Rants and Raves

Hey you! How was your weekend? Mine was fun--saw out-of-state guests, went to Atlantic Station (outdoor shopping center in Atl), and made an Ikea trip. As usual, it flew by.

One blog complaint I get is that I don't share enough of my personal life on here. I'm a really private person and choose to share stuff on my Instagram. It's hard to marry a personal life into a beauty blog sometimes. But when I share personal posts on the blog (like The 52 Project), those are always my least-viewed posts. I thought I would try a weekly "Rants and Raves" (totally original, I know) post to see if that you guys would like that. So here we go (and feel free to share your own).

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Rants:

• I know. I take blogging wayyy too seriously. But this week I encountered 4 posts on other blogs/publications that I could tell were direct rip-offs of mine. I just wanted credit, or even an "I got this off Pinterest." I think what bothered me most was seeing the comments of how "creative" and "genius" they were. This happens from time to time, and I have tried emailing in the past, but this week it really burnt my biscuits, so to speak.
• So I'm in this contest and have been heavily promoting it on all my social media channels. I texted everyone in my address book to please vote for me. Only 2 responded and that hurt my feelings. I expected more support from family/friends. I'm blaming PMS for the rants this week. ;)

Raves:

Thanks so much to the 15 or so of you that voted for me in the Pond's BB+ Ambassador contest! Y'all are awesome, sweet, and sparkly glitter all rolled into one. Thank you.

Thanks to everyone who has been supportive about there being sponsored posts on the blog, and visiting the brands mentioned. It is merely coincidence that they all were back-to-back like that. 

This week my goal is to work on being better organized. I've taken on a lot of stuff and am trying to do everything at once. I have a bad memory and I tried to work on it by simplying remembering whatever it is I have to do instead of writing it down. That has been a huge fail, as deadlines and things have come out of nowhere. So I've admitted that I'm not a oh-yeah-I'll-remember-what-you-said-I-had-to-do kind of person. I'm going back to my list-loving self. And that's perfectly fine.

I've been eating very healthy for the past month, but today I thoroughly enjoyed a cinnamon bun from Ikea. No regrets and now, no cravings.

I'm happy Charlie's spot on his lip has cleared up. I was worried for nothing. Whew.

Loving some new mascaras and my fave Olay Microdermabrasion kit. The latter has given me baby-soft skin.

So what are your rants/raves of the past week?

I'd love to know, below.

PS: I'm giving away 2 light and 2 medium Pond's BB+ creams--enter here--to thank you for voting for me. You can vote daily! Stop by. :)