Dandy Mandy

Back...For A Split Second

2008-03-04T18:46:00.001-08:00

Man, I absolutely suck at updating. Horrible, I say!

I've been dealing with some personal stuff. One of my best friends died about 2 weeks ago. So I got really behind with school and then wham, this is Midterm week for me. I've been having to do loads of makeups and studying. Oh, and I got bronchitis again! Ughhh. I will update again as soon as I can, pictures and all. I've been experimenting with gold, silver and light pink colors for my eyes. Typically, I usually only wear brown. I also would like to try some lip colors for my eyes, but I think a lot of them wash me out. I just wear lip balm all of the time. Some input would be awesome! I'm not deserting ya'll and I like that I have readers out there. :)

Until next time...which will actually be before you know it! Sunday, perhaps?

Does anyone still read this?

2008-02-14T20:01:00.001-08:00

Sorry guys, I've been super busy with school this week and ended up working last weekend. I'm posting tomorrow. *cross fingers*

I also got my nails done for the first time and it's a new love. I'll post pics.

I may also be getting a new job at Coach! :)

More later. So sorry for the terrible updates!

I Have Returned To The World Of Blogging

2008-02-05T20:47:00.000-08:00

Now I finally have the time to blog about/explain why I haven't really blogged lately. Well, pretty much not at all.

My boyfriend and I have a somewhat complex relationship. We started out as friends, but started dating over 3 years ago. The first year was perfect. The second really tested our relationship...we definitely went through Hell and back, many times over. From August until January of this year, it was a nightmare. We were constantly arguiung and instead of talking through our problems, we'd just yell at each other, break up and then ignore our problems. I know that isn't healthy, but it just seemed the way to go at the time. For 6 months, I have been mourning the deaths of my grandfather and pappaw (Grandfather died in August, Pappaw in November) and my mood has gone up and down. At one point, I was so depressed that it took 200% effort just to get out of bed and I wasn't in the mood to talk to or spend time with him or my friends. It was brutal. I got out of my funk, but that didn't stop the arguing. I mean, we fought on Christmas and New Year's Eve--2 of the happiest days of the year for me. We took some time away from each other and realized that if we want to make this relationship work, it has to be a JOINT effort and he can't just scoff off and ignore the problem. I've been in love with him for a long time and plan on marrying him. We plan on moving in together next summer after I graduate college and secure a teaching job. There's no way we could live together right now...and I'm not just talking about finances. So far, we're doing pretty good with talking to each other. My main problem is I hate hurting anyone I care about's feelings and I'll hold them in. I have to be honest with him and have him possibly be angry at me instead of having him blow up at me after the truth comes out. It's hard, but we can do it.

Anywhoo, I've been so busy with school. I'm hardly working and I hate to say it, I have very little motivation when it comes to school at the moment. I got way too comfortable with the break. I'm trying though because this semester really counts...I want my GPA to go up and this is my last semester before I start my mentorship. I want to be seen as a professional and mature student/teacher. I'm forcing myself. Also, I've been working out more and actually liking it. I just want to tone up.

I have time to actually post makeup looks Friday! Not working til Sunday and all of my professors at school are out for the week! I found my card for my camera and fixed the problem with the software for the camera on my laptop. They're not the best looks but hey, it's a start! If I have to go into work Friday, the pics will be posted sometime Saturday.

Have a great rest of the week and weekend! Sorry the update was so long. And if you're into good music, check out The Canvas Waiting at www.myspace.com/thecanvaswaiting. I'm not just plugging them because I love their music...or because I went to high school and am friends with the drummer. :)

I Have Returned!

2008-01-27T21:55:00.000-08:00

I hope people will come by to read that! :)

So much to blog about and pics of makeup looks to post. So stay tuned.

No Posts For A While.

2008-01-11T21:54:00.000-08:00

My boyfriend and I are having a really rough time right now with our relationship and things are incredibly painful and hurts more than anything. Therefore, I need some time to be away from here and many other things. Please understand that I won't be posting for a while as I try to sort things out.

Houston Weather & Breakouts...

2008-01-07T22:04:00.000-08:00

You will be the death of me!!

I haven't been updating mainly because I've been sick since freaking Christmas! Basically, the weather here doesn't want to stay one way. It's either really cold, or it feels like summer. Currently, it's been rainy and muggy.

I'm asthmatic so anytime the weather changes/seasons change, my alergies and asthma go beserk and I'm susceptible to colds and flus. I have a cold that I feel will never go away, plus I refuse to call out sick at work. Working at Starbucks can exhaust a person, a sick one at that. Damn you Starbucks, cold, and crazy weather! *shakes fist*

Lack of sleep and being stressed has also made my face break out. I have combination/sensitive skin so lately I've been sticking to this beauty regime.

