Confessions of a Blogaholic

I don't quite know, but I like it. Lately, I have been going to Boba Tea House on Warner and Dobson. For those of us that live on the east side, we know that the three corners on Warner and Dobson have any Asian store that you can think of. It is located right next to LeeLee's market. That is where I buy my fortune cookies that I dip with chocolate and candy sprinkles. And speaking of those fortune cookies, Valentines Day is just around the corner, time to make some more of those. Anyhow, back to the Boba Tea. They have so many flavors, my favorites are the milk based ones. I love the coconut tea and the almond tea. I also like them blended. The tapioca pearls get real cold like that. And since I'm in the area, I like to stop by Lee's Sandwich shop and pick up these cute little creme stuffed pastries that taste so good with the tea. So, if you are intrigued as to how this tea tastes, find yourself a Boba Tea house and have a taste. I think you will enjoy.

Lime Green Lycra Eggplant Lace It's solo time again. Kassie just started her new solo to Chantilly Lace. It is another fast paced dance, but she absolutely loves it! What happens when when she starts a new solo? She needs a new costume. And so we start the process. For those who know dance, you know that costumes can be pretty pricey, but they are always custom made for solos. Here are the sketches for her new costume, and fabric swatches. I will post the finished product as soon as it is done. Now, I have to order the rhinestones, good thing I get a good price on them.

Her pictures of NYC on her night stand. Ok, I'm sorry, but I have to agree with Kassie on this one, how can you possibly want a coat made out of these adorable animals? I took advantage of the fact that Kassie was not home to sneak into her room and take a few pictures. As previosly posted, she loves NYC and she still plans on living there. She wants to be a fashion designer and so here are some of the pictures of her sketches. She sketches every single day. She constantly comes up with new designs and themes. It is so funny to me. She takes it so serious. She recently asked me for a portfolio so that she can store her drawings in. I of course am going to buy it for her. I would have loved a portfolio to store all of my drawings in at her age. My main reason for taking these pictures and again documenting her many dreams/plans is because she is 12 years old. The odds of her changing her mind about this career is fairly high. So I wanted a remembrance to her plans for the future a...

I love the cold weather, but I also hate the cold weather for one reason. My skin gets so dry. Sometimes it gets so dry, that it is painful. I hate when you have dry and ashy skin. So, there is this body lotion. I absolutely love it, did I say love it? I mean I really, really love this body cream. It takes away my painful skaly skin, and makes it feel baby soft. The one downside to loving this cream so much, is that I can no longer find it locally. It is sold by one of the lines that I fell in love with in high school. At the time it was called Princess Marcella Borghese. Now it goes by just Borghese. I used a lot of their products. Their packaging was so regal to me. Black, twisted laquer lipstick cases. The lipstick itself was spiraled. The compacts matched and the clasp to open them had a little red jewel. The holiday sets were the best, and packaged in either silver or gold. Ohhh, how I miss this line being in department stores. Oh, sorry, back to the body lotion. Tono Body Creme i...

Dinner with Marina and Elda that is the question. Living in the age of technology, there are several networking websites. You have MySpace, and then there is Facebook. I did the MySpace thing. It was ok, but if you ask me, a little more for teenagers. Then I started with Facebook. I have to say it has been great. You have the chance to re-connect with old friends, and stay connected with new friends. You can see current pictures of them, and also pictures of their families. You can read about what they do on a daily basis. In the past few months I have had the oppurtunity to not only re-connect with old friends online, but I have even met up with some for dinner. Last month, I had dinner with two friends from Douglas. Elda and Marina. It was nice to sit and chat, all while enjoying a great dinner. Unfortunaetly all our lives are busy, and there is no possible way to catch up in two hours. Tonight, we met for dinner again, and in talking we decided that it would be a good idea to plan ...

I felt that before I post my next product, I would talk about the first make-up artist that inspired me. As posted before, I was always fascinated by make-up, but one day, on the Today show they had a make-up artist that was releasing a book. They showed pictures of the book and it was awesome. He had a natural talent. After the show ended, I wanted to buy the book. I lived in Douglas at the time, and there are no book stores in Douglas. On my next trip to Sierra Vista, I bought the book. Wow, so many tricks of the trade. That book was The Art of Makeup by Kevyn Aucoin . Soon, he released his next book. Making Faces, he with a touch of magic, transformed celebrities , into other celebrities . How could he do that? I looked through those books all the time. He did follow with another great book called Face Forward. Then, in October of 2000 I took my first trip to NYC. I went to the Today show that morning, and who was on there? None other than Kevyn himself. You would have thou...

It was really, really hard to decide on my first product. Then, I remembered that Sephora has a limited edition size of it right now. I thought, if you decide to get it, you get a bigger bang for your buck!! So here it is. It is a foundation primer from Smashbox. It is called Photo Finish Foundation Primer. This product, goes on before your foundation, it makes your skin feel like silk. When you apply your liquid foundation, it looks smooth and flawless. I have tried a lot of primers, from many different companies, but this one is certainly the best. Again, this is my opinion, and people may not agree. You can purchase this product on http://www.smashbox.com/ , you could also go to a Smashbox counter at Nordstrom, http://www.sephora.com/ , or at a Sephora store. Sephora and Sephora online have a 2 oz tube for $49. A 1 oz bottle will cost you $36. It is a great savings to buy the 2 oz. If you want to just try it first, Sephora also has a travel size for $16 (I believe, maybe less, not p...

