Great finds and red lipstick pride

Note: This is an old entry reposted from my old blog called Boudoir Angel on Tumblr. I'm reposting all of these old entries because I plan to delete my old blog and consolidate everything to this one. Some posts may have its text updated and/or reformatted slightly according to the platform change.

Since a prior involvement with some self-proclaimed eco warriors, I have consciously attempted to take more seriously my prior efforts to abide by the example Captain Planet and his Planeteers tried to set.

This find was something I came across whilst browsing a mini branch of the ECHOstore with my mum. Both are from their Body Basics line and contain peppermint which, while I'm not fond of eating, I am definitely fond of sniffing.

On the left is the antibacterial spray (this one is the totable kind; they do have larger bottles of this) and on the right is the lip balm. I found both to be quite refreshing though the lip balm was a bit too soft and easily melts even in the slightest heat. Moisturises perfectly though and it was what I wore underneath my first trial run for my new M.A.C. lipstick.

Fat Mum Slim's June Photo A Day 07: Drink

My nearly empty mug of iced coffee.

I don't always have a cup of coffee in the morning. But these mornings I've been taking it just to perk up. It usually lasts me the whole morning (meaning roughly 7:00am to 10:00am) and I find that making it an iced coffee lessens the stale taste as it warms to room temperature.

It's pathetic, I know, but that's me and coffee.

From Tony Burgess on Tumblr: The Nicene Creed, A Important Statement of Faith

The Nicene Creed, A Important Statement of Faith

I haven't said this prayer in a long time. I can, perhaps, attribute the fact to it being drummed into our little schoolgirl heads that it just lost all meaning.

I love our teachers in primary and secondary school but faith isn't about textbooks and classrooms, it's about testament.

Fat Mum Slim's June Photo A Day 06: Hat

Okay, I may be called out on a technicality here as this is called a flat cap and not a flat hat, but it's the closest head gear to a hat that I...rather, my husband, has.

My husband agonized over buying this for the entire two weeks of our stay in Ireland. Finally, when they met again at the airport, he looked at me and went, "Can I buy it?"

Fat Mum Slim's June Photo A Day 05: Sign

This is a very old sign that I bought back in 2000, I believe at Sea World in San Diego. It now serves as a very casual signifier of where our home office is.

For those who may be wondering, no, our office has nothing to do with polar bears crossing wherever. Online intimates (the people I often refer to as my Heart Siblings), however, know me as the Polar Bear, hence my original blogs bearing the name "BearPolarity"--what I thought to be a clever play on the word "bipolar" which may occasionally characterize my blog entries. (My husband has since been nicknamed by the same as the Sun Bear.)

Never too late

Of course maintenance is very important but life just doesn't always happen the way we want it to.

This past weekend has been dedicated to cleaning up our home office which, finally, looks a bit closer to a home office again.

The truth is while I can be quite obsessive about how my things are arranged, where everything is placed, and all of that, I was never a very tidy person.

Fat Mum Slim's June Photo A Day: 02-04

I missed posting the past two days because my browser suddenly went crazy on me. But I've caught up and now, my June daily photos from Saturday up to today!

Okay, so maybe it's not literally empty but considering this is my office desk and it's this clear, I'd say this is quite Empty. I've just finished cleaning my computer, and my desk, reorganising my desk drawers, and generally getting everything back to where they ought to be. Which brings me to...

...what's still On My Plate. And in case you're thinking it, no, my desk isn't empty because I shoved everything on the couch. Those actually were on the couch to begin with, as much as I loathe to admit it. The only clear space on the couch is the half you can't see in the photo--the one occupied by my cat.

No, she is not part of what's still on my plate.

Speaking of  clean-ups though:

This is a paint brush. Full of cat hair. If you haven't guessed yet that I spent my entire weekend doing some belated spring cleaning, well, this is the ultimate proof of it. This cat hair used to be

• in between keys on my keyboard
• blocking the sensor on my optical mouse
• on top of my desk
• in the printer paper tray

And yes, that cat hair belongs to the same cat up in the second photo. My husband insists on not allowing pets in the office but I can't resist her mewing and pleading for us to let her in. She likes being with her mum and dad.

So that's my daily photo catch up post. With free story! Hahaha!

Cheers all, and here's to keeping up with the daily photos this month!

My first set of MAC Products

Note: This is an old entry reposted from my old blog called Boudoir Angel on Tumblr. I'm reposting all of these old entries because I plan to delete my old blog and consolidate everything to this one. Some posts may have its text updated and/or reformatted slightly according to the platform change.

My first set of M.A.C. make-up, a gift from an aunt who'd just come in to visit from the U.S.

I first fell in love with M.A.C. because of Lauren Luke's YouTube tutorials as panacea81. I later tried them at the store counter and thought they were fantastic. They're quite pricey, to be honest, but well worth it.

This is the bag the products came in. Imagine my mad giggling when this was handed to me. A little note to self that I made though was that it's better for me to make my M.A.C. purchases here since it's really just the same price unless you can buy it duty free.

Blog Maintenance #5: Blog Schedule

I can't believe I'm actually making one. Correction: that I've actually made one.

This is seriously one of those sure-fire signs that my psychological state isn't at its peak. Thankfully, I don't turn to food disorders. I just try to get things that are in disarray back into place.

Progress has been slow on that front but there is progress. It gets tiresome when you're trying to do your own thing and you have to mind the entire rest of the house. I so admire those mums (working or stay at home) who do it all by themselves. Seriously. I'm still learning how I can get a handle on all of this stuff.

Fat Mum Slim's June Photo A Day: 01 Morning

No glorious sunrise here. Instead I am posting what my real morning is: a messy office desk in the midst of a belated spring cleaning. This is actually far less clutter already and no, it's not because everything else is on the floor.