Welcome, New Beginnings!

I have not been here in AGES! I do apologize, it's been a crazy week. For the past week, I've been home with the family, in hopes to relax and repair in time for classes to start this week. But no, I've been running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I volunteered to doggy-sit, which, though thoroughly enjoyable, ended up making my week seem like an endless carride. (The doggy was about 30 minutes out of my way).


My best friend came home, so every minute I did have to spare, I spent it with her! We had a lot of catching up to do, and honestly, she was my only minute of peace.


A lot has happened in this past week that has prepared me for new beginnings, but more on that later. Now, this week: classes are starting up again, and my internship starts up Wednesday. There are a ton to accomplish, but I thought I'd come and say hello!


Anyway, the random picture is of me POST-Workout. Yeah, yeah, I look at little done up, but I've gotta say, Primers are my best friend. The makeup does not sweat off! But, the reason I put it up was because I'm beginning a new workout routine. Hopefully, I'll see some improvements, because my last workout was starting to wain.


But anywhoo, best of weeks to the world! I'll keep updating on everything that's going on.


Much Love,
Eden

What Bothers me Most About Christianity

Finals are done, and summer is officially here!! Well... before summer classes and my internship begin next week. But, the worst part is over, and now I get to relax. In the past week, I've successfully re-watched Seasons 1 - 5 of How I Met Your Mother, and decided I needed to do something that keeps my mind pumpin'. So, I went to the Bargain Bookstore and picked up a book. And voila, this is what I found:

What Bothers me Most about Christianity by: Ed Gungor

It looks like the exact thing I've been looking for, and I'm excited to get started. I'll keep you all posted!



Much Love,
Eden

It's The End: Finals Week

Finals. It marks the beginning of the ending. If you really think about it, it's sorta like war. I know, brutal comparison, but really. It's like a war-cry. We're all getting ready, we have our weapons (books, pens, laptops, what have you), we have our strength (red bull, coffee, excited energy to finish the semester once and for all), and we have each other. The only question is, who will survive/pass in the end??

I'm at the library here on campus with my pile of books on children and the Nazi regime (can't forget Miss. Anne Frank's diary), and I'm about to embark on an all night journey of reading through three of them and writing a historiographic paper on what I have read, and I have but a few words to leave you with:


Good luck, my friends, Good luck.



Much Love,
Eden

Cure Remedies for a Rainy Day

It's incredibly gloomy today. Like, the-whole-worlds-gone-gray sort of day. I'm trying really hard to stay optimistic, so I decided to treat me to an afternoon of complete bliss. You see, I'm easily susceptible to weather changes. When it's bright and warm, I'm at my prime. When it's gloomy and rainy, I become incredibly depressed. It's just how I am. So, my solution to the matter???.........

Homemade chicken-eggdrop soup. Iced raspberry green tea... and my favorite candle of all time: Yankee Candles Vanilla Lime (really, this candle is phenomenal. It'll be the candle I put in my first home, and the candle I'm buried with.. lol.) Oh. And how can I forget?? How I Met Your Mother Season 3.


So far, so good. :)


On another note, I love rainy days for one reason, and one reason only: My iPod's "When it Rains" playlist. This particular playlist is absolutely perfect for rainy days. It's dreary and sad, it makes you feel like you're in a gray, melancholic movie. (This may be why I'm always depressed on rainy days...) But anyways, if you're ever in the mood to be, just... sad, you should check these out :)


1. Gravity Sara Bareilles
2. Dreaming with a Broken Heart John Mayer
3. Edge of Desire John Mayer
4. Gravity John Mayer
5. Slow Dancing in a Burning Room John Mayer
6. Turning Tables Adele
7. Take It All Adele
8. Oh, I Miss You So Shane & Shane
9. A Thousand Years Christina Perri
10. To Whom It May Concern The Civil Wars
11. Candleburn Dishwalla
12. Stealing Gavin Degraw
13. Cannonball Damien Rice
14. The Blower's Daughter Damien Rice
15. Cold Water Damien Rice


So, share me yours :)



Much Love,
Eden

Buxom Lips: Lipgloss

So, I've got 30 minutes before my next class, and I'm sitting on the floor outside the room. My butt bone is killing me, and I'm itching for a cushion of some sort. So, to distract me from the pain, I figured hey, I'll do a blog post on my favorite lipgloss ever! Buxom Lip's Lipgloss! 

These things are amazing. They're suppose to have some plumping benefits, now I can't say too much about that, but they do make your lips tingle. If you're a Burts Bees type of gal, these feel exactly like that! It's minty, and it makes your lips feel like it was just dipped in minty goodness.

