Very Cherry

Maybeline Color Sensational Lipstick in Very Cherry. Can I just wear it everyday?! Other than to work of course. I been experimenting with red lipstick lately. So far, I like Lacome's Red Stiletto. But it's expensive for a red lipstick I will hardly wear. So I settled with a drug store brand. Works just as well. I bought it at Walgreens. I been buying alot of lip products. The worst buy is a Loreal one I kinda want to throw out. Maybeline Color Sensationals are pretty good. I have Coral Gleam and Sugared Almond in their pearls collection along with the Very Cherry in their reds. I only have one Revlon lipstick. Here's me with Revlon Soft Nude. It's a very popular color that I found out through make-up Guru's/Bloggers. In real life it goes on real nude-like but in photos, my lip looks pink. Maybe it was fading and my real lip color came through. I love the earrings I'm wearing. I got those from Francesca's. I wear mostly earrings and sometimes necklaces. I hate wearing rings and bracelets becuase it keeps me from doing things. I work with my hands alot and hate for jewlery to be in the way. I finally have a nice make-up collection and organized the vanity in a way I have everything in front of me. All my brushes, make-up, frangrances, jewlery, contacts, and hair products each have their own section on my dresser. I love the big mirror! I want to find an pencil eyeliner that won't smudge. But I need to go through all my eyeliners I have right now before I buy more. Since I'm asian, I think eyeliner and mascara are two items I would spend alot of money on. My eyeshadows are palettes from coastal scents. I used to buy maybeline eye shadows quads. But ever since I have the Coastal Scents, I haven't use the Maybeline much except for traveling. For foundation, I started and stuck with Bare Minerals. It works great for me and til this day, I still recieve compliments of how nice my skin is. It's mostly because bare minerals is so light, it's like I'm not wearing make-up. And to maintain good skin, I used to use Acne Free (generic for Proactiv) But Tien reccommended to me Neutrogena Advance Solutions. I noticed it works much better than anything I ever used. It clears my skin and prevent blemishes really well. I alternate with Philosophy Puirty when I'm not breaking out as much.
Recently, a friend told me her secret to her nails. She buys glue on fake nails. So, I also got some press on french tips nails. Since it costs like $50 bucks to have them done and only 5 bucks for fake ones, why not?! I work with patients so I can't have them on for too long, so why waste all that money to have your nails done for only two days. I thought I'd give it a try. I don't know if I like them too much. It's super long... maybe next time I'll get the kid version. I bought short ones but it's still long to me. I love browsing at drugstores for make up and knick knacks like this.
Flash and big smile!! Honey says he can't kiss me with that lipstick on. LOL!! Last month, I bought a jar of Imperalis from Lush, turns out it wasn't good for me. My dry areas were perfectly moisturized, but my oily ares started to have blemishes here and there. So, I went back to my old routine and sure enough it went back to normal. So I returned it and then they told me to try Vanishing Cream. So far, so good. But I want to give it a good month of use before I give it the clear. I also gave away my Pop in a Bath bubble bar to Tien so she can try it. I'm on my last handful of The Comforter. I want to repurchase, but I also want to try new ones.

Blood Test

So, about two weeks ago, I bought life insurance and they had a blood test done as part of my application. Good news, I'm approved with a much less expensive premium for the same coverage that I applied for. I never had a blood test done before until now. I finally open the results today. Everything was normal and I'm HIV negative. But my Cholesterol and Bilirubin are both elevated. So there's two things I really need to change. I'm only 25, good gracious I need to stop eating fatty stuff. I knew my my cholesterol would be high. I know I'm overweight. Good thing I've been trying to hit the gym more often. But the Bilirubin?! I'm not much of a drinker... really, I suck at drinking. And to think, my liver is doing bad already?! I can deal with that! I can stop drinking altogether. I don't drink a lot anyways. But the hard part is my cholesterol. I will be monitoring it more often and for diet: less intake of fried food. Of course, hit the gym more often.I've been trying to get in 3 days a week. I know I can't change all my eating habits... But no fried food, I can do. My biggest weakness is really desserts and cheese. I can do without fried food, but sweets and cheese will be harder.

I was watching Dr. Oz and he's doing this thing called "lose 10lbs, add 10 years to your life." All my life, I've been struggling with weight gain/lost. At one point in my life I was doing good at losing weight. I did it for my sister's wedding and wanted to fit into a dress. I lost 20lbs in three months. It was lovely, then school started again and I got in a relationship. Then gained it all back and then some. That relationship ended and started some uncontrollable weight gain. I was stressed/depressed. Especially when I was at LSU, school was stressful. I always told myself when I get out of school, I'm going back to that routine I did for my sister's wedding. Well, I did for a short while during the last semester of school to fit into a dress for graduation... and I lost 20 lbs. And I did it!! But then right when I fit into that dress, I got into another relationship with Vinh and started working night shifts at the hospital. Blah blah blah. It's just all lame excuses really. I'm now at my heaviest of 180. And No motivation dress. So this time around, this is my approach with my weight issue. I've lost 5lbs since I started again. I mean I would say 10lbs, but it varies day to day. but I can say I've lost about 8. But definitely the five is off. I'm trying to stay under 180 and then slowly stay under 170 and hopefully I get lower and lower in increments of ten. What is my goal weight?! I want to be realistic and hit 140 and then if I'm lucky 135. I've always been a chunky girl. No lying to myself about that. But If I can lose more weight without losing myself and who I am. I'm going to try to get to 120. I know, that's like 60lbs from where I am right now. I don't care how long it takes me. But day by day for now, I'm just trying to reach the next ten and just go from there.

