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2012-05-20T18:51:00.000-07:00

The Best iPhone Clutches

2012-05-13T13:40:00.001-07:00

At the moment I have an older Blackberry... But oh how I want my iPhone back. They're so much more streamlined, and the number of accessories available is enormous. There are just so many more options out there to make an iPhone stylish than any other phone right now. And my latest obsession... clutches. They're cute, functional, and designer.

The first one I found was by Michael Korrs. It has a beautiful gold interior, room for credit cards and some cash, and it comes in several different colours and finishes, black python, normal python, patent leather in black or red or soft leather in gold The clutch is made from 100% premium Nappa Leather, even the python clutches, which are fake.

This is my first choice, in the black patent. I think it is elegant and classy, inside and out.

$79.95 at MichaelKorrs.com

Then I came across this one by Kate Spade. The colour is super fun, although I feel that I would have troubles matching it to my outfits. Also, the reviews that I saw online were not very positive. It seems like the quality just isn't there, which is very unfortunate when you buy something so expensive.
While it would have been a fun option, I don't think I'd be too happy to spend that much money on it, I'd say it would be worth it at about half the price.

$69.95 at the Apple store

I love the colour of this one. The taupe means it would be easy to wear with just about anything.
This might just be me, but I hate the card window. I can't look at it without thinking that it looks cheap. It's also the most expensive out of all the clutches I've looked at.

I love the colour but I just don't think that it's worth the huge price tag.

$118.00 at Nordstrom.com

The last clutch I looked at was from Bodhi. It comes it a good variety of styles and colours, the only thing I didn't like was the texture of the leather, (I wish they offered something with a smooth texture). It just doesn't look quite as sleek and stylish as I would like, I feel that you could get something very similar in faux leather for a lot less.

While this would be my second choice, I have no doubt in my mind that I would rather purchase the Michael Korrs wristlet for the same price.

$79.99 at BodhiBags.net

So what do you think? Which is your favourite? Or do you not like the all-in-one concept? Leave your comments down below!

xoxo
Kristina

Permanent Makeup

2012-05-12T15:54:00.001-07:00

Permanent makeup. Imagine never having to fill in your eyebrows in the morning, always having perfect eyeliner, or never having to retouch your lipstick. Would you do it? Obviously, there are some positives to this type of procedure, but would you be happy to stick with the same colour and shape for years? I'm thinking of it.

While I would never have my lips done, and I would probably never have permanent eyeliner, I have always wanted to have my eyebrows done permanently.

I think it is a great option for women who (like me) are terrible at maintaining their eyebrows, or who just can't seem to get the shape right. Although the procedure is probably a little bit painful, I would never have to worry about maintenance. The only thing that you have to do is pluck out the hairs that aren't growing out of the tattooed area.

I already trim my eyebrows so short that they barely look like they're there to begin with. I find that they are much easier to maintain when they are short, but I have to fill them in without fail or I look a little silly.

What do you think? Would you go for the convenience of permanent makeup? Or would you prefer to have the option of changing things up whenever you want. Leave a comment below, and don't forget to enter the contest running at the top of the blog.

xoxo
Kristina

Top 5 Beauty Items no Girl Should Live Without

2012-05-09T16:23:00.000-07:00

This is kind of a cheap post, because it's easy, but I think it's fun, and I'd love to see your thoughts in the comments. Am I right, wrong, what would you change? That's what makes all this fun.

1. An eyelash curler or spoon
Although I do have a proper eyelash curler from Tarte that I do enjoy, I find that when I use a spoon it looks more natural. There isn't the bend in the eyelashes that most curlers give, it's a nice, smooth, even curl and it holds just as long.

2. A mascara that you love
There may not be such a thing as the best mascara, but one that you love, and that makes you feel great is an essential. This is the only mascara that has got me compliments from strangers, it gives me feathery, flirty lashes that are long and full, but without loading up on the volume.

3. A multipurpose concealer
Every girl should have a concealer that works well everywhere. Something that will hide under eye circles, as well as redness or the occasional breakout. If you have more severe acne, than instead of a concealer you might prefer a good foundation. My current favourite is the Makeup Forever Camouflage Cream Palette. It offers great coverage, is extremely blendable, plus it feels super light on the skin and it's super long wearing, even if I don't set it with a powder.

