Over it 1.18.12

It was so popular the first time, I thought I would try it again. Besides it is sort of like therapy, you know just being able to talk about the things I am  over :) I loved hearing everyone's comments through the week. I loved that all you junkies would point out when you were doing or wearing something I was totally over . :) I mostly loved seeing My favorite Neighbor in her RED skinnies. I know seriously, this girl can't go wrong.  

DISCLAIMER:  I am about to get all judgey 

Well, it's the middle of the week. The ever famous HUMP day. The one where it's half way over but not all the way. So in honor of getting over it, I am posting my tops "I'm over it" and "I want some more of it".

I'm OVER it:

• Pink. Yes, the color. It's cute on little girls,not so much on grown women. Yes, I like pink cheeks and maybe a pink accessory. BUT I am over seeing women covered in pink. Unless it's October.I totally support pink ribbons!! Cover your body in pink ribbons. 
• REALTORS not answering their phones. Come on people!! 
• REALTORS not giving feedback on the homes you show. It's common courtesy.   
• The "we have more then one offer so we need highest and best"
• Second and third showings resulting in NO offer
• No SNOW!! Hopefully we get some today.
• To do lists half way done.
• Dishes in the sink.
• The never ending pile of laundry that has to be washed,dried, folded or ironed.
• Feeling guilty
 

The HUMP part. I am almost over the following:

• The color RED
• Short Sales
• Envy. Just when I think I have it handled!! That's why I am ALMOST over it. Stink'n sin.

I want some more of it:

• UNDERCONTRACT
  

• Rustic in my house. I am imagining rustic with urban flair. Catch me? You know like a pair of deer horns hung on my bedroom wall; with a few strands of my pearls hanging off those bad boys. Hickory Wood floors and wall to wall mirrors. A LARGE crystal chandelier in the living room matched with a HUGE sepia toned horse canvas.I am thinking pallet coffee table with books of beautiful architecture and fashion magazines strewn about. Don't forget the fur throw over the back of my antique leather sofa. I am thinking a little tasteful taxidermy above the stairs and some antlers in a jar for a table scape. Candles in ball jars... to bad that's all in my imagination.   
• Drop Cloth curtains
• Punks home from school. This week they had two days off. I loved having them home.We had good conversation. We laughed a lot. I miss them today.
• Soft Vintage Graphic Tees. With designs on them made by orphans. CommonThreads.
• Forgiveness
• Thrift store finds
• Projects getting done
• Big decisions being made. Like to homeschool or not to homeschool
• Black horn rimmed glasses. I want some so bad I can feel the ache right in my bosom. Ha! Bosom, what a funny word.

What are you over and what can't you get enough of?

10 things i am over 1.11.12

DISCLAIMER: I am about to get judgey and there is an offensive word in the following post.

Well, it's the middle of the week. The ever famous HUMP day. The one where it's half way over but not all the way. So in honor of getting over it, I am posting my tops "I'm over it" and "I want some more of it".

I'm OVER it:

• Bling on your jeans!! Yep, sick of seeing women and MEN with bling on their butt's.
• UGG boots and sweats. Yuck!!
• Boots tucked into pants. Well, I like them on everyone else. Especially my long legged sister in law.Just not me. I am 5'1. Come on. Really. I am going to stick my leg in a boot with HALF my jeans sticking out!! I just cut my 1 foot leg in half. Looks ridiculous on me. I know,just after I made a ton of leg warmers with ruffles. 
• Skinny Jeans. 'Cause I am not skinny!!
• Burnout tees. Period.
• My red drapes in the kitchen. Ug.lee
• Utah drivers. Learn to merge. There are other people on the road.
• Being stagnant. MOVE. Do something already!!
• Poverty. I am greedy! Why can 't I share more?
• Drug addiction and the hopeless parents/spouses/siblings/employees/citizens that it conceives. Demonic. 

The HUMP part. I am almost over the following:

• Feathers in grown women's hair.Although I am tempted to put this blue one in mine this afternoon.
• Smokey eye. 
• Crackle paint on finger nails. AND furniture too. But I am WAY over that.
• Red lips. OR am I?

