Flu Makeup Edition

All last week I had the flu and it was the worst I've been sick in more than a year. I'm still recovering! I had to call in sick for work 4 days in a row, then just tough it out on the weekend. Now my nose is all scabbed up and gross from blowing and wiping it so much. This contraption would've been useful but Jayson was nice enough to get me a box of tissues. Despite being sick I was still able to celebrate my birthday and help some kids do the same.

Today when I was on my break I walked by Barnes & Noble and realized the new SI swimsuit edition is out. So far it's pretty good and of course there's tons of gorgeous women. Other than all the beautiful pictures I'm trying to read the articles too and learn some things. All I've learned at the moment is that I'm poor and can't go to any of the exotic and local rich beaches they did the photo shoots at.

Speaking of photo shoots, I've had an overwhelming amount of offers on MM for shoots. On Sunday I'm going to a beauty seminar at Sephora to learn how to put makeup on. Maybe then I won't have to rely on makeup artists for my shoots. Plus knowing how to put on makeup is a life skill for women to learn in general. And frankly it's a lesson I have yet to learn, and now's a good time as any. Doing my hair will be the next lesson to learn.

**P.S. Oh! A side note, I got rid of the lip ring. It became a hassle and the piercer didn't tell me that to have a ring it needed to be pierced a certain way. Oh well I can always wear a fake one and get it redone if I really want to.

Scam Mayhem Donation

Yep, that's right I got scammed. Susan Page Modeling is one huge scam. Lesson learned not to waste money on modeling. First they told me the price included a photoshoot at a mansion on the beach with hair and makeup. They also told me that it would include my modeling cards with pics from the shoot.

After a great ego boost of looking great with makeup and hair done and wearing my own clothes, I got jipped. The house ended up not being a mansion or even close to the beach. The pictures turned out alright but Jayson took better pictures of me for free on my personal camera. Also when I came back to pick out the pics for my modeling card, I was charged MORE money. Plus the pics I got to keep were developed on normal pics you can get from Walmart. Lucky me...
At the end of picking out my photos they gave me a bunch of paperwork, which basically said I couldn't work for any other agency for a year. Psh, heck no I didn't sign it.

Instead of sitting on my cute butt for a year stuck with Susan Page Scammers, I was recommended this awesome site by a fellow model. She said she's gotten about 30 photoshoots in about 2 months with hair and makeup all for free. Plus she's done small scale runway shows, fashion displays, and other fashion type events. Basically, it's a fb for people trying to build their portfolios! My profile just got approved yesterday so we'll see how it goes!

After being a personal ATM for SPM, I was still feeling in a giving mood. I went through some of my clothes and was able to get rid of a huge bag of clothes. Hopefully after a while I'll be able to go through and get rid of some more. As Novak suggested, all I need is enough to fit in a backpack. Well unfortunately my imaginary backpack is the size of a closest. But it's a process of letting go! Give me some slack here! Another bonus was I got a tax receipt for the donation, so I'll get more back next year. Which means I'll be able to restock my closest with new clothes!