Tantrum two year old

Whew! What a long day.
 I think it started pretty well though, in a positive mood nothing could be bad. It was one of those play-date mornings, where a bunch of us mommies and babies get together at one of their houses and we let the kids play. I started it by juicing at a mommy friend's house, and getting ready for the play-date. Bella was a bit sensitive with her friend, instantly getting huffy and a furrowed look on her brow. She even wanted to be picked up. That might have given me a hint to her mood. I thought she was happy and doing fine. She even played pretty well most of the time at the play-date. She got on a little trampoline with her good friend Chloe, and they jumped and then wanted off. It was the boy's turn next, and after the girls saw them on it they wanted back on, but two at a time is a safer bet than four, so I told her "no." I wanted to talk to her about why it was their turn but she just blew up like a little ticking time bomb. She started screaming and crying! I had to carry her to another part of the room, her kicking and screaming the entire time. I tried to sit her down and talk to her about her attitude and get her to listen but she got stuck in one of those insanity moments where nothing matters to her but screaming and throwing a HUGE fit. I took her out front eventually and she got even worse. She smacks herself, slammed her head into the door, and does disturbing things that worry me. Its probably totally normal for a toddler. I just hate seeing my little girl behaving destructively and thinking that I'm the bad guy for needing her to chill out. Her adrenaline was pumping like crazy, I could sense she was not going to end this. My hearing was getting worse and my patience for this horrendous display of her sweet little charming self. I can't believe how embarrassing it was, I think I was having an out of body experience trying to escape this betrayal. She seriously is doing this in front of everyone? Do I spank her? NO. Do I scream at her ?? no.. I don't know what I have done to deserve this sort of behavior coming at me so....energetically!! She literally blew a gasket today. And don't get me started thinking about when I tried to get her into her car seat. It was disturbing, her flailing, screaming, crying, I'm surprised the cops weren't called! Shit! I had a lovely day. 

My fave makeup

Most of the time I'll find my favorite makeup at Sephora in down town San Luis Obispo. I sell a painting and head straight over there! I usually go once a year and I can make my stuff last! I wanted to share a few of my favorite makeups that I use on a pretty regular basis. I'm a cheap date but when it comes to makeup I feel it is important to splurge a little on the basics to ensure you are using a better quality product on your face.

Clinique blended face powder and brush comes to save my oily face and evens me out in a lovely transparent way. I love how fine and easy to apply it is. No gross orange cheeks with this stuff. Very ladylike.

Clinique face powder, $22.00

Sephora liquid black eyeliner has a deep richness and high pigmentation. I love wearing a dash on my upper lids for a little sassy cat eye business a few times a week. It depends on my mood. :D I seriously make one of these tubes last 1 year or more by adding a little bit of water inside when it seems like it has "run out" which really is just it drying. There is so much pigment in this eyeliner that I can put a few drops of water in this thing for months and never run out of eyeliner. It doesn't become grey or watery!! I love it.

Sephora long lasting liner $11.00

This wonderful concealer from Clinique is so perfect at hiding my imperfections that I only need a tiny dab under my eyes, and in my T zone(forehead, nose, chin) I run out of makeup easily because I like to wear it often, but again, this little thing lasts me around a year. I know that makeup can harbor bacteria so I always make sure my face is clean and I disinfect the wand once in a while with a little alcohol. I haven't had any major breakout issues or acne so for me this is a great concealer.

Clinique line smoothing concealer $16.50

Perfectly real is a good name for this Clinique liquid makeup. I can make one last around 7 months or more depending on my use. Sometimes, I can go a little overboard and use it more than I really should or need to. I can't help myself, I love and am probably addicted to makeup. Hey, at least I'll admit it. har har. I find this liquid makeup works so well and is so great at blending that you can hardly tell any is on.  I like using the concealer, this stuff, and the fine powder over to freshen my face when I feel sleep deprived, stressed out , or battling allergies and a red itchy nose!

Clinique perfectly real makeup $25.00

Urban Decay Ammo eye pallet is an old goodie. It can be a little harder to find because it has been out a longer time. I love the smog for a little shadowing on the upper eyelid and the "sin" shade is beautiful on for a little highlight under the brow. I only use the bright colors in tiny amounts and never past mid eyelid, otherwise it can look like a little too much makeup. Lasts forever!

Urban Decay ammo eye palette $38.00

I'm not afraid to use this Revlon really red lipstick. I love how these are smooth and have a little stain action to them so that after your lips dry it stays on pretty well! I can go a whole date night! It is one that I find usually at a Rite Aid. It has the perfect shade of red.

Revlon lipstick really red $6.00

For some reason I find myself drawn to the Lancome mascara. I can use a tiny amount and have darker and longer lashes without looking clumpy or artificial. Its the one thing I need to put on if I'm having a no makeup day. Haha.  Don't let the price fool you, it pays for itself, it lasts forever and works great.

Lancome length volume mascara $27.00

Flappers

Ooh yes, vintagemakeupguide.com
You are a prize!

smithsonian mag flapper makeup
I just had to share some beauty this morning. 

Deactivating my facebook for a while

Hey, I'm happy to deactivate my facebook account. Its been needing this for a while. I don't know when or if I'll go back. I'm over it for now. If anyone needs to get a hold of me, butterykittens@yahoo.com is a good way. -
Cassie

Ch ch ch ch changes

Attention dailydirtydiaper followers-
This may be a little construction zone for a minute.
I'm changing the name to Crunchy Lovebird
Thanks for following.

I'm getting a little help changing up the blogspace from the wonderful woman over @

http://typical90schild.blogspot.com/

Alex, 
thank you!

(she has an awesome little blog and always wears the cutest home made or vintage clothes ever!)

Sell the old crappy car, and buy a juicer...

I finally sold my old beat up ford 92 explorer last week. I got a measly $300 but it was good enough for me. I can't even put into words how nice it is to have a parking spot again in our apartment parking lot. No more struggling for street parking! (We have another vehicle, that actually works) When we get home late from laundry or other errands, its so nice to have a car close to the house and not be blind in the dark, carrying our baby and goods back and forth. Super stoked. After I sold my car, I went to Costco and got myself a wonderful $90 Jack Lalanne power juicer. Its totally amazing, having fresh organic produce and fruit juiced and ready whenever I want. What a healthy trade off!
I'm not a very good blogger lately, I have a lot going on, but art projects are in order and I just learned how to knit the other day so lets just say I've been quite occupied. I love to craft it up. One of these days I'll post a DIY or something fun!

My last post of 2012

Well here it is, the last post of 2012. Has everyone had a good year? Maybe so, I hope. I know we've had a big year. Year after year new and inspiring things come along, meeting new friends, changing our ways, out with the old and in with the new. We are sober up in here, and I am not rubbing anyone's faces in it, but damn it feels good to sip hot cocoa and lay around enjoying this cool weather with my little babies. Our kitten is in heat, (waiting to get her fixed) so that is the only drama in our lives at the moment, and I would like to keep it that way. As I look back at the past and I clean out my old car (which I'll be selling soon) I get sentimental and also sort of disgusted at my old self. I sure was a mess in many ways. I had a major drinking problem for sure. Nobody ever mentioned it to me. But the day I found out I was pregnant in 2009 everything changed, for the extreme better! There is nothing like trying to better yourself and teach a child the right and important things in life. I'm so happy at this point in my life. We live so peacefully because we only allow positive people in our lives. I've been taking quite the holiday hiatus if you've noticed. I hope everyone sits back, relaxes, and takes in the beauty in the world and strives to improve these positive and wonderful aspects of life.