I want some more of it:

• More stats that tell me UTAH's housing market is on the rise and that the housing crisis is over.
• Offers on the homes and properties I have listed. 
• The Bitch Bang.(I warned you) I sport one,therefore I can call it the name I coined it. "The Bitch Bang". Why do I call it this? Because that is what you look like when you wear this thick, heavy, in your eye, side bang.You look like a female dog that has just gone in for grooming. BTW I cut a mean bang. OR as Francois would call it "Fringe"
• Cowboy boots
• Cardigans
• Scarves
• Chunky, earthy rings and necklaces. With a big fat CROSS!! Makes it all the better.
• Pendleton/Aztec print
• Rosy Cheeks
• Well defined black eyeliner
• Big fat false lashes

There you got it!

What are you over and what can't you get enough of?

Make up for a Sick Day

Ugh!! I am sick AGAIN!!

So, here is a quick post ; how to do your make up when life doesn't stop, just because you are sick.

• Even though you are sick and feeling like you want to fall into bed. DON'T forget your skincare routine. Wash your makeup off at night, your eyes will thank you in the morning. Make sure you moisturize day and night. Your nose will pay you compliments. Truly it will. Is that the Nyquil speaking?
• Keep it light. I use a tinted moisturizer on these days. No need for a heavy foundation and concealer. It will just get wiped off your face. So keep it light.
• Don't forget your eyebrows. Believe me, a nicely groomed eyebrow makes all the difference. 

I am telling you. Eyebrows are the bees knees!!

• Two coats of waterproof mascara. You. do. not. want ugly raccoon eyes half way through the day. 

• When your sick you usually already have pretty rosy cheeks. Why not play them up? Add a light blush. I like a cream blush when I am sick. Anything that makes my skin look a little more moisturized. You don't want to look drab and dry. Tip: When you use something creamy you need to add a powder on top. Other wise it will just rub off. This applies to cream shadow as well. I added translucent powder on top of my cheeks. It didn't change the color, but I still got the healthy moisturized look I was going for.

I am making a prediction for 2012. ROSY CHEEKS are going to be the new smokey eye. I am not kidding. EVERYONE is going to want to be sporting a rosy cheek. Mark my word!!

• For the lips: CHAPSTICK. Mint flavored is my favorite!! Today I used Strawberry, it added just the right amount of pink.
• Don't forget your hair. I love an easy stacked pony. Who wants to blowdry, flat iron or curl their hair when they are sick? NOT ME.

Stacked Pony: A regular or messy pony;add two rubber bands instead of one. You "stack" the rubber bands. OR if you have finer hair; you can separate your hair into two sections. Top and bottom. Back comb the crown and secure the top pony into a thin rubber band. Then "stack" the bottom section under the top section. Securing with another thin rubber band. (Make sense?) THEN with a thicker hair band secure it all together. It adds height and style to the regular old pony.Jennifer Aniston, Hillary Duff and J-LO are famous for these.

• Don't forget to rest!! 
• Lots of fluids

I am off to deliver Earnest Money and get some contracts signed. Make it a wonderful day!!

Pinspired

I am not sure if it was the interview with Snooki on the Regis and Kelly Show, or the two episodes I got caught up on Jersylicious... but I was inspired to do me some make up.

Now I know Snooki has lost weight, but she has also got a great make up artist. Although I am not sure who it is... my research came up null.The shading and highlighting is amazing. It actually makes her a little classier... if possible ;) Don'tcha think?

 Well.,what is my obsession with Miss Snooki, you ask? I am going to be her for our neighborhood cosume party. I know not very nice, although if someone wanted to be me for their costume party, I would be flattered.

Anywhooo... I started practicing my make up and soon realized I had to leave the house and go do some business... so I had to make me look like I live in Utah not Jersey. Then I got Pinspired.

Source is Pinterest. Please excuse the brazier, I did not mean to make the men sin. 

So, I worked my magic and this is what I got. 

What? You can't see it very well? That's because I have a 10 year old for a photographer and he likes to tease!! Hence the awesome face I am pulling! 

For real though. Here are few shots. I am thinking about building my portfolio and using this little talent of mine for good. Like ... I don't know? Where does God use makeup artists besides on a corny Christian movie? Maybe I could eventually be a guest poster on Jamie The Very Worst Missionary. I could be part of her Missionary Style series... You now how a Make Up Artist/ Hair Dresser/ Stylist does it. Just some random thoughts. 

For now Hair and Make up are a very fun creative outlet. Thanks to those who let me practice on them :)

Oh Natural

Flawless Foundation

A little Back Combing with Googly Eye

Give me some Fishtail

Self Photography rules!!

