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Quote: Originally Posted by usofjessamerica /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
that is GENIUS! i'm kinda picky about color though. if my boyfriend had it his way, he'd go all fancy and get that $800 copper one. necessary? absolutely not. pretty? you know it.

hahaha. he hung out with his school friends this past week and I wanted to be all like DO YOU KNOW GEMSTONE DO YOU KNOW GEMSTONE? but then I realized i'd be ultra super crazy sounding.
ahaha yeah my friends do NOT know about makeuptalk.  They just would not get it.

 
I would also check craigslist!  I got mine new and sealed in the box for $100 a few years ago.  A lot of people get this kind of thing as a wedding present and then never touch it.
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Thanks I always forget about craigslist for things I need lol
 
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Heck, my coworkers don't get it.

"You're buying all this for someone you've never met?"

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"...you TRADE make up? with strangers? what if they used it? do you use it? that's gross"

 
Just a Cyber Monday update...  Looks like 'Yes To' website has already crashed at the starting gate.  I was able to look around at 10:30 and it's now 'failed to open' and nothing more...  
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10:51

It's back!

 
that is GENIUS! i'm kinda picky about color though. if my boyfriend had it his way, he'd go all fancy and get that $800 copper one. necessary? absolutely not. pretty? you know it.
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I have a friend who got her Kitchenaid custom-painted. I think she opted for a rockabilly sort of theme with brushed silver and flames. We named it the Mixstress.
 
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  Not my finger, but still a smoosh story.  Spoiler for the squeamish.

When I was a senior in high school, I lifted weights in the evenings (wow, *that* was a thing *I* did?  So bizarre!  Anyway…).  One night, I dropped a barbell on my foot.  It smashed my big toe -- and then the blood pooled under my toenail to the point where I could FEEL MY PULSE IN MY TOE.  I could barely stand up long enough to hobble to the bathroom and back.  It wasn't an emergency room kind of thing, and I couldn't get a doctor's appointment until late afternoon, but because of the pain, I stayed home with my foot propped up watching tv until my mom could take me to the doctor so she could DRILL A HOLE IN MY TOENAIL to drain the blood and relieve the pressure.  And then I had to soak my toe in hydrogen peroxide for something like fifteen minutes three times a day for a week or two so the blood could continue to drain and not cause any problems.   And then five years later, a few weeks after I graduated from college, I got chunks of wood stuck in my foot between my big toe and the one next to it, but that's a whole 'nother story that involved weekly trips to the podiatrist to try to dig it all out for about two months followed by full-out surgery the following winter.  And hydrocodone.  Lots of hydrocodone.
These two incidents are probably why I have a very high tolerance for my own open wounds.  Digging out splinters and ingrown hairs with only tweezers and a straight pin?  Better grab something to mop up the blood.  Sometimes, those suckers are *deep*.



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  I have done something similar to this except it was when I was helping to put together some scaffolding for re-painting the house. My dad and I were lowering one of the last pieces down and my thumb got caught in the hole where the other piece was supposed to click in. I think I was 12 years old at the time. The scaffolding squished my thumb. My thumb itself didn't look too terrible but my nail turned black and eventually fell off. It did grow back but the whole thing was a terrifying experience for my tween self.


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My finger got locked in a trunk many yeas ago, so I know how you feel. I hope it feels better soon.

Thanks guys for all the stories & get well wishes. You all sure know how to make a gal feel better.
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  Sorry I haven't updated in awhile; My aunt got hit by a car and has been in a coma and sadly she passed away today, so life has been kind of...yeah, not the same the past week..

Dear SS, I'm sorry I haven't mailed out your package but I promise it will go out soon!

To answer the two questions I saw; My favorite Disney princess is Snow White, and I'm allergic to Blueberries.
I am really sorry to hear about your sudden loss. I hope you are okay. *hugs*

 
I had to laugh at the talk about being scared to peek at presents as a kid.  I have 6 kids & they know better.  In fact, I tell them straight out "All of your presents are in THIS closet!  Do not go in there, do not peek, if I catch or hear of any of you in there, every single present will go back to the store from whence it came & you will NOT receive that item as a gift."  Has it happened?  Yes, once.  My oldest got caught a few years back.  Has it ever happened again?  Nope.  Not once.  My kids want their presents.  My oldest is the very best at keeping her younger siblings out because she has been through it & doesn't want it to happen to her again or to any of her brothers or sisters.  I LOVE IT. My kids each get 3 gifts for Christmas.  Baby Jesus got 3 gifts for Christmas & they won't get any more than he did.  (It's my way of keeping the true spirit of Christmas alive as well as keeping the pocketbook happy).  They each get one "want" gift, one "need" gift, & one "spiritual/church" gift.  You'd think they'd hate that, but just the other day my 6 year old told me "Hey Mom, I could REALLY use an umbrella for standing at the bus stop."  Another said "Mom, I really NEED some rain boots."   ha ha ha.  They know me well.  Then when I wrap their gifts I do NOT put their names on them.  I come up with a family theme (Christmas carols, reindeer names, Christmas treats, etc.) & put those on the presents.  For example. . . . this is Prancer's gift & that is Blitzen's gift.  The kids don't find out what their "name" is until Christmas morning.  It also helps with them not snooping.   I'm running out of ideas for theme names.  What should I do this year?  I've done reindeer names, Christmas treats (fudge, cookies, hot cocoa, etc.), Christmas Carols, Christmas figures (santa, rudolph, frosty, jack frost, etc.). . . . several times now.  I want something new.  Any ideas from my very inventive & imaginative ladies out there?
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If I remember correctly, you're the family that plays a variety of musical instruments. So being that your a musical family, I think it would be really cool to do names from 'The Sound of Music'. 
 
