…from the Midwest! Hi, yes, we moved to Illinois. I figure you already know this because you follow me on Instagram and/or Twitter and/or you’re my mom or grandma. If none of those apply, then what a surprise for you! Anyway, so we’re here now and seem to be surviving just fine. I found a school for LG and am looking into my options for comedy (which are great if you’re IN Chicago, but less-great if you’re in the suburbs, which we are.) It has not snowed, but my weather app shows a snowflake for next Saturday, so that may be my first opportunity to bust out my fancy Sorel boots and Lands’ End down coat. I am sure they’ll get five minutes of play before I go back inside the house like a normal person. Meanwhile, I tell everyone I meet who mentions the mild weather we’ve been having, “Yes, I am here from California and I brought it with me you’re welcome.” Just trying to endear myself to the locals. People here are very nice, which makes me highly suspicious (WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?) but I am trying to go with it. Luckily last night, I had the opportunity to call our old eye doctor in California and yell at him (long story), so I am feeling much more myself.
In makeup news, I bought Benefit’s They’re Real! mascara for not the first time a few months ago and…did they change the formula? Because it suuuuuuuuucked. It’s not waterproof, yet it would. not. come. off. EVER. I felt like it was ruining my eyelashes, like one day I’d wake up and they’d just be these little mascara-covered stubs. I threw it away and wen’t back to L’Oreal Voluminous and am much happier.
I also picked up Maybelline Color Blur Cream Matte Pencil (in Berry Misbehaved) and I quite enjoy it. My new thing for winter, I think, will be buying brightly-colored lipsticks. And also maybe snow-shoeing.
Alright, I have to get the little one off to school. Stay warm, my friends.
Where are you in the suburbs? I was an L.A. transplant to Woodridge at the age of 13 and the snow, dear Lord the snow.
Somehow I TOTALLY missed the part where you moved to Illinois! This makes it infinitely more likely that we’ll meet in real life at some point, for which I am grateful & selfishly excited. 😉 Good luck with that snow.
L’Oreal Voluminous is the bessssttt! Glad you’re settling into your new world 🙂
I have been stupid busy at work and home and haven’t looked at Instagram or Twitter in what feels like weeks. I have to carve out some time for that – I miss it! So I didn’t know you’d moved. Good luck adjusting to the weather!
Thank you for the comments about the mascara. I had a tube from when they first released it and used it all up, bought a new one a few weeks ago and don’t like it nearly as much. I couldn’t figure out what the problem was, but it certainly didn’t feel the same. I am always happy to find that other people have the same problems as me, because it makes me realize I’m not imagining things.
You know what’s a half-hour, cheap Southwest flight from Midway? Yeah, like I even have to tell you the answer.
So when should I prepare your room?