With vanity steadily rising over the last 200 years, women are doing everything they can to make themselves look…well…like someone else. This has nothing to do with cosmetic surgery, it just has to do with cosmetics in general. Women are wearing foundations/concealers to hide their imperfections and create a blank canvas to work on. They’re using blush, bronzer’s, lipsticks and eye makeup to bring their ‘natural’ features out.

MakeupTip.com has several tips for making your eye makeup look better. The tips include methods to achieve the sophisticated look, elegant and dramatic eyes, natural-looking eyeliner, brighter and wider eyes, as well as well-defined and well-groomed brows.

The site also houses information on how to master the basics of perfect skin with secrets to a natural/flawless look. They also teach you how to hide imperfections and give you an all-day flawless finish. They teach you how to create a natural and rosy radiance on your cheeks and even how to shape your lips, creating the perfect pout that’s smooth, soft and supple.

I’d say this site is a valuable resource for every aspect of your makeup needs.

I love coming across new sites that offer awesome products at great prices. The coolest new bookmark of mine is bid4prizes. It’s what you’d consider to be a typical BID site but the cool thing is that the LOWEST UNIQUE bidder actually wins the auction. So say you see a product that you probably wouldn’t spend more than $5 on. If you bid for like $4.37, you’d most likely WIN the bid…nifty eh?

Right now they’ve got a Scion, Plasma TV, Apple iPhone and other products listed. You text in your bid, choose the lowest unique price you can think of and for literally pennies you can bring home a new car. I don’t care who you are, your personal preference, or what kind of money you have. If you can get a ScionXB for 87cents, you’d take it. I know for sure that I would.

I just sent in my bid for the Apple iPhone, I’ve been interested in it for a while but wasn’t willing to spend like $600 on it, maybe I’ll win ::hopes::

Head on over to bid4prizes, trust me – it’s worth it.

The office is too small to accommodate both Baby and I during the summer months. It’s literally like sitting in a box, because of this we’ve been working on redoing things to use the best amount of space without filling the room with useless items that we don’t need. He’s told me that he’d be willing to get another desk but I’m not one who likes the idea of a perfectly good desk being thrown out. I do know that he’s going to be upgrading to two LCD monitors sometime in the near future so that will cut down on space, which is exactly how the room will be rearranged. I do actually want a nice setup in there but in order to do it, I’m going to have to do some serious pricing on very important furniture.

We can’t spend all our money in the office though, we’re in dire need of bedroom furniture because there’s no way we can handle the setup the way it is now. I need to get some kind of a window ledge put together so Bella can have her seat back. Up until a few days ago we had the big chair underneath the window but since the air conditioning vent is right there, we wound up moving it to another side of the room – she’s now lost her seat. I want to build a box that’s an extension of the window ledge there now and then have a small ramp or stairs to help her get up to it. Now she’s making the attempt to jump up in the window (the way a cat would do) but since she’s NOT a cat, she doesn’t quite know how to contort herself to get where she needs without smacking her face in the window, or just plain falling off the ledge. It’s only a 2 foot drop and she leaps further than that whenever she hangs out in the book case.

So I need to get a night stand or small book shelf that’s open underneath for the air to come through, we also need a new bed. Of course a mattress is more important than a frame at the moment. Baby is already willingly sleeping on the floor, he hasn’t even done anything to deserve it but he’s got no choice based on how his back is feeling. I’m tempted to flip the mattress up and sleep on the floor with him. We may wind up doing that sooner than anticipated at the way I’m feeling.

From sitting in an uncomfortable dining room chair all day, to sleeping on an even more uncomfortable bed – my back is beyond messed up and all I can do is hope that some serious cash just falls into my lap so I can start doing some remodeling that will benefit not only the size of the room – but my back in general.

I’m most likely going to go with greatpricedfurniture.com because they literally have what they advertise, great priced furniture. Baby’s mom works for a furniture store and even at the factory direct prices, before the 300% mark-up the furniture is better quality and cheaper. So why not stick with affordability instead of paying an employee’s salary who just told you what colors you could get something in, you know?

Since a lot of people use their websites for monetary purposes, it’s not that rare to find out that they’re involved in multiple Pay Per Click sponsors on the side just to help bring in the extra cash. There’s a company named Acquisio that’s created a PPC Management Software. It integrates your Google Adwords, Microsoft Adcenter and Yahoo! Search Marketing campaigns, giving you the top level overview of all marketing efforts, the ability to analyze trends and the powerful ability to correlate the impact of changes on performance.

It’s powerful features include:

• Imagine all of your PPC creatives, keywords, bid strategy, deployment and reporting, rendered in a single, beautiful flash environment
• Provides agencies with a white labelled reporting interface ?¢‚Ć‚Äô Clients think it’s your own ingenious solution
• Proprietary reporting measures the impact of every change on the performance of campaigns for variables like number of clicks, click-through rate, cost per click, average position, conversion rate, cost per conversion, and ROI
• Deployment interface that is intuitive and simple, while powerful enough to exploit each individual vendor’s specific rules
• User friendly interface – Your clients don’t have to be PPC experts to understand exactly what is happening with their advertising efforts
• Official Google and Yahoo! (Overture) API integration, MSN forthcoming (Full scalability for further integration projects)
• Collaboration at a new level. From within the interface start blog like threads, share excel and word documents, message, post to-dos and take snapshots of any report you like, then add your own annotations

Whether you’re an agency, small company, or large web presence, acquisio SEARCH offers the flexibility to accommodate your needs and coordinate all of your paid advertising efforts, on any scale, at a price you can afford.