4. A fun coloured lipstick
This will vary greatly from person to person, but I think that every girl should have one lipstick in a crazy colour that goes well with their skin tone, and that they love to wear. I've never felt that I could pull off a crazy coral lipstick, but I love MAC CB96. It's an orangey peachy colour with a good amount of shimmer. It's obviously not for everyone, but I adore it.

5. A perfume that makes you feel like a million bucks
Again, something that is very objective, but when you're dressing up, a perfume that you love is something that can make you go from feeling good to feeling amazing. I have many that I love, and in different price ranges. My favourite inexpensive scent, although it isn't a perfume, is Twilight Woods body spray from Bath and Body Works. My favourite perfume right now is Black XS by Paco Rabanne. It has notes of calabrian lemon, kalamanzi, taget, sage, black cardamom and cinnamon.

That's it for my top 5 beauty items, leave a comment down below telling me about your top 5. Do you agree or disagree?

xoxo
Kristina

The world's most delicious lip balm

2012-05-07T11:30:00.000-07:00

I have gone through two of these things in less than two months. They're great! I'd use them every morning when I got up, and was pretty much addicted to them. How did they disappear so fast though?

Believe it or not, this cute little thing is the answer to all my questions.

He destroyed the first one, but I gave him the benefit of the doubt because I had left it lying around. He stuck his head into my purse to pull out the second one, though.

Note to anyone planning on purchasing themselves one of these delicious lip balms.. your dog might agree with you, and they are hardly a problem for his little teeth to break open. Store with care!

Why I Actually LIKE Thinspo

2012-05-05T15:01:00.000-07:00

Controversial topic ahead! If you couldn't tell by the entry title, this is going to be all about Thinspiration, and why I actually like it. A lot of people seem to think that thinspiration is mostly used by girls that have body image issues, are anorexic, or is just plain unhealthy, and a lot of it is. But! And there's a big but here, not everybody takes it to such extremes or twists things to the point of such distortion.

This is my thinspiration. To me it proves that it doesn't matter what we are looking at, things can always be distorted and turned into something ugly, but that doesn't mean that there is nothing positive left.
Plus, there is even more to this woman than just a body shape to work towards. Click here to read her story and see why she is such an inspiration.

This is what I work towards, and I don't see why looking at pictures of her, or other fitness models is harmful.

Since I've moved, I'm starting a new exercise plan, mainly I just want to get back into running. I run to the park near my house and do ten laps, (I don't know how far I'm actually running), and I want to pick up a weighted jump rope sometime really soon, and add that to what I'm doing as well. I try to do this six days a week. I'm not hoping to lose a lot of weight, eventually I want to start weight training again, and it's more than likely that I will actually be putting on weight, considering right now I can't actually healthily loose much weight. I'm almost 5 foot 7, 168cm, and 120 pounds

I believe that healthy eating, and hard work can and will lead to the body that we want. We will not all be fitness models, but we can all be in good shape. I like thinspiration because on the days that I really don't want to do do anything, I see what I want to achieve and remember why I'm doing all this. I think it's a good thing.

xoxo
Kristina

2012-05-03T20:13:00.001-07:00

I'm starting to settle in, I moved back to Mexico for the first time in two years a couple of days ago. Soon I will start looking into setting up a place outside to film, take pictures and all that fun stuff. As soon as I get over this stupid cold that I've had for the last few days.
I don't have much room to work with, the room we are in somewhat resembles Harry Potters closet under the stairs, although it is quite a bit bigger. There's still not a whole lot to work with. We'll see how things work out in the next couple of days.

See you soon!

xoxo
Kristina

My New Babies

2012-03-21T23:51:00.001-07:00

These are obviously not actually them. I just don't have a good setup for taking pictures, and I just got them today... BUT... I love them to death. I'm going to film a haul. I'd say unboxing, but I was a little careless with the boxes, and the dogs got to them... Guess that's not happening. Fortunately for me, I had already taken my precious little babies out to show my roommate, and they are safe. I don't want to even imagine how heartbroken I would have been if the bad old great dane chewed either of them up.

