Prepare to be annoyed...

Hey everyone!

I think Wednesdays will just be a random thing. Sometimes I'll double up on manicures or hair styles, other times I will share a perspective. Today is a perspective sort of day.

I had the day off work (yay!) so I tried to think of something interesting to talk about. I didn't feel like trying to give y'all an extra semi-tutorial or just recommend a product.

I did come up with my mental list of pet peeves. My job has me working with a lot of interesting people--some that are wonderfully funny, like the Surprise Mocha guy, and others are incredibly odd, like the lady who brought in her bird. My job, and just going outside and talking to people, has brought some of my pet peeves to light.

So without further ado, here are my top fifteen pet peeves:

15.) When men wear skinny jeans or Ugg boots. Man card status: REVOKED
14.) When there is a policy at work that somebody doesn't like and he or she takes it out on me. Excuse me, but I pour coffee for strangers and pick up after them at the Laundromat. Do you actually think that I made the policy that you're bitching about?
13.) When people don't pick up after themselves or their children. I can't tell you how many times I have come behind people to clean up after them. I am not saying you should eliminate the entire purpose of my laundry attendant portion of my job, but at least throw your trash away!
12.) People who are in front of me in the grocery store check out line and have an iPhone and a bunch of junk food in their cart, yet are paying with food stamps. Or, if you live in a state that gave them a food stamp debit card and they get cash back. Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you are taking cash off of your food stamp card then doesn't that enable you to do something like pay your iPhone bill? Thus defeating the purpose of food stamps?
11.) When people confuse to/too/two, their/there/they're, you're/your, its/it's, can versus may, etc.
10.) When someone puts empty cartons of milk or animal cracker boxes back in the fridge/cupboard.
9.) When people who don't know you very well ask if they may have something of yours. 
Example: I was about to walk into this meeting once and as I was waiting I pulled out a pack of Mentos. This girl came by and was like, "Can I have one of those?" and I am sitting there like, seriously? Am I allowed to say 'no?'
8.) When people you don't know very well ask you very personal questions, such as: What's your relationship with your mom like? Tell me about your sexual history? What is your religion? What are your thoughts on this controversial political topic? 
7.) People who intentionally misspell their kids' names to make them more unique or just give them really stupid names like Blue Ivy or North West or Hashtag. Do you hate your children? Also, your kid will never be able to have a Mickey Mouse ear hat from Disney Land with their name on it. Especially if your kid's name is Alex spelled like Alyxx. That doesn't make you unique. It just frustrates your child to no end when they have to spell out their seemingly normal name for people every single time.
6.) When people don't say "thank you" when you hold the door open for them.
5.) People who sit RIGHT NEXT TO YOU when there are lots of other seats available. Big example of this: I was studying with my friend Laurie in the library once and this guy that neither of us knew came down and sat at our table even though there were four empty tables. It was awkward. He literally said nothing.
4.) Moody people. You know the ones. The ones that you hold your breath during the first few minutes that you see them because you aren't sure if they're going to be pleasant or in this "dark place." It is exhausting.
3.) Unnecessary screaming. Unless you are being crazy murdered. Shut. The. F***. Up.
2.) When people have to relate too much to you. As if they are trying to one up your experience. Don't keep projecting your vaguely related experiences--or perhaps very pertinent experiences--as a form of trying to trump my conflict. Sometimes it just isn't about you.

And my number one pet peeve (this one makes my skin crawl):
1.) Baby talk! It freaks me out. Don't talk to your baby that way. Don't talk to your dog that way. Do NOT talk to me that way. It is über creepy.

So yeah. Those are the top fifteen things that bother me. If you want, hit the comments with a couple of your pet peeves!

~Shelley Bee

P.S. Random Fact!  Bulls are color blind. Therefore, the color red does not make them angry.

Belated Nail Art Tuesday...

Hey everyone!

I am such a loser that I have already lapsed on my "posting every day thing." So, here is my featured manicure. It isn't the cleanest job of I have ever done painting my nails.

But here is what you will need:

• A nail file. Glass files are my new favorite!
• A cuticle pusher. (Mine is this super cheap-y one from H&M).
• Cuticle cutters. ($1.50 at Forever 21, or you can purchase a much better one from Sally Beauty Supply or basically any drug store. This was an impulse purchase by the register for me. It works well, especially for $1.50).
• A base coat. I like Sally Hansen Hardener (far left). It is meant to stop peeling and splitting on your nails. It does an okay job stopping my nails from peeling, but I am still in the market for a really good nail hardener.
• A shimmering polish in the pink or red family. Obviously you can use any color you like, but I lifted this look from Lizzy Caplan in Bachelorette. (Pictured below). For this I used Sweet Temptation by Orly.
• Your favorite shimmery silver polish. I used Pumping Iron by Sally Hansen (Hard as Nails line).
• A matte top coat. Revlon has a pretty good one.
• French manicure stickers (not pictured) or tape if you are really good at cutting out crescent moon shapes. I was actually a little lazy when I did this and just took a ball point pen and lightly sketched on the the half moon shape at the bottom of my nail. If that is what you decide to do make sure the polish is completely dry.

