I’ve spent the past two days and nights sweating. So now today I thought I would outsmart myself, and wear a short sleeve shirt. And it’s 65*F, so I should be able to wear a short-sleeved shirt.
And you know what?
I AM FREEZING MY FEET OFF, WEARING MY THICKEST SWEATER JACKET (for inside use).
Grr…
(welcome to my life)
I made my bed this morning for the first time in 2? 3? days. It’s just been like that lately. I don’t get to make it in the morning, and then, when I do have time in the mid-afternoon, I just sort of look at it and think, “I’m going to be getting into it in a few hours anyway. Is it really worth it to make it, then mess it up?”
So I’ve been leaving it.
These past few days have been filled with school, piano lessons and practice, reading, and the like. Really, it’s been filled with life.
Something I’ve been thinking/reading quite a bit about the past few days is makeup and skin care. Clothes and style.
I have been reading one book on beauty, and I have several more that I am looking at. And then there was that book about color. It just confused me.
Am I warmed-toned, or cool-toned? Pink or peach? What color are my eyes? What is the color of my face when I blush?
And don’t get me started on clothes.
Mom tried to take me out clothes shopping the other day, but we couldn’t find anything. Well, at least not what we were looking for. We were trying to find some everyday long-sleeve shirts. We ended up with a sweater (I have lots of sweaters) and a short-sleeved jacket and a knee-length skirt, all of which were on clearance.
(I want to be very, very clear – I am extremely happy with the things we did find. But they don’t help incredibly when one has mostly short-sleeved shirts and sweaters, and it is 40*F out.)
And on top of it, I didn’t totally know what I was looking for. It can be hard – I have a picture in my head, but of course we couldn’t find that, and I couldn’t describe it. So combine frustration from looking at TONS of clothes, trying on lots, most things not working, and add the fact that I ate grain beforehand, which was altering my mood. Basically, I was all but crying in the department store, and feeling so bad for my mom, who had taken me out shopping, and was putting up with me totally loosing it and us not finding anything, and she stayed so cheerful the whole time. (You’re the best, Mom!)
And then I started looking at my dog and thinking how much easier it would be if we all just had fur.
(Thinking about it now, that might even be more work. Tons of conditioner and several hair brushes.)
And hair?
We’re not even going there.
But things are starting to look a little bit brighter.
We walked into a different clothing store, and it looked like it had potential. Not only that, but in the fifteen minutes that we were there, Mom found a cute blue jacket for me.
I think I need to go to a few more thrift stores. Inexpensive clothes. The best kind (if they are cute!).
And the beauty book I am reading is making a whole lot of sense, and not asking any questions about my coloring, and I am starting to feel like I could choose makeup without knowing if I am warm-toned or cool-toned.
And I am starting to look on the brighter side with doing my hair (like I am going to be trying a few things).
Soon I am hoping to start making some of my own products – lotion, cream, makeup remover, and face soap. We’ll see where it goes from there. I’m not sure I am ready to jump into making my own cosmetics, although that does sound fun.
And on another happy note, I started exercising again this week, after two weeks off (pre-Men’s Advance and post-Men’s Advance). It’s been really, really great.
Well, I started this post just to post a few photos that I took today, and all that just came out. If you’ve read this far, thanks for listening to my rambles and rants.
It’s good to get it all out there.
But, I must get to bed if I want to get up.
And I was only going to spend 5 minutes to post some pictures.
🙂
Here they are.
My new jacket. Love it next to my purple wall.
I was prepping the beans for tomorrow’s dinner, and this one kidney bean was in the bag with the black beans.
When I went in my drawer to grab something, one of my hair bands was in the perfect shape of a treble clef. I moved it out carefully, and took a picture, so I could show you. 🙂
Good night!
Trusting His Grace,
Allison
I was hoping/planning to post a great post about the new year, and new stuff in the new year.
But that just isn’t going to happen.
Today, at least.
So you are going to just get this (whatever “this” turns out to be).
After reading a Paleo cookbook, I decided that I should go on a short-term stricter diet. It consists of this: no grain, legumes, nuts, seeds, nightshades, and eggs. Oh, and low sugar. And good oils.
(And all that jazz.)
I started yesterday. January 1st, right? Great time to start these things.
But.
I am craving sweet.
Let me rephrase.
I am REALLY WANTING something chocolaty/sweet.
REALLY BAD.
Well, I was just plain wanting something chocolaty, like a chocolate pudding. But I don’t have any avocados. So I was looking online for a coconut milk based chocolate pudding that doesn’t have eggs.
And I looked, and looked. But I didn’t see one.
So I started scrolling through LOTS of amazing-looking dessert recipes.
Looking at all that dessert (and thinking about it, too) made me want it even MORE.
That’s how I ended up at the above state. (REALLY WANTING something sugary/chocolaty.)
That’s what I get for looking at all those dessert pictures and recipes.
I guess that’s just what happens.
And the only thing that I found that is semi-fast, is all of the above free, and that I have the ingredients for, is chocolate fudge.
(My brother Drake just went over to get a drink, and picked up the tall orange cup that is often his. He asked whose it was, but no one answered that it was theirs. Right after he had taken a mouthful, Noah pipes up.
“Oh. That one’s mine.”
Drake immediately spat the water out and dumped the cup, and then grabbed his own.
It was really funny. Truly. You would have had to been here, though.)
So I want to make chocolate fudge. And I want to eat it, too.
But the chocolate chips that I have aren’t exactly paleo. Basically, they are not great. They have whey.
BUT I REALLY WANT SOME CHOCOLATE! And not plain chocolate. A CHOCOLATE DESSERT!
And now let’s mix in complication #2.
My family has been passing around the flu.
Drake just got over it, Noah has it now, and two others may be coming down with it (not including me).
And I should be trying to NOT get it.
I am still thinking about bending the rules on my diet to take some Master Tonic (it has peppers – nightshades). And I know that the sugar will weaken my immune response. And I am still fighting to get over a cold.
Life can be a bit difficult, and crazy.
I think I am going to go make me some fudge.
Love,
Allison
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