Hi. My name is Tina.

So I have a random day off today and decided to throw a post up about me so that you can get to know me better and what I'm about. That said...

Heyyyyy! My name is Tina. Nice to meet you! :D

I'm 24 years old, going on to a quarter century very soon and basically just got my life started. Everything before now has pretty much been school. I completed my grad degree in May 2009, found a job, started working, and now life is life. I'm paying my bills, making ends meet, helping out my family who have been and are always supportive of me, and trying to take care of myself better. The freedom of being done with school is the most amazing breath of fresh air. I miss the learning environment from time to time, but just the slightest mention of exams, papers, and homework makes me so happy to be done.

Anyway. I live in Boston now but my job takes me back and forth between the western and eastern sides of the state. No, I don't have a beauty related job. Nothing glamourous at all, but I do have a passion for all things health and beauty related. It seems to be one of the most universal things that make people happy and I'm all about making people smile and feel better about themselves. PS. I am in healthcare/medicine : )

You can't take care of anyone or anything else if you don't take care of yourself.

Tough lesson learned for me, but I won't get into that.

So basically, I'm an average girl who loves to play around with makeup and various other products. I'm a creative person, always drawn to art. Painting is a huge passion of mine. I almost chose an art related career, but I listened to Mommy and Daddy and went with science instead. But I think they both mingle well. So I'm pretty handy with a lot of things. I made my own artwork, pillows, magnets, coasters, and other various crap for my new apartment. Mostly to save money. Oh, I'm all about that too. Saving money. I could spend a ton of money on, well anything really, but I know the value of money and how hard everyone has to work to make it (I used to be a Sandwich Artist at Subway xD), so I'm all about finding alternatives, doing it yourself, looking for deals, compromising for something just as good or similar, and researching the crap out of something to make sure it's worth spending on. You will definitely see that on this blog.

What else...

Makeup is really just for fun.

I think true beauty starts from the inside. I know, cliche or whatever, but it's true. A kind and beautiful heart is what really shines and touches people. Enhancing that beauty on the outside, I think, gives people the confidence to really reach others. Confidence is a tricky thing. I struggle with it constantly, but I really think most of us are trying to build confidence when we pretty up. But always remember that your outside appearance can only take you so far. The truth of who and what we are always comes out. You can be a pretty bitch, but you'll be a bitch. Or you can be nice, and everyone thinks kindness is beautiful. And that's what they remember.

I think I might be rambling now, and let's get real here... I need to eat lunch. I promise the next post is going to be product related. I'm going shopping today, so maybe I'll pick up something fun.

Love,
T