Dressing for a Professional Portrait

At work, they decided to retake our photos for the directory.  Most of the photos were horrible!  They were ususally taken on the first day of work, by HR, in front of the background of the year.  Most of us had a lovely blue background.  Here was my picture...
 

My picture was taken after running around the building an getting all sweaty.  Looking at the photo, I wasn't even sitting up straight!  I was so glad that we were getting the chance to re-take our pictures!

This new picture would be with me for a while.  I had to figure out what to wear (jewelry and clothing) and how to do my hair and make-up.  I started by searching "professional business portraits."  I took note of what I liked and didn't like.  Here's where I ended up.  I would recommend a similar outfit to anyone that is going to have a professional portrait taken.

Clothing
I wanted to wear a suit.  I have a black, navy, and grey suit.  I liked the black but I thought it was a little harsh.  I though dark grey would be better.

For the shirt underneath, I didn't want to go bright or white.  I thought the bright would look a little young and the white would wash me out.  I went with a darker teal shirt.

Jewelry
The necklace would probably be the only thing that would show.  Perhaps my earrings. 
I wanted something simple and classic.  This was easy and I settled on my small pearl necklace with pearl studs.

Hair
My hair is naturally curly so I could have gone curly or straight.  The deciding factor here was the time of day.  I had to wait until 1:30 to get my picture taken.  If I went curly and it rained, it's possible my hair could frizz more than I wanted.  If I went straight, I could run my flat iron through it right before the photo.  I chose to straighten my hair and then run to the bathroom before the picture and do a quick once over.

Make-up
This was easy, I was going to go with my normal everyday make-up.  I was going to go with a lip gloss rather than my normal chapstick.  When I ran to the bathroom, I brushed my teeth (it was after lunch!) and did a quick check and reapplication of mascara and lip gloss.

Voilà!

I'm happy with the new photo.  I can't wait until the replace the old one!

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Garage Makeover

When we moved in, the garage was a holding place for a long time.  A couple of weeks ago, my parents came to visit and we built the workbench.  In anticipation for the project, I took an hour and moved stuff around or put it away.  There was a huge improvement.  Sweeping out the floor and cleaning up the cobwebs also helped tremendously.

After we built the workbench, we moved other stuff around and swept up.  The garage is now so neat and organized that it's one of my favorite places to be.

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Pantry Challenge: Update - Week 3

Tuesday was the completion of week two of our pantry challenge.  It is going pretty well!  Last week, we ran out of milk and eggs (and dryer sheets and hair gel).  I had to make a grocery store run to grab those few items. 

In the past two weeks, Tony and I have cleared out our crackers, tuna, yogurt, ground beef, lean pockets, juice and pop.  We ran out of bread so I made wheat bread from some flour we bought when we went to Tennessee.  Last Friday, we had Chicken Continental for dinner.  My mom made it a while ago and it's been in our freezer since.  Since Tony's parents came into town this past weekend, we picked up a few items (milk, cheese, and crackers) at the store before they came in.  We still kept it pretty minimal.

Here's where we are:

Freezer

Fridge

Cabinet #1

Cabinet #2

Cabinet #3

I think that we'll last until Friday but after that, I think we may need to end this and make a run to the store.  It's getting pretty sparse!

Stay tuned for the final outcome!

Fruitshakes

Have you seen the Yonana's product where you take frozen fruit and turn it into ice cream? Why couldn't I turn frozen fruit, specifically bananas, into a milkshake? 

I'm very picky about when I eat bananas. If there is any brown on them, they're bad. I know that they are not really bad but I can't bring myself to eat them. 

I took my magic bullet, a frozen banana, milk, and a little Hershey's syrup and viola, a banana milk shake!

BANANA FRUITSHAKE
Serves: 1
Prep Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:
Frozen Banana
Milk
Chocolate Syrup

Directions:
Blend together.
If you add a few frozen strawberries, it tastes like a banana split!

BANANA SPLIT FRUITSHAKE
Serves: 1
Prep Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:
Frozen Banana
Frozen Strawberries
Milk
Chocolate Syrup

Directions:
Blend together.

Enjoy!!

Pincess: Fix a Broke Compact

 

I saw this pin on Pinterest and I thought I'd give it a try.  What you do is further crush up you make-up.  Then you add Isopropyl Alcohol (found at drug/grocery stores) and mix it well with you broken make-up.  You let it dry overnight and you have a fixed compact.

Here are my results!

Did it work?
Yes but the new compact is not the same as before.  It's much harder.  I have to actually scrap some make-up free to use it.  The brush alone can't get the make-up.

Would I do it again?
Yes. The remaining makeup is lasting.  Just an added step in my morning process.  I'd use this as a final option.

Have you tried this pin?  Did you get the same results?