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Were you a dreamer?
“No. That’s not the word. I had a vision of what I wanted to do, and how I wanted to do it. An idea, a vision for which I was prepared to make any sacrifice but not any compromise. I was born determined.”
– Karl Lagerfeld
Momma’s Flowers
I took a couple photos of my mom’s little backyard flowers. They’re certainly pretty.
Why I can’t leave my house and am restricted from old folks homes
For a couple weeks, I haven’t quite been myself.
I’ve been extremely tired, not really eating and energy level notably low. A couple weeks ago I started to notice I was losing weight, been getting painful migraines, high fevers at night and developing unpleasant blisters on one side of my mouth. It came to the point where I was upset all the time because I was in so much pain and was scared to know what my body was telling me. My mom finally took me to see the dentist, since it was the blisters in my mouth that was probably causing all the agony.
At the dentist, they took a few x-rays, looked around and immediately knew what I had.
Shingles.
You’re probably thinking, “What? Don’t old people typically get that?” Yes they do, which is why I’m restricted from visiting old folks homes. However, it’s not uncommon for young people like myself to develop shingles as well.
My dentist told me shingles come from the same virus as the chicken pox. Once you have the chicken pox as a kid, the virus stays in your nerves system. When your immune system is weak or you’re stressed, it comes back through your nerves system, typically on one side of your body in the form of blisters or rashes. Shingles can’t be cured, but there are prescription drugs you can take to help the swelling and the pain.
So, that’s where I am at this point. I’m bedridden, bored and watching movies until further notice.
My graduation is in three days so, hopefully I feel better by then. The good news is I do feel better today compared to yesterday, but we’ll see. If you have any questions or jokes or cute animal videos to send me (since I’m literally in my bed with nothing to do), they will be greatly appreciated.
Lesson to be learned? Keep your immune system healthy and don’t stress yourself out.
XO
Jessica
P.s. These smoothies are DELICIOUS and have been saving the day!
Little Bit Of Everything – Keith Urban
I don’t need too much of nothing
I just wanna sing a little chill song
Get my groove on
Pour something strong
Down in my drink
Oh, I know
That I don’t need a whole lot of anything
I just want a little bit of everything
Summer List Update: Part II
SUMMER 2013 GOAL!
1. Join a pilates class.
2. Make an ultimate summer playlist.
3. Go to Wonderland and ride The Leviathan.
4. Completely clean my room and throw away/sell ANYTHING I do not need/wear/use.
5. Go on a picnic, basket and plaid blanket included.
6. Attend a drive-in.
7. Go to British Colombia and visit my friend. Must go surfing and whale watching.
8. Must visit the following restaurants:
– Reposado
9. Visit the zoo.
10. Splurge on a high-end face mask at Sephora.
11. Buy a piñata.
12. Complete a cool D.I.Y project.
13. Be a vegetarian for a week.
14. Get a bath bomb at LUSH and take the ultimate bubble bath.
15. Get my hair cut.
16. Attend my graduation and have a picture of me throwing my cap in the air.
17. Create a signature summer drink.
18. Visit my cousin in Europe.
19. Compliment a random stranger.
20. Make a huge career move.
Greta Constantine Fall 2013 backstage beauty: Warrior-inspired hair and “beautifully unfinished” makeup
MY FIRST BACKSTAGE BEAUTY STORY IS PUBLISHED! 🙂
“A sense of tribal,” is how Stephen Wong—one half of the Greta Constantinedesign duo—described the beauty look for the label’s Fall 2013 collection. When presenting the looks last night, models were turned into fierce warriors, goddesses and Amazonians with textured hair, smoky eyes and geometric, neutral nails. “We took our cues from Oribe [Canales], a hairstylist who did all the supermodels in the ’90s,” Wong says. “I remember looking at the shows he’d do and thinking the hair was amazing. It had a sense of tribal, but very cool and modern feel to it.”
Sebastian core stylist Daniel Di Tommaso was the lead for the three different hairstyles, inspired by three variations of tribal. “All three hair looks were tight on the sides but textured on top to blend all the girls together.”