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I have a friend who got her Kitchenaid custom-painted. I think she opted for a rockabilly sort of theme with brushed silver and flames. We named it the Mixstress.
Ha! I love it! Don't tempt me I'm always looking for a new project...

 
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I had to laugh at the talk about being scared to peek at presents as a kid.  I have 6 kids & they know better.  In fact, I tell them straight out "All of your presents are in THIS closet!  Do not go in there, do not peek, if I catch or hear of any of you in there, every single present will go back to the store from whence it came & you will NOT receive that item as a gift."  Has it happened?  Yes, once.  My oldest got caught a few years back.  Has it ever happened again?  Nope.  Not once.  My kids want their presents.  My oldest is the very best at keeping her younger siblings out because she has been through it & doesn't want it to happen to her again or to any of her brothers or sisters.  I LOVE IT.

My kids each get 3 gifts for Christmas.  Baby Jesus got 3 gifts for Christmas & they won't get any more than he did.  (It's my way of keeping the true spirit of Christmas alive as well as keeping the pocketbook happy).  They each get one "want" gift, one "need" gift, & one "spiritual/church" gift.  You'd think they'd hate that, but just the other day my 6 year old told me "Hey Mom, I could REALLY use an umbrella for standing at the bus stop."  Another said "Mom, I really NEED some rain boots."   ha ha ha.  They know me well.  Then when I wrap their gifts I do NOT put their names on them.  I come up with a family theme (Christmas carols, reindeer names, Christmas treats, etc.) & put those on the presents.  For example. . . . this is Prancer's gift & that is Blitzen's gift.  The kids don't find out what their "name" is until Christmas morning.  It also helps with them not snooping.  

I'm running out of ideas for theme names.  What should I do this year?  I've done reindeer names, Christmas treats (fudge, cookies, hot cocoa, etc.), Christmas Carols, Christmas figures (santa, rudolph, frosty, jack frost, etc.). . . . several times now.  I want something new.  Any ideas from my very inventive & imaginative ladies out there?


I love this idea!! So, since one of their gifts is a spiritual/church gift -- you could do Frankinsense, Myrrh, and Gold -- the gifts from the Magi to Jesus. Just a thought! :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
 
Quote: Originally Posted by trekkersangel /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I had to laugh at the talk about being scared to peek at presents as a kid.  I have 6 kids & they know better.  In fact, I tell them straight out "All of your presents are in THIS closet!  Do not go in there, do not peek, if I catch or hear of any of you in there, every single present will go back to the store from whence it came & you will NOT receive that item as a gift."  Has it happened?  Yes, once.  My oldest got caught a few years back.  Has it ever happened again?  Nope.  Not once.  My kids want their presents.  My oldest is the very best at keeping her younger siblings out because she has been through it & doesn't want it to happen to her again or to any of her brothers or sisters.  I LOVE IT.

My kids each get 3 gifts for Christmas.  Baby Jesus got 3 gifts for Christmas & they won't get any more than he did.  (It's my way of keeping the true spirit of Christmas alive as well as keeping the pocketbook happy).  They each get one "want" gift, one "need" gift, & one "spiritual/church" gift.  You'd think they'd hate that, but just the other day my 6 year old told me "Hey Mom, I could REALLY use an umbrella for standing at the bus stop."  Another said "Mom, I really NEED some rain boots."   ha ha ha.  They know me well.  Then when I wrap their gifts I do NOT put their names on them.  I come up with a family theme (Christmas carols, reindeer names, Christmas treats, etc.) & put those on the presents.  For example. . . . this is Prancer's gift & that is Blitzen's gift.  The kids don't find out what their "name" is until Christmas morning.  It also helps with them not snooping.  

I'm running out of ideas for theme names.  What should I do this year?  I've done reindeer names, Christmas treats (fudge, cookies, hot cocoa, etc.), Christmas Carols, Christmas figures (santa, rudolph, frosty, jack frost, etc.). . . . several times now.  I want something new.  Any ideas from my very inventive & imaginative ladies out there?
Oooh, great idea!  Too bad my husband wouldn't go for the three gifts, his whole family does big Christmases!

Ideas for themes:

Characters from the Nutcracker ballet (sugar plum fairy, Uncle Hans, nutcracker, Clara, Rat King, etc)

Characters from the Nativity (obv no Baby Jesus, but Shepherd, Wise Man, Angel, Mary, Joseph).  This could even be a cute picture, have them pose in their "role" around a manger!

