I grabbed my phone and looked at my emails, the weather (63 degrees this morning, woot!), then I went on the Bare Minerals website to see if there was anything interesting going on. There was: Beauty Rush!!! If I wasn't awake before, I sure was fully awake after that. I had my prayer time, then got up and started getting ready for my day. I knew I had to go grocery shopping, but I also knew I wanted to be home by noon. Beauty Rush starts at 9am Pacific time, and I know that, once it starts, it gets bombarded. I also wanted to try some of the new makeup I'd gotten yesterday, so I was gonna have to get a move on. I had a bowl of cereal and coffee for breakfast, then started getting ready. I used the new Stroke of Light brightener first. Note to self: a little goes a long way. It really did brighten up my eyes, but I think I went a little overboard. Three dots should be sufficient. I was able to blend it out, though, and it took a few years off, I'm not even joking. That stuff is great! Then I tried the Matte foundation by Bare Minerals. I got a nice size sample of it, in the same shade as my Original foundation, and I was curious to see if it was gonna be any different. Honestly, I didn't notice. I needed more of the Matte to cover the redness on my cheeks than I use of the Original, but as for the actual look, I couldn't see where it looked more matte. It still looked great, and I've noticed as the day progressed that I had less shininess come through on my forehead, so that part was nice. Overall I think it's a good alternative, especially on days when my face seems oilier. I did my eye makeup, then I tried the Too Faced Chocolate Soleil bronzer. What I like most about this bronzer is the scent - it smells like chocolate! Oh, it is scrumptious smelling!! As far as the look of the bronzer, I do like it. It's similar to Bare Mineral's The Skinny Dip except that it's matte. It's a good color for me, not too dark, and again, anything that smells that good on my face is a keeper. Next was the mascara. I put it on more carefully today, and it didn't transfer. More importantly, it didn't cause my eyes to itch. That has been my problem with mascara for years: they cause my lashes to itch, and then the lashes start to fall out. I would rarely put mascara on for that reason. The only mascara that didn't bother me was Bare Minerals Flawless Definition, and I love it for that reason. I can now say that Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara also makes my lashes look long and full without causing any itchy reactions. Still don't like the name, though. Lastly, I put on the liquid lipstick again, a bit heavier this time. The color, Peony, is a very bright pink when first applied, but it dries matte. My first issue with it, was that it settled into all the lines in my lips. It made my lips look wrinkly. Once it dried it didn't look as bad, but it was really dry. I didn't put on any lip gloss because I wanted to see how it felt and how long it lasted, but I've determined this lipstick cannot be worn without lip gloss. It is too drying on the lips. The lasting power is great, though. Once it was on it wasn't budging. I just didn't care for the feel of it.
I finished putting on my makeup and getting dressed, then I checked the time. It was already 10:00 and I hadn't left the house yet! I put on a yellow tank top under a yellow jacket that a co-worker of mine gave me years ago but I rarely wear because it's too hot out. Today was gonna be in the 60's so I figured I would take advantage and wear this bright pretty jacket. I was in the bathroom finishing getting ready, with my daughter chatting away. I got some hand cream and was rubbing it on my hands when suddenly...POP! I popped the burn blister. The big one. Since it didn't hurt I'd forgotten all about it, and I rubbed a bit too hard. The nasty part was, it was full of fluid, which went all on my jacket. The fluid was clear, which is good because that means the burn isn't infected, but I wasn't about to wear a jacket with burn ooze on it. I had to quickly change and get a bandage on the burn, because of course now it was starting to hurt. I finally got out of the house at 10:15.
I had already figured out my budget in my head. To stay at the $300 mark, after having spent $122 at Winn-Dixie and calculating that I needed to spend about $91 at Costco, I made it my goal to stay at or around $87 at Walmart. Mostly what I needed to get were staples: potatoes, carrots, onions, breakfast foods, milk, that sort of thing. I did my best to stick to my list, and after giving the cashier my $3 off coupon for my hair colorant (yep, time to color my hair again), the total came to $88.06. I was so happy with myself! I then headed to Costco, again keeping in mind that I wanted to stay at or around $91. I was super happy to see that bacon had gone down in price; the last time I'd bought bacon the 4 lb. box cost me $20. This time the price was $14. I'd got almost everything, and was on my way to pick up the last item on my list, when I spotted my kid's great uncle. He's a very nice gentleman, but he's a bit of a gossip. After having attended grandma Maria's funeral and the family pretty much ignoring me, and their dad not calling E for over a week and a half, I didn't want to have to answer any questions. I turned around and went straight to check out. Because of that, I was able to keep my bill to $71, so I was able to save $20. I figured, God wanted me to keep that extra money for Beauty Rush ;-).
