Five for Friday, February 8th

I am linking up with Kacey from Doodle Bugs for Five for Friday!  These are five random things about me/my week. 

I finally broke down and bought a Kindle!  I am a Mac girl but I wanted something light to just read on.  My ipad is too heavy and there is a glare.  The Kindle Paper White is perfect!  It is light, it has a touch screen, and has no glare!  I like mysteries.  I just finished The Snowman by Jo Nesbo.  It was good mystery.  The book before that was Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.  I loved that book...so many twists. 

Tonight, I think I will start Abducted by T.R. Ragan.  It was only $2.99 on Amazon as a Kindle edition.

My pets are SPOILED!  I have an old house and I really do not like the back door.  My door is like slanted or sloping.  I think it settled with the house and it is orginal to it (1922).  It would be a ton of work to replace the door.  Since, I have no love for the door, I had no quams about cutting a hole through it!  My dad actually came up with the idea and made the little window because he knows how much Sophie loves to watch squirrels.

 This was my art center for the week!  I thought it fit in nicely with P.S. I Love You Day and Valentine's Day.  Click here to check out the packet by Amy Lemons.

How does Abby, Cara, Cheryl, and Leanne all look so cute in their little fashion photos?  I think they are just all natural beauties or are really photogenic!  Me not so much!  I am so not photogenic.  I tried guys, but I just cannot pull it off!  The reason for the picture: I  did  go out to Old Navy and buy purple just to wear for P.S. I Love You Day.  The purple shirt was on sale and the full-price off-white cardy, I need because I am always cold.

As I was trying to take the photo above, I started thinking about my blogging friends and our mutual love of make-up.  Amy Lemons taught me about layering different types of mascaras.  I think she does like 25 coats of two different types of mascara!  I just do two coats.  The first one is a lengthening mascara with fibers in it, Loreal or Maybelline are good picks.  The next one is a volumizing with the silicone bristle brush.  My favorite is Dior Diorshow Iconic Mascara.   Michelle, Kathleen, and I all are huge fans of Urban Decay's Naked line of eyeshadows.   And Deanna Jump and I have done some serious damage at a make-up counter in Chicago!  I just thought I would share a photo of my eye-shadows, foundations (Bare Minerals), make-up brushes, and eye-liner collections with you!  Yes, I do think it is an excessive amount, but I don't wear it all at once!

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Fingers crossed my power stays on!  We are in the middle of a huge blizzard here in NY.