Alice in Wonderland -- Again!!!!

I've talked about or mentioned Alice in Wonderland more than once on my blog. Makes me think I must have some secret obsession without realizing it.

Anyway. Wasted a LOT of money yesterday at Ulta. Gifts.....makeup I needed....and what I want to focus on....Makeup I DIDNT need. :)

Book off Shadows -- Alice in Wonderland Makeup Set by Urban Decay

I am hoping that Kandee the makeup artist (kandeethemakeupartist.blogspot.com) does several videos with this. She recently did one with the turq

uoise and silver...however I think that may only look good on darker eyes. So I may hold off.

Last night went to eat out with T-money in uptown (which I never venture to), so I was excited to freshen up my makeup with this set!! I didn't want to go too wild since I was in a hurry.

So I used... (basically) The pink on the bottom row 2nd to left on my lid, mushroom (the taupe right above that) I used in my crease and blended up, and over that Queen (purple in top right corner) just in the crease on the outer corners, and White Rabbit (white) as highlight under my eyebrows.

It also has a black and turquoise eyeliner, so I tried out the black, and its goes on really smooth and works really well on the waterline for a smokey look! So it was a nice bonus in addition to all of the fun colors!

Anyway, it looked great! I think anyway :)

I think it was a good investment. I didnt have a lot of "fun" colors, and this has a plethora and is organized! I hate a messy makeup drawer. Magnefique!

Oh! Another of my fun purchases is a bronze polish -- OPI Brisbane Bronze! So fun.

I resolute......to happiness!!!

I've been in a rut the last 2 years, and I'm choosing to turn that around!

I never make new years resolutions....but I'm going to this year.

Resolutions:

1: To be happy. Continue living my life and quit being so stuck on the past.

2: To work out at least 5 days/week (I'm stealing it from amanda) and just to increase in general healthiness.

Thats all i've got for now. But just going on with my life is what I need to do now. I've been stagnant for too long.

Once upon a time

"Once upon a time, I thought I was put on earth to save my sister. In the end, I couldn't do it. I realize now, that wasn't the point. The point was I had a sister. She was fantastic. One day I'm sure I'll see her again. But until then, our relationship continues."

The bebes.

Bebe: sounds like...shed-shed minus the "d"s

I figured I better put a happy post in here considering I only think to post when I'm very upset and need an outlet.

Right now I'm on my pediatrics rotation at a NICU. All the sweet little bebes....but I wish they were all ready to go home and not at the NICU :( They are very sweet though.

I saw a new momma in the elevator getting wheeled out I suppose to go home, but she didn't seem very happy so I wonder if her baby was in the NICU.

There are several sets of twins and even a set of triplets! I dont get to interact with the bebes very much, but I will get to more I believe as time goes on. Its my first week after all.

But it seems to be going well so far. I get to leave at 2:30 every day which is AMAZING! As opposed to 10-12 hour days which I was doing towards the end of my last rotation.....and that was no fun. And theres this amazing sandwich shop at the hospital. I had a pecan chicken salad sandwich that was yummy :)

Mom was here this past weekend. Not to see me. :) but I did get to see her!!! Some ladies came to big D for some shopping, and I got to join in for some of it, so I was glad I got to see her.

We went to "market" and there was a fur store there, and of course offered to pay for half of a fur coat if I could get it for christmas. It was a deal so I've got a fur coat that I'm gonna get for christmas! Well I guess it's leather with fur trim. Whatever. Tomato, tomato. But I made friends with one of the sales-guys because we went 2 days in a row and talked to him both days.

They are based in Aspen, how cool would it be to live some where around there? Anyway, he said he'd host if I ever got some people who wanted to go skiiing in aspen lol

Thats all!

If anything doesnt make sense or i completely use a wrong word, I've had a migraine for a greater part of the day and have taken some headache medicine that kinda makes me crazy.

THE END

Different things.

Things that I have envisioned or expected my entire life that will not be as expected.

The negativity blog.

1. Graduation

2. Wedding

3. My first baby (assuming)

4. Christmas

5. Adulthood

6. Vacations

7. Hosting the family wherever I end up

8. Picking my first house to buy

9. Moving......(again)

10. Asking advice about "guy" things

Thats enough for today.

