#modavoxbox

Something that you'll learn about me is I love free stuff; I mean, who doesn't?  That's why I love being an influenster!  Being an influenster means I get to sample things and write my honest opinion about them.  A couple of weeks ago, I received my #modavoxbox from influenster and got all kinds of goodies.

the #modavoxbox!

I was shocked to see how much influenster was able to fit in the box!  They sent me Jergen's lotion, Puffs Tissues, Resource water, lip liner mascara and lipstick from Rimmel, Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa, and Clairol "Hair Food" moisturizing mask.

I'll start off with the good: The Puffs softpack is the best!  It'll mold to any place you put it since the box is soft, not made of cardboard and the tissues are so soft.  The Jergen's lotion and Clairol moisturizing mask are also great but I'm not sure if I would pay suggested retail on the Clairol item.  The Rimmel lip liner is also fantastic because it's clear, so it won't make my lipstick feather or run once I put it on.  The water and hot cocoa were good as well - it's hard not to like those things!

The ok: The Rimmel mascara had some weird shape to it.  I wasn't sure if it was supposed to fit along the line of my eyelashes since my eyelashes weren't an 'S' shape...additionally I have so much mascara now that every time I get a free one in a sample box or Birchbox, I groan.  I wouldn't purchase this mascara again.

The bad: Nothing!  Everything was above average asides from the mascara but I wouldn't say it was bad.

Thank you to influenster for all these wonderful goodies!  All opinions are my own and I was not compensated to write these reviews.

Stress

When I was planning my second to last semester of college, originally I wasn't scheduled to take classes on Tuesday.  However, my schedule changed, as it does, and I ended up with a class Tuesday afternoon.  Seeing as my mom bought my ticket home for Thanksgiving back in July, she was under the assumption that I wouldn't have Tuesday classes either thus flying me home extremely early on Tuesday morning (hello 6 am flight).

Normally, this wouldn't be a problem.  I would just skip class (to be clear, I don't condone skipping class) and head home early.  However, of course, it turns out I have to give my final presentation on that day.  After figuring that out, I contacted my professor to tell her that I had to catch a flight home and would have to change my presentation date.  She told me that I had to switch with a classmate and left that on me, as expected.  I was going to ask a classmate to switch spots with me tomorrow, but I just received an email from the professor asking if I could in fact present tomorrow.  To be clear, I haven't even started this final, let alone think about it.  I was under the assumption I still had 3 more weeks to do it.  But, since I got myself into this situation, I wasn't in a position to tell the professor that I couldn't do it.  Therefore, I agreed to switch with a classmate and am now expected to present my final presentation tomorrow.

So now I'm in this position where I have to start and complete my final presentation by 2 pm tomorrow.  Oddly enough, I'm not too worried about it.  I'm just thankful that I have no commitments or other work to do tonight, thus being able to devote all my time to this project tonight.  In reality, I'm kind of looking forward to turning on Gilmore Girls and letting it play in the backgrounds as I do all this work.  Throw in some snacks and warm drinks and I'll be set for the night.

How do you deal with stress?  Any tips or tricks to share?

Back at it

So this is probably blog attempt #3014, but who's counting?  Let's face it: I'm horrible at keeping things up.  I tend to get very invested in things in the beginning and then fizzle out a little while later.  Therefore, I can't promise that this blog will be kept up for a long while but I can promise that I will try.

Now, you're probably wondering why you would ever read a blog written by a twenty-something year old who has no idea what she's doing in life (to be fair, who really knows what they're doing in life, especially at my age)  and I have no answer for you.  Honestly, this blog is so that I can write about the things I want the public to know (isn't that what all blogs are for).  That means: random life thoughts, experiences and all that good stuff.  That also means: product reviews, outfit ideas and outfit of the days, and other random things.  This blog is in no means a blog that is going to try to make you think about life, or pose hypothetical questions that will leave you wondering the answer.

That being said, enjoy my random thoughts.  Thank you for reading and if you like me/my writing/content enough, I hope you'll consider subscribing.