not necessarily in this order

Inspired by the many similar lists I see (and have seen) from favorite bloggers over the years!   Lately, I’ve been  watching … As a family, we’ve been watching  Stranger Things  for the first time. We are currently at the end of Season 3 and completely obsessed; we’ve also been watching  Hot Ones   and  Kids Baking Championship . On my own, I’ve been watching  Shetland  on BritBox, but am not loving the non-book-inspired season and lots of Phily Bowden’s YouTube channel… Cardinals I found when cleaning out my aunt’s house!   Lately, I’ve been  using … I got influenced to try  VIOLETTE_FR ’s  Bisou Balm in  Bêtise   which was said to be “the perfect French-inspired matte lip”. Wouldn’t you know, it’s pretty spectacular? As someone fighting their designation of being in the Pale Lip Club, I had been using a lip stain every day but it looks quite bright with my paleness (especially on video calls). This new color i...

  Some recent purchases from around my carts!   Milani Color Fetish Lip Stain – 160 Bitten Berry Lil Momma’s newest YouTube obsession is makeup tutorials. She only watches them with me, so I’ve done some deep diving on finding some creators who do natural looks, are tween appropriate for us, and also focus on skincare. The bonus for me is that I’ve been discovering some new products from all my “research”, haha! This lip stain makes such a difference for video calls on my work from home days when I don’t do my “in-office fancy routine”. After brushing my teeth, I put it on, let it sit for a minute, and then wipe it off. With a swipe of a lip moisturizer, I’ve staved off pale lips for the day. Who knew?   AZMED Plantar Fasciitis Night Splits As I’m sure I’ve mentioned, I’ve been having some ridiculous calf problems. First, I hurt my left calf going a bit too fast on a run a couple of weeks ago. I let it rest and did all my stretches and all that only to set off plantar fas...

  A ways back, I talked about trying to leave the house looking more like a person and not like I’ve given up. This only became more critical as I started encountering more and more people on my in office days because of our requirements change; sigh, I miss the days of not worrying about running into a big up I haven’t seen since 2019 and just getting my   2pm   emotional support Reese’s in peace. I’m still working on the clothes side of this (that’s going to be a   process ), but I did make some changes to my makeup that have been helping me feel better about myself when I’m out and about, be it at work or school pick up or extracurricular activities.   Am I no longer president of the Pale Lip Club? At first, I tried using a lip oil by e.l.f. (in  Berry Kiss ); I’d slap some on in the parking garage once I parked my car (I drink my smoothie on the ride to work) and then maybe again after lunch. I like h ow it felt moisturizing and gave a bit of color, bu...