Santa's Elves (look through movies to find names (like Herbie from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer) or use one of those online "Elf Name Generators" that are floating around Facebook to get your kids' elf names.

Items Associated with Christmas (i.e. Holly, Ornament, Tree, Cookie, etc)

My mom used to write our names on the presents, but she'd get bored with writing "Santa" in the from part of the tag, so she always made stuff up.  So my sister and I would get presents from The Elves, the Reindeer, Mrs. Claus, The Shepherds, Wise Man #3, etc.  It was almost more fun seeing who the gift was from than opening it!

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  Just in case anyone is still shopping for their SS and they have "Yes to..." products on their list, Yes To is having a Cyber Monday sale, everything is $2 for 2 hours between 12 and 2 pm (EST).  From what I can tell, it's single items only, no sets, shipping is a flat $5 unless you decide to go crazy and get 25 items, as they have free shipping over $50!
OMG!  Thank you Magi-Calm-Om.

That is awesome pricing!  I've sent their products off in care pacs (from donations) but I've never tried their products. 

Am going to try the HECK out of everything now...  I've already placed like $100+ on BodyShop during their '$30 for 3' and '50% off' and have like $400 products value coming my way... but this is just too much.  

What are people's throughts on them?  Face creams, lotions, cleansers etc...

Haha anytime!  I *LOVE* their makeup wipes, but that's the only thing I've tried, because I'm cheap.  So I'm going to try to load up today with body wash, shampoo/conditioner, sunscreen, and a few other things.  All stuff we actually *need*, so I can calm my inner miser 
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Great ideas everyone! 3 gifts sounds like so few, but when you have 6 kids it's still 18 presents! Then the grandparents on both sides usually buy one or two things for each of them as well. My hubby's family does big Christmas' too. He still has a hard time with the 3 gift thing. He gives my my 3 gifts to open & there's always 3 or 4 gifts in each box. And then my "need" gift turns into 3 "want" gifts & he says that he "wants" me to be happy & spoiled. Stinker. I love him so much!

 
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Actually now it's 10. Undrest is having 50% off site wide...

I.need.helpppppppppp
I really don't want the colors in Book of Shadows IV - I already have all of them in other palettes BUT I do want the UDPP, the sample size of Anarchy, and I really need a replacement for my UD 24/7 liquid liner. What am I to do? lol Its not like I can regift an item I practically gutted.

You buy it and I'll take the BOS off of your hands. LOL. I want it! But I'm poor now...stupid bills...

 
Quote: Originally Posted by trekkersangel /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Great ideas everyone! 3 gifts sounds like so few, but when you have 6 kids it's still 18 presents! Then the grandparents on both sides usually buy one or two things for each of them as well.

My hubby's family does big Christmas' too. He still has a hard time with the 3 gift thing. He gives my my 3 gifts to open & there's always 3 or 4 gifts in each box. And then my "need" gift turns into 3 "want" gifts & he says that he "wants" me to be happy & spoiled. Stinker. I love him so much!
It's truly inspiring how wonderful your relationship with husband and family are.  I grew up with divorced parents and my boyfriend has divorced parents and yet we both try to stay hopeful that we can be unlike the models we grew up with.  Your kids are so fortunate to see their parents in love!

 
Oh & speaking of being a stinker, I caught him on make up talk the other day & about died! He quickly turned it off hoping I didn't see, but what in the world was he doing? Spying on what I post about wanting for Christmas? Or was he seeing what this whole make up talk thing was all about? Ha ha ha. My head is spinning with paranoia about him on here. He already thinks I'm nuts for buying presents for a complete stranger (secret Santa), but make up talk brings out the crazy in me. Ha ha ha.

 
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Oh & speaking of being a stinker, I caught him on make up talk the other day & about died! He quickly turned it off hoping I didn't see, but what in the world was he doing?

Spying on what I post about wanting for Christmas? Or was he seeing what this whole make up talk thing was all about? Ha ha ha. My head is spinning with paranoia about him on here. He already thinks I'm nuts for buying presents for a complete stranger (secret Santa), but make up talk brings out the crazy in me. Ha ha ha.
That would make me paranoid too!! 
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Quote: Originally Posted by trekkersangel /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Oh & speaking of being a stinker, I caught him on make up talk the other day & about died! He quickly turned it off hoping I didn't see, but what in the world was he doing?

Spying on what I post about wanting for Christmas? Or was he seeing what this whole make up talk thing was all about? Ha ha ha. My head is spinning with paranoia about him on here. He already thinks I'm nuts for buying presents for a complete stranger (secret Santa), but make up talk brings out the crazy in me. Ha ha ha.
haha!!! That would make me so anxious and paranoid!

 
someone just came into the university office where I am a receptionist. she asked me a couple of questions... then she took a business card, which clearly has our phone number on it, stared at it...then she asked for the office phone number. when I told her that she is holding the general office business card which has the office number on it, she said 'oh, I was only looking at the middle part". .....

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the phone number is right in the middle of the card.

I am so over this day.

/random story time

 

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