My first baby is a Monogram Medium Ring Agenda. I've wanted a nice agenda for a while, obviously, you can get refills for it, and I just feel more likely to use something that I am totally in love with. I really want a matching Louis Vuitton pen now. While not everybody likes to be all "matchy-matchy", when it comes to purses, I absolutely love it. I think it will be super cute when I get to pull it out of my Speedy 25, which happens to also be in the Monogram canvas.

I'm also putting together a bit of a travel set for myself, which conveniently ties very well into my second baby. I got myself a Monogram Passport Cover. I want to try it out so bad, but I had to mail my passport away a couple of weeks ago because it expired next month. I just really want to use it, too bad it wouldn't make a very good wallet haha.

I will do my haul soon, I have work until Saturday, and I never look good after work, so this will have to wait until Sunday. I still have a Spring haul to do too... if only my packages would actually show up!!!

See you soon,
xoxo

Kristina

Rain, Rain (don't?) Go Away

2012-03-14T18:00:00.000-07:00

While it's nothing unusual for Vancouver, the weather lately has been the pits! Things start to clear up and you think that spring is coming, and then it gets grey and rainy again. However, it has given me the excuse to keep wearing my favourite rain boots on the planet. Firstly, I have always hated rain boots. My father had suggested time and time again that I get a cute printed pair, but to me they were all ugly. For some strange reason, I preferred wet feet to rain boots or anything practical. Then I found these.

These are my Hunter Lapins. I bought them sometime in late November of 2011 off of zappos.com, and they are amazing. They are so comfortable, easy to wear, they look great with jeans tucked into them... I even wear them sometimes when it's not raining.

They do run quite large, so I sized down, I'm an 8.5 and I bought an 8, and I still have room for a pair of thick socks, or if I do plan on wearing them with regular socks, I just slip in an insole and they're perfect.

These are pricey. They cost me 225$ with free shipping, but I had to have them shipped to my post office box in Blaine, WA. Zappos.com does not ship to Canada. :( They have a 3.5 inch heel with a 1 inch platform, which makes them super comfortable to walk in. I even find myself splashing in puddles like I was a kid again.

What are your favourite rain boots? Or are you like I was, and wear all things inappropriate and water absorbent?

xoxo Kristina

And again... and again...

2012-03-06T22:07:00.001-08:00

I've fallen off the bandwagon with the blog and youtube, again. Does it come as much of a surprise? Maybe to some... not as much to me. It seems to be somewhat of a force of habit, to pick things back up at a slightly inadequate time. I'd love to say that I'm hopping right back on, however, my room is such a disaster right now that I can barely walk in it, let alone film something. Not only would that be embarassing, but it's physically impossible unless I film on my bed, and I don't know if I can make that work.
I will get everything figured out soon. I will be back at my dad's house at the end of this month, and while I will be working hard to downsize everything, I will have more room and a better setup to film in.

My father will probably be moving while I am in Mexico, so I want to leave as little for him to have to move for me as possible. I plan on taking pictures of everything I plan on selling soon, (and I have a lot), and putting it up in a blog sale. I've been selling some things on ebay, but I think that not everything would go well there, and things like cosmetics would be more appreciated by the wonderful people of the beauty community.

Unfortunate circumstances

2012-02-14T14:30:00.000-08:00

Due to unfortunate circumstances, I will not be filming or uploading this week. Call it moving, but also lack of internet. My internet was cut on Friday afternoon sometime, and I do not believe that I will be getting it back while I still reside in the same house. I have taken steps to rectify the situation, mainly, I will not be staying there anymore. On a technicality, a verbal agreement was made when I moved into that house. I was being provided with internet at no extra cost, due to some other circumstances. So I believe, and correct me if I'm wrong, they broke that contract before I broke mine, which could put me in the clear.

So, I'm back at my dad's house for the time being. Here I have to deal with my brother, but he's more annoying than anything else, and in the year before I moved out, he has learned to respect the privacy of my sheet. (I will be in the same "room", which is a section of the living room, without a door.)

At least here I have access to the internet, and a semblance of respect from everyone. Am I sad? Of course I am. There is a strong chance that I lost one of my best friends, and I am significantly farther away from work. However, I will not give them the satisfaction of seeing me cry. I am stronger than that. A person may rob me of my things, they may rob me of services, food, or shelter. But they will never rob me of my dignity.

