Supermodel

Things here? Still fierce and fabulous!

I passed the other two DANTES tests on February 9th and could not be more relieved. I was absolutely convinced that I was going to fail the fourth one (Principles of Supervision) while I was taking it but, somehow, I scored better on that test than I did on Personal Finance. Apparently, I absorbed enough corporate speak while working as management at Hardee's and then as executive support in the world of auto dealerships that I was able to get through even when the questions on the test seemed to have NOTHING to do with the text book I'd been studying. Awesome fun, I tell you. I should be set to start my first class (Intro to Communications) this Thursday night at 6 PM.

I've been keeping up on my "Do Something New" list and it's been fun and interesting. I added to February by scheduling myself to get eyelash extensions put on. My appointment is for tomorrow evening so I'll try to remember to do a "before" and "after" photo set. If I like how they look, I plan to get a second set added in so I'll REALLY be rocking the fluttery lashes for my pinup photo session in March. I'm told you don't need to use mascara with them and they'll last 6 - 8 weeks or longer depending on how you care for them. I'm so in love with the look of false lashes but worry that, with my bad depth perception, I'd glue one to my eye or something equally stupid. This way, a professional ensures I don't look like a complete freak at the end of it. Whoo! (I really am a drag queen trapped in a woman's body. It's o.k. to make those comparisons.)

Tonight I had my brows waxed and shabby, shaggy hair cleaned up at the Villager Salon & Spa and it's SUCH an improvement. I'm assuming you're reading this from a link on Facebook so you'll have already seen the photographic evidence of that. While I was there, I was complaining about dealing with my wavy, sometimes frizz prone hair to my stylist and she mentioned that they're having an upcoming Keratin Complex information session where specialists will be answering questions and applying a trial process to people's hair for free. How serendipitous! From what I've read, this is exactly what I've been dreaming about to cure my hair of all its ills. If you book a full process at the open house you get a sizable discount, which is also super excellent because you know how I like a deal.

Sunday night I ran to Herberger's to pick up a replacement lip pencil for the one I had that disappeared into the ether and also take advantage of the Clinique bonus days that's going on until the 18th. When I arrived, I discovered rack upon rack of clearance clothes that was over 70% off. Seriously, it was ridiculous how much there was to wade through. I apparently fell into a black hole because I was there for over TWO HOURS digging through the racks and trying things on. I found some screaming deals on some really fun clothes and a couple of hot dresses that I'm going to create occasions to get to wear sooner rather than later. Don't worry. I'll be taking pictures to force you all to view the glamour.

I'm still kick boxing regularly although there have been two occasions now where I really had to push myself to do it. I'm definitely looking forward to Spring when I can mix it up by popping in my ear phones and escaping outside for a while to walk/jog/bike. Adult dance classes start March 3rd and I'm still planning to sign up for those so that will also be a nice variation in the aerobic exercise department. Overall, I'd say I'm pretty happy with how well I'm doing in keeping up with my resolutions/goals for this year.

This feels like it's been a really frivolous post and, honestly, it is. (Again, I'm o.k. with people pointing out the obvious.) I do have one in the works about my continued lament about my inability to decide whether or not I should continue to homeschool Ada next year or put her in Kindergarten at the public school. It's not nearly as happy a subject for me so let's leave that until another time shall we?