When I was a teenager and literally hit thirteen, I couldn’t wait to wear make-up. I wanted to appear older than what I actually was. For me, back then, (way, way, way back) I would only wear eye liner, black of course, and lipstick. My skin was flawless honey! I had my first child at seventeen and my second child fours later. Beautifying myself on a daily basis had not been on my must do list. My regimen was very basic. Ponytail, moisturizer for my face and Vaseline for my lips. BASIC. I would maybe, only maybe, wear lipstick if I went out with friends which wasn’t very often. Needless to say I gave very little regard to my appearance because I felt it wasn’t necessary and my husband didn’t seem to mind. Over time I began to grow curious of what I would look like with my face made up but soon reject the idea and talk myself out of it claiming it took too long to apply, or it would get on clothes or be too heavy for my face. So a few months back my curiosity resurrected and so this time my husband suggested allowing a professional do my face and see how I liked it. So we went. I loved it! It wasn’t too much or overwhelming. The make-up artist gave me a natural look with minimum products to use once I got home. Easy peasy. I shortly began to watch my favorite You Tube stars do tutorials and product reviews and would sit in front of a mirror and practice. I began purchasing products and tools adding more to my collection. I am now a fan and totally enjoy doing something for me again. I shared a forty second video on my You Tube channel. Check it out!
It is an age old tradition to aspire to make each year better or greater than the year before. When December rolls around, we begin to rewind our lives in our minds eye to see if we can come up with a NEW plan to undo mistakes made or better ourselves in some way going into the new year. Lists are made, gym memberships are joined, bibles are being dug out of hiding places and don’t forget! We always seem to be diligent about removing toxic people from our lives. How many of us actually keep with our resolutions? Do they seem to fade out by March of the new year or sooner? Are we putting too many demands on ourselves all at once to achieve a better life? I say to each his own. If making bucket lists or FINALLY joining a gym is something you want to do, then do it! If you’ve created a “New Year, New You” list and only have success with one out of forty, than that is an accomplishment in my book. Fresh starts and new beginnings allow us to wipe away the old to ...
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