It's finally summer! #summerbloggerchallenge

Hellooo everyone!

Yeah it's been like 75 years (or like 3 weeks) since I made another blog post and that is just sooo unacceptable. Writers block be damned! So I have decided to participate in the awesome #Summer Blogger Challenge masterminded by the lovely Charlotte at Velvet and Vinyls. Check her out. I figured at least if I have some motivation to write I'd feel like writing more!

So anywho, the topic for this week is how I'm going to spend my summer! Quite honestly, I'm not entirely too certain how I'll be spending my summer.

Most people have expectations, responsibilities, children, a job, a home, pets, things that they need to take care of on a regular basis that they're responsible for. Honestly, I really don't. I am a student, but I'm on sabbatical until I can find a job to pay my tuition to restart. I don't have a pet, any children, the home I live in isn't my home, so I'm not the only one that takes care of it.

Most days of mine are spent blogging, reading blogs, doing housework, and sleeping. And it's just...boring me. I need activity. I need something to do, I need intellectual stimulation. Now, I realize that my life is pretty similar to most stay at home moms except I don't have children. I have absolutely no problem with stay at home moms, my mother was one for the majority of my life and I can quite honestly say that was best for our family. But the thing is, most of that mothers time will be spent doing things for her children.

I don't even have a car, or a drivers license. So I am quite literally stuck. I don't live somewhere that I can easily walk to somewhere, it's about a 40 min walk to the nearest large town. My fiancee really doesn't need help, he is a wonderful provider. But I can't help feeling like a bum. Sitting on my ass all day while he busts his ass to provide me with everything I need.

I can't get a car without a job, but I can't get a job without a car. It's just a never ending cycle. Half the jobs I try to apply for, I can't without a driver's license. And the jobs that don't require a license, they always ask you if you have reliable transportation. I have my feet, and my fiancee's car. That's it, and that's not enough for most employers because of the long hours my fiancee works.

BUT, I will not just sit here wallowing in laundry and ice cream! I have things that I really need to get done to progress my life and my fiancee's in a positive direction. I have goals! I have a list of things that I would like to do or complete before the summers end and I am determined to push through!

Without further ado, my summer goal list!

1. "Spring clean" our bedroom and sitting room.
2. Plant, tend, and harvest a small vegetable garden.
3. Find employment.
4. Pay off my tuition.
5. Get back into classes.
6. KEEP STUDYING while I'm on sabbatical.
7. Lose 20 pounds. 

That's all for today folks! Are you stuck in a rut you feel like it's impossible to get out of? Let's support each other and get us all out of our ruts!

~Koko

Everyday Classic Vintage with a Twist #FOTD

Hello there everyone! Today I bring you a FOTD that has the classic components of a vintage pin-up style,

with a soft unexpected peek of color. Let's begin!

EYES

1. Prime your eyes for shadow, I primed my eyes with Elf $1 eye primer, LOVE this stuff!! 

2. Apply a light taupe-y gold with a satin finish all over the lid, crease, and browbone of the eye. (I'm using the gold shade from the Stila "Trendsetting in Tokyo" Palette called Sake. I know, that palette is discontinued, I'm sorry >.<)

3. From the same Stila palette, use a small shadow brush and pick up the light rosy-pink called Kawai, and apply this color just to the outer 1/3rd of your eye lid and blending into the outer crease.

4. I took a black eyeliner pencil (I used one by Noir called "Forever Noir") to line just the top lashline and tight line (if you feel comfortable).

5. Finish with two coats of black mascara on your top lashes only, I used Maybelline New York Volum’ Express One by One Satin Black Waterproof Mascara.

I apologize for the bad quality, but I wanted you to be able to see the shadow placement.

FACE

1. Today was a good skin day, so after moisturizer I applied concealer on just my spots and areas of redness.

2. For under my eyes, I mixed my spot concealer and a highlighter and tapped it on my big old blue saggy eye bags. I used Physician's Formula Mineral Wear Talc-Free Mineral Correcting Concealer in #2 Cover in Light and  Physician's Formula Mineral Wear Talc-Free Mineral Correcting Concealer in #3 Highlight in Pink. 

3. Apply a rosy bright pink cream blush sparingly to the cheeks and blend, I used the Stila Convertible Color in the Tokyo palette called Sakura.

4. Using the same highlighter we mixed with concealer under the eyes, I apply it straight from the tube on top of both cheekbones, my cupids bow, under the middle of my bottom lip, and just between my eyebrows. Blend well.

Natural Light

LIPS

1. Using your toothbrush, wet it and gently brush over your lips to remove any flakes.

2. Slick on a hydrating balm or butter, wait a few minutes, and wipe off with a lint free cloth.

3. Apply a matte orange-y red lipstick with gold shimmers, exactly following the shape of your lips. I used L'oreal Infalliable Le Rouge lipstick in Ravishing Red. THIS lipstick is so impressive, it stays on forever with little to no touch ups and doesn't dry out my lips at all.

Finish with some wavy curls, a side part, and you're good to go! I love this look, so fast and simple.

~Jessie

P.S. This is link to my Luvocracy collection for this look, purchase everything I used and some very close dupes all in one place!
 http://www.luvocracy.com/lipglossaddict75/collections/february-18-2014-fotd

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