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First Day with Makeup

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So I finally got to this point. I cleaned, organized and prepared all so I could start doing my makeup.

When I sat down at my vanity, I felt extremely overwhelmed and I wasn’t going to do it. After a minute or so, I started and didn’t stop for 1.5 hours! Primer, foundation, and powders took about 30 minutes; trying to get an even complexion is way harder than I thought.

After that was eye shadow, which I really don’t know how to properly use. I know it goes on the lid and that there’s supposed to be layering and blending, but I just throw one color on and that’s it.

Eyeliner was a disaster. The photo doesn’t do the bad job justice. My hands were shaking and it looks like I have never done eyeliner before in my life. In my defense, I was using a new felt pen but I shouldn’t have messed up that badly.

Finally, as I reached the end of the hour and a half, I threw on mascara, lip stick and I was done. I forgot to use my finishing spray, but I wasn’t going out so that’s okay!

I got powder all over myself and my vanity, dropped about 6 brushes, and pinched my eyelid with my eyelash curler. I think the result looks great, and I know I am going to be doing this again tomorrow.

I didn’t get to all of my goals today, but seeing how I look with makeup on gave me a huge confidence boost and it makes me want to be able to see myself like this everyday. The only thing I need to really figure out right now is how to do my hair and not letting it air dry with curl cream in it!

Today was a success! Hoping this is the start of something great!

A bit Late

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I was up at 7 AM, but I thought I was strong enough to lie down for a little and not fall asleep. I was wrong. I woke up at 12 PM and fed Poe (my tortoise), and now, at 3 PM. The cold weather isn’t helping me keep a semi-normal sleep schedule.

I had a lot I wanted to do today, and even though it’s late, I’m still going to try to get it all done. My plan is to take a shower, actually do something with my hair, try doing my makeup, work, school and possibly a load of laundry. Somewhere in all of that, I will take a food break!

My New Year’s Resolution is not the typical one, but I refuse to fail this early in the game! I know I can do this, I just need to stop sleeping so much so I can. One of the main reasons for me getting up early and doing my makeup everyday is so I can get a routine. I will eventually get in the swing of things!

I will keep this short, because now I need to actually start my day! Better late than never!

My Vanity is Clean!

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I accomplished what I set out to do today! I cleaned up my vanity and everything is organized… sadly, I learned that I have a serious makeup hoarding problem!

I kept track of everything and here are the totals:

  • Powders/foundation – 20
  • Eye shadow pallets – 13
  • Eye shadow pots – 8
  • Bronzer/blush/highlighter – 2
  • Eyeliner – 12
  • Mascara – 8
  • Fake eyelashes – 5 pairs
  • Nail polish – 153 in my room
  • Lipstick/gloss – 93
  • Lip pallets – 2

I started off with the drawer on the right, which was a bit of a disaster. It is now dedicated to powders, foundation and eye shadow.

Drawer 1 - before + after

I then moved onto the drawer to my left, which was surprisingly clean. It now holds eyeliner, mascara, a cup of hair ties and clips, fake eyelashes and a small box of nail polish.

Drawer 2 - before + after

They’re still a disaster, but an organized disaster and I can deal with that! I do, however, have a problem… I don’t know how I will get through all of my lip products and nail polish.

Nail and Lip

I mean, that’s a ridiculous! I have way too much makeup and beauty products for someone who rarely does their makeup. That’s going to change, though!

Starting tomorrow, I will be adding makeup and nails to my daily routine. I can honestly say that it’s going to take me a while to get through all of it, especially since I barely use any of it properly!

I guess it’s time to settle in for the night so I can wake up and start being a girl.

Beginning of a New Week

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It’s Monday again, and I finally get to start on the main part of my project: becoming more feminine!

Pictured above is my vanity. It’s… well, a disaster! Tons of eye shadow, pencils, mascara and foundations live on, inside and under this vanity. It’s gotten a bit out of hand, so I ill be spending my day swatching, throwing away and organizing where I will be spending most of my time in the morning from now on.

Once my vanity is clean and put together, I will begin my journey of learning how to do my makeup. I mean, I didn’t get to 22 without learning a few things, but I want to learn all the tricks to putting on gallons on foundation and looking natural. I want to be able to do my eyeliner without having one eye look like I just walked away from a fight. Most importantly, though, I want to feel pretty.

I know, I should love the way I look but I honestly don’t. I wouldn’t have the amount of makeup I do if I liked the way I looked. I’m hoping that by doing my makeup every single day, I will learn to see myself in a flattering light.

It’s time to step out of the old and into the new. Here’s to the beginning of a fresh start!

