Today I had to go shopping to pick up a birthday gift for Jairo. I had been thinking and thinking about what to get him. Finally I thought of a great idea. Jairo loves photos. He likes to take photos, he likes to look at photos. He often asks me to take photos of things for him, but until this point he has never used any of the photos he asked me to take. He uses photos in PowerPoint productions that he makes when he speaks at conferences, etc. Last week he told me he is using the same photos over and over and they are not recent.
That gave me an idea. I decided to buy a USB for his birthday. On the USB I will put any photo that I think he would like as well as all those he asked me to take.
My taxista dropped me off at the mall yesterday at 1:30 and picked me up at 4:30. I had a fun little outing. First I wandered into a fancy perfume and make up store. Even my friends who don't have much are always talking about fancy perfume. They say they have it at home, but they must save it for special occasions because I've never smelled them wearing it.
I have been thinking about wearing foundation. Most women here wear full makeup. I haven't worn anything but eyeshadow in my life and I got over that phase in 9th grade. The lady at the counter asked if she could help me. I told her I am trying to find the right color for foundation. She had me wash my face, then she put three different lotions on me (apparently I am in bad shape). Then she put on the foundation. It looked okay, but didn't cover as well as I was expecting so I asked about concealer. She put concealer under one eye and let me compare with the other. Well, the eye with no concealer did have darker circles, but the eye with concealer looked grey underneath! She told me how marvelous the products are and what they will do for my skin. Then I saw the price. The foundation was over $80 and concealer was almost $50! She said I could use something cheaper like Lancome, but you get what you pay for. When she saw my face, she told me that the three lotions were REALLY expensive. I can't even imagine.
As the makeup settled in over the day, it did look more natural. But not $130 worth. And my face kept getting little itches. By the time I left the mall I had probably itched off most of the makeup. I went home and washed my face. I don't think foundation is for me.
I did find a great deal on a USB, a teddy bear from Laura who will turn one soon, a card for Karla who also has a birthday coming up, and a file folder to keep all of my receipts in for taxes. I also found chocolate frosting at the grocery store, along with sugar free pudding. I am going to make Chocolate Eclairs for Jairo's birthday. I figure that is better for his diabetes than cake.
Got a bunch of laundry done. Had to do an extra load because a spider or something built a webby nest on my sheet while it was drying. I washed the sheet again and then a bird pooped on it as it was drying the second time - a big, dark, poop on my pink sheet. :( I am really enjoying my new blankets. I only need a few more long sleeved top and I'll be set for colder weather. I tried finding some comfy every day shoes at Payless since I can't wear flip flops anymore, but they were $30. I decided to wait until I get back to the states at Christmas and pick up some cheaper shoes and some slippers for the cold tile floors of my house at Ross or TJ Maxx.
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