Skindinavia Makeup Finishing Spray: Beautyfix First Thoughts

Skindinavia Makeup Finishing Spray

Although I did get this in Beautyfix, I received some to review about a week before I got Beautyfix.

I did ask to see if it was safe to use during pregnancy before I agreed to review it, and although it hasn’t been tested for pregnancy, none of the ingredients made me scared to try it.

So far it’s working great.

I’ve been using it with mineral foundation, once a day, and I’ll keep you updated on how it works after I’ve used it for a longer period of time.

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Pregnancy Update

Now that I’m pregnant I wonder when things should happen, and what it’s really like, so I thought I’d give you a little update.

Of course, it’s also nice to write it down so I’ll remember.

Since I was so sick felt so bad during the first trimester - I was so tired I had to rest after walking downstairs to put a load of laundry in the washing machine, and I was so nauseous, I told my husband he better hope I was having twins, because that was the only way he’d get two kids.

Now that a month or two has passed with me feeling better, it doesn’t seem so bad, but I still don’t see how I could have done it with kids. The dogs were enough work, and Jeff helped me so much when I didn’t feel well.

I discovered that crackers in the morning did not help me at all, but cheese stuffed crust pizza from Pizza Hut, followed by bagels and cream cheese when I got tired of pizza, were the only thing that I could eat in the morning.

Now I’ve graduated to honey nut cheerios.

Pregnancy has also taught me to listen to my body.

Everyone says if you’re tired while you’re pregnant, you need to rest, and my body decided to make sure I’d rest.

If I did too much, I’d vomit.

Gross, I know, but I’ve never heard of anyone with that side effect before.

I’m still not really having any cravings - other than Dairy Queen, but I don’t know how much that has to do with pregnancy, and how much that it has to do with the fact that I like Dairy Queen.

Although certain foods turn me off at certain times there’s nothing that really grossed me out, except for the time I tried to make scrambled eggs a few weeks ago.

I got the eggs in the pan, but actually cooking them almost made me sick, so I had to get Jeff to do it.

I’m gonna owe him a million home cooked meals by the time I have the baby :-).

I wore my first maternity clothes on July 4, at almost 23 weeks pregnant.

I can still fit into one pair of my regular jeans (I think, I haven’t tried them on today!), and my shirts, but I can’t fit into any regular shorts.

The family has been complaining because I wear loose clothes, and they can’t see my baby bump, so I had to wear something that would show it off at the Independence Day party.

I don’t think I’m going to be able to hide it for much longer, although I haven’t been trying to hide it - it’s just not that visible.

I had to run to the store yesterday to get a maternity belt. I’d never heard of such a thing before!

It has helped with the round ligament pain that’s showing up underneath my belly.

When I was just a few months pregnant it was on either side of my belly, felt like a side stitch, and only lasted a couple of minutes.

Now it lasts for a few days, and isn’t pleasant at all.

Jeff has been able to feel the baby for two weeks, but he hasn’t been able to feel her that much because when we can feel her on the outside, we can’t feel her on the inside.

He still says it’s really light, and he’s not sure if it’s me or her.

She moves a lot more when I’m riding in the car - I think it has something to do with the angle of the seat.

I still jump and get funny looks when I feel her, because she surprises me.

I’d be in trouble if she did that when I was driving, but she doesn’t too much.

Most days I’m feeling normal - I walked all over the Fargo Street Fair twice last week, but I don’t know how long I’ll be able to do that.

I’m having lots of fun looking at baby stuff, and trying to decide what I can make myself.

My mother-in-law is a wonderful knitter and crocheter, and she’s made some beautiful stuff for the baby already.

She made her a little orange had with very pale pink trim, and she’s making Jeff one that matches.

I’m not sure if she’ll use the pink trim on his, but they’ll look cute with it either way.

When I first saw the baby’s hat I asked if she was going to be that little - they told me it would probably be too big for her!

The hat is tiny!

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Happy 4 Year Anniversary to Me!

Can you believe it?

I made my first post on Mystical Beauty’s Musings on July 9, 2005.

I can’t believe it’s been so long.

I’ve had so much fun, and learned so much as a result of this blog.

Thank so you much for coming along for the ride!

I wouldn’t do it if it weren’t for you.