I got home at 12:15, and my daughter was already loading up her cart with goodies. All I was interested in was skincare. There were some skincare sets I was hoping would be on Beauty Rush so I could get a good deal on them. Sure enough, I scored a full size facial cleanser, full size moisturizer and full size eye cream, all for only $28. Just the eye cream alone sells for $32, so that price was wonderful! I couldn't resist a beautiful set my daughter pointed out to me called Day and Play - 6 products for $18. I tried to add them to my cart, but I kept running into transmission problems. Ugh! I thought it was my computer, because my daughter was on her Mac and she had no issues. I tried logging in on her iPad but it wasn't cooperating either, so I went on my phone. That worked fine, and boy was I glad! There were two other sets I'd seen that I really wanted - Touch of Sun and Bare Guide To Color Warm, both neutral kits and both under $20. My daughter decided she only wanted the Day and Play set, so I added it onto my order, that way she wouldn't have to pay shipping. I'm glad I was finally able to get my order in, because shortly afterwards they ran out of the skincare set. I would have cried if I'd missed that deal! Later on I read on Bare Escentual's Facebook page that lots of people were having problems with the website crashing, so it wasn't my computer after all. I guess I'm not the only one who thinks Beauty Rush is amazing!
By the time I'd finished placing my order and putting away the groceries, it was past lunchtime and I hadn't made anything. What's more, E had two finals to work on and he hadn't started either one. I put some Tyson chicken and fries in the oven (staples in my house) and got to work organizing his science notes for studying. He asked me how many questions were on the science final, so I went to check. I realized then that there were two exams he had to do: his unit test AND his final exam. I thought the poor kid was gonna pass out! We ate lunch, then sat down to study and review everything. That took an hour. I decided that, rather than have him get overwhelmed, he could take the unit test today and the final tomorrow. He still had to finish part 3 of his algebra exam which was shorter, so that way he'd do two exams today and finish the semester tomorrow, hopefully more relaxed. He went ahead and did the science exam, and to his surprise he got an 88%. There are still 3 essay questions the teacher has to grade, so that isn't his final grade, but it's good so far. His algebra teacher emailed him today - the question he'd gotten marked wrong was actually right. She corrected the score, but he still ended up with a 75% on part 2 of the test. I'm really hoping he gets 100% on part 3. I had my son R double check his work, and R found a mistake. He made his brother go back and review. It was something so simple: a greater than sign where there should have been a less than sign. If he gets a perfect score he'll end up with an 82% on his final; not the A he wanted but a B is still a very good grade.
I'm hearing the kids in the park - it's 9:00 at night, which means there's a soccer game going on. I think it's time for me to shower and get ready for bed. Good night folks. God bless.
I got home at 12:15, and my daughter was already loading up her cart with goodies. All I was interested in was skincare. There were some skincare sets I was hoping would be on Beauty Rush so I could get a good deal on them. Sure enough, I scored a full size facial cleanser, full size moisturizer and full size eye cream, all for only $28. Just the eye cream alone sells for $32, so that price was wonderful! I couldn't resist a beautiful set my daughter pointed out to me called Day and Play - 6 products for $18. I tried to add them to my cart, but I kept running into transmission problems. Ugh! I thought it was my computer, because my daughter was on her Mac and she had no issues. I tried logging in on her iPad but it wasn't cooperating either, so I went on my phone. That worked fine, and boy was I glad! There were two other sets I'd seen that I really wanted - Touch of Sun and Bare Guide To Color Warm, both neutral kits and both under $20. My daughter decided she only wanted the Day and Play set, so I added it onto my order, that way she wouldn't have to pay shipping. I'm glad I was finally able to get my order in, because shortly afterwards they ran out of the skincare set. I would have cried if I'd missed that deal! Later on I read on Bare Escentual's Facebook page that lots of people were having problems with the website crashing, so it wasn't my computer after all. I guess I'm not the only one who thinks Beauty Rush is amazing!
By the time I'd finished placing my order and putting away the groceries, it was past lunchtime and I hadn't made anything. What's more, E had two finals to work on and he hadn't started either one. I put some Tyson chicken and fries in the oven (staples in my house) and got to work organizing his science notes for studying. He asked me how many questions were on the science final, so I went to check. I realized then that there were two exams he had to do: his unit test AND his final exam. I thought the poor kid was gonna pass out! We ate lunch, then sat down to study and review everything. That took an hour. I decided that, rather than have him get overwhelmed, he could take the unit test today and the final tomorrow. He still had to finish part 3 of his algebra exam which was shorter, so that way he'd do two exams today and finish the semester tomorrow, hopefully more relaxed. He went ahead and did the science exam, and to his surprise he got an 88%. There are still 3 essay questions the teacher has to grade, so that isn't his final grade, but it's good so far. His algebra teacher emailed him today - the question he'd gotten marked wrong was actually right. She corrected the score, but he still ended up with a 75% on part 2 of the test. I'm really hoping he gets 100% on part 3. I had my son R double check his work, and R found a mistake. He made his brother go back and review. It was something so simple: a greater than sign where there should have been a less than sign. If he gets a perfect score he'll end up with an 82% on his final; not the A he wanted but a B is still a very good grade.
I'm hearing the kids in the park - it's 9:00 at night, which means there's a soccer game going on. I think it's time for me to shower and get ready for bed. Good night folks. God bless.
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