I found a tutorial for Halloween makeup to be the Corpse Bride. This is really easy and so I thought I would share it with you. There are tons of tutorials for many different looks on YouTube. I was amazed by how many I found. Last year there were not nearly as many. Anyway, here it is. Hope you like it.
My hair
I really love these new feather accents for your hair. There are websites that have seasonal collections that have not only the feathers, but hair chalk that you can use to have a different look without it being permanent. I really like the spring and summer ones a lot. Of course since it is summer right now, and the colors happen to match my bikini they are just perfect. I have never tried the hair chalk before, but it ought to be interesting. According to one site, it is easy to apply and wont permanently stain your skin, hair or clothes.
I am always up for trying new things when it comes to fashion. I do have a good sense of what will not look well on me, but I never buy clothes without trying them on. Likewise, there are beauty salons that have these products and I can have them do it once to see how they look first. I intend to do just that. My daughter wants to get the feathers as well, so I think we will have a mother/daughter day and see how we like it. Perhaps we will even get a manicure and pedicure as well. I know that she will absolutely love that.
Conference for work today
I had a conference with the CEO a little while ago about policy and procedure. Things have just not been working right and there has been a lot of miss-communication between departments. There needs to be a set parameter of how things are done and there used to be, but no one seems to be following them now. Apparently they are trying to find better ways to work things and messing it all up in the process. It has been driving me absolutely crazy all week. *sigh* I need a vacation!
Fashion and me
I have a problem with high fashion because it doesn’t have anything for the everyday woman. Although, more and more we are seeing full figured women modeling clothing for women who have had a few kids and still want to be stylish. The big fashion magazines haven’t really caught on yet, because I rarely see a model on the front cover that I can relate with. Consequently, I don’t buy those magazines. I cannot figure out why they don’t understand that there are more of us full figured women then there are skinny ones. We spend more money per year then the other demographic does, so why do they keep ignoring us? This woman is tired of not being represented by the fashion moguls. Get with the program people, we are here and you are losing money by not serving our needs.
That is all for this rant today. =)
Common core
I really don’t like the new common core curriculum they have for the kindergarten and first grades now. Even with preschool, the children are ill equipped to handle this much work this soon. Since each child moves at their own pace in the beginning, many are just left behind and have to repeat the grade. This is really not good for self esteem at such a tender age. Kindergarten is to prepare children for school by having them in a full day agenda with all of the normal school activities. I am seriously disappointed in the school board for allowing this. You wouldn’t believe how many of the kinder’s are being held back. smh…
Hamburger stew
I have a great recipe that is easy peasy to make. I thought I would share it with you guys.
You will need;
- 1 lb of ground beef
- 1 large bottle of V8
- 5 medium potatoes (peeled and cut into bite size pieces)
- 1 can of green beans
- 1 can of corn
- natures seasoning
- Tony Chechares Creole seasoning
- garlic
- half an onion (chopped)
Brown the ground beef in a large pot and drain. Add all of the other ingredients (including juice from cans of veggies). Cook on meduim heat for at least an hour, until the potatoes have softened and the stew has thickened up some. It doesn’t get really thick, but it is amazing.
Top with parmesean cheese and serve. Tastes great!
Kids
I have a son who thinks that he can get one little bump at school and I will come running to pick him up every time. Last week he fell at recess and I had to take him for x-rays. Today he calls and says someone tackled him, but his teachers and the office staff all say there is nothing wrong with him. He is flat driving me crazy with this. He says nothing is wrong at school, but doesn’t want to stay. I guess I am going to have to sit him down and have a serious talk with him about “crying wolf”, because it is not a good ting for him to be doing.
Broken decanter
Oh no! My decanter for my coffee pot just crashed to the floor and broke. Now I have to look for bunn coffee makers parts online. I am sure they won’t be hard to find, but I won’t have a replacement for a week. I guess I can go get some instant to get me awake long enough in the mornings, so I can run down to the convenience store for a large cup of good coffee. At least the store is close to the house.
Joy joy – Nonstop Rain
Oh the joys of rain non stop. I checked the weather and we are going to have rain for another two days at least. On Tuesday it will be a rain snow mix according to MSN. Such dreary weather is depressing. I can’t wait for spring, but I won’t be looking forward to the storms we get at that time. They have become more violent over the years with a lot of tornadoes. I am scared to death of those things. Anyway, before I scare myself silly, I will find something else to talk about.
Online Product Reviews
If you want to check them out you can easily find triangle direct media reviews online. You can find a review for just about anything that you are interested in. If you want to buy a product and aren’t sure how good it is, you can just look up reviews for it through Google and there will be plenty. I always check reviews before I make a large purchase.