Didn't quiteeee make it to the library today...whoopsadoodle! Instead, Whoof and I had a relaxing morning, read the newspaper, made some nibblets for lunch, and did all our boring grown-up business in the afternoon.
So this last birthday, I made a "List of Twenty-Three's." I'm not sure where I first heard about this idea, but essentially, you are suppose to create a list of things you'd like to accomplish before your next birthday and the number of items on the list corresponds with the age you are turning. Seeing as my birthday was exactly 2 months ago today (August 9), I thought it might be a good idea to check in with myself and see how things have been going.
***WARNING: Items on this list may appear to be extremely inspired, narcissistic, and a handful may even be impossible given the current state of my affairs, but you're suppose to be wishful and self-doting on your birthday!
1. Go on
23 first dates (told you!).
2. Add $
23,000 to savings account (the word was wishful, remember?)
3. Make
2 new boy friends and
3 new girl friends.
4.
Survive 23 weeks without Facebook.
5. Write friends and family "just-to-say-hello" cards on the
23rd of the month.
6. Flex my creative writing for
23 minutes each day.
7. Splurge on a $
2,
300 ticket to somewhere I've never been! (maybe I'll find an extra 2,300 on the ground of a parking lot?)
8. Run/jog/walk/crawl
23 miles.
9. Build on my MAC lipstick collection up to
23.
10.
Frame 23 pictures.
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| Six so far! |
11. Enjoy
23 hours without the Internet.
12. Mail
23 postcards.
13.
Read 23 books.
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| Book 1: Oscar Wilde "The Picture of Dorian Gray" SO SO GOOD |
14. Maintain
23 blogposts a month ;)
15. Adventure on a 230 mile road trip.
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| California coast roadtrip! |
16. Drink
2 cups of water at each of the
3 meals throughout the day.
17. Cook-up
23 new recipes!
18. Swim a 200 freestyle in
2 min
30 seconds.
19. Volunteer
23 hours at a hospital.
20. Challenge yourself to use only
2 makeup products
3 days a week.
21. Create
23 things I am proud of.
22. Try taking
23 minute cat naps.
23. Make a list of 23 items :)
The last one was a bit of a cheat I suppose! Have you ever done this before?
They might have been getting a little carried away with the "seeing millions," but I have to admit that it did a decent job. The first picture is one coat, the second picture shows two coats. It didn't do too much in terms of volume, but it did define my lashes, keep them from clumping, and lasted the better part of the day without flaking, getting smudgy, or misbehaving in any other way. When I first started using this, the formula was a little too wet but after a handful of uses, it has since dried out a little and it much easier and cleaner to apply. I have a sneaky feeling that this mascara works best if you continue to build it up and might be really nice for a night out on the town. The brush is a bit big to get up close to those inner lashes of your eye, but it does fan out the outer lashes quite nicely. Kudos to you, L'Oreal!
