Shiseido Foundation Brush

08.07.2011

I will admit that I resisted fancy-dancy makeup brushes for a really long time. I would always use little wedge sponges or the applicators that came with the products. In recent years, I’ve accumulated various brushes from MAC and e.l.f. Blush, powder, kabuki, various eyeshadow

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What I Wish More People Knew About Me

08.02.2011

One of my favorite bloggers that I read for business/professional development is Amber Naslund. About a month ago, she wrote a post titled “What I Wish More People Knew About Me.” As transparent as many bloggers are, there are often things that people don’t see

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Mediterranean Quinoa

08.01.2011
Mediterranean Quinoa

For the second week in a row, I have tried to make something new. Last week was yogurt, which I declared a ridiculously easy and resounding success. In fact, I have another batch in the crock pot right now. I went to Whole Foods on

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Food, the four-letter word

07.28.2011

Reminder: I’m not a doctor. Nutritionist. Registered Dietician. Expert of any kind. I hold no magic powers and you shouldn’t do a word I say. Talk to your own peeps before making any lifestyle changes. I’m way too irresponsible for that! Sometimes I think “food”

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I made fire!

07.26.2011
I made fire!

A friend told me that she made crock pot yogurt and that she was as excited as when Tom Hanks made fire in “Castaway” As I’ve said before, I’m a lazy cook. Yes, I like to eat fancy things, but if I prepare food, it’s

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Big Picture

07.24.2011

Stalled. People are watching. Standing on the stage as a source of light when all of a sudden the electricity fails. Darkness comes yet the audience can still see. Unable to move. I want to close the curtain. Days, weeks and months pass by –

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Little Swimmer

07.21.2011

The boot is frustrating the heck out of me, and I’m not even through 5 days of wearing it! You know how you always want what you can’t have? Well, since the boot has gone on, I now want to run and leap, in spite

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