: someone I love leaving the state.

On my mind: Family and why we turn out the way we do. AND (excuse me while I delve into the realm of personal opinion) how hypocritical it is to be vegan out of conscience and "experiment" with drugs. (You don't support the mistreatment of animals but you support the drug cartels and their mistreatment of HUMANS?) Wow- the things we think up while washing dishes, eh?

Stressed about: my Computer Graphics project, creating typography portraits in Illustrator.

Wasting time: on Tumblr

Time Out

Today was soup and medicine. Cinderella and curling up with a quilt. Reading How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Wearing corduroy. 

Learning a Lesson

I've had this project in my computer graphics class that I'm finally turning in today. The assignment was to design a tri-fold brochure for a product chosen from a list that the teacher provided. I chose Crest Whitestrips. We used InDesign to create the brochure and I've paid close attention in class and worked hard at home to learn this program.

Something you should know about me is that all my life it has been very important to me that I make good grades. Not just good, perfect. And I have always been the sort to get really offended and upset by anything less than an A.

Well, I had my brochure finished and printed and last night I set it all up on the display board. Only to realize for the first time that the placement of one of the images is really not good. It's the sort of not good that you have to see printed and folded to understand. That is why I overlooked it on the computer, I suppose. AND my teacher is kinda anal about sans serif vs serif and I am not.

So I'm probably going to get a low grade for this assignment.

And you know what? I'm okay with that.

It's more important to me now that I learn the program than that I impress the teacher or have a perfect score. I've been too prideful and I can take a step back. The point of school is to get an education, afterall, not to show off- not even to yourself.

My Little Bookworm

I just read the first 3 chapters of Matilda by Roald Dahl to my mesmerized 2 year old. The illustrations by Quentin Blake are so perfect! I am sure a lot of it goes right over her head, but she loves it none the less. Reading aloud slightly above her level is a great way to build up her vocabulary and stretch her understanding. She is getting the basic plot though- I know because I stop and ask her questions about what's going on every few pages.