1st Weekly Challenge

Semi-Weekly Self-imposed Challenge #1

I’m getting bored of posting mainly about clothes, so I thought I’d set myself weekly “challenges.”  Just something easy to try each week, comment on, and see if I like it or not.  I have a few ideas, but I’ve decided to start with makeup. 

I am all for bare faces.  I usually can’t be arsed to do makeup in the morning.  Get up extra early to put some gunk on my face?  No thanks.  However, I am a young teacher at a middle school.  I often get confused as one of the kids, and makeup does make me feel like I look a bit more mature.  I’m also one of the few teachers who still gets blemishes, so they must be covered every now and then.  Let’s see how this goes…

Monday:  Normally I hate getting out of bed on Mondays, but this morning I was surprisingly chipper.  This was even after staying up to watch the end of the Oscars On that note, Argo.  Argo?! My heart aches for Les Miserables.  But I digress.  I got up, dressed, got my makeup on (eyeshadow, mascara, blush, bit of lip color) and went on my merry way.  I did feel a bit more “put together” today.  My dark eye circles were mostly covered.  My boy called me pretty.  Good day.

Tuesday:  WHY. WHY. WHY.  WHY DO MORNINGS COME TO TORMENT ME.  WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS TORTURE.  MAKE IT END.  But I was good, did the face stuff.  Brighter eyeshadow today, darker blush, mascara, bit of lip color.    

Wednesday:  Much the same as Tuesday.  I’m getting it down to a pretty quick routine, though, so that's something. 

Thursday: I’m afraid to say I cheated today.  I had kind of a casual day at school today, but we had a function at night.  So I saved my makeup regime for the evening times.  I had some fun with a darker lip color than is necessary for daytime, though.  On a side note, makeup does not have an effect on how old I look.  I forgot my ID, and was refused a drink after the school function.  Coke for me, thanks.

Friday:  …It just didn’t happen today.  But four out of five days, come on, that’s pretty good, right?

I think I’ll continue the makup thing, as much as I can.  I do feel a bit more put together when wearing makeup, and there’s something to be said for that.  Now if I could only get rid of the pounds of hair on my head, I’d feel all alright again.  Alas, long hair for the wedding it must be.  I’ll regret a cut, I know I will.

Your Nerd on a Budget,

Mac