I'm a tough person. I may be hard to deal with at times, but I am only this way because I have learned that I am able to stand up for myself. After many years of going out of my way to ensure that everyone else was happy, I don't actually have to take crap from anyone anymore. I am valuable too, and if I don't look out for myself, who will?

xoxo Kristina

The ABCs of Me

2012-02-12T17:38:00.000-08:00

A. Age: 24.. or 22, depends on how you want to look at it. Last year on my birthday I decided to go back a year, to 21...

B. Bed size: I own a twin, but am currently sleeping sometimes on a queen, sometimes on a couch... the twin is sideways in a hallway.

C. Chore you hate: Washing dishes... by hand. While I have no problem loading and unloading the dishwasher, as soon as you tell me something has to be washed in the sink, it's not getting done. I'm more likely to put it in the dishwasher anyways, and then leave it there for a few cycles until I finally give up

D. Day: Mondays and Tuesdays. My days off.

E. Essential start to your day: Coffee. I've lived so long without it...

F. Favourite colour: I love pink! But it's not practical for me to have a pink bedroom anymore, (I doubt my husband would go for that), and I've grown out of the hot pink pants phase, (although I still have the pants).

G. Gold or silver: Silver. I've always preferred silver.

H. Height: I am exactly 168cm… for those who don't know, that's somewhere between 5'6" and 5'7"

I. Instruments: I played piano as a child, but didn't like to practice. Then I wanted to play the oboe, but my elementary school band teacher wouldn't let me and I wound up playing flute. Then I decided it would be awesome to be a famous rock star, but that the guitar was overdone, so I played the bass guitar... (I suck at all of them because I have the attention span of a... wait what was I talking about?) :p

J. Job Title: Burger flipper! Yeah!

K. Kids: In a while, we want to travel a lot more first.

L. Live: Vancouver, (Rain City), but soon to be Mexico City!

M. Mum’s name:

N. Nickname: Kris, Kristi, Panda, Kristipanda... pretty much all the same. Kris(ti) because it's my name only shortened. Panda because I used to be quite the goth child, and I was, and still am, pretty fair skinned. Black eyes+white face=Panda

O. Overnight hospital stay: Several... most of them as a teenager doing stupid things, like seeing how many Tylenol I can take in half an hour and then needing my stomach pumped... and once to have my appendix removed.

P. Pet peeve: Rudeness. Lying. Going back on ones word. People that chew with their mouths open.

Q. Quote from a movie: I like movies and everything, but I have no idea...

R. Right or left handed: Right.

S. Siblings: I have two younger brothers... but you don't want to know about them...

T. Time you wake up: It varies... If I work I'm up between 6 and 8... If I don't I'll still probably be up by 10ish.

U. Underwear: Lately I've liked the boring kind. Why be sexy when your husband is in another country? It kind of goes along with the upkeep on my legs... I haven't waxed since December.

V. Vegetables you dislike: There definitely aren't many... but I despise green beans.

W. What makes you run late: ADD. I hate being late, and most of the time I'm a pretty punctual person, but sometimes I just get distracted... and that never ends well.

X. X-Rays you’ve had: My arm, the same one, three times.. That's it, I think.

Y. Yummy food you make: Burgers and fries! lol

Z. Zoo: = Fun! I love animals!

Packing

2012-02-09T16:58:00.000-08:00

I'm trying to figure out what I can get out of my room first, what I can live without for the next few months, and how I can open up my space so I don't feel so cramped. It's not easy. What do you do when, you've decided when you're leaving, but you don't know where to start packing. It's not like I can start packing winter things away yet, because I might still need them. But I don't want to pack much summer stuff either, since I'll be going to Mexico, and I want to leave in April. Considering the way the weather has been for the last month or two, who knows how warm it will have gotten by then.

This is what happened last time I moved.

For now I've started with my collection of magazines, mostly Cosmo, which will not be making the trip to Mexico with me. I'll probably pack up CDs and DVDs (they won't be missed, I never use them, everything is online), maybe some books, my two bottle wine collection...

As long as I don't do what I did the last time I moved, (Blog entry from last March.), I'll be happy. I'm going for the organize-myself-and-my-things-ahead-of-time-so-that-I-can-avoid-disaster route this time. Let's see how it goes.

I'm also prepping for a blog sale next month, if I think that anyone would be interested... Let me know.

What's your favourite way to pack or keep organized?

