LIFE.

BLS (Basic Life Support) Class!

You have to be certified to work at the clinic but I actually found it to be extremely informative and would take it again in a heartbeat even if it wasn't mandatory. We learned how to perform CPR, Heimlich Maneuver & how to use an AED (Automated Extended Defibrillator) on adults, children and infants in 1 person rescuer or 2 person rescuer groups. Definitely a useful life skill!

If you're interested in becoming certified you can do it with your local Red Cross!

A veggie platter w/ my skinny egg salad & a scoop of crunchy peanut butter

Since I'm at the clinic with the Hubs now dinners have been a lot simpler as of late.

And for the Hubs - Dumpling Pizza!

It's so simply and filling.  I mean what's not to love pork + cheese. 

I had a similar version years and years ago at a fusion Japanese restaurant in Hawaii.  It's just pan fried dumplings + cheddar (fried until it's crunchy) + furikake on top!

Steak night!

With my drug dealer (lol!)

And my (eye) prescriber (uber important as I am blind as a bat)!!

Steak w/ Chive Butter, BBQ sauce & Spicy Chipotle Butter & Side Salad

Your steak comes out entirely raw on an extremely hot plate.  And you basically cut it yourself and "cook" it to your preferred wellness.  It was pretty fun & interactive!

The irony is that this steak is apparently from Omaha Nebraska lol!  Americans in Germany eating US steak. Oh the irony.  The Hubs went with the Argentinian steak and tried some of mine and said the Omaha steak was better. Who knew?!

Night cap.

Cooking for The Hub's potluck.

Peanut Butter Cup Fudge Brownies

Sushi Bake

Breakfast sausage, Scrambled eggs w/ Cheddar & Salsa, Toast w/ Peanut Butter & Honey and an Orange

Sunday brunch... because everything in Germany is closed on Sundays. And.I.Mean.EVERYTHING... you wake up Sunday morning and want to grab brunch, or a morning coffee or running to the store to grab some fresh bread. Not.Going.To.Happen.

So we do Sunday brunch at home now lol!

Coffee date :)

Made the Hubs crab cake sandwich while I ate salad 

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Crab Cake sandwich topped w/ avocado & a Beet & Gorgonzola Salad

I'm such a good wife :p 

Bahahahaha

Although to be fair mine was a crab salad.. but still lol!

OOTD - Jacket: F21, Blouse: ZARA, Jean Leggings: H&M, Booties: CHINESE LAUNDRY, Purse: CHANEL

I was reading a post on Whowhatwear.com recently and it talked about "cultivating" an "everyday uniform".  Pieces that you can just throw together and be out the door decently put together in 5 mins flat!

And I realized the above is mine! 

Loose fitting blouse or tee, jean leggings, booties w/ a leather or in this case faux leather jacket!

Kalbi shortribs marinated for a full 24 hours!!!

The Hubs kept opening the fridge and asking if I could cook them straight away but waiting the full 24 hours made all the difference in the world!  So flavorful and juicy.

                                                               OM NOM NOM!!  

  Obviously the picture above was The Hubs dinner mine was eaten sans rice more broccoli and less meat :p

OOTD - Jacket: F21, Dress: ROMEO & JULIET, Shoes: CHINESE LAUNDRY, Purse: REBECCA MINKOFF

Vietnamese Egg Rolls & Shrimp Crackers

Pho

Sauteed Beef over rice noodles

Had to drive 70 minutes round trip for Vietnamese food!  

But it was worth it was delicious!

#WillNeverComplainAboutDriving15MinForFoodAgain

I really reallllly loved the Sk-II cream the more I used it.  Would absolutely most definitely repurchase this in the future!

Definitely more cost friendly then the La Mer I was using prior.  And truthfully because of how expensive the La Mer was I was trying to use AS little as possible when I used it.. which probably COMPLETELY negated any moisturizing effects of the actual product itself

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Before my SK-II ran out I purchased these products from Nordstrom.com (they're super affordable too!) upon the recommendation of my blogger friend Phoebe from Eat. Live. Love. Repeat. She's GORGEOUS.. I'm literally obsessed w/ her eye makeup and her glowy skin!  So I'm trying these out now!

#FurDaughterApproved 

tehehehe!

Snitzel Sandwich, XL Hot Dog & Paprika Fries

Flexible Double Sided Spatula & Bundt Cake Pan 

Totes excited over my new pink kitchen wear!! 

I don't really drink alcohol.. but I L-O-V-E alcohol desserts.  

Tiramisu, Bananas Foster, Champagne Truffles.. you name it I love it LOL!

And I especially love a good rum soaked bundt cake ie. Baba au Rum/Rum Baba especially during the holiday season (ok I'm SERIOUSLY months in advance but do you really need a reason for rum soaked cake? lololol.) 

Step by Step: My Everyday Makeup!