Organizing my make-up gave me the idea for this post. One word, ME!!!! Let's go back to the year 1985. That would have made me about 12 years old. You know, the age that you start liking boys. When you actually start caring about what you wear, and how you look. Well that year, I was in seventh grade. I had pretty much been a tom boy for the first 11 years prior. I clearly remember not wanting to go to Tucson with my mom and sister for a day of shopping. Instead opting to go with my dad to the ranch and ride horses and get dirty. Something changed when I turned 12. All of a sudden, I wanted to go shopping in Tucson. I asked for subscriptions to Teen, Seventeen and of all things, Cosmopolitan. I don't think my mom realized how naughty that magazine was. I mean in terms of articles, of course. Anyhow, I was not allowed to wear make-up. I was told that I could not wear it untill I was 15. Oh please... "But mom, all of my friends can wear it!" Her response...."I...

A bubble bar A bath bomb No matter how busy and crazy my weeks are, Sundays, have and always will be my relax day. I try to not do anything as long as I can help it. For years Buddy has joked. He thinks that my mind and body goes into "Sunday mode". And I have to agree. It's one of those days that I take my time waking up. I opt for coffee from home rather than my usual Starbucks. I try to catch up on my DVR recordings of Oprah and currently American Idol. It is almost like I need this day to prepare for the week that follows. Then there is LUSH, I know that I have mentioned my favorite bath products before. Now I will explain. I am a bath person, some people are, and some are not. I don't take a bath everyday, but that is what Sundays are for. LUSH products help my Sundays be that more relaxing. They have the best handmade products! I love their bathbombs, their bubble bars, and just about everything else. I recommend these products to everyone I know. I should own s...

Week two of staying on that bandwagon. You know, the one about "getting in shape". With all things considered, I have done pretty good. Unfortunetly, as the weeks go by, a normal routine starts to develop again. It's always the same thing for me. Maybe it's the Scorpio in me, but I like routine. I have my favorite foods from restaurants, and I always order the same. I have my favorite drinks, and again I always order the same, every single time. I have tried to order different things, and I always end up dissapointed, so I just order what I know I like. Where was I going with this? Oh yes, goodbyes. This post is to hopefully, temporarily say goodbye to my favorites. For if I don't, I will have jumped off that bandwagon again. And I say temporarily, because a little indulgence every once in a while is ok. I, unfortunatley, at least right now....don't know the word "a little". I know that my goodbyes will affect my social calendar for a while too. Holl...

My messy desk If all else fails, I could always just stare at Edward My poor plant that is dying because I keep forgetting to water it. Hidden by Botox promotional material My stack of work Trying to pack away 2008 My Office As I sit here, skipping lunch...again. I realize that my office is a mess, that I have so much work to do, I don't even know where to start. So, I thought, if I blog about it.....then it will motivate me to just finish it. And if I finish everything, then I can have my office nice and neat again. This will be my motiviation. Knowing that everyone that reads my blog will see this and out of embarresment I will get it done. Then I will have to post the after pictures and I will feel a lot better. So, with that said, I have to get real busy. I have lots to do and no time to keep blogging, but knowing that when I do come back to blog, my desk and office will be clutter free, therefore, I will feel free too. And I will have to force myself to stop day dreaming o...

Patience is something that I seem to not have. A few months ago, maybe in October, Oprah had a show in which she endorsed her new gadget. I record Oprah and since I love gadgets, this one in particular really caught my attention. I love to read, I have always loved to read. I buy most of the books in Oprah's book club. When she introduced the Kindle. I wanted it, I wanted it so bad. I asked Buddy if I could have it for my birthday, and he said yes. I went on Amazon to order it, and as I was about to check out, I felt bad. I don't know, something felt wrong. I thought about all my books, especially the ones that I like to re-read just sitting there collecting dust. I thought about how I would be giving up on opening a fresh new book, smelling the new pages and being able to use bookmarks. So I canceled my order. I would have had the Kindle in my hot little hands in three days. As I have written before, I am obsessed with the Twilight series. After going back and re-reading all o...

Tuni and Amanda Sal and Me Maggie and Sam Oscar and Ana (sorry you can't really see Oscar) Here are some pictures from New Years Eve. Unfortunately they are real dark. I don't know how to use my camera yet. : (

Happy New Year to all!!! We said goodbye to 2008 and we welcomed 2009. Only god knows what he has in store for us all. Nonetheless, the year is gone and we have a new one to look forward too. There is so much I would like to do this new year. Well, I'd better hurry, because I have already lost five days. Five days into the new year, and yes, my Christmas tree is still sitting in my living room. I'm off to a great start, are'nt I? My only excuse, is that I did'nt get my tree up untill the 21st of December this year. I usually have it up and decorated by the Saturday after Thanksgiving. So who can blame me for wanting to keep it up just a little later. And besides, I'm hispanic, and the "Relles Magos" don't come untill tommorow, so there. I'm excused. As far as New Years resolutions, I would'nt know where to begin. Of course, I like everyone else, wants to "get in shape", that's code for lose some weight. It just sounds better if y...