January Favourites

2012-02-06T19:13:00.000-08:00

Just a quickie to let you know that my January favourites are up live on YouTube. Why don't you head on over to check it out. Or click below to see the whole post, and you can watch it here without even having to leave my blog.

New hair

2012-02-06T09:51:00.000-08:00

It's actually nothing new, I'm just doing a quick colour refresher to get rid of the blonde patches that like to show through after a few weeks of dying my hair dark again. I had it blonde for most of the summer, I'll link that post after the jump. I died it back to my natural colour a few months ago, though, and the blonde just keeps peeking through... not hot.

Blonde hair from the summer click here.

Today I'm using the Clairol Nice'n Easy.. I got a two pack on sale at my grocery store, and it's the kind of shade I like to use. I won't get any red highlights showing through, but it's really hard to find a colour that works with those highlights and still doesn't leave a line when it grows out. My main goal is to be able to stop dying my hair completely for a while.

At this point I still dye my hair every three or four months.. That's why I need a colour that blends really well with my natural colour. I only re-dye to counteract fading, which seems to happen a lot over the blonde. Not enough to be hideous, but enough to bug me after a while.

I'm literally doing this right now, so I'll edit this post in a couple of hours with a picture of how it turned out.

xoxo Kristina

And this is the end result. It looks a little golden because of my desk lamp, probably. I hope to film something in a little bit so maybe you'll be able to see the colour better there.

xoxo Kristina

Scheduling

2012-02-04T18:21:00.000-08:00

While I promise I am back for the time being, I don't think I will be uploading too frequently. Honestly, I have a lot going on. I am working five days a week, and getting promoted on the 15th, as well as trying to downsize and pack things up for my move back to Mexico in the spring.
I will probably stick to a schedule of one video a week for now, with extra videos popping up here and there if I have time or film more than one at a time.

I also think I'll probably be having a blog sale in the next few weeks, but that would only be if people were interested. I don't want to have to store too much with my father when I leave, but I also can't take too much with me in my suitcases. Also, I's like to weed out the stuff I really do love so that I keep using it. I guess there is such thing as "too much of a good thing," because so much makeup can be overwhelming.

On a sidenote: What is the obsession with the "How do you say these words" tag? In the several months that I have been away from my blog it's got a crazy amount of hits, and is by far the most popular post here... I have yet to figure out why... but I feel like I should take advantage of the traffic, lol.

So what do you think? Blog sale, yay or nay? I don't have crazy amounts of high end stuff, but I think that I could gather a good amount of "nicer than drugstore" products...

xoxo Kristina

Guess Who's Back?

2012-02-01T21:19:00.001-08:00

At this point I barely even know if it's okay for me to be back again. I've dissappeared so many times, for such extended periods of time that I feel as though I should just give up. Luckily for me I have my world's biggest fan behind me telling me that it's never too late to pick myself up and keep going. I really am the luckiest girl alive.

So does anyone want to know what's been keeping me away from all you lovely people for the past four and a bit months?

Well... I've had a lot going on. A few select people, if they're even still reading this, might remember a problem I had a long time ago about messing things up and losing the person I cared about most. Then getting him back. Then losing him again.

I got him back! This time I've sworn to myself, to him, and soon to our countries and governments, that I will never lose him again. It's long distance, as it always was, but we're committed to making it work. Partly I took a break to just enjoy the simple fact that we are back together again, forever.

And a couple more lame excuses like school, work and trying to get myself out of a butt-load of debt. I'm probably having a blog sale soon, to get rid of some things I no longer need. Comment if you wannit!

That's all for now, just wanted to check back in and remind anyone that still visits that you're going to see me (potentially on and off) for a very, very long time.

xoxo Kristina

Way to drive me crazy

2011-08-25T13:09:00.000-07:00

Yeah, I'm back. I've been really slacking in the blog department, but I promise I'll try to update this thing more now that my schedule is looking somewhat normal. I'm starting school in the fall, but that shouldn't affect my YouTube upload schedule or this. (fingers crossed)

I entered a contest online, and I'd love it if you went and voted for me. Just head on over to www.mywwwgirl.ca, look up Kristina, and there I'll be. Click on the stars (five is preferable) and then vote. If you really want to support me you can come back once in the A.M. and once in the P.M. Certain things really bug me though. Keep reading...

