Been asleep since I got home.

Been asleep since I got home.  Now, I am awake-ish.  Just looked in the mirror and I'm burnt.  I'm a literal red neck right now.  😕

The stupid thing is, I had sunscreen with me all day. I was mostly in the shade, though, so I didn't know I was burning until it was done. 🙁

Sunburns suck.

Please pardon my less than stellar photos. They were taken all rush-like.

Please pardon my less than stellar photos.  They were taken all rush-like.

SO.  You all remember how my jewelry parts didn't arrive until yesterday?  Well, I LITERALLY have not been to sleep yet.  I stayed up ALL NIGHT - not even kidding - making stuff for the show.  This is the total sum of what I accomplished in one night.  I had several pieces going at once.  Put down a layer on one, let it dry while starting another, let THAT one dry while starting another, then go to the second layer on the first piece, rinse and repeat.

So... all that work, for... not a whole lot.  LOL  I made $45 - which is better than nothing.  But I put more into it than that and money is lean right now because I haven't been working a lot.  We are on 4 days at work and it's not like I've been working those full 4 days, anyway.  I have felt entirely too crappy for that.  So this might not have been a great time to spend.  But, it's done, so I will make the best of it.

I think it would have gone better if there had been more young people there, but that was not the case.  The few people who WERE interested were REALLY interested.  Like, I felt weird having people gush over me or anything I'd done in such a way.  That is SOOO not what I'm used to.  LOL But it was also kind of nice, despite the awkwardness that is me.  😛

I only did nails for one girl and she was there all day at her grandmother's booth and we were both kind of bored at some point.  I didn't charge her.  She turned out to be my buddy for most of the day (she was 8 years old, for the record).  All of the money I made was from selling stuff and that's ok.  I got my business card out there into the world, so that is also good.

Unfortunately, I was not as prepared for this show as I wanted to be.  I didn't have all of the jewelry made, nor did I have any of my nail photos printed (though not for a lack of trying).  I am planning on doing OxfordFest in October, so that will give me time to build up a lot more stuff and get ready.  I think that will go over a lot better.  It is wayyy huger for one, and for two, there is always a younger crowd there.

Anyway.  I am sunburnt - which if you know me you know that means that I am going to be sick as hell in a little bit.  I am heading to the couch with some Excedrin as a pre-emptive strike to the headache I'm expecting and I will probably fall asleep there because DAMN, I'm tired.  And sleepy in a huge way.

I will mark the individual photos with what's left or not, in case anyone is interested.  And if you like something that I sold I can always make a special one just for you.  ❤

I sold the green holographic at the bottom left. The dark blue above it is not for sale because Shadow needs it. 😳

I sold the top left, the top pink, the top purple, and the bottom sky blue on the left.

These are all gone now, but I will make more. 🙂

I have survived the day so far.

I have survived the day so far.  The near-daily bout of nausea and headache hit me hard when they hit, but once they pass I'm ok.  Almost like nothing ever happened.  I still feel extra acid-y and I don't really know why.  I have eased up on the coffee, but that hasn't really helped yet.  My diet hasn't changed otherwise, though.

I got a SHITLOAD of nail polish today.

I got a SHITLOAD of nail polish today.  Not only did my Nail Mail from Ashton arrive, but Sally's was having a half off of their clearance prices sale, PLUS, I had a $5 off and 15% off coupon, so yeah.

Ashton sent me a pack of polish that I asked her to grab for me, but then she included a bunch of surprise polish - all of which are Juleps (they don't sell them anywhere I go!), so of course I didn't already have them.  Yay for that!  SUPER THANK YOU, Ashton.  You totally made my day!  😃

Then at Sally's, like I said, sale and coupons.  Good combo.  😃  I spent $26, and I got 20 polishes (including the whole FingerPaints Kaleidoscope Collection), plus a cuticle oil that smelled nice and two pairs of tweezers.

