Today’s lunch was oh-so-tasty thanks to leftover BBQ meatloaf!
Meatloaf Sandwich
I enjoyed the leftover meatloaf on a whole wheat Arnold sandwich thin which I received as a sample through the Foodbuzz Tastemaker program.
Though I’ve already declared my love for these sandwich thins numerous times on the blog, allow me to sing their praises one more time: La, la, la! They are so doughy and delicious! La, la, la! 😀
Yum, Yum Eat 'Em Up
For some extra color, I also enjoyed chopped red and orange peppers with grape tomatoes.
Red + Orange
A cup of Mott’s Natural Applesauce also made an appearance.
Not Just For Kids, My Friends
Thursday's Lunch
I also ate leftover Brussels sprouts and onions from last night, but those eluded any photographs.
This lunch filled me right up!
Now on to some beauty talk…
Make Up vs. No Make Up
I have always envied girls who were good at doing make up.
Watching someone put on their makeup thoroughly amuses me. It’s almost like watching an artist paint a fresh canvas.
Unfortunately I am not good at make up. At all. Not even a little bit.
For one thing, eyeshadow makes me itchy.
I wish I had the ability to highlight my eyes with different color shadows or smudge some eyeliner to give myself the super-sexy smoky eye. Whenever I’ve tried to experiment with color on my eyelids (other than tans, taupes, beiges and golds), I end up looking like Mimi from Drew Carey.
Hi, Mimi!
I think that’s why my makeup routine is so simple and takes about five minutes.
My Make Up Goods
Fortunately I am marrying a man who is not a fan of makeup. He says he cannot tell the difference between me with a full face of make up and me without any makeup. (The poor boy is clearly blind.) On the weekends I often go makeup free since Ryan has said he prefers me that way and it makes my life a little easier, too!
In talking with some of my girlfriends, it seems like a lot of guys like their girlfriends or wives fresh faced. It makes me think that women often put on makeup for other women.
And now, speaking of fresh faces…
Faces of Beauty
As if I wasn’t already a big enough fan of Heather of the wonderful blog Heather’s Dish (this girl has some seriously awesome photography skills), yesterday she made an announcement about a new website she’s launching called Faces of Beauty, which made me love her all the more.
Faces of Beauty
Faces of Beauty is a site where Heather will post pictures of women (and men!) with no (or minimal) makeup to highlight the beauty within them.
100 Percent Make Up Free!
In Heather’s words, “What I want to do is start a CELEBRATION of our natural beauty. What if we took things like wrinkles, smile lines, gray hair, blond eyelashes, crooked teeth, crooked noses, shorter necks, etc. and saw the beauty and the LIFE in them?”
Click here for more information about joining the movement for yourself.
Awesome, awesome idea, Heather! 😀
Of Possible Interest:
- How to Avoid Weekend Weight Gain (An article I wrote for FitandFabLiving.com)
- 10 Signs You’re a Running Fanatic (FitSugar.com)
- Weight Gain in Your 20s: Explained (Health.com)
- Healthy Twitter Chat: Tonight at 8 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. CT join @ThermosBrand on Twitter to celebrate the launch of the company’s new series with a group of health and fitness experts: The Cold Matters Coaches, including Caitlin from the blog Healthy Tipping Point. Participate using the #ThermosCold hashtag on Twitter and you will automatically be entered to win some of the company’s newest insulated hydration products.
Question of the Afternoon
- Do you always wear make up, or are you a makeup minimalist?
- In your past or present relationships, have men preferred you with or without makeup?
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I am a make-up minimalist – usually just some mascara and blush. On special occasions I will use a little bit more and maybe put on some eye shadow and eyeliner too.
**Julie, you look beautiful without makeup!**
I found your blog through Heather today, actually, and wanted to throw in my thoughts. 🙂
I don’t wear makeup AT ALL because:
A) I’m a “get-up-and-go” kind of girl–I don’t spend any more time than is absolutely necessary on myself (or anything else, for that matter). You can ask the woman who cuts my hair once or twice a year! Lol. 🙂
B) I don’t want to spend the money (I work in a drugstore: I KNOW how expensive the stuff can be).
C) I don’t want to be one of those girls who can’t leave her house without makeup–“security blanket” idea. I’d rather be comfortable in my own natural skin.
D) I don’t know the first thing about applying makeup. Never learned, and don’t care to.
I personally cannot always tell if someone’s wearing makeup or not–unless it’s drastic, like I can tell they’re wearing eyeshadow or something. And most people look better without it anyway.
To be completely honest, I hate when people wear mascara or fake eyelashes. I like how lashes look naturally! 🙂
One weekend, my (younger, teenaged) sister spent Saturday night with a friend, and when we got to church the next morning I was like, “What the heck?” because the friend had done my sister’s makeup. You could definitely tell she was wearing eyeliner or something. It was so DIFFERENT. =O It kind of scared me, because my sister is freaking GORGEOUS already. I don’t think she wears much makeup, just because she likes to sleep until the last possible moment. Haha.
And as for the “men” thing… Nobody, let alone guys, ever comments on what I look like, really, so… Haha. No special boys in my life at the moment, aside from my dad, and I have no idea what he would think of me wearing makeup.
[We had a rule in our house that makeup and pierced ears were things we could do when we turned 13. Piercings are another thing I shy away from, but my sister got her ears pierced like the day she turned 13. She’s thinking about getting a couple more holes in her ears. I can’t handle the pain, however quickly it fades; nor can I stand the thought of having to use that solution stuff day after day. Ugh.]
So, no makeup here!
My man has told me a few times that I don’t need to wear makeup. However, I actually enjoy wearing makeup… the time taken to put it on relaxes me, and being dolled up really boosts my confidence! But it is nice to bum around makeup-free once in awhile and know my man still thinks I am cute!