And this applies to everything. Contests on YouTube are the same. I understand that some of it is true, but that doesn't mean you should milk your sad stories so that you can win makeup, or a service or any kind of prize. Stop with the sob stories.

On the site that I just linked, I've seen a girl say that her forty something year old mother just had a baby boy and she can't afford to take care of him, so she'd use the money to help her out. Or another girl who said that her father just had a stroke, and the money was to help pay for his treatment. If these stories are true, that's wonderful! I congratulate these girls for wanting to give up their prize money to help their families. BUT, I don't think that anyone should be advertising this in order to win.

Honestly, I could easily make up a sad story to try to win voters hearts. Actually, I could tell a real story, my grandfather just passed away, and for many years he and my grandmother drove from their home outside of greater Vancouver, to Oaxaca, Mexico, giving out clothes, toys, and school supplies to under-privileged children. I'd use the money to make one last trip in his honour. I would never post it on the site, though.

I just feel that pity votes are
1) not legitimate, it's not because of people that support you or people that think you should win based on the principles of the contest
2) tacky. Again, this is a beauty type contest, you should be getting votes for being pretty.

So that was my two cents. Let me know what you think? Is it okay to ask for pity votes? Or are there exceptions that can be made? Or do you think it's tacky and should be avoided?

On a short leave... be back soon.

2011-03-17T23:27:00.000-07:00

You may have noticed that I haven't been very active the last few weeks... you are right. I have gone AWOL. I wish I could show you my room right now, as I am in the process of packing things up and moving. (iPhone win... Picture will be after the jump. I will be moving to my best friend's apartment on April 1st... and was only recently given the go ahead. I was waiting for news of when the current roommate would be leaving.

See that desk on the right? That's where I'm supposed to be filming... It's kindof impossible at the moment...

I decided to take a quick break and blog for a bit, as not only do I feel very disconnected, I figure it was a good enough excuse to work on a bottle of wine that I opened last night, although I can't say I am particularly fond of it.

... and I don't know where I put it. In a room that looks like that, that's definitely not a good sign.

Also, tomorrow is my brother's birthday, so we went out for dinner tonight. I'm pretty sure it's only a western Canada thing... Mostly BC, but if anyone has ever been to the Old Spaghetti Factory, you should know. :) Yum! And if you haven't been, and you have the chance to... you should really go. Not only is it a great value... but as I stated before, it's also delicious!

Since it's Saint Patrick's day, I also bought him a green beer (gross!). I would have got myself one, but I didn't feel like staining my tongue green, so I stuck to a white sangria.

What's your favourite place to eat out? And what do you get? I'd love some new suggestions, so leave me a comment please!

Love Kristina

Fancy Pants

2011-03-02T01:07:00.000-08:00

It's 1am, and I didn't sleep last night, so it's definitely time to go to bed now. I just want to show off my lovely photoshop work... It's really nothing special, but seeing as I did spend the last two hours on it, I figured I'd write a quick post, even though you can see it on the top of the page.

I'll probably make a better one eventually, but this works for now, and I think it's pretty!

Oopsiee!

2011-02-27T17:27:00.000-08:00

I know I promised a video sooner... and it's up now, but I need to figure out a better way to get videos uploaded on time. I was checking my twitter all Friday night waiting for the auto tweet to tell me that my video was uploaded... now that I think about it, though, I don't know if it auto tweeted even when I DID manage to upload this time. (Silly pictures after the jump)
I've power filmed a little today, I did my February favourites while wearing a silly hat, let's see what people have to say about that!

Here's a preview for you to all laugh about!

I think it's cute! I've been rocking the hat all winter, and with the snow that randomly decided to show up yesterday, it seemed like the best possible choice. My room is a little cold, and I didn't want to do my hair all over again to film... that's one thing, the hat makes a huge mess of my hair!

PS: I hope I'm not the only one that doesn't give a S**T about the Oscars... Never have... I'm not one to follow pop culture all that much, except to buy a trashy magazine now and then...

Busy as a bee!

2011-02-24T23:12:00.000-08:00

Sorry I've been MIA... This has been a busy week! Between work, school, modelling... I've been so short on time.
I'm sitting here now, drinking my tea and relaxing just a bit before the insanity of my weekend starts... Work Friday, event Saturday, work (late) Saturday, work (again) Saturday, work Sunday, work (again) Sunday, school Monday, work Monday, Tuesday!!! and I get a break because I don't have school until that evening!

