Eyelashes

After discovering the cost of getting eyelash extensions (and just about passing out) I wondered if I could somehow do them myself.  I've used fake eyelashes before; the ones you just stick on and take off at the end of the day. But I was feeling vain and wanted 'real' ones.  So off I went to Priceline and picked up a set of individual lashes in a kit for around $15.00

After watching a handful of Youtube video's, I was pretty confident that I could do it myself (although I was pretty confident I could bleach my own hair too, and let's not go into that) so off I went to the bathroom mirror...

I tihnk I did a pretty good job for the first time! They are quite even, and honestly it wasn't that difficult.

This morning

Closer up

Not to Panic...

I don't want to panic you, but Christmas is coming.  It's been creeping in quicker this year for some reason and so it's time to get started on my Christmas Gift List.  (Because if I don't have one, I forget what I"ve bought people and end up going overboard.)

Since this year we are on a strict budget, today I did some window shopping.  I had a good look around and took photos of things I thought people might like, along with the price tag.  Now that I'm home, I can make a list and sort out what I'll get them for sure, and also check online to see if I can get a better price than the retail stores are selling for (which is most often the case).

Mum wants this book so I priced it at the store

If you're organised, I think you can save a LOT on gifts.  Retail shops take advantage of the fact that you're probably in a rush and left it to the last minute.

I've now made my list of gifts to get for people, the cost I'm going to pay for it and where I'm going to get it from. Feeling a bit more organised now~!

Fridays Mail

A little bit of happiness arrived in the mail today

Stickers I ordered from Korea.

My first Jetoy Postcard!!!!!

Gorgeous stamps from China

Cute stamp from Finland

Washi Tape?

So I'm beginning to get a small collection now of Washi Tape.  And whilst I use it on occassion in my smash book or journalling, I have no clue what else to do with it.  After looking up pinterest and google today there are a few things I can see myself doing, but I need more ideas.
Anyone?

Here is what I did to the front of my day planner for the rest of this year. Makes a nice change from the boring front cover that it was!!

Washi Taped Day Planner!

SMASH book 30 day Challenge

I'm in the middle of another challenge right now, but I'm posting this for future reference.




1.A few things about yourself

2.Things you are good at

3.I am looking forward to ...

4.Today's playlist

5.Weekend Goals

6.Least favorite words

7.Blog goals

8.In my bag

9.Favorite websites and blogs

10.On my wishlist

11.Date night ideas

12.Weekly rituals

13.DIYs I want to try

14.Things I love about _______

15.On my shopping list

16.Places to see in your town

17.Words that are hard to spell

18.Road trip must-haves

19.Recipes I want to try

20.Celebrity crushes

21.Things to do this Spring

22.Today I saw

23.Guilty pleasures

24.I make lists for

25.Things I'd rather be doing right now

26.Books I'd like to read this year

27.Lessons learned

28.Vacations to take

29.Favorite foods

30.Today's to-do list

Happy Mail for Tuesday!

I have soooo very nearly finished my first Smash book!!  I have a yellow one ready to go, but THEN my friend Sara showed me that she had obtained a mini smash book.

Hola. WHAT???
A MINI SMASH BOOK?

I haven't seen one of those around here, but then I haven't been to the scrapping store in a couple of months.  And so now I'm busting my chops to get over my tonsillitis so I can take a drive and check out if Paper 2 has these new mini Smash Books in stock.

In the meantime, I plan to use my yellow smash book as a photo album for the instagram photos I got printed out.

Today's mail was awesome.  I recieved my instagram photos that I printed off through prinstagram to look like mini polaroids. I recieved my order of a bunch of new postcards with the themes of cartoon cats, little girls and boys and Anne of Green Gables; aaaaaaaaaaaand three new washi tapes!!!
What a happy mail day :)

Washi Tape

Much clearer in RL.

A handful of new postcards to use from Korea

One of the Anne of Green Gables Postcards

Because it's just so funny

• regular people in the shower: wash, rince and repeat
• me in the shower: accepting award
• me in the shower: pretending i'm filming for a shampoo commercial
• me in the shower: pretending i'm on a dinner date
• me in the shower: life problems
• me in the shower: making up a whole dance.
• me in the shower: pretending I am someone famous and everyone thinks I am drop dead gorgeous
• me in the shower: thinking of plot for a fanfic
• me in the shower: singing like I'm on a stage in front of an audience of my adoring fans.

Good Intentions and all that.

I love this post written by WreckThisGirlsblog because she relates in there exactly the same way as I do in relation to getting goals completed.

She started with a yearly diary, planning to do something in it every day, but she says " Would you believe that in 8 months, I've only done 5 pages?"

That sounds like me to a tea. And it frustrates me to no end, yet I keep on doing it! Starting something, moving onto something else, forgetting I started something, leaving something until another time...and then this 'something' is something (yet again) that I find 4 months down the track under a pile of book that I'm cleaning up.  I'll exclaim loudly and carry on how great it is that I've found this 'something', start it up again, and lose it under a pile of books AGAIN for ANOTHER 4 months.

We've all be brought up to "finish what you start".
Right?
It's a theme in animated childrens movies, YA books, and let's not forget parents, teachers and other influential adults in our lives as young people.

But is it REALLY that important that we finish what we start?
I'm beginning to think not.  I mean, unless it's important....like a set of antibiotics to get rid of the flu!
We should be able to pick up anything we like, have a go, and drop it, postpone it, date it, change it or mould it to fit. Right? Right!

So I'm done with feeling ashamed that I don't finish things I start when it comes to art projects, because I KNOW I'm not the only person who does it. And I'm having fun regardless.  Who cares if I get to day 19 of a month project and have only done 3 items? I've done what I WANT to do and what I FEEL like doing and what I was INSPIRED to do. I'll do the rest another time...or not at all!

(In saying this, I AM pleased to say that I have been very good and am up to date with my FMSphotoaday on twitter. Woot!)

Anyway, the point of this post was to say just do what you like when it comes to being creative. 
If something doesn't suit, change it.
If it's not the right time, then do it another day.
If you start something and don't want to do it the next day, then don't!
Let your creative juices take you wherever they will!

I'm First!!!

Recieved confirmation that my Switzerland Postcard arrived this morning, along with a little message to say my postcard was the first they had recieved since joining! Exciting!




"Dear Jasmine!
Thank you for a great postcard! It is the very first one I have received via postcrossing! My baby son and me have assigned a special place on the wall to put up our favourite postcards. Yours is going to the top!
Have a nice day!
Nela & Simão"

Friday's Mail

Today I recieved one postcard from Poland in a private swap. I love the geisha hiding behind the sakura in this postcard.  I also have a letter to post to a special little girl full of goodies.  (The letter that is, not the girl haha)


Now I have to get myself into gear because I have a lot of postcards to send out and catch up on.