Hi again!  I've been watching and loving Essiebutton (http://www.youtube.com/user/essiebutton?feature=watch) on Youtube lately and I've been inspired to buy very expensive make-up because of it.  lol  Seriously, $54 for the larger container?  Yeah, it's silly - my version of a mid-life crisis perhaps.  Got free mascara at least.  I bought it at Bloomingdale's.com and it just came today.  Why is it so dang fun to get stuff on my doorstep? 

Next up on my stoop will be an order from Knitpicks.com.  I was in line at a music store last weekend and saw a teenaged girl with a gorgeous colored green/yellow green hat and I recognized the pattern.  I asked her if it was the Hermione Hearts Ron pattern  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hermione-hearts-ron  and sure enough, it was.  She'd done it up in Knitpicks Galileo http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/knit-picks-galileo in the firefly colorway.  It's half Merino and half viscose/bamboo in a sport wt.  So beautiful.  I just can't remember if she said she'd used the size 2 or 3 needles.  So that's what I ordered.

I've been doing other things too.  Namely, practicing the piano and knitting still.  Today I actually cleaned the house. 

I've been considering switching piano teachers.  It's hard too, I don't want to, but I can't shake the feeling that John isn't that interested in being my teacher.  Maybe it's the adult student thing.  I told him about it and gave him a 4 week notice, making next Tuesday my last day.  Sigh.  Well, I'll have to learn to take risks in life.  I've been very measured about this one, hopefully leaving a door open to go back to him if I don't find someone who suits me more.  The teacher I've signed up with is much younger than I am but he's got a couple masters and is working on his PhD in music or piano (I forget) and one of his master's is in pedagogy so hopefully he'll be able to help me with timing. 

Ok, I'm off to finish some more Friday cleaning.  I hope all is well in your corner.  Ta-ta

Update: Next day::   Tried the two Bobbi Brown thingies.  The big jar - tinted moisturizer basically first of all is a little too dark for me in the winter, though would probs work in the summer.  Also, it just smells really odd.  I can't even describe it.

It definitely moisturizes - in fact I ended up needing powder which I thought being 43, I'd be done with.  I'm not thrilled right now with it, but I've only used it once.  And I did get a compliment on my overall appearance today - which never happens - so I guess I'll give it another shot.  Maybe get some translucent powder to go with it.