NO BUY!

I have started keeping track of my expenses using mint.com, and it has been quite enlightening.  I have noticed where I have been spending like crazy aside from food and transportation (totally necessary)... makeup/beauty items. I am in a situation where I should not be spending money like this, I don't have a budget to spend money aimlessly or to shop for things I don't need.

I always hate to talk about beauty and fashion, I dont know why but I feel like its embarrassing as a woman. I feel like its shallow and petty but I do like it and enjoy it. I care about what I wear and what I look like most of the time.

When I started watching youtube beauty videos (around 2009/2010) my amount of makeup dramatically increased, and as I usually only buy drugstore brands it doesnt feel like I am spending much. I do see a new nail polish or eye shadow as a nice treat as I can't afford much these days. The drugstores also have lots of deals and coupons that lure me in, and I have realized that the makeup I do have will take me ages to finish. Part of me feels that I switched from fashion to makeup.

I decided to do what I've seen beauty youtubers do, a no buy and I want to not buy or watch youtube (beauty videos) starting now this month of Nov. I have been trying to lessen my habit of youtube and I think just not watching those videos will remove my desire to buy makeup. I am not sure when my no buy will end but I will replace items that I finished and need to be replaced as it comes up (definitely not nail polish, eye shadow or lipsticks).

here it goes, i dont need or want makeup and heres to more money in the bank account...

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• ☾: post photo of yourself

    taken just now to answer this question

• æ : tell 5 things about your best friend
• 1. part time lover + full time best friend
• 2. pretty good at guitar / awesome at band names 
• 3. likes gummi candy, candy corn, & circus peanuts
• 4. LOVES is addicted to diet coke
• 5. can quote tons of cheesy 90s movies
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• ✌: share 5 things that you really want
• 1. new glasses or new to me glasses
• 2. road bike (used)
• 3. replace my recently lost monroe (just spent like an hour looking for one i would actually want to buy)
• 4. full-time employment/money
• 5. to live in/with the same place as my boy
• 
  
• ☮ : share 5 favourite movies
• 1. thin blue line
• 2. magnolia
• 3. rushmore
• 4. lost in translation
• 5. the graduate
• 
  
• ❂ : share 5 favourite foods
• 1. shrimp fried rice from chinese friends
• 2. chicken kabob from tasty burger
• 3. bean & cheese / breakfast burrito from san diego mexican food places
• 4. the loaded potato skins from wood ranch
• 5. bbq chopped salad
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• ☯ : share 5 person you love being with
• 1. daniel
• 2. jessica 
• 3. arun 
• need to stop being such a loner/be better at making friends, am taking applications :) 
• 
  
• ☪ : share 5 favourite celebrities
• 1. bill murrary
• 2. the beatles
• 3. meryl streep
• 4. britney spears 
• 5. beyoncé
• 
  
• ❀ : share favourite thing you do when you get bored
• not sure i have a favorite thing but to be honest its kill time on youtube watching howto/style beauty videos, awful habit that needs to stop or read my rss feed
• 
  
• ♡ : share 5 favourite songs
• 1. sunshine of your love by cream
• 2. my my, hey hey (out of the blue) by neil young and crazy horse
• 3. almost cut my hair by crosby, stills, nash & young
• 4. someday soon by harlem
• 5. declaration of war by little toys
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• ❁: share 5 favourite blogs
• 1. http://daintysquid.blogspot.com/
• 2. http://www.mapsandfragments.com/
• 3. http://www.katielouiseford.com/
• 4. http://www.arestlesstransplant.com/
• 5. http://garconniere.tumblr.com/ (where i found this)
• 
  
• ✓: tell 5 facts about yourself
• 1. i am my own harsh critic but lazy.
• 2. i have my office space within the bathroom space ... there is a wall in between and an opening for a door that is yet to be installed.
• 3. i love dr pepper ... too much ruined my teeth.
• 4. i don't have many any friends but I am friendly person just a bit of a loner.
• 5. i have horrible time management and can kill days on the computer not doing much of anything :(
• 
  
• ♧ : share 5 facts about your appearance
• 1. I am short 5'1".
• 2. I have brown eyes and hair (BORING!)
• 3. I have bad pimply skin currently and scars and all. 
• 4. I don't shave my armpits but I hardly ever wear sleeveless shirts.
• 5. I don't have any tattoos, yet.
• 
  
• ☆: share your current mood
• lonely, hungry, and a bit chilly. just okay.
• 
  
• ♒ : share about your crush
• none
• 
  
• ☀ : something that made me smile today
• seeing the kids in costumes 
• 
  
• ✖ : something you hate
• politics 
• 
  
• ☼ : something you love
• my macbook pro
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• ϟ : ask anything
• whats your biggest dream/goal?
• what do you want to change from your life?

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crossing my fingers

working away on an 'examples' portfolio for my first interview for a graphic design internship! the first time i actually sent examples, and i am nervous and winging it on the same time. my first interview to do what i want to do. AHHHH!!!!!! as you can see not much design work this month hopefully more Xs next month, just being honest with myself & you. hoping and wishing.