Chrystyn's View

One of the worst feelings of a breakup is to realize that in the end it was mostly your fault. Now if you hate your ex, I'm sure it doesn't matter who's fault it is. However, when you have reached a level of peace with your ex the feeling is hard to deal with. For 2 weeks, I have been forced to look at my own actions and today seemed especially hard. Through my entire relationship, I focused so much energy on what HE did wrong and what HE needed to do to correct HIS screw ups and shortcomings. In 2 weeks, I realized I did a lot of messing up myself. When it comes to making a mistake, the question always lies in whether you feel bad because you got caught or because you actually did something wrong. In this case, it is both. While I still believe I didn't behave poorly in some situations, when it comes to dating it is a guilt by association in regards to past relationships. Unfortunately, I learned that no real response is just as bad as responding...

Summer Brings Exes or Just One

So my track record when it comes to dating is worthy of a comedy or a over dramatic soap opera. I've been dumped, cheated on, and lied to. Don't get me wrong, I'm no innocent victim cause I've done my fair share of the same. But what makes my dating life amusing (in retrospect, never while it is happening) is my past constantly trying to make its way to the present. What do I mean by this? Every ex, hookup, or short-term whatever has tried to contact me long after a disastrous ending to our "relationship." While I could go on and on and on about how and why guys from my past felt the odd desire to contact me, this is not what this post is about. Today I got a text from my mother telling me that I got a letter in the mail from a Z. P. (not his full name). Assuming that my mother was texting me his full name, she must of thought I knew who that was. After ignoring the text and going back to sleep, I thought about who the hell was Z. Then I realized it wa...

ZOYA BOGO SALE!

So I was happy to stumble across one of Zoya's tweet's today. It looks like they are offering another BOGO sale (limit 2 free polishes per customer). I love Zoya's variety of colors. Since it has been a while since I have purchased any nail polish......well, a while by my standards, I definitely plan on picking up a few bottles. If you want to get in on the action, check out the Zoya website and enter: BOGO4 Place your orders quickly, sale ends on 10/5/2011 at 11:59PM HAPPY SHOPPING:-)

Homemade Chili in the Rockcrok Dutch Oven

Review: Sonia Kashuk Limited Edition Cleanser - 2 Piece Set

When I first started using foundation, I stuck with make up brushes. I don't know if it was a technique issue or I had some weird thoughts about applying with sponges. Either way, I avoided sponge applicators until recently. One day, I was watching a Youtube video about applying foundation with cosmetic wedges. Impressed by the results, I found a bag of wedges in my mother's bathroom and immediately started applying my foundation with them on a regular basis. The important thing with using the wedges is that you should find the non-latex brand because they absorb the water better to give you a better result when applying your foundation. While my blending technique still needed a bit of work, I was happy with the result and gave up foundation brushes for awhile. I liked the results so much that I wanted to venture into the blender world, but I could not bring myself to spend the money for the Beauty Blender . So I decided to search for its cheape...