CLEANSER:
Origins Checks and Balances frothy face wash (morning and evening)

SCRUB:
St. Ives Apricot Scrub (used three times a week)

MASK:
Origins Clear Improvement active charcoal mask (used twice a week)

EYE GEL:
Origins No Puffery cooling mask (morning and evening)

FACE CREAM:
L'Oreal Paris Dermo-Expertise Wrinkle Defense Advanced Wrinkle Corrector & Dermo-Smoother (morning and evening)

BLEMISH ACNE TREATMENT:
AcneFree Acne & Blackhead Terminator 10 Medicated Spot Treatment (evening, found @ Walgreens)

I hope this works. Anyone got some great tips for dealing with breakouts?

I'm also heading to bed...I have work in the morning and hope to feel somewhat better. I'll post pictures Friday, which is my next off day. Seriously!! (I found my camera, fixed it, and found my card for it). Hold me up to it, too. :)

Musica

2007-12-14T21:02:00.001-08:00

Some favorite music of mine.

Bad Day

2007-12-12T19:34:00.000-08:00

As you can tell by the title, I had a not too great day. The only thing that made it good was getting some really good sushi at Hikari (mmm, crunch spicy salmon roll!), hanging out @ B&N, and seeing some super cute cats and kittens at PetSmart. Boyfriend and I got into an argument so bleh on that. I decided to wait til tomorrow on pictures...I feel like experimenting on a look I might try for Saturday night. I meant to post tonight. I have a lot of free time tomorrow...I only worked 12 hrs this week. Hence all the posting. :)

Here's one the dress ideas I have. I have heels picked out.

It's a tunic top, but I figure I can wear it as a minidress. I'm 4'11" (5'2" in the heels), haha. More tomorrow.

Freaking Breakouts!!

2007-12-11T16:31:00.000-08:00

I was going to post pics with my basic everyday look, but my face has started to break out. I think it's because my sleep pattern's out of whack and I've been stressed out with school.

I just finished my finals yesterday. Personally, I think the finals were ridiculous. I had one professor for 2 of my classes and she gave us review sheets. Now, when you get review sheets, you study off of them, right? Well, BARELY any of the information from the review were on the finals. My Nutrition final was tough too, but I made a B in the class so I'm content with that. I think I made an A in my Reading Instruction class. I'm hoping! Note to the wise: Anyone that thinks teaching is easy, it's not! Texas is, from what I've been told, one of the states that's hardcore on standards that need to be taught and there's so many of them. Not to mention, there's so many plans and assessments you have do. Argh. Ok, enough rambling on that issue. :)

Onto fashion. I have a banquet Saturday night to attend for my boyfriend's office. I can't decide on what to wear, how to do my makeup, and how to wear my hair. I'll post some pictures up tomorrow night to give you a better idea on my eyecolor, my hair, and the dresses I'm deciding on. But, I can give you a little bit about me to help anyone who wants to help out:

1. My eyes are blue-green and my eyelashes are blonde. :/
2. My hair's kinda long with side-swept bangs and it's thick and wavy.

I know it isn't much to go off on, but I promise to include pics tomorrow night.

I have fallen in love with Marc Jacobs as of late and really want this purse!

I don't have the money for it though...I still have yet to purchse X-Mas presents! Eek. Then again, that's what online shopping is for!

I'll blog more tomorrow. So much to do tonight and I have an 8 hr shift tomorrow morning that I'm not looking forward to. Until tomorrow!

Hello, Hello!

2007-12-10T10:51:00.000-08:00

I'm new to this whole Blogger thing. I have a Xanga that I rarely use, a LJ I barely touched, and another blog elsewhere that I signed up for to keep in touch with a friend who was spending time in Vietnam, but never used either (that's what Facebook is for!). So, without further ado, hello again ya'll! :) Haha, I'm lame. Let's see...I started this blog to start fresh in a way and type about stuff I like (fashion, beauty, hair and music) and maybe get some fashion, makeup, and hair tips/ideas. I'm clueless when it comes to makeup and hair! I also feel this is a better outlet for me to ptretty much write whatever I want without having to feel censored (I hate that). Okay, a little about myself. I'm a petite girl who is a University student. I'm majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies, which in our school, means Education (teaching certification). Yeah, I want to be a kindergarten teacher and yes, I know I'm crazy. But, I think kids are adorable and I want to be able to help them become learners and explore their world (ah, cheezy but it's true). You'll often find me going on about music or listening to music. I love just about every genre out there except music. Oh yeah, I love the beach too. I want to live by one, but we'll see where life takes me in a year or two when I finally move out of my parents' home and into the real world. Scary! My friends and family are my life, as well as my boyfriend, Austin. I've been with him for about 3 years and we like to joke with each other and our friends that we're practically married. Other than that, I can't really think of much else to say. I hope to make some friends on here...I've already scoped out some cool blogs on here. So, feel free to comment or something. :)