If anyone wonders why I disappear all weekend, that is why. My weekends are pretty much always the same. I generally leave the house at 8am on Saturdays, 9am on Sundays, and I don't get home until midnight!

I've got time off tomorrow before work, though, and I'll be posting a video before I leave.

David's Star

2011-02-18T16:33:00.000-08:00

I ordered a star of David bracelet from HauteLook a month or so ago... can't really remember now, but it came in the mail yesterday. I love it so much! It's a bit smaller than I expected, but I think it looks so dainty and delicate. It's beautiful. Picture:

Isn't it pretty? It's 18k gold, and I only paid 21.50$ for it! Plus, I'm a fan of several gurus on YouTube, (obviously), and I was checking Dulce Candy's blog www.dulcecandy.com when I noticed that she was wearing the exact same one. Kinda cool, since that was by no means why I bought it. I just thought it was pretty and I wanted another star of David.

I wish I had easier access to a synagogue here, not that it really matters because I work Saturday mornings. But I really miss it sometimes.

Here's my link for HauteLook, if you'd like to check it out. www.hautelook.com/invite/KEstrella776

Valentines Day

2011-02-15T02:24:00.000-08:00

I haven't gone to sleep yet, so we'll pretend that it's still the 14th, ok?

I haven't been posting lately... obviously. Honestly, I've had a tough week... really, it's been more of a shit month, but this last week really got to me. I've been constantly tired, hard to deal with, mood swings like crazy... I spent the night with my best friend yesterday (Sunday night), and finally started building a little conclusion in my head, and I think I'm finally starting to heal.
I think the start of my shit week was when I attempted to film a video on abusive relationships. Or even when I started thinking about it. This would have been last Wednesday. It all went downhill from there. In the footage I've got I said that I was not ready for another relationship, which, after this week, or last night, I'm doubting is quite so true. Don't get me wrong, that doesn't mean that I'm going to throw myself into anything right away, but I'm just not as broken as I thought I was.

I planned tonight out ahead of time. I'm wearing sexy pjs and drinking wine. But it's not the pity party I had imagined. Tonight I've decided to be happy again. I've decided to heal my broken heart and not use it to dwell on the past. Yes, I've been hurt in ways that some people will never experience, (and I pray that anyone that is reading this never does), but I've also experienced happiness that I hope the whole world can have. It all comes down to decisions.

Have you ever had one of those days? Like, you stub your toe in the morning, and everything just does downhill from there? Don't dwell on it! If you're focusing so hard on something negative, one of two things will happen. You can spend the entire day being upset, focusing on being upset, and attracting more of it to you, or you can be so upset that you don't notice all the wonderful things happening all around you. Either way, it's not going to be a good day.

Happiness is a choice you make. I remember being happy, sometime around September of last year, and I remember waking up and before I even opened my eyes (or I'd close them again for a few minutes), I'd remind myself how thankful I was for everything I had. I'd say thank you in my head a hundred times while I walked to the bus stop, and didn't put my headphones on until I got there. I imagined my life in all the ways that made me happy before I went to sleep... It was a conscious thing, but I was the best person I could be, for me.

I need to start doing that again.

I have a coworker that used to tell me that life's not fair. I told him, life's what you make it. Life will always have it's ups and downs. Some people experience lower downs than others, and while it may seem to lack balance, we all have so many things to be thankful for. Dwell on the good things, not the bad, and I promise you will become a much happier person.

I was broken, but now I am fixed. Today, on Valentines Day (because in my mind it still is), I welcome happiness, peace, and love back into my life.

Another Mascara Review

2011-02-04T17:05:00.000-08:00

This one is the Blinc (Kiss Me) Mascara... and as much as it's starting to grow on me... I still think it's totally not worth it. It retails at Sephora for $24... and it's such a pain! It's messy, watery, SMELLY!...
I would not recommend this to anyone! I'll wait for someone to tell me what they would like to see reviewed next... and then this one is going in the garbage!

The link for the blog post with the mascaras up for review: http://www.estrellastyle.com/2011/01/mascara-reviews-galore.html