To: Angry People in the Pharmacy

No, we don't set/change the price of your prescriptions. YOUr insurance does.

- in fact, by charging you more, we DON'T make more. Again, we arent setting the price. We arent seeing much of that money....

No, we don't deny your refills. YOUr physician does.

- if it were up to me, you could have as many refills as you wanted! A million refills? Sure!!! Anything you want!

No, we don't make your maintenance medications unavailable. The drug company does.

- Yes, I do know you need it. If it were up to me, your prescriptions would be available, and I personally would get it ready for you. However, my hands are tied up as to....that we don't even have any in the pharmacy. I'm not just withholding from you. I swear. No really. I swear.

No, we don't make you wait to fill your next prescription. Again, that's YOUr insurance company.

- Yes, if it were up to me, you could just fill whenever you wanted. Yep. Maybe you wanna stockpile for the next time your prescription becomes unavailable, thanks to the drug company for being dumb and not following the rules.

Ohhh what else.......

No, YOUr physician still hasnt called anything in for you. Or faxed. Or anything.

- Yes, I do believe you that your physician was going to call you in such and such strength of xanax and hydrocodone, however without a prescription, your doctor has tied up my hands. I cannot fill that.

-No, not even if YOU call and tell me you've spoken to the physician yourself. I still cannot fill it until I get a prescription.

- I know you're going through withdrawal, but quit calling to see if we got it.

- How about I call you instead.

Yes, one of your prescriptions is $14. Your insurance won't cover it 100%

- Although I wouldnt mind if you picked up the $14 along with the $0 one. I'm tired of being the only one between the two of us paying for your prescriptions.

Ok that will be all that I inform you about for today.

Just remember you are in control of your life and destiny. Here are some good examples of this

1. You chose your insurance (without reading the fine print that said they cover nothing).

- You shopping around for prescriptions (without first consulting a physician? The pharmacy can't give you a price until we run a prescription through your insurance. Wanna know a good way to know how much it would be? Call YOUr insurance. Ask THEM. They set the price, not us. Again, our hands are tied by the insurance.

2. You chose your physician (it is not my fault that he never gives refills because he's like to get a larger profit by making you come in more often. This may not be the case though. Some physicians ignore pharmacy requests for more refills. Even so, you chose him/her.)

3. You chose to take the prescriptions your doctor prescribed. Are you informed about your medications? Adverse reactions? Know why you are taking what you are? You can find all of this on the internet easily. Or as your pharmacist. We will tell you everything for free.

- Your doctor is not forcing you to take these medications. Be informed and make your decision.

Don't take your pharmacy (or even your physician) for granted. We are providing a service to you (that to tell you the truth, no one is forcing us to do). a SERVICE. Would you ever treat your masseuse that way? Nope, because they are providing a service to you that makes you FEEL good.

We are PROLONGING and increasing the QUALITY of your life. by a SERVICE we CHOSE to do. Then why do you act like we owe it to you? We don't. But we do it because we want to provide this service because we care about people.

I want to again emphasize that YOU are in control of YOUR life, YOUR insurance, YOUR physician.

Randomness

Mom and I are going to Santa Fe tomorrow, which I am really excited about! Spa....food....shopping.....yes. It will be wonderful!
Stories to telll.........hmmm havent got really good about myself so I'll tell you some about someone else.
A friend of mine, married a few years, was tenderizing steaks with that mallot thing, whatever it is called. Him and his father-in-law were talking and going on, when he suddenly asks his f-n-l "So, do you beat your meat?" :D

Another story about the same person.
They were cooking hot dogs out, and he was manning the grill when the pastor walks up. My friend says to him, "Sorry, I'd shake your hand but I've got weenie juice all over them!"

Sorry -- slightly crude, but oh so funny :)


"Direct your eyes to the obvious truth. Puppy-dog lies will not sweeten the truth. You whisper and scream but you can't refute. It's absolute."
Sounds negative....but sometimes you gotta face it like it is. Sometimes sugaring things over in you mind seems easier, but in the end it'll hurt longer if you do!
Sometimes the way things seem are really the way they are.
A good example is of when a boy loses interest in a girl, and what the girl goes through. She will play mind games with herself, extending the agony -- but while simply hoping.
So girls, sometimes better to just see the truth.


Other than that, I've been countin by 5's and savin lives.