The Mystery of the White Button

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Day 2 of laundry, and I came across a white button in the dryer. I will be spending tomorrow morning going through my clothes as well as finishing up my laundry to figure out where the button belongs.

I don’t recall any of my clothes having round, white buttons, but that doesn’t mean anything; my memory is truly terrible.

It’s getting late and I’m tired from today. This weekend I will be finishing up my cleaning and working on a logo, and hopefully by Monday, I will be moving onto the second phase of this project as well as picking up school and work again. I know there will be speed bumps, but that doesn’t mean I have to give up.

Clothes Mountain: End of Day 1

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As my day comes to a close, I got about three baskets of laundry done.

I don’t really have much else to report. I feel like I have another day or two of laundry before I get everything sorted away.

I’m proud and extremely tired from running up and down the stairs.

Tomorrow is another day! I can’t wait to be done with this and move onto the next part of my project!

Another Thing off my List!

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In only an hour, I cleaned up my entire dresser! The top is now semi-organized, and the drawers are in better shape.

The dresser is a work in progress, and the items will continue to be moved around one I do all my laundry and make a plan for where everything needs to go.

A lot of the trash, once again, was a bunch of bags, and various clothing tags that I’ve collected over the years. I found move jewelry, and a few cards and notes from my grandmother.

Tomorrow starts the first day of demolishing Clothes Mountain and finally getting the laundry baskets out of my room. I’m hoping to get rid of a lot of my old clothes, but I guess I’ll just have to wait and see what happens.

Cleaning isn’t hard, it’s just repetitive and tiring. I’m starting to enjoy doing this, and I can’t wait for it to be done!

Addressing the Dresser

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Now that it’s 12 PM and I woke up about 10 minutes ago, I think I should start working on my dresser.

Currently, the top couldn’t possibly have anymore random items, and the drawers are filled. I remember back when I originally set up all the drawers and it was so clean and neat…. now it’s a disaster, but that’s going to change!

This should be the easiest to clean out everything, because I just need to go drawer to drawer and straighten things up. I’m actually really looking forward to today. I didn’t realize until the past few days that cleaning isn’t actually a terrible thing, and it’s making me feel better about myself.

After today, nothing will be standing between me and Clothes Mountain. I feel like Clothes Mountain is going to take a couple of days, and a lot of laundry detergent and fabric softener!

I really don’t know what else to say about this. I’m excited that I will get to start my number one goal soon, so then I can finally start writing and talking about something other than cleaning!

Until then, I better get going and start cleaning!

Baby Steps!

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Today, I set out to clean my closet and I did it! There’s still a couple of small boxes in there I have to go through, but I can actually walk in there now and begin to organize my clothes.

I found a lot of interesting things during my closet adventure:

  • Candy stash that I forgot about (and threw away)
  • A metric ton of bags
  • Too many recipes
  • Small pile of clothes
  • Pokémon cards
  • Christmas ornaments and lights
  • Enough hangers to start a hanger wholesale shop

and finally… the floor! I found the floor! I forgot how spacious my closet was.

Now that my closet is clean and tidy, I can take on my dresser and start doing laundry for the next week (I do have clean clothes, but I have more that need to be washed). After everything is in its place, and I’ve gotten rid of the stuff I no longer use or need, I can finally start on my main goal: to become more feminine.

I feel accomplished, and I’m extremely proud of myself. I spent about 2 hours this morning just staring at the door, dreading the thought of even entering that space, and now all I want to do is keep going and re-discover my forgotten treasures!

Just the Beginning

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It is now 10 PM and I have finally stopped moving.

Instead of tackling my room, I took on the back bedroom with my mom between 2-8 PM. I was originally going to start cleaning off the top of my dresser, when I noticed I have a ton of earrings, necklaces and bracelets all over the place. That’s when I remembered all of my jewelry boxes in the back room.

I was almost positive that they were in this one box towards the front of the room… My certainty withered away, and I ended up going through five boxes until I finally found them. This took 6 hours to do, but we got a lot done.

The room started off looking like this:

Before - back room

Once I learned that the jewelry boxes were not where I thought they were, we dug into the room. After unpacking, throwing away and merging boxes and bins, I finally found what I was looking for! The room looked pretty decent, as well!

After - back room

It’s not a major improvement, there a lot left to sift through, but I feel like I accomplished something and I got to spend the day with my mom! We ended up with a full bag of recycling and trash, a few empty boxes, and two bags full of donations.

It was nice to clear out a lot of that stuff, and it wasn’t as overwhelming as I thought it would be. I have been putting off going through my stuff for years now, and I’m extremely happy that I finally sat down and did it!