Making Up

I seriously think my baby will be a girl. Right now I'm too fascinated with makeup that I even watched videos of Lisa Eldridge haha!

Anyways, I went to Digital traincase and got a Ben Nye luxury powder in Buff, Embryolisse lait creme concentre, Nyx lipsticks in Circe, Snow White, and Thalia, and a new set of Charm makeup brushes! Hahaha! I could've gotten more but thank goodness they only accept cash for now.

This morning I tried out my new stuff together with old stuff. My face is bloated right now so I'm too scared of posing full face. So here's one shot that showed a part of me. Haha!

What I used:
- Embryolisse creme as primer
- Charm makeup brushes
- Skinfood Good Afternoon Tea BB cream in Apple Cinnamon
- MAC concealer NW20 Though usually I'm NC20!
- Ben Nye Luxury Powder in Buff
- Urban Decay Naked Palette using Smog and Dark Horse
- Benefit Sugarbomb blush block
- Browlash Ex brow pencil
- Fairy Drops mascara
- Shu Uemura lash curler
- Nyx lipstick in Circe

Whew! That's a lot for a bare face, noh!

But I'm getting into it so I need to really take good care of my skin so that makeup would be very easy to pull off.

What I'm missing is the Max Factor Flawless 3-in-1 Foundation which I'm now sure that I need as replacement for my Étude House BB powder. My Skinfood cream is nice but I want to have an alternative hehe!

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Eanna's First Ballet Recital

Super proud Mom last night, even though I got hungry and very tired (I should be on bed rest noh!).

I didn't get to have that much pictures because I was too focused in watching my little girl prance around the stage, super confident and all. Such a shining star!

Thanks to my big young bro for joining me and carrying Eanna when she had to be picked up on stage! Love you Kuya!

It was truly a proud moment for me, seeing my little girl flashing her smile, dancing graciously, not scared of the hundreds of people watching. Now as to the ballet recital gifts that are given to the kids... well, the flowers are there... but at the same time, she got her gift earlier already... her mini iPad!

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Almost done!

Super loving my ivory kitchen! Just need the backsplash, cabinet lights, and new lighting and we're set!

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Eanna's Moving Up Day!

Cheers to my new Elementary girl! :)

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Second Baby Fears

Don't get me wring, I am very excited to be blessed with another baby, and I look forward to seeing my little one in 9 months' time. In fact, I think I might be too excited because right now I am thinking of printing postcards online to inform my relatives about the good news! :)

However, there are a couple of fears that are harboured in my mind right now. I don't know, maybe it's just the hormones and the mood swings, but let me just get everything out.

First, the pregnancy itself. It's been what, 5 years ago since I last got pregnant, and somehow everything is new. I'm not used to being sluggish, I'm not used to getting tired most of the time. My fear all the more grew when I learned that I am in a sensitive condition right now and prone to miscarriage. as I was crying in front of my doctor, she assured me that it's not about me. But why? Why the condition? I was advised to have complete bed rest for at least 2 weeks to make sure that I don't aggravate things. Yet, as I lay down the bed, lots of things go to my mind (hence this blog entry). What did I do? Was it the rebonding? Was it the non-stop nail polish usage? Was it the Jack Daniels that i drank the night before I learned that I was pregnant? Was the doctor just being polite, but in fact, all the things I did led to this condition? If I continue on babbling then I might go crazy and accuse myself of murder.

Yeah, drama queen at its highest form.

I do hope though that my baby will be fine, that my baby will be healthy and in very good condition.

Next fear, the fear of having 2 kids. It just dawned on me that we may not be as financially capable as I thought we are. Suddenly I am worried if we have the means to raise two kids. Thoughts like the condo being too small and I highly doubt we'd get a bigger place (unless we live in a further area). Where will the new kid stay? What if the baby was a boy, would it be ok to have a girl and a boy kid in one room? Education... will we earn enough to give them the best education? The selfish me asked... will I ever go to France, since the money for that is better off to be used for the kids?

Just typing these words scares that s**t out of me. I could feel my heart pounding and my abdomen aching. Which means, I should stop because worrying is not helping.

I guess I just have to face reality (again) and deal with the fact that I will have 2 kids now and all my selfish agendas need to be shelved.

I just pray that I will be given more strength, to hold on to my faith that life has meaning and that everything happens for a reason. That God has wonderful plans for our family.

i need to believe in that.

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New Kitchen Soon!

Finally, my dream of having a new, white kitchen is becoming a reality! I had to make some changes because the cabinet looked cream instead of pure white, and that my mosaic tile backsplash was deemed to be too high maintenance for our own good.

But anyways, this is how our kitchen area looks like at the moment. Sorry about the mess and the equipment still visible (check out reidsupply.com for these!)

The induction stovetop plus the electric oven were already pre-installed. We changed our sink too and got a bigger and deeper one. We also changed our faucet. The only things missing are the countertop and the backsplash.

Speaking of backsplash, since I really wanted a French-y, Parisian feel, we opted to get these tiles from La Europa.

Then, would likely top the area with this...

Oooh. I really can't wait till this kitchen is done. Hopefully by mid-March!

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Bar Cart

I seriously want this!!!!!

I checked out Shop Society Social, the maker of this bar cart, but it's currently sold out. :( Plus, not sure if they ship to the Philippines. Ack!!!

It would really suit the blank space in our kitchen area. Ack. I really want it.

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New Hobby?

As soon as my hubby leaves (huhuhu) again and is away for 3 months, I do, sincerely, honestly, and truly will hit the gym and exercise. That, plus join my mother walking every Saturday morning.

I know,  I know. Even my hubby was smiling as I told him my plans. Thanks for the vote of confidence, huh? Hehe. But seriously, I am really serious in finally losing weight. I hit the 120+ pound limit already, so that's my cue to start shaping up.

But aside from this, i also want to take on a new hobby. Something music-related, perhaps? For the longest time I've shied myself into doing anything guitar-related. My hands were to small and my fingers I guess were not long enough. But hey, maybe it is about time to explore this part. I can just imagine that when I finally get to learn playing, I'd ask my brothers to play the drums and the bass guitar, while I play the guitar and sing. My sister will be back up. Hahaha. Kidding. Then we'd have a headset microphone each so that we can blend our voices beautifully. Naks.

If all fails though, I'd just play the piano again and do more practices on my tin whistle. We'll see. Till then, I must prep myself for some serious bootie jiggling.

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Enough!!!

Someone please get me out of here! I will not be ashamed to say that I'm not happy anymore! Tama na pagpanggap! I want to be happy!!!

Let me enjoy my new nook for three months then I'm out!

I just want to be happy. Yun lang naman eh.

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Get Out of the Kitchen

I just don't understand why you hate me so much. I see it in your eyes. I hear it in your voice. I feel it in your (non) touch.

My only plea is if we can't handle the heat, let's finally get out of the kitchen.

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