I googled “color that means success” and gold came up, so I polished my nails gold for a little motivation. This is Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Gilty Pleasure with China Glaze Luxe and Lush (from their Hunger Games collection) on top. I used Gelous as my base coat and Seche Vita as my top coat.
Only my second manicure of 2014–Sally Hansen Xtremewear in Fuchsia Power with Seche Vita topcoat
It’s kind of ironic. Probably a quarter of a million dollars were spent so that I could learn to be a journalist (and to get an awesome college experience that would transcend anything that could be taught in a classroom, but I digress) so that I could write and share my art with the world, but I don’t. I’ve started and restarted this blog a number of times in the last six years, but I always shy away from it in the end. If that’s the case, that I’m always going to shy away, then why do I continue to pay for my domain year after year? To put it simply, “…I’m an artist, and I’m sensitive about my shit.” I quote Erykah Badu often when explaining my lack of blog posting. The process of not posting usually ping-pongs between laziness and sensitivity, but the end result is always a hiatus from my beloved blog. Ironically, though, another consistency with not blogging is always writing. Even though I’m not posting, I am constantly writing. When I say ‘writing’, I don’t mean abstract journal entries meant for my eyes only, I mean blog posts. I’m always writing blog posts and blog ideas, but I’m never uploading them. If I sit and think about it, I could probably create a laundry list of explanations, but I won’t. I haven’t got the will or the time. But what I will say is this: 2014 is going to be different. I know, here she goes with the New Year’s resolutions. You’re right. Here I go. But before you write me off, let me tell you why. Collectively, I felt like my life was on a downward spiral that completely self-combusted right in my face in 2013. After a blow-up like that, one has got to make changes! Furthermore, I can’t imagine things getting any worse. I feel like I really hit rock bottom, so the only way I can go is up. As such, I’ve made a list (ah, my beloved lists) of things that I want to do in 2014. I’m mostly done with the old ways. I’m ushering the new. Even on day 20 of the New Year, I have been struggling internally with my old ways, which is expected, but when I feel myself falling into the same traps my goal is stop in my tracks and make a change. Which brings me to where I am now—writing a blog post instead of pinning my life away on Pinterest. I’m actually going to post this one, too. This post is part of the process of a better me in 2014. Even though I’m 20 days “late”, I’ll share some of the resolutions that I made.
And there ya have it. That’s the Juice.
PS. If you didn’t catch the 90’s lyrical references, here ya go.
Skin and Juice 