Day 11 – What’s in your makeup bag?

 

Almay "Heals as it Conceals" Liquid foundation and concealer.



My makeup bag has SO much stuff in it right now!  I actually have 2 or 3 makeup bags, but my main one that is full of my daily essentials consists of the following:

E.L.F Zit Zapper which I got for $1 at Target and it has definitely helped in my battle against acne.  

I also usually keep my tweezers in my makeup bag.

I love love love my Victoria's Secret Eyeshadow.  I've had it since I was in high school and the colors are similar to the ones in this picture, but it looks amazing and it has lasted me a while!



Same for my powder foundation: whatever's cheap and in my skin tone.



I am not in love with my mascara, but I'm cheap, so I just buy what's on sale in black or blackish brown.



I love eyeliner.  I usually just wear a basic black or dark brown, but sometimes, I like to be fun and wear pinks or purples or greens :)

I love my Isadora lip gloss in Angora pink. It's a much lighter pink than the one in the picture I found.

Day 10 – A photo of your favorite place to eat

Olive Garden has been my favorite restaurant since I was like 13.  If I could afford to eat there every day, I definitely would!  I love their salad, breadsticks, pasta, desserts, and drinks!!  The new Limonadas are delicious by the way!  I usually get the cheese ravioli with salad and breadsticks and a strawberry lemonade.  Then, if I have room for dessert, I get the black tie mousse cake.  Everything's delicious though.  You really can't go wrong no matter what you get!

I was actually just at the Olive Garden near Easton Shopping Center in Columbus for a belated Valentine's Day/St. Joseph's Day celebration last night before Mass.  It was phenomenal!  I am so excited for my 3 year anniversary with my boyfriend, because we will almost definitely be eating there again and I can never have too much Olive Garden :) yummy yumm yum!

Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased

Man, I have been slacking more than I expected would on this challenge.  But at least I'm not giving up completely.  I've just been super busy with other things (mostly school) and blogs aren't exactly in my top priorities right now.

I actually gave up shopping/spending money for Lent, so on Fat Tuesday, I went to the mall with my friends and ended up spending over a hundred dollars which I decided was justified since it had to last me 40 days and I had just gotten an overage check from my school for my tuition for about 122 dollars, so it all worked out! I can't remember what the last last item I bought was though.  I got a lot of stuff before Lent started.  It might have been a dress for my sister for her birthday though.  It could have also been food.  I did buy myself coffee the first Sunday of Lent, so I guess that would be the most recent item bought though I'm not sure if food qualifies as an "item" persay.  Oh well.  I will count it anyway!  So the last item I bought I decided is a grande white mocha latte from Starbucks (one of my favorites which I highly recommend to anyone looking for a sweet coffee drink to try):

Fun fact: I found this picture on a list of foods of shame online.  Here is the link if you want to check it out and maybe try a low-fat version of this sinfully delicious calorie-fest: Snack Food Hall of Shame- White Mocha Latte.

Day 8 – A song to match your mood

Hm this is an interesting one... I guess I should figure out what my mood is first- possibly a mix of anxious with tired and a little sadness at the thought of being away from home for another month or so.. also, a bit scared after watching ghost adventures on the travel channel and finding my backdoor open on my way into our creepy basement to do laundry.  Also, I'm still a wee ill-feeling as I'm getting over one of the worst colds I've ever had.  As I scroll through my entire music library, a few different songs stick out to me.

One is Cruel Summer by Ace of Base, because I keep thinking about how close summer is and I want to be excited about it, but my boyfriend stayed in Columbus while I was in Cleveland last summer and he even got offered a job not too far from his house in Cleveland making more money than he does now and doing easier work and he is not interested in it.  Yet he tells me money and work are the reasons it makes more sense for him to stay on campus in the summer.  He wants to stay there again this summer and I just think of how miserable I was last summer and how much I hate long distance relationships and this song in a way describes that mood I've been in for the past year dreading his dumb stubborn insistence on living in Columbus.  

Also, Wrong Baby Wrong by Martina McBride sticks out as it's a song that definitely helps me feel better when I'm sad or anxious or upset with myself or even just overwhelmed by what's going on in general.  It's a really great song to make you feel like everything's not really as bad as it seems.  I highly recommend it to anyone who's like me and likes to listen to music when you're feeling sad or upset or just thoughtful.

Getting into You by Relient K is another one that pretty much always applies to my mood as I am constantly trying to strengthen my relationship with God and this song always makes me feel like God is telling me something.  Right now, as I imagine hearing the song, I feel like He is telling me that He loves me and wants me to be happy and that if I trust in Him and return His love,  everything will be okay.

I'd also add Matt Nathanson's Pretty the World to my list as it's something I'm kind of feeling right now as I dread going back to school and to work and wonder what the point of everything is and need to be reminded of the point and "how pretty the world is".  It's a song I sing in my head a lot as I am constantly indecisive and regretful even after I think I've made a decision.  I often lose focus and drive and purpose and wonder if it's all worth it and if I want to be where I am or if I'd rather just give up and take the easy way out, but I just need to see the beauty in things and the positive effects of my hard work and determination to see how great my life and how pretty my world is.

I am probably not going to be able to choose just one song.  And you're lucky I narrowed it down to these... But I am extremely tired and I apologize for any run-on sentences and grammatical errors, etc.  I just promised myself I'd write every day during Lent and I am trying to stick to it.