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Hmm, yea the freelance thing does sound like fun since you get to do so many different things. It also seems like a good way to do different things and not just do the same thing day in and day out.

Thanks for the moisture suggestions!!! I just looked up The Saem Fruits Punch sleeping mask and got so excited that it's peach scented! Effectively retains moisture and smells like peaches, what could be better?

The class that I 'cracked the prof's code' in is Art Historical Methods. The readings are using really dense and theoretical, but I really enjoy that stuff. But each week I also have a mini mental crisis about art history as a discipline. This week we went over style, so my mental crisis was over the way that our very notion of group style emerges from, and is defined by, our Western experience, and that other, different concepts of style may exist cross-culturally but have not been examined. I've basically come to the conclusion that all by writing will be intrinsically subjective and biased and I just have to acknowledge that and roll with it. ;-;

Matcha definitely is an obsession.....I haven't tried the Meiji chocolate kisses with matcha, but that sounds so so so so good!!!

Here's a link to the Meiji oreo-esque cookies: https://www.amazon.com/Meiji-Matcha-Biscuits-6pieces-Japan/dp/B00HN8HP0K

And here's a link to the Dars matcha chocolates:
https://www.amazon.com/MORINAGA-Dars-Matcha-Chocolate-12pcs/dp/B00PN0CJW4

I've also read a bit about how matcha powder does great things for skin and you can make a homemade face mask out of it, but I have yet to try it out. I really should because I think I would love feeling a green tea monster.

Then if you guys like beef, I highly recommend getting a chuck roast and roasting it with some Lipton Recipe Secrets onion soup!

Roast Beef

Ingredients: 1 chuck or rump roast, 2lbs or so, Lipton Recipe Secrets in Onion or Beefy Onion, Garlic powder and salt and pepper (optional: veggies like carrots or turnips or mushrooms) (also optional for gravy: Kitchen Bouquet Seasoning, Better Than Bouillon Beef Base, drippings from the roast, corn starch for thickening)

1. Line a 2 qt. square baking dish (like this one) with aluminum foil both horizontally and vertically. You will be making a pocket you close over the roast, so make sure the foil is long enough on all ends.
   
   
2. Place the beef in the aluminum-lined dish and pour 1 packet of soup mix over it. If you are using a larger roast, use both packets. Roll the roast around to make sure it's well covered, then add garlic powder and cracked pepper and vegetables if desired. Close the aluminum foil around the roast to make a rolled-up pocket a'la papillote.
   
   
3. Preheat the oven to broil. Once at the desired temperature, put in the roast and leave it for approx~1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours.
   
   
4. Once cooked, take out the roast and put the meat on a cutting board or dish. Drain the drippings into a small sauce pan. Add a splash of seasoning, a teaspoon of bouillon, stir over medium heat. Once bubbling, add corn starch per directions on container.
   
   
5. Cut, dress, and serve!

My HG for extreme dry/flakiness is the Kikumasamune High Moist, I seriously talk about it so much and recommended it to everyone now since I was gifted it on here :) Not sure what the magic is but it completely got rid of all my flakes over two nights.

The Hado Labo Hyaluronic Lotion is pretty damn good as well. Very moisturizing but didn't get rid of the flakes as well as the others.

My favorite sheet mask for dryness is the Benton Snail Bee High Content. It feels so good on my skin and gets rid of the dull look my skin tends to get when its dry!

I love this idea!! Here goes!

On the 1st day of Christmas, my Snailer snailed to me a Kikumasamune.

On the 2nd day of Christmas, my Snailer snailed to me two facial oils, and a Kikumasamune.

On the 3rd day of Christmas, my Snailer snailed to me three pH Strips, two facial oils, and a Kikumasamune.

On the 4th day of Christmas, my Snailer snailed to me, four Berry Bombs, three pH Strips, two facial oils, and a Kikumasamune.

On the 5th day of Christmas, my Snailer snailed to me five Sleeping Masks, four Berry Bombs, three pH Strips, two facial oils, and a Kikumasamune.

On the 6th day of Christmas, my Snailer snailed to me six Donkey Sheet Masks, five Sleeping Masks, four Berry Bombs, three pH Strips, two facial oils, and a Kikumasamune.

On the 7th day of Christmas, my Snailer snailed to me seven Warming Eye Masks, six Donkey Sheet Masks, five Sleeping Masks, four Berry Bombs, three pH Strips, two facial oils, and a Kikumasamune.


On the 8th day of Christmas, my Snailer snailed to me eight Melting Lip Tints, seven Warming Eye Masks, six Donkey Sheet Masks, five Sleeping Masks, four Berry Bombs, three pH Strips, two facial oils, and a Kikumasamune.

On the 9th day of Christmas, my Snailer snailed to me nine Ceramide Gels, eight Melting Lip Tints, seven Warming Eye Masks, six Donkey Sheet Masks, five Sleeping Masks, four Berry Bombs, three pH Strips, two facial oils, and a Kikumasamune.


On the 10th day of Christmas, my Snailer snailed to me ten Brightening Essences, nine Ceramide Gels, eight Melting Lip Tints, seven Warming Eye Masks, six Donkey Sheet Masks, five Sleeping Masks, four Berry Bombs, three pH Strips, two facial oils, and a Kikumasamune.

I've got a recommendation for AHA: Mizon 8% AHA serum. Using it currently, and have been enjoying it! https://www.amazon.com/MIZON-AHA-8-Peeling-Serum/dp/B00F35GT0W/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1487988187&sr=8-1&keywords=mizon+aha

I use a layering method and start with The Body Shop Tea Tree toner personally, non AB product that I found myself going back to again and again while I ventured through finding my routine. Tea tree oil is one of my favorite ingredients that helps keep my skin feeling fresh and aid in any hormonal breakout. I follow it up with Hadalabo Gokujun Hyaluronic Lotion Moist. A cult fave for AB is Klairs Supple Toner, Kikumasamune sake high moist lotion, and Dr. Jart+ Ceramidin Liquid.

Word from the old and practiced though? BUY SAMPLES before you spring for a full sized. u/gothickornchic sells a plethora of decants to sample before you commit to a full sized. It takes 2-3 weeks to see if your skin is going to respond well to a product, and it's awful to buy a full sized and find out that it's a dud, or worse, breaks you out.

It's super fun to buy new stuff but it eventually bites you in the ass. I used to just slather stuff on my face and wish myself luck. It back fired horribly on me back in May and I'm JUST now coming around to clear skin again. Now I test half my face for a week for a break out then another week to really see results.

Eep, I'm really sorry that you have to deal with family who make poor life decisions! It's one of the hardest things ever to deal with. Have you ever read the book "Difficult Conversations"? It might be a good place to look. :)

I think these are the same! If you search "bento soy sauce containers" on Amazon there are all kinds of different animal ones!

Heads up this spinner rack is $13.59 with Prime!

Is that this little bitty one? I've been meaning to try it! But out of curiosity, how often do you have to repurchase? 30 mL just seems so small!

Cow Mu Tenka Foaming Cleanser! https://www.amazon.com/Gyunyu-Additive-Foaming-Facial-Cleanser/dp/B001R23TU8

Peach Sake Pore Serum! Can't say it does anything for my pores, but it makes my skin feel incredibly soft.

This is what I got. You do the mask first, and then use the extra pouch of gel cream afterwards. I'm waiting for a bad skin day to give it a go!