#5 and progress

I go through phases where I wear makeup and then I wear none, and then I do things like wear silver eyeliner and hot pink lip gloss. Oh wait, that was when I was 20. Anyway, I had been in a phase of wearing next to no makeup and while I'm fortunate to have "good" skin and while I also believe in "natural" beauty products, there really was something be said for how I felt when I took the time to do a little magic in front of the mirror each morning. It goes against my inner tomboy (she's pretty quiet, but she's there all the while, especially when it comes to hair, clothes, and makeup).

But at the urging (pushing?) of a certain friend, I re-committed to breaking out the mineral powder, eyeliner and lash curler each day. With the occasional addition of lipstick thrown in when extra emphasis was needed. And you know what? I'm glad I did. I do feel better about myself, I also feel like I look more awake and put together, which is nice when you need to fake the truth from time to time. And I do.

I still use mostly my natural mineral makeup, and I'm hooked on pure argan oil moisturizer, so the occasional conventional product isn't bothering me too much. All in all, I think I'll stick with it.

And I've got lipstick shopping on the to-do list as well. Who would have thought?

Now as for progress on the rest of my list (since I'm only 16% of the way there with 4 months to go), I'll say that there are a few things well underway and in progress, and several more on the winter break agenda. I can't wait to have a few weeks with no school work to worry about and suck up all my free time. It should be great. So consider this your warning, pink bathroom walls. I'm coming for you.