Steps!

1. Remove any old nail polish. Be sure to wash all nail polish remover off your nails.
2. Apply one coat of your base polish.
3. Apply two coats of Sweet Temptation by Orly (or whatever color you chose).
4. Wait for the polish to completely dry. Boring, I know. Go watch TV or read a book.
5. Apply something to guide your way through the half moon shape at the bottom of your nail. I like to have the second color end/start (depending on how you look at it) a quarter of the way up the nail.
6. Apply your silver color. 2-3 coats will usual cover the pink/red sheen.
7. Wait for it to dry again. If you don't the top coat might drag the silver color up and smear it.
8. Apply 1-2 coats of your top matte coat. I actually applied 2 coats just to the pink part of the nail to even out the layers. Then I applied two more coats of the matte top coat to finish it off.

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Matte pink and silver manicure!

So there you have it! Good luck on your manicure adventure!!

~Shelley Bee

P.S. Random Fact! Squirrels cannot contract rabies. The phrase, "it's a rabid squirrel!" is incorrect.

They're Real!

I LOVE this mascara. They're Real! by Benefit is my new make-up favorite! I am one of those people who usually thinks that mascara is mascara. Whether you buy it at Sephora for $30 or you buy it at your local drug store for $4 it is the same. I was wrong. I usually use Covergirl Lash Black Fusion:

It's something like $8 or $9 at the drug store.

But They're Real! by Benefit ($23 at Sephora) has proved to be superior. I noticed it when two different people asked me if I was wearing falsies. Ironically, at this time I did not realize that the little sample tube of mascara I'd been using was called They're Real! It might be spendy if you are used to only spending no more than $10 on mascara, but I think it is worth it. It makes your lashes longer and gives them a full effect without being clumpy. It does not flake or run easily, yet it comes off without too much scrubbing and eyelash loss.

So there you have it. My first Make-up Monday. I know it wasn't particularly thrilling, but I thought if maybe you were on the fence about this particular mascara or were just looking for a new one. If I ever get brave enough to do some sort of make up tutorial I will show you just the difference it makes on my lashes.

~Shelley Bee

P.S. Random Fact! There are only two breeds of elephants. African elephants and Asian elephants.

So I pour coffee for strangers...

So, I work at a coffee shop in my hometown during the summers. It is actually the strangest job I have ever had. I'm here for ten hours today so during my down time I will think about what I want to put on my first make-up Monday post. After I spend ten hours pouring coffee for strangers--and make my escape from the conspiracy theorist with the crazy sideburns that is always trying to explain his crazy theories to me--my mom and I are doing the first step of this Couch Potato to 5K program. I hope that day one is something easy like "think about putting on your running shoes, maybe even get them out of the box. Don't worry, we aren't putting them on yet. Maybe tomorrow." It seems unlikely, but who knows.

 After all that, I will post a make-up thing. I though it would be fun to do a tutorial, but as someone new to the blogging world I think I should start a bit smaller. Maybe I'll bore you to years about a product that I'm into. 

~Shelley Bee

P.S. the can opener was invented 50 years after the can. 

Random Fact!

Random fact! One of my most favored things ever is random tidbits of information. For example, the fear of birds is called 'ornithophobia.' It is completely useless information. I also adore organization of schedules. I am a creature of habit. So, I have this thought that I will post something each day of the week. Makeup Monday, Hairstyles Tuesday, What-have-it Wednesday, Nails Thursday, Fashion Fridays. I know a couple of them don't have alliterations, but I'll work on that.

So today is Sunday and I don't really have anything cool to put up right now. So I will leave you with this: a group of frogs is called an army.

~Shelley Bee

Hello!

Hello Bloggers!

For a few years now I have considered starting some type of fashion/makeup/hair/nail/what-have-you blog. As it turns out now is as good a time as any! I anticipate the first week or so of this to be bumpy and a little disjointed, so bear with me fellow fashion/etc lovers!

I promise to post something fun and update my profile soon! I just need to get the creative juices flowing!

~Shelley Bee