Hi!  I've gotten a few requests for how I do my makeup so here we go!

I just want to preface this by saying I'm not a beauty blogger ect. (and there are some SERIOUSLY amazing ones out there that I'm in awe of!!)

I've never taken makeup classes or anything it's just sort of what I've learned from trial and error over the years.  So I just wanted to share with you dolls how I'm doing my makeup right now :)

Bath & Body Works anti-bac, Clear Eyes Maximum Redness Relief, SK-ii Essential Power Cream, Smashbox Photo Finish Light, Carmex Lip Balm

Ok let's get started!

So for me "prep" is REALLY important.  Especially now that I'm 30 (eeps!) I definitely feel like my age is catching up to my skin ect more these days then ever before.

Step 1. Hand Sanitize  (I'm a germaphobe.)  

Step 2. Eye Drops

Step 3. Moisturize

Step 4. Prime

Step 5. Lip Balm (doing it at the being moisturizes your lips so that at the end your lipstick glides on a lot smoother.)

A dime sized amount of Primer and then I dot it basically in my T-Zone (in other words wherever I have giant pores lol!)

MUFU HD Foundation & BeautyBlender

Step 6: Foundation.  

The BeautyBlender has COMPLETELY transformed my life.  I actually resisted getting it for like I think a good year even though I kept seeing/hearing about it on blogs/vlogs/magazines.. because I'm an old fart and and don't like change.  But a girlfriend actually gave it to me as a birthday gift and let me just tell you it's AMAZING!  I use to always use a foundation brush and would get these awful streaks but no more!

Also since you're actually suppose to use it wet I always take it to the bathroom and squeeze some baby soap in it and give it a few good squeezes before I put on my foundation so it's basically "clean" every time I use it.  Definitely cleaning it more then when I used foundation brushes lol.

Also because you use it wet I found that one good pump of foundation is all I need whereas before I would probably use at least 2 pumps if not more.  Which usually leads to really cakey looking skin. Bleh!

I basically dot it in the same places that I dotted my primer. 

And from there on out I blend outwards and dab dab dab! 

Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat

Step 7: "Concealer" 

The reason for the quotation marks is because the YSL Touche Eclat I think is really more of a "brightener" and less of a concealer.  It reflects light so that it basically "tricks" the eye from seeing the dark shadows ect. Versus a real concealer that is actually truly concealing.

I use it it in area's wherever there are dark shadows - if you need help finding them I always tilt my head slightly forward and look directly in the mirror and the shadows on your face will become very apparent.

And then just use the BeautyBlender again to blend it all into your foundation.  Also make sure when you're doing concealer to dab do not rub it in.

Too Faced in Chocolate Soleil

Step 8: Bronzer

I like to use a non sparkly bronzer for face contouring.

(And my face needs it as I basically have a wide flat pancake face lol.) 

For the sake of showing you guys how I do my bronzer/blush I was a little more heavy handed then usual. But don't worry all of this just gets blended out later on :)

I use the "E-3" formation.  Start at the temples swoop down to the hallows of your cheek and then on to your jawline.

Nars Deep Throat

Step 9: Blush

For reference the right side has blush on and the left side doesn't.  I apply it in a sweeping motion on my apples and into where I bronze.

Here you can see quite distinctively where my blush and bronzer are and then I blend the two of them together.

Benefit Glam Girl Palette

Step 10: Eyeshadow

A nude neutral shimmery color and sweep it all over my eyelids.

And then a darker purple/grey/taupe color underneath my eyelid line.

For reference the right hand eye has the shimmer nude and purple shadows on already.

Step 11: Eyeliner

I start by drawling a line in the middle my eyelid and then extend it further past my eyes.  (Btw I don't waterline/tightline because my eyes are small and I think it make my eyes look even smaller)

After that I draw a tiny line on the corner of my outer eye that connects with the end of the first line creating a sort of triangle.

And then I fill it in for a cat eye.

Maybelline eyebrow pencil in Med Brown

Step 12: Eyebrows

As for my eyebrows.. let's just say they are a constant work in progress! 

I wouldn't say I necessarily LOVE LOVE my brows now but I think I'm getting the hang of it more and more these days.

And as proof I dug up some photos of my early 20's

Let's call this the "Best of Brows" 

(OBVIOUSLY sarcastic lol)

YIKES!!!  

So as you can see I didn't just have ONE type of bad brows.. I had several bahahaha... not to mention bad eye shadow.. bad eyeliner.. bad foundation.. ect.

Ok and with that little detour down memory lane this concludes how I do my everyday makeup.

Stay tune for Part 2 - Taking my Everyday makeup to Night time makeup!

Disclosure - All of these are my own products (except for the Benefit palette which was gifted to me by American Express) and I am not being reimbursed for this in any way shape or form. Cha Cha Cha!