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sunkissedj
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Country: United States
State: Hawaii
Gender: Female
Interests: discipleship; going deeper and being healthier; thinking "Christian-ly"; novels by Austen, Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, James Fenimore Cooper and Gene Edwards; non-fiction by C.S. Lewis and Ravi Zecharias
Expertise: research, English, French and all things to do with small groups and discipleship
Occupation: Other
Industry: Nonprofit
Message: message me
Member Since:
7/20/2005
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| Random Observations in November1. It’s unbelievable. We’re still TWO weeks away from Thanksgiving, and Christmas music is already being played at my local Wal-Mart. NUTS.
2. How to seriously waste money: Buy Palmolive’s new OxyPlusFoam product. You can get almost TWICE as much product if you buy the liquid OxyPlus product, at ONE-THIRD the price… or, if you like, make your own Foam product. Here’s how. Use a ratio of 1:16—dilute liquid OxyPlus with 16x the amount of water, put the mixture in the Foam bottle, and shake it up real well. There you go!
4. How to save money: Buy a seemingly-expensive bottle of eye make-up remover/face cleanser ($16.50 for Take the Day Off and $17.50 for Foaming Cleanser) versus buying seemingly-cheap make-up remover towelettes. Reason why this saves money? The $34.00 you spend on the "brand" stuff-name actually lasts... 3 months (eyes) to 6 months (face) [yes, I'm tracking it]. The towelettes? 3 weeks. Breakdown... $8.50 per month vs. $8.50 per three weeks.
Well, I guess towelettes are convenient, but I'm convinced they don't clean as well. Also, cotton wool is biodegradable, but the towelettes? Not so much.
3. Only truly insane people sign up for graduate school. Yeah, like me. I'm certified nuts.
4. Due to the location of my office, I have memorized the songs the school band is playing for the Christmas concert, including a set of scales. Sigh.
5. There have been serious political upheavals in Myanmar (Burma), Pakistan, and now Georgia (the country, NOT the state). Sad. :(
6. The mortgage "meltdown" has NOT affected Hawaii real-estate. Yes, read my lips. NOT. The average price for a single-family, 3BR/2BA home here? Still (drumroll) $650,000 BUCKEROOS. | | |
| Easier Prayed than LivedA while ago, I posted a daring prayer by John Wesley that goes like this:
"I am no longer my own, but yours.
Put me to what you will, rank me with whom you will;
Put me to doing; put me to suffering;
Let me be employed for you or laid aside for you,
Exalted for you, or trodden underfoot for you;
Let me be full, let me be empty;
Let me have all things, let me have nothing;
I freely and wholeheartedly yield all things to your pleasure and disposal.
And now, glorious and blessed God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
You are mine and I am yours. So be it."
This is truly a prayer easier prayed than lived. I honestly can say I am sincere when I tell God that my life is His, and that He is my Master.
But when tested... when others "trod me underfoot," I cannot say my attitude is Christ-like.
When ranked lower rather than higher, when laid aside rather than busily employed, when empty rather than full...
I rage, I vent, I rant, I grumble, I smoulder.
To be meek is to be so confident in God's love and approval for me (Matt 3) that I need prove nothing to no one else (Matt 11), even those closest to me who might misunderstand my purpose, who mistake my choices as inaction, or who fail to see what God has called me to be and do.
I am not meek. I struggle to always self-justify, prove myself (to whom?), self-aggrandize, grab more territory.
"Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me, for I am meek and lowly of heart,
And you will find rest for your souls." | | |
| Waiting for the PoliceSo, this AM I walked out to my car to go to work & somebody had randomly smashed its driver-side front window in, I guess during the night (we park on the street).
SIGH.
The joys of living in a city.
So, I'm waiting for the police to show up.
SIGH. | | |
| Madness of Skincare Products, UpdateUpdate: ONE month later (Sept 25).
Time for my 6-month update on the products I am STILL using: 1. Neutrogena Make-up Removel Towelettes (for eyes and face)
2. I (still) use a Clinique foaming cleanser to take off the rest of my make-up (it lasts forever... just a dab is enough for your whole face)
3. Neutrogena Visibly Even Healthy Skin/Anti-wrinkle/blemish cleanser (the Visibly Even one I use in the shower in the AM) to clean my face
4. Neutrogena Clear Pore Pore Refining toner (finished the other one; this one has weaker alcohol content but adds an AHA and has a nice fragrance. I have a couple of Clinique samples, but... price is prohibitive.
5. Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel (the lotion is too rich for my skin but the gel is perfect). It lasts FOREVER. A half-pump is enough for the whole face. On days when I know I'll be in the sun, I am now using Clinique's Superdefense/SPF 25 for oily skin. I love this. It has the SPF (UVA/UVB) without the greasy feel and doesn't leave the "white" look on your face. At night, the sample of Clinique Turnaround concentrate. Makes my skin feel soft & smooth!
I will need to go back to Prescriptives for more of my foundation soon.
I love Clinique's Pore Minimizer/T-Zone Shine Control. It works well, even with my super greasy nose.
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| Room with a ViewLast night, Bear took me on an amazing date to the Top of Waikiki, a revolving restaurant with a 360deg view of Waikiki. It takes approximately one hour for the entire restaurant to fully revolve.
When we arrived just before 7 pm, it was still very bright, and we could see from Diamond Head to the Ewa Coast--a breathtaking sunset over the Waianae Range. Great views of the famous "Pink Hotel" (Royal Hawaiian hotel) too.
The food was only so-so for the price, but the view did make up for it. We did have a lot of fun doing the cheese fondue, but my Lamb Three Ways was a little more gamey than I have been used to in the past.
And then, promptly just before 8 pm, as the sky darkened, we were treated to a spectacular view of the weekly "King's Jubilee" fireworks at the Hilton Hawaiian!
WOW. This date that he planned is a hard one to beat! Since we're already married, I guess he couldn't top it off by proposing to me, but it felt like the type of moment that was perfect for a proposal. ;P
Ahhh, marriage. :) | | |
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