A little of everything

I know summer is not over yet, but I'm ready for the fall and darker nail colors. I pretty much have to keep my hands dark because of my busted thumb and these are my go to OPI colors. I've finally made peace with their thicker brushes and painting before a bath definitely helps. The colors are: Lincoln Park After Dark, Vodka and Caviar and You Don't Know Jacques. Next on the list to purchase are: I'm Suzi and I'm a Chocoholic (from Fall/Winter Swiss Collection) and Dulce De Leche.


I'm down to the wire with the teaching job situation. I may end up student teaching, which I'm trying to talk myself into a little each day. I'm still slinging drinks at night and the bills are getting paid, so I feel pretty thankful.

I started a reading plan to read the Bible in 90 days. So far, I'm staying about a day ahead of my scheduled readings. I can read at home or on my Blackberry so that makes it much easier to keep track of. It breaks down to about 12 smaller readings a day and my goal is to finish in 45-60 days. I wish I could keep on a blogging schedule and become more involved in this "blog world" but I just can't seem to stick to it plus I'm such a random and all over the place person it just doesn't work.

China Glaze

Due to the fact that my job situation is still up in the air, I've had to make some additional cutbacks in my budget this summer. The ideal thing to go was getting my nails and toes done. This was my last thing that I was hanging on to but I ended up with a staph infection in my thumb from smashing it so that made things easier. Let me just add that summer in Louisiana is not the time to be taking a large dose of antibiotic that requires staying out of the sun and makes you have constant hot flashes.

In order to save $$, I've been painting my own nails and toes. I'm an OPI junkie when someone else is doing the work but I've been using China Glaze. The brush is so much easier to handle. I've gotten a little better at it but I still have a ways to go.

My go to colors: Shocking Pink, Rose Among Thorns, and For Audrey

Sun Care Routine

Today after class instead of going home to clean my house or do something productive, I went to the pool. I'm blessed by having easy to tan skin (I never burn) but I am careful in the sun because I spent way too much time in tanning beds (I've sworn off them this year but I still feel the urge). Because of my skin tone, my sun care routine is fairly simple:

I start by using Elta MD on my face every morning under makeup. It was recommended by a dermatologist and is slightly tinted. My second favorite is Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer. Elta MD has spf 41 so it's a little better for summer protection.
Next, I slather on Coppertone Sport spf 70. I like to use the spray rather than lotion, it goes on easier. It's super water resistant and I reapply plenty of times. I use Coppertone Sport for Faces also. If my face gets oily from repeated sunscreen use, I wash my face with an acne cleanser rather that my regular stuff and that usually knocks it out in a day or two.
After I'm done in the sun, I just use a generous amount of Banana Boat Aloe After Sun. It really does help with any redness or slight peeling and it smells just like summer to me. Sometimes I use it the next morning as well. It's also supposed to help extend a tan and for the price, it can't be beat.

I don't celebrate Wordless Wednesday

When I first got my iPhone, I hated that thing with a passion. I was a die hard Blackberry fanatic but I wanted something different. I used to wish my old Sprint BB would work on At&T. The iPhone was actually cheaper for new customers when I bought mine. I don't hate it as much now. My only issue is that email doesn't push through and if you set it to retrieve every 15 minutes you have a dead battery before the day is over. The Blackboard app is a plus though so I can access my school stuff on the go.


This a new favorite of mine: TIGI Rockaholic Livin The Dream shampoo and conditioner. I got a sample of it with my ULTA order and I love it. Being Southern, I tend to use a ton of root booster and hairspray because,"the higher the hair, the closer to God" and this gets all the gunk out and makes my hair soft. It doesn't have that overpowering smell that most TIGI products have (Dumb Blonde, Catwalk Fashionista) and that's a plus for me.

What Weekend?

I got off work insanely early today thank God. I have a million emails to check but I'm on here and Facebook instead. I have to work tomorrow night so nothing interesting going on for me this weekend unfortunately.

I did accomplish a few things this week. I had a nail appointment Wednesday and got my hair done on Thursday. I had a decent but cut off of it. My hair is extremely thick and I needed something shorter and more manageable for awhile. I'm sure by the time Spring rolls around, I'll be bored with it and throw some blonde back in there.

Too tired for a title

I'm feeling much better after the other night at work. I will be stuck in the computer lab for most of Monday morning working on some lessons in Promethean. I'm getting used to it but I still have a hard time applying it at the Kindergarten level. Promethean is an interactive board used in some classrooms. You can design lessons for it that the students can interact with by going to the board and circling the correct answer or using a tool that they can participate in an interactive poll with from their desks.

On another note, Ulta is giving away a free Bare Minerals kit with any $44 Bare Minerals purchase. The kit is called Wild About Bare and has a lipstick and 2 other items in it. I've been using Bare Minerals for about a month now. At first, I was pretty skeptical but now I'm hooked. Shipping is also free on orders over $50 and they include free samples with every order. I normally go to Ulta in Houston since we don't have one here but this is my first time ordering from them.