Hi! Hello! How are you? It's been awhile, but there are reasons that I will get into below!
For those of you I haven't seen since November 2019, it's currently the first week of August 2020, It's officially almost 5 months COVID-19 pandemic. I haven't been to my office since March 12, I'm still working my day job thankfully, just remote while wearing essentially pajamas, but physically I am "out of office". Toronto just got Stage 3 of our re-opening on Friday but I've decided to wait 3 weeks to see how things are going before making any lifestyle changes.
Proof I go outside sometimes! Me at the Harbourfront in Toronto in July.
For those visiting this post from the future, here's an update as to where we are at with the pandemic. International travel is a no-no, staycations are very hot, and I'm learning about how to optimize the 'no-makeup-makeup look' except this time I'm ACTUALLY not wearing any makeup. And my hair? Don't even THINK to ask about how often we're washing it, you DON'T want to know. I have a hair appointment in September but my hair is the longest and most natural it's been since 2015 and honestly? Not a huge fan! While some people are online shopping their woes away, others are turning into pilgrims and baking bread, preserving fruits, and crafting everything under the sun. But all in all, if being bored and slightly anxious is the worst thing that's happened to you, count your blessings. I know I am.
So. 2020, what a year. I was actually planning on picking back up on this blog in the spring. Really, I swear! At the end of February I had laser eye surgery and I was so excited to do a few posts about 'how do I relearn how to do makeup without glasses!?' but that was superseded by, well, everything. And then the depression and anxiety kicked in, so even the idea of typing on a computer once my work day was over was just..not happening. So it's been a long, long time since I wrote anything on this site! Don't worry, I'm not going to be surprised or offended if you've come here not knowing anything about this blog, where it came from, and who I am today. I've spent the better part of a year coming to terms with myself in ways both very satisfying and uncomfortable at the same time and COVID-19 is just another obstacle in my way.
While I'‘ve been wearing less makeup, skincare is still VERY much a passion of mine.
And while makeup, skincare and beauty isn't the big passion it was for me for the last 5-6 years, I pondered closing this blog and starting anew. But I KNEW I needed to write. I've been writing online for over 20 years, I even recently found the login to my Livejournal and wisely decided not to look at it! Throughout my teens and twenties I wrote about anime, movies, politics, cycling, personal finance and eventually made my way to beauty and it's only natural that I've moved to another life cycle. But I've made the decision that this time, instead of starting fresh, I'm keeping it. While I might archive some of the oldest posts, the rest are staying here and so am I, because I have so much more to write about and I can't wait to get started!