On Failing Gym and Aiming at Armpits*

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It may come as a shock to you but it is actually possible to fail gym class. My elementary school report cards are all the evidence I'd need to prove this point; you will literally see an "F" next to Physical Education. Paint me a picture of youth-aged PE and I'll paint you a picture of me struggling along and really hating life.

Two Natural Looks with the Vice 3 Palette

Continuing on with look ideas for the Vice 3 Palette...here are two natural options.

Ugly Nail Art*

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I haven't ever proclaimed to be adept at nail art and in fact, I've proclaimed quite the opposite. Doing my nails is still a flailing-in-the-dark type affair where I mismatch colors and lines come out crooked. Really, people should just take away all my nail polishes.

Usana Reset Program

...the one where I go on a 'diet'...
I'm not recommending this product for anyone but am putting this out there for anyone who has contemplated trying it.

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Around November of last year, and really even before then, my eating habits were taking a nose dive as I constantly went down to Tim's for doughnuts, bagels, pastries etc while at work. Then the real holiday season hit and it was day after day of desserts, heavy eating and rich foods. Simply, I find great pleasure in eating and it's not something I have good control over. The pants started to feel more than a little tight and I wanted to wipe the slate clean after all the binging. My friend suggested the Usana Reset program, which she has tried. I hemmed and hawed about it for a while, tried to look up reviews online and finally just decided "Eh, what the hell...".

Koan #2: 2nd Blog Birthday/Reflections

“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.”- Buddha

“Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.” Dalai Lama

My blog birthday was on Feb 2nd. In some ways I feel like I've been doing this for a long time but in others I feel like there's much to improve on and much to learn. This last year has been an amazing upgrade since the first and I wanted to reflect, say thanks and to express some other feelings I've been having about my blog. 

YSL Family Photo

Half of this beauty business is simply about appreciating how pretty some things are. Let's not kid ourselves and just accept this skin layer and brain cell reduced side of our personalities. Hold hands, sing Kumbaya, no one is judging.

When you show me high end products, a slow drool trail may just start developing as I gape in admiration (like I've repeatedly mentioned, I've never said I was glamorous, nor sanitary, nor a lot of other things. This list seems to get progressively longer as I continue to blog). And when you show me YSL, well...the heart does patter just a touch faster.  I'd be remise if I didn't offer the opportunity to share this corruptly plain joy, so here is my little current YSL family.