So, what do you think? Should I stick to my day job?

Short Sale Closing 411 days in the making and a pathetic tutorial on how to apply false lashes(I promise they are some how related)

Say What!!! That is right, 411 days waiting, working, wondering, biting nails, yelling explicit's, negotiating, relisting, moving title companies, dozens of unanswered emails for this short sale to finally close.

You May Remember This Door From Hello Monday

If you have heard of short sales or ever experienced one.... I am not sure you have anything on this. In case you do have something on this one, I would love to hear it. I am always down for a good juicy real estate story.

Anyway, most of my business for the last two years has been short sales, REO's, and HUD homes. I knew that the market was changing way back when so I got certified as a SFR. Yep, I am super official... I am an expert at short sales. Short sales are a long process (not usually 411 days long). It gets old for the sellers and real old for the buyers who have put in at least 10 offers on short sales. Then they wait and wait and wait for the investor to get back with them. I have to say, with me you don't just wait, I keep you informed. I am all over those banks like stink on .... well you get the picture. If there are two mortgages... well that is another beast. I can say that over the last few years a lot of the banks have gotten it together. They only work with one offer/ buyer  this speeds the process up. If you have good, patient clients, who listen to you for the most part and get you ALL of the documents the bank asks for... that really helps too. In this case these clients were more then patient and did everything I asked of them. What do you know, after 8 offers it worked.

Actual File

For privacy and such I am not allowed to go into all of details. BUT this file was insane. We had HOA liens that had NOTHING to do with the seller, and some lawyers that in my opinion got paid a lot of money for twiddling their thumbs, seriously!! The bank/ 3rd party was awesome and so was my escrow officer Bridgett Ellis at Monument Title (Yes, that was a plug). Until her underwriter decided they could not and should not insure this title. Aargh... you could have said something a little sooner then 2 days before closing!!We had to start all over again. This time we had to use a title company I would NEVER use again. Because I am a business owner and I don't support bad publicity, I won't mention names. I must say though if you ask to use this certain title company or bring their name up in passing, I will tell you just how I feel. It's not good.Not good allllllllll the way to the ending. Yes, I mean funding and recording and wiring... seriously woman!! I will say though, they got it done... in their own time... they let a buyer walk and then come back.... they got it done. For that I say THANK YOU, for all parties involved. Especially my totally awesome seller. Congratulations and well wishes for the next chapter in life, I hope to see you soon.

So where do eyelashes come in?? See I was getting ready for the closing today. While putting on my mascara I realized my eyelashes looked ridiculous. I was born with some great eyelashes. But my sister in law started a business where she applies lash extensions. I am not going to lie, they were amazing. I really had a love affair with them. Being as emotional as I am, I could cry anytime and there was never the icky, black smudge rolling down my face. I would wake up in the morning and know I just looked fabulous. Lets not mention when I ran the Wasatch Back Ragnar, yeah I looked pretty fly. 

Look at those Beauties

Because I had worn them for 6 months give or take and some unforeseen circumstances... I no longer have these amazing lashes. BUT stubby eyelashes will not do. I know that is vain and I should love myself just the way God made me.... and I will once these baby lashes grow out (typical sinner right?). For now its all about the falsies baby!! 

Poor baby lashes

So for those of you who want amazing eyelashes but don't want to spend the dough, or you don't want to lay on your back while each individual lash is placed perfectly, just. for. you, or you just want to be like me and spice it up a bit (as my oldest punk once told some very dear friends of mine). Then read ahead and I am going to show you how to place a fabulous band of false lashes.

 Gather your supplies

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Apply your makeup just the way you want it. I use dark liner to hide the band. Poor baby lashes.

Just so you know the eyelashes that come in the package are placed left to right. So if you put them in front of you this is how it would look. This is how you apply them.The one missing is for my right eye. Understand?

They are a little sticky when you first gently pull them off the package. This allows you to play with them a little. Place them where you want. See this one wants to fall off.

Then gently apply the glue. This is where the handy dandy toothpick comes in. I use it to spread the glue. You have to let the glue set for about 30-60 seconds. You want it tacky so that it will stick to your eye. Not slide around. 

I have to use my fingers and some pointy tweezers to get them on just right. Get them really close to the lash line. Key point: use the tweezers to apply a little pressure on the flasies at the center and both corners of the lash line. 

See the difference?

Poor baby lashes.