Week 21 Forget the Pasties... Go for Falsies!

No, pasties weren't really on the table.  That wouldn't have been very pretty when I was in my 20's so defo not something I would do now!!  

False eyelashes though... now that sounded interesting!  I am lucky that I have fairly good lashes. Dark and lots of them. 

 My first attempt was on Friday night. I had a friends 40th birthday celebration in Philadelphia.  I thought it the perfect time to unveil the lashes!  So the experience went something like this... - Watch 3 youtube 'how to' videos.
- Trim lashes,
- 4-5 attempts to put it on the first eye... with tweezers and without , not much luck ...lots of white glue showing (if you wait long enough it does dry).

I finally got one eye done and liked it, but then I needed to match it on the other side! That means, the same starting and ending points and the same distance away from the lashes.  Not easy at first but with some practice I am sure it becomes so.

Pretty results.  I will say that you have to use fairly thick liner though to hide the seam of the lashes, so if you aren't a big makeup wearer this probably isn't for you, or have them done professionally.  I should have saved the url for this video I watched and gave her a shout out but I forgot.  I tried to find her again on Youtube but I couldn't... 

(eek I cant believe I am posting a video of me without makeup AND all of these close up shots! haha Thinking that might be a first too!)

 Saturday night I had another party so I decided to put them on again! No one noticed this time either lol.  It wasn't any easier the second time, but it was still very fun to wear them.  If I do it again I will choose longer thicker lashes.  Also this makes me think I should try extensions! Found a blog that suggested dying your lashes as an option... ( http://loveswah.com/2015/02/beauty-tips-before-you-travel/ )Might have to do that over the summer! #falseeyelashes #lashes

Week 20 - Polar Bear Plunge

I was asked, several times leading up to the plunge, why would you want to take your clothes off in 28F snowy weather to jump into a 36F ocean?

Well, I am looking for things to take me out of my comfort zone. To try things I wouldn't have otherwise done... and who knows I might just discover something new about myself and the world!  Soooo I scooped up some support and other adventurers and headed to Sea Isle City, NJ!

 It was cold but the adrenaline rush that happened was amazing. Once we took off our clothes (I wore a bathing suit, robe, hat, scarf and throw away shoes) it kicked in and none of us were uncomfortably cold!  My husband, friend B and I were the only 'Plungers' in the group. We brought 3 other girlfriends to cheer us along.

When the whistle blew, everyone began herding into the water.  I got so caught up in the moment I forgot to drop my robe lol  I hiked it up to my shoulders and ran.  The entry was not bad. I plunged up to but not including my bathing suit bottoms (not much worse than a cold wet 90 min ride home) then headed out. The splashing was the biggest problem because as the first wave is running out, the next is running in! Its cold but you instantly go numb where you touched the water so you arent cold!  Afterwards we went for pizza. The 3 of us plungers felt great until we ate... 10 mins afterwards we all started shaking and shivering. My lips went literally blue!  I dont know that I have been thankful for a long hot car ride before, but I was on that day! It was a remarkable experience and all of us agreed we would do it again! #polarbearplunge