Facetime

8/27/10: This morning when I got out from work, I decided to go to the gym. Worked out for an hour. Since I have the weekend off. I might as well stay up and enjoy my Friday. Stay up all day and just sleep at night. Even though I just worked two 12's the last two night. I wore the new shoes I bought. The Nike Free's. Disappointment when I felt my pinky toe hitting the inside of the shoe a good 20 minutes into my run/walk on the treadmill. =(

8/30/10: Work was slow, So they let me go home early. I knew I wasn't going to fall asleep anytime soon. So I went to the Gym.

9/1/10: So, two weeks ago, Northwestern Mutual called me to check up on me and see if I still wanted to meet with them to go over some things about West Jefferson 403plan. I decided since I don't make anymore car notes and been spending too much money on shopping... it's time to put it into future investments. So I bought Life Insurance. =) I worked last night and didn't get much sleep but I had to meet up with Kieu after that. I went to dinner with Vinh and Kieu. She wanted to chill with us before she she have to head back to Puerto Rico. I was coughing and feeling bad so I went home early and slept.

9/2/10: I'm really Sick. Went to the doctor, got two shots in the hip!! OMG I never got a shot on my butt before. I was very sensitive!! LOL! I twitched and tensed up and everything. And to think I stick needles in people wrists for a living. *cringes* I can do 5-8 ABG's easy breezy in about an hour or so. One after another like boom boom boom. From time to time, there's a hard stick. But most of them I can do. I'm getting really good at sticking people. =)

9/6/10: I went to the mall today. Return some stuff to Sephora and Steve Madden that I bought online but didn't like. Went to Whole foods and got a me pulled pork sandwhich to take my medicine. Then I went to try Pinkberry frozen Yougurt. Found out Bee Sweet Cupcakes was just down the street! But it was closed on Labor Day. I'll come back another time. Went to Chi Hong's House and played in the pool with Nia and help Thao-vi wash her car and Hong's car.

9/7/10: I feeling much better today. So my mom asked me to take her to the mall and buy her working shoes. She only wear SAS shoes in Clearview. Then she asked me to take her to Lakeside to look at earrings. She end up buying rings instead because the earrings she looked at wasn't to her liking. My dad came home from shrimping and bought home a bunch of crabs. Vinh came over because he haven't seen my dad in a while. We end up cracking crab claws for my mom to make panko fried meatball crab claws. Of course we ate while we cracked claws. Both Vinh and I prefer eating the claws instead of the crab's body. I know we're funny.

9/8/10: Vinh went and got himself the new iPod Touch so he can play words with me and also facetime. We did it at work. It was amazing!! I really Like seeing him everyday! =)

9/10/10: I woke up at 1 today and curled my hair and did my makeup. *Dinner date with Vinh.* It's been a while since we both had the weekend off. We wanted to go to Jacques Imo's but there's a wait of over an hour for a table. NO No! So we went back on Carrollton and ate at Lil Tokyo instead. Went back to his place and I talked to his mom and his dad about their marriage ove rthe years. They never argue, his dad never raised his voice at her. I was amazed. That's where Vinh gets his personailty from, his dad. Humorous and Kind.

9/11/10: Today, I went to Lafayette to go see my new nephew! He is so Cute!!! I wanted to go by myself, but I went with my mom. I couldn't say no to her. But I said No to Vinh.... Well, Vinh offered to come along so that he could drive. And, for his peace of mind, know that I'd be safe. But I told him I driven before by myself back and forth to Laffyette all the time during the hurricane, no problem. But his point is that now that I'm dating him, he should drive, to anywhere. He's sweet, lovely, and kind. But I told him last night at dinner that I wanted to go shopping (by Myself). I will feel really bad if he had to tag along because he doesn't like shopping at the mall. I won't shop as freely and comfortably as I want. I would try to rush and hurry up. If I went by myself, I could spend all the time I want without feeling guilty. I told him I'd call him when I started driving, get there, when I'm going home, and when I'm home plus facetime. He said Ok.

9/12/10: Went downtown to the French Market with Chi Hong's family. Then went to spend a day with my little sisters. Went down Magazine St. I wanted to go to Bee Sweet, turns out they're closed on Sundays. Went to Secure instead. Very Pretty and Nice inside. Shared a Sunday and a box of maccaroons. It was pretty pricey and not all that great. Oh well, now I know. Then went home took a nap with Noah. I love that fatboy. He's so Cute! and his parents came picked him up. Then watched VMA's.

9/14/10: Some luck, I got rear ended going home from getting some cupcakes uptown. It was Happy Hour, Buy 2 get 1 Free at Bee Sweet Cupcakes from 5-6pm. It was delicious, but got messed up from the accident. I called insurance people already. But I have to wait for Police Report for further investigation. Sigh** It's time to fix my car front back and side to side and all around now. There goes my little saving bundle. Waiting for Vinh to wake up.