Read the full story by clicking here: FASHION MAGAZINE
St. Tropez – Fiona Locke
Today I went to my first beauty event for FASHION Magazine! I met with celebrity tanning expert (yes, that’s a title) Fiona Locke, who spoke with me about the amazing St. Tropez self-tanning lotions and sprays! Chatting with Fiona was amazing, she’s such a sweetheart! Her skin was flawless (obviously) and answered all my questions with enthusiasm and passion.
Her most fascinating self-tanning tip: If you have acne on your body or face, use concealer on these areas before applying the tanning sprays. It will create a barrier and won’t irritate the skin further.
You’ve either been a loyal consumer to these products for years or you’re just discovering them now because once you go St. Tropez, you truly never go back. Along with a free pedicure from AXI the Spa on Yorkville, I also got to try out the St. Tropez exfoliator and tanning mousse. The products are easy to apply, smell good and does the job (exactly what everyone looks for in self-tanners). The beautician was even telling me that dozens of men come in specifically for St. Tropez spray tans, people just love this stuff! I don’t blame ’em.
Top 10 Things I Learned In British Columbia
1. I’m obsessed with the seafood
Every meal I ordered had some sort of swimming fish creature in it. The salmon was the best (unless it was candied salmon, gross).
2. Always choose the dirty clubs
If you have a choice to go to a sophisticated club or a dirty one. Always pick the dirty one. You are guaranteed to have WAY more fun.
3. Planking will always be funny
Especially over dangerous bridges and water edges.
4. The Capilano Suspension Bridge is not as scary to cross as I thought it would be
If you go to Vancouver and don’t cross this bridge, what are you doing with your life.
5. I’M NEVER GOING SURFING AGAIN
Unless there is a lifeguard to save me from riptides and where I won’t be eaten by sharks and stung by jellyfish. My worst fear of deep water and getting lost out at sea almost came true. Fun while it lasted though.
6. Appreciate natural beauty you don’t normally see everyday
This includes cute waterfalls, abnormally large trees and extremely tall mountains that have snow on them. Oh, and whales.
7. Riding electric bikes around Stanley Park was the best and worst idea
Best because we didn’t need to pedal once. Worst because we didn’t pedal once.
8. I love pretty, colourful flowers.
I could honeslty live in Butchart Gardens.
9. I need to marry rich so my husband can buy me an adorable floating house
I need it.
10. My friends and I are hilarious
Seriously, we’re a pretty good time.
Lost In Translation
Vogue: June 2013
“There are times when you can feel your childhood ending. It can be the birth of a child, the death of a loved one. For me, that moment in the dressing room was it. The professional work ethic that had been instilled in me since I was a little girl was shocked back to life, and I knew that not only would this man prevent me from being able to do my job, he would prevent me from growing into the strong and confident woman I needed to become…ending relationships is always difficult, but leaving Paris broke my heart. It took years to disentangle the man from the city that I had fallen for, and I found that it was impossible to go back. When I finally broke down and did visit, it was with the American man I ended up marrying and our four-year-old daughter over Christmas, fifteen years after I had moved there…“why are we here again?” my daughter asked…”because,” I told her, “this is where Mommy grew up.”
Cake: Milk Made Smoothing Hand and Cuticle Buffer
I received this product from Cake Beauty a few weeks ago and I am here to force you to go out and purchase this holy grail hand and cuticle buffer. Why? Because it literally smells like a piece of cake and MY HANDS HAVE NEVER FELT SOFTER! You take a spoonful out of the jar, rub the products on your cuticles and hands over the sink for 30 seconds and rinse to experience the softest hands ever in the history of everdom.
I’m pretty sure I held my own hand for an hour they were THAT soft. I’ve never heard of Cake Beauty but boy-o-boy, I am hopping on the bandwagon because I’m a huge fan! I believe the buffer is around $20? Check out more of their scrubs by clicking HERE! I highly, highly recommend you trying this product, I guarantee you will not be disappointed!
I’m definitely going to experiment with more of Cake Beauty products because I am so impressed with their quality and cute packaging! Bonus: Cake Beauty is a Canadian company! So. Good.
Hello jean jacket
I was about 200 pounds heavier: freshmen 15, plus sophomore 50, plus junior 100…
“Jess, you have no chance of winning. It was my junior year of college. I was about 200 pounds heavier: freshmen 15, plus sophomore 50, plus junior 100…”
– Schmidt
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