So... before you all start thinking that I'm INSANE for buying that much nail polish I will go ahead and confess something:

I am using it.  Besides for just painting my own nails.  😃

I am pretty shy about saying this kind of stuff, but I have a Polish ALL the Things! booth at the Fair on the Square in Jacksonville tomorrow.  I am going to be doing simple stamping nail art for $10 (kind of like face painting, but it'll last longer), and handing out business cards so maybe that will get me some business doing kid parties.  For real, screw salons - kid parties sound like so much fun to me.  😃

NOT ONLY THAT, but I have printed some nail tattoos that I will sell.  I can do custom nail tattoos and decals easy enough.  AND, this is the crazy part... I am making nail art jewelry.  😳  Most of my supplies didn't come in until today (super suck!), but that just means I have to get off of the Internet and get started.  I have some stones painted already, but they are so large I have nothing to set them in.  They are a great size for necklaces, though.  If things go over well tomorrow I will buy more parts and do necklaces and maybe REALLY make some stuff and try to do OxfordFest.  I don't know.  I don't want to get ahead of myself.  But my plan for tonight is to do earrings and rings.

I wasn't going to post photos of my large "practice stones," but here they are, as I imagine that most people won't have a clue what I meant when I said "nail art jewelry."  I have a few with stamping that I haven't photographed yet.  And some holographic stones.  Those will be beautiful in the sunlight tomorrow.  🙂

I feel. Like complete and utter shit. 🙁

I feel.  Like complete and utter shit.  🙁

I have a terrible headache.  I'm nauseated.  I'm bloated.  I slept ok, but I don't always get that lucky lately.  I often have this acid-y feeling in my throat and chest.  Yuck.  What the hell?

Nothing about me is right lately.  I have some ok days, but then I also have some really bad ones.

The only thing I've changed is the Mirena a few weeks ago.  I think my hormones are still out of whack.  No period yet - though sometimes I think I feel PMS-y, but it's usually gone the next day.

People, this is no joke.  This is some seriously shitty shit.  Thankfully, I feel ok emotionally so that's a plus.

I woke up feeling OK today, but then it all just hit me.  So I'm gonna eat a little something, and take some Ibuprofen, and try to be functional for the afternoon, at least.  Wish me luck.

WHAT THE HELL?!?!

WHAT THE HELL?!?! I swear I just heard an elephant or like, a dinosaur outside. 😳

Unfortunately, I am awake. I feel nauseated which is pretty common the last few weeks. I took some Ibuprofen for my head, but it hasn't helped yet. So I'm trying hard to sleep, but it's not happening. And then I heard that sound.

So weird.

I am going to talk about sexytimes so if you aren't into that - LOOK AWAY NOW.

So. I just used my Caya - for, you know. Getting laid.

I am quite excited to report that no one was injured. No stabs, no eyes put out by freaky flying purple discs of love, no burning spermicide. (I did use spermicide because THAT'S THE RULES, but the Caya Gel, (as it's called), did not burn like the nonoxynol9 crap we have here.) I think I felt some pressure once or twice and Shaun could feel it, but it wasn't uncomfortable for either of us. As long as I don't end up knocked up this is in the running to be my FAVORITE BIRTH CONTROL EVER.

Now I am about to say something embarrassing (and probably gross to quite a few of you). Have a laugh on me if you dare to read farther.

When I put my Caya in I can barely reach in and feel the finger nubby. It's just like RIGHT THERE. But it's supposed to be out of the way. But I was like "HOW?!?!" So while getting laid I have to admit this time that I was picturing all of the vagina diagrams I've seen recently and still not quite comprehending. I was also thinking about vaginal tenting which is supposedly where your cervix moves up (and I think your bladder or something dodges out of the way) to make room for a penis. I'd read that happened, but it sounded like some twilight zone shit so I guess I didn't take it super seriously.

ANYWAY. So after we were done, (as a precaution) (and also out of curiosity), I reached in to see if my diaphragm was where it should be. To my surprise it was not where it usually is. It was MUCH FARTHER back. Like, my business does tricks, y'all. I bet yours does, too. How am I 31 years old and just now knowing this?! 😲

Well if it stayed back like it was I'd have a problem getting it out, but you're supposed to wear it for 6 hours after doing it to give the sperm time to die. So I'm sure my bits will be back to normal by then.

Anyway. How damn fascinating is that?! Is this "vaginal tenting" common knowledge? I surely hope not; otherwise, I have been EXTREMELY left out of the loop. 😂