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this weather's crazy...my state's on tornado watch.. it doesnt bother me though...the same thing happened last year..and nothing hapened.
tomorrow's review week, and its the last official schoolweek of the year :D
and next week, finals!

me yesturday:

i love the fact that i dont wear makeup anymore. there were times i did and times i wanted to wear it to look pretty for the day. i think i should start a trend, like that lady did for her "no makeup monday"

Would You Go to Work Barefaced? Get Ready for Makeup-Free Monday
stylelist.com
Would you ever consider hitting the office, a business meeting, or just heading to the local supermarket without a swipe of your trusty lip gloss, concealer, or bronzer?

Quite frankly, some of us would rather go pantsless than leave the house without powdering our noses, but that's exactly what The Beauty Bean website founder Alexis Wolfer is aiming to change.

In the vein of Casual Friday, she's spearheading Makeup Free Monday, a social campaign that challenges women to rethink their natural inner beauty and to stop apologizing for not wearing enough or perfectly-applied makeup.

"I deeply understand and value the power that makeup has to empower women and boost self esteem -- it is, after all, why I started an online women's magazine that focuses on beauty inside and out. In no way is Makeup Free Mondays meant to discount the allure of cosmetics or the power of beauty," says Wolfer.

Yet after hurrying into a work meeting with a male colleague, Wolfer found herself apologizing for not wearing makeup. She then realized how it 'ridiculous' it was that she felt the need to apologize for something that wasn't inherently 'wrong' -- and for something which it turns out the colleague didn't even notice. That's when the message really hit home for Wolfer.

"The Beauty Bean's mission is to promote better body image and prevent eating disorders, Part of developing confidence is becoming more comfortable in one's own skin. It's not that I want women to feel uncomfortable in makeup again, but I do want them to feel comfortable without it again. I want us all to be able to look in the mirrors without a swipe of blush or lip gloss and appreciate our natural beauty," adds Wolfer.

It was Wolfer's Columbia University graduate thesis on the role women's magazines play in promoting negative body image that conjured the writer's thoughts on the significant way in which the media influences women's identities.
more on this awesome cause here:http://www.stylelist.com/2010/05/12/would-you-go-to-work-bare-faced-get-ready-for-makeup-free-monda/

me today: