Hi, everyone!!!! It is so nice to 'see' you all. I've missed chatting with you. I have been away from the boards because things have not been going well. Terrible actually. Each day is an effort, but I am committed to getting back on track. 2015 is going to be a big year filled with change. I am excited about the future and feel good things are ahead of me. Normally, I do not ask people to pray for me. I don't know why, but I just don't. This time, I am making an exception. Please pray for me AND my kids. We need strength, courage, guidance, and anything else you would like to ask for. That is enough for now. I'll keep you updated on my progress as things happen but not often because I do not want this wonderful, encouraging, and supportive thread to veer into a different direction. I just love coming here as do others. However, I think of you all as my friends . . . . GOOD friends . . . . and just ask this favor of prayers.
Yes, I agree with other posters. Keep this thread going, just bee! It is the best thread on the boards IMO. Maybe, just for January since there seems to be confusion about the thread, in the title after the normal heading add something in parenthesis that explains this is not a thread about makeup. Apparently, there are many posters who skip the thread who would actually be interested in participating in it. Just a thought.
On to my ComPacting news.
I had a set back a few months ago. I bought an eye shadow palette and a lipstick. When I got home, I played with the eye shadow only to discover that most of the colors looked awful on me. The dark colors were too dark. The mid tones weren't flattering. The light colors were fine, but really there is no excitement in finding a brow bone color. Some days, I don't wear color under my brows when I want a casual look. I could have returned the palette to Ulta but chose not to. Why punish Ulta and Too Faced for my bad decision? I kept it. When DD has friends over, sometimes they like to play with makeup. They can use this. The lipstick was fine but nothing special. I was very disappointed in myself over these purchases, but I believe it triggered something in my brain. ENOUGH!!
Since then, I have made no makeup purchases. None! I have tried all of my hair styling products and tossed the ones that I did not like. I kept the products that I love. Each thing I kept does something different for my hair (smoothing for high humidity days, volumizing when I want extra poof, etc.). There is one product that is my favorite and is used so frequently that I ran out. Replacing it was the only time I have been in a beauty store in about four months. This is truly becoming a habit. When I go to Target, I do not even think about browsing through the beauty section. I was in CVS today and did not glance at cosmetics. Woo hoo!!
I am now current in many categories. (Current, to me, means having one or no backup in my bathroom). Current - eye cream, face cleanser, body scrub, hair styling products, face cream, eyeliner, and body lotion. Current within a few months - body wash, conditioner, and shampoo.
My lip color stash has been (is being) addressed, again. There is still too much. I got sick of looking at it all. I tried on more colors and tossed what did not look great. That's right - GREAT. I have too much to accept GOOD. When I was trying colors, I actually went outside to see how things looked in outdoor light. There were some colors that looked good outside but not inside. And vice versa. I was keeping these when it occurred to me, am I really going to have indoor and outdoor lip colors? That's just plain stupid. So out they went and my decision to keep only great colors was born. It was tough throwing out a $30 Dior lipstick, but I did it. My nude colors need to be looked at, but I had to stop trying on colors because my lips had become very pink from removing lip colors and I was no longer able to tell if the color truly looked great. When I do look at the nude colors, I am only going to keep one or two.
My ORC has been completely ignored, so January is the month I resume. Thankfully, it really isn't that bad. Just too much paperwork.
I have been burning candles daily and am down to my last scented votive. There are a few larger candles waiting to be burned, but things are looking (and smelling) good in the candle department. I do have a somewhat scary candle story to tell you. I was burning a votive in a glass votive holder on the mantle. Fortunately, I was in the room when I heard a TINK! Then, the votive holder broke in two. One half flew off the mantle followed by a string of liquid blue wax onto the carpet. I ran into the kitchen, grabbed a pot holder and a bunch of paper towels, and immediately soaked up the wax from the carpet. What a mess! I am so glad I was in the room when this happened. This has made me think about trying something different to scent my home other than candles. Perhaps those sticks in oil. I'm not sure what they are called.
I'll close by thanking you all for being such kind and supportive friends. I am so grateful to have found this thread. It has made a huge difference in my life (and bathroom - ha!). What a wonderful journey! I did not anticipate the peace of mind it would bring me once I had my beauty buying habit under control. There are still just a few times when I hear that little voice telling me to buy something. When the Perricone TSV was being presented, I briefly thought about trying it. Then, I remembered the disappointment that comes when a package is delivered. I simply do not want to feel that way anymore. Also, I am happy with what I am using, and it is much less expensive than Perricone.
Thank you so much for continuing this thread, just bee. It has done more for me than you know.
Happy New Year to each of you. I am looking forward to 2015.
Tried to edit to make the font smaller. No luck! Why can't I change the font? Argh!
2nd edit: I see that font in my note is smaller. Pooh!
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