Buxom has a ton of shades in these lipglosses, I have three. The first (which got me totally hooked) was a sample for my 100 points at Sephora in the colour Sugar which is a rosey-beige tint with little silver specks. Then, I loved it so much, I bought two more (at $18 a pop). The next is a full color gloss (Buxom carries a few of these, in which the glosses are much more opaque than the regular ones) in the colour Betsy, which is suppose to be a crimson red, but its much more of light purplely-rose to me. And the last, and my absolute favorite is Bunny an "innocent pink" that pairs perfect with my Victoria's Secret Scrumptious. 

Buxom Lipgloss in: Sugar, Betsy, and Bunny

If you don't like the glitters, don't let it fool you. My camera may have exaggerated it, but you'll hardly notice it on your lips (trust me, I'm a total anti-glitter girl).

So, overall. I totally recommend these! NARS lipglosses are all the rave, so I bought one, and absolutely hated it. The colour was beyond sheer, it smelled like bad plastic, and tasted like old women lipstick (if you know what I mean). Plus, at $26 each, I returned it.

To summarize: These lipglosses are medium in terms of coverage (except full for the opaque ones), smells like fruity goodness, very mild fruity taste, tingly, and plumping. You should definitely give these a go the next time you visit your local Sephora!

Much Love,

Eden

M.A.C. Tres Cheek: Immortal Flower

So, I landed an internship. That's a cause for celebration, right? Ever since I quit my job I've been in this tailspin of "Should I buy this?" "Do I really need that?" It's frustrating and scary, and I'm afraid my boyfriend is getting the worst end of it =/ But I must remember that my internship is an investment (a really exciting one, at that) - and that being without an income, for a short while, will be worth it :)


Anywhoo. I decided, hey, I'll reward myself with something every time I accomplish a new goal. New beginnings? Bring on the M.A.C!


M.A.C's new Tres Cheek collection is fabulous, but I had to limit myself to one (There are a total of six, 5 satin, 1 frost). One, because blushes have a substantially short shelf life, and two. I already have a million that I love. I needed something peachy, not peachy-pink, not shimmery peach. Just a matte peach, and I found it! Immortal Flower is the subtlest, shyest matte peach, and I love it!

My biggest fear was that it'd be too sheer. I have a medium skin tone with yellow undertones, and this looked really light. As a matter of fact, I believe this color is just perfect for my skin! It gives me a warm peachy glow (without looking like a firecracker exploded on my face).

Anywhoo, in comparison to NARS' infamous Orgasm blush, I'd have to go with this one. Orgasm is amazing (hah.), but it is quite glittery, and more pink. If I'm ever taking a day trip to the beach, I may pick that one. But Immortal Flower is nice to wear, just everyday. So, overall? Thumbs Up! :D

Much Love,
Eden

Goodbye, Maru Family

Yesterday was my last day of work at Maru Sushi & Grill. It wasn't just a job for me, it was a family, and I put my heart in my work, in the people I work with, and in the things I've learned. Leaving, was, a great idea at first. But I didn't realize how heartbreaking it would be. I wasn't only leaving to a job, I was leaving almost a year of my life, and relationships I've built in that time - whether wonderfully close to the heart, or for the best laughs. It's sad, and I'm sad. 


But before we get to me bawling my eyes out for the night. I started off my morning rather normally. I was running about 5 minutes late, and then God sent a family of geese stumbling across my path. I was so excited, cause I've never been so close to ducklings, and they marched in the straightest line behind their parents. I figured, hey, I'll use them as an excuse to my lateness. (But of course, I made it on time, because no matter what time I leave by, I always make it there at the same time every shift).


The morning shift was busy enough for me and my fellow co-workers to make about $60, and hey, that's not too shabby. Then, me and my two girls, had the most outstanding lunch. At Maru, the head chef: Chef Moon, makes lovely personalized rolls. And I was lucky enough to get one as my final lunch there.

Yummy! Salmon, Kampyo, Sprouts, Cucumber, and Avocado. Topped with tuna tataki, crabstick, and halibut. Amazing.

An upclose view. A heartshaped cucumber, some tempura bits, and spicy thai chili sauce and sriracha.

My roll, and my girl, Maria's hibachi shrimp and chicken grill. :)

The night shift was absolute chaos. It was the best shift to end my work there. I made a nice handful of money, and, I was reminded of all the crazy hysterical days I've had there. I could never have done them without my manager, he's beyond amazing.


We ended our exhausting evening out at Old Chicago, a nice pizza/bar place next door. The girls surprised me and Jesse Sweet (an amazingly talented chef, who was also leaving Maru) with cakes and cupcakes. I drank a little too much, and ended the night in tears after I found out my favorite mexican was expecting a child.

There's always a time for goodbye. It's scary, and sad, and terribly heartbreaking. But it's how new beginnings start. My greatest heartbreak was that so many of my fellow coworkers were starting new beginnings: new jobs, internships, romantic relationships, expecting children: and I wouldn't be there for it. In the end, however, I will never forget my time there, and I hope they won't forget me.



Much Love,
Eden