April 30, 2005

bareMinerals photos

Here are some pics! In order, these are as follows:
  • Before -- I had washed my face and applied moisturizer
  • After applying just the foundation, mineral veil, and warmth
  • After applying the rest of my makeup (drugstore eyeliner, eyeshadow, mascara, blush, and Victoria's Secret lipstick) -- eyes closed
  • Same as previous, only with my eyes open
  • Several hours later


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Deanna's plan

We're trying a slightly different strategy this cycle. It's called "Sperm Meets Egg" or "Deanna's plan." You can read about it here. Today is CD10, so the OPKs begin today. I know it won't work until it's God's time for us, but it's fun to try something different. Plus it keeps me from feeling like I'm just sitting on my bootie not doing anything at all.
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bareMinerals update

I really like this makeup! It was hard the first couple of days, b/c I felt like I didn't look made-up. How's that for a problem? ;o) Really, though, I thought I looked like I'd just washed my face. Someone suggested taking before & after pictures, and when I did, I realized that it is covering.

;o) I've been using the foundation (+ mineral veil, which I adore, and the teensiest bit of warmth you could ever imagine -- two pin pricks in the sifter cover) for a bit over a week, and when my best friend says it looks great and my husband says that every little tweak I've made in my beauty routine has made me look better & better (he's a darling)...I guess it's working for me. :)

Today is the seventh anniversary of Bare Escentuals on QVC (though the company is about 20 yrs old), and I ordered some eye stuff. I got a set of three eye shadows (technically called glimpses b/c they have a little bit of shimmer), a shadow brush, and a kit of two liner shadows + a liner brush.

I love makeup! I always have, and it's fun to have a new one to try. If I like the whole line, Dan's excited by the prospect of never having to go into the cosmetics section of stores anymore. ;o) What a silly boy!
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April 24, 2005

Good conference

We had a conference @ our church this weekend. The theme was Reformed Theology & the Family, and Anthony Carter and Sharard Burns spoke. A.C. spoke at last year's conference, but S.B. was new. He was really a great preacher, though, and his messages truly hit home.

One thing I'd like to remember is that when I submit to Dan (or when he loves me) as commanded in Ephesians 5, the object really isn't Dan (or me, as the case may be). I shouldn't be submitting to him so much as I'm submitting to Christ. My mind should always be on submitting my life and heart to Christ, and when I do that, submitting to Christ's representative in our home will not be that hard. I think I'm wording this poorly. I am supposed to submit to Dan, but I can't be focused on him. My focus can't be on the human aspect but rather the eternal aspect.

S.B. said that if each spouse is in hot pursuit of God, marital problems won't be an issue. And that makes sense. If we're each focused on how we can be closer to God and on how to improve our relationship with Him, we will necessarily be working to follow His commands in our relationship with each other.

It's amazing how much sense biblical teaching makes. ;o)
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Still sick?!

I took my last dose of the antibiotic today. I hope it kicks this awful ear infection, and I hope the rest of this gunk goes away soon. I'm OVER it.
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April 18, 2005

Gah!

ANOTHER cold?!?!?!?!?!?! I stopped taking vitamin C b/c since I started taking it at the beginning of this cycle, I've had four freakin' colds. Sheesh. (No, I don't think the C is causing my colds!)

Stupid colds.
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April 15, 2005

Sweet little boy

I had to share a couple of pics of my friend Stephanie's little boy Nathan. He turned two months old yesterday, and we got to watch him for about two hours. What a darling! He slept most of the time, but we had to wake him up to take him back to his mommy, which explains his expressions. In the last one, he's finally back home, but he's sleeping so soundly that we couldn't take him out of his seat. :) He's a DOLL!



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Perhaps the weirdest cycle yet

I've had spotting, crazy stress, hives, and anything else that could be thrown at me. Possibly my lowest-ever post-ovulatory temps, too. So what else could happen? I get the "possibly triphasic" message from Ovusoft this morning. I know it means nothing. I know it's just b/c the first few days of the "shift" (if that's when it started) were very low and now they're normal. I really have no idea when ovulation occurred.

At least I can't obsess about our timing. Since we don't know when O happened, there's no way to know whether our timing was good or bad. And I think that's for the best. So now I'm obsessed w/mineral makeup. If it's not one thing....
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bareMinerals

So I ordered the starter kit this week from Bare Escentuals. I'm hoping to find something that will help control the oil on my face. Of course, now I'm obsessed with it. I want it to come sooooooooo bad! It hasn't even shipped yet. Gah.

And there are so many places to get info about it. I've been hanging out in a forum on Delphi for addicts, and it seems like I look at the page for bareMinerals at least two or three times a day. I also look at places to get samples and at sites for other types of mineral makeup.

Oh, well...at least I'm not obsessed about TTC!
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April 10, 2005

Don't know what's going on...

I think all the sickness and stress during this cycle have done a real number on me. My egg is nowhere to be found, and I'm not even really having signs that it's close (aside from the normal ovary cramping).

But as I was reading in Piper's book (Life as a Vapor) last night, I know God is for me. I know He is in control. Therefore, I can rest in Him. There is no better place to be!
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