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It’s a girl!

We’re having a girl.

I am so excited.

I can’t wait to meet her and see what she’ll be like.

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What Are Your Favorite Safe For Pregnancy Products?

In case you’ve noticed, I’ve been missing in action a little.

It turns out I’m going to have a baby, and my “morning sickness” acts up when I sit in my computer desk, and the computer is turned on.

If the computer is off and I sit down it’s fine.

Isn’t that odd?

Now I’m looking for stuff that’s safe to use while I’m pregnant.

What did you use, and what do you recommend?

Any advice for bath and body products, and makeup is welcome.

Did you change the products that you used while you were pregnant, or did you use the same stuff you’ve always used?

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Rain, Rain on my Face - Facing the Flood

With all the local news it isn’t really surprising that I’ve had the Jars of Clay song Flood stuck in my head for the last week or so.

The Red River has already reached it’s highest point ever, and it’s topped the crest of the last major flood in 1997.

This morning at 6:58 I got a call and my FIL told me that we were going to be evacuated.

I freaked out.

Being in a flood area really lets you see how much you trust your husband.

Jeff is from this area, I’m not.

He’s lived around here all of his life, as have his parents, and grandparents, so it seems like it would be easy for me to believe him when he says there is basically no way we will flood.

I do believe him - but I still worry.

Yesterday, when I first heard that parts of the city were being evacuated I called him and asked him if we lived in that area - I’m still not so hot with the North, South, East and West thing as it relates to local landmarks.

Fortunately he said no.

When I told him that his dad said we were going to be evacuated he calmly said that’s not us - he’s wrong.

Of course Jeff was right, but I was still scared.

We are just on this side of the area that was being evacuated.

I know I sounded just like my sister in her sullen teenage years when I said “Ok, ok,” when I was talking to FIL.

My in-laws live in another city that’s close to us, so it is wonderful knowing that we (and our dogs) can go there and be safe from the flood, but it’s still shocking to hear that you’re going to be evacuated, even if you know it’s a possibility.

When I first thought about evacuating all I really cared about getting out is me, my husband, and my dogs.

Shh, don’t tell the reptiles, or the fish - of course they are on the upper levels of the house, so if they flood the whole city is going to be a huge mess.

And how are you supposed to evacuate fish anyways?

If we just had one tank we could try, but we have so many fish that it would almost be impossible to save them all.

After the reality set in that people close to me were being evacuated I decided I’d take the dogs, the laptop, and our important paperwork.

This morning, when I realized how close the people being evacuated now were to us, I decided to add the camera into the picture.

I still haven’t packed any bags, although we have had to plug all the drains in the basement apartment because it’s below ground level.

We have four separate family members (including us) that live within a mile of each other, and so far only one of us has to evacuate.

It’s hard with all of us living so close together, because we’re all working on moving our stuff to higher ground, and doing what we can to prepare, and we have to take care of that before we can help anyone else.

It’s also scary to hear that the hospitals, nursing homes, and Concordia college are closing and moving patients.

It’s way too close to home.

Jeff is out helping his cousin move out her important stuff now, and after that I guess we’ll move on to wherever we are needed.

I’m supposed to be cleaning up some in case our renters or anyone else wants to stay with us, but I needed a break, so I’m talking to you.

Jeff is pretty sure that we won’t flood but if we do, we’ll deal with it.

All we can do now is prepare ourselves to the best of our ability, and pray.

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Somebody help me I’m dreaming about hand soap dispensers!

I don’t know what’s going on other than a lack of sleep due to stress from a volunteer position, and the fact that one of our two foster puppies was adopted last night, leaving the remaining one to cry almost all night long.

I vaguely remember dreaming that I had a maroon elliptical soap dispenser, with a long, thin gold tube leading up to a plastic maroon pump handle.

I was really surprised (in my dream) when I looked at it realized the word “Dove” was written accross the soap dispenser in tall, thin, golden letters.

What do you think this means?

Do I need peace?

Do I need to buy some dove hand soap?

Ok, to be honest, I don’t even know if Dove makes hand soap.

Is Dove testing a new ad campaign in people’s dreams?

That brings a whole new worry to the term “product placement?”

Do you dream about beauty products or any name brand products?

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