I think this is a program that any one with these companies should consider. I should let Baby in on this because his boss’ website is LOADED to the rim with ads, maybe it’ll help him bring in some more cash – on top of the few thousand a month he makes anyway – haha.

I’ve decided that I have no choice in the matter, I’m going to be getting myself an actual credit card sometime in the next few weeks. I love the idea of only spending what I have but now that I’ve moved, finances have changed and my outcome is a slight-bit higher than my income for the time being. I figure it’d be easier to get myself a simple card and work from there. My problem is finding the Best Credit Cards for my needs.

Who do you currently have your cards with? I know that there’s really only Discover, Master card, Visa and American Express. The thing is, each of those cards have quite a few companies attached to them, so which one are you with? Baby is with Chase and while they’re great for student cards, they aren’t that great for non-students looking for low interest rates. At this point, I’m not sure of where to turn. Sure, there are sites like creditcardsearchengine.com to help me out, and they have, but I’d like to know what my peers are using as well. So any and all comments on the subject would be nice.

In order to get a card with an interest rate under 14%, I need to have excellent credit. While I do have a high credit score, I’ve never owned a credit card so I’m completely stumped as to how to go about pursuing the “Excellent” credit based cards when I don’t even know if I’d pass. I know the proof is in the pudding and it only requires actually trying it, but I guess I’ll have to keep searching for it.

With identity theft steadily increasing over the last 10 years, it’s important for computer users to really make sure they keep on top of everything they do on their computers. Some may be thinking “Oh, it’ll never happen to me – I have a difficult ten+ character password for all of my accounts!”. This doesn’t mean it still can’t happen to you. Just sending out an email, you send out more of your computer information than you realize. It’s important to be secure in what you do, it’s really not that difficult either.

It’s kind of rare to come across a website that offers you a highly secure and free program to protect your confidential and personal information. One of my newest bookmarks is SecureZIP – The next generation of ZIP. With this program you can secure information stored on PCs such as tax records, bank statements, medical records, passwords and other private data all with the click of a button. You can automatically protect email messages and attachments sent to friends, family, banks, accountants and others that you normally would share sensitive information with. This program integrates flawlessly with Microsoft Outlook?Ç¬Æ to automatically encrypt, digitally sign and zip email messages and attachments.

I downloaded the program just to test it out and it’s fairly simple to use, you can download it for yourself at www.securezip.com. It’s a completely free download and only requires a valid email address to get your hands on it. Use it to keep yourself secure. With all of the terrible things that can be done to users online with the smallest bit of information, why not look for a way to protect yourself? If you happen to come across a free program like SecureZIP, I’m sure you’d realize the importance of taking advantage of this offer as well.

Baby is really into computers, so much so that he’s basically had a hand in building every computer being used in the house. For quite some time now he’s been considering going to school to get his A+ Microsoft Certification. There’s a school down here that offers it, A+ Certified ON THE BEACH! is it’s selling point. He doesn’t really like class rooms though. While doing my usual daily surf I came across PrepLogic. They offer Microsoft MCSE Training, CompTIA A+ Certification, CCNA, Network+, Security+ and CISSP with PrepLogic Practice Exams and Video Training. The main point of the company is to complete the skills you need to get certified without ever having to open a book. The LearnSmart Video Training gives you a complete classroom experience, without having to leave your home. For those who learn better on a one-on-one basis then home training is obviously the way to go.

If you’re looking for your certification, maybe you should consider heading over to preplogic.com.

Before I got my first tattoo, I went through quite a bit of trial and error in regards to what designs I’d want, the placement, etc. It wasn’t just a choice on the fly to permanently ink my body. When I would finally decide on a design, I’d get an airbrush tattoo so that I can work on accepting it. There are very valuable resources out there in order to help you with your ink choices, and they don’t require a needle going into your skin at all. Resources like TATstore.com should be very valuable to you. They have stencils, air brushing equipment, temporary tattoos and even tanning solutions. This way you don’t have to concern yourself with anything permanent before you do something you’d regret.

Their ‘starter system’ includes over 250 starter stencils and it even has over 1000 body crystals if you’re interested in textured body art. Some may purchase kits like this for parties but I’m sure you could also turn it into a business where you’re the one who’s paid to air-brush at parties…it’s a win-win situation. You get tattoo-quality paint that lasts up to two weeks on your skin so you don’t have to worry about it falling off you in the shower the way you would with standard peal-and-stick temporary tattoos. They’ve even got glitter tattoo’s for those looking for a bit of glam.

It’s definitely a site worth checking out if you’re interested in body modification that doesn’t require losing any blood.

I’m now up to 8 tattoos, with up to five possibilities in the future, and thanks to systems like these. I know I’m very proud to show them off for the rest of my life.

For my few remaining years in school, all of my friends seemed to be into surfing around the net to download anime. Sometimes they’d come across decent sites but for the most part, they found the most unorganized and poorly coded websites that you couldn’t navigate around without getting dizzy. I’m still in touch with a few of my friends, some of which are still into Anime and Manga so when I came across animeground.com, I was very quick to send them the links.

This site offers over 4,000GB (That’s 4 Tera bytes!) of free & paid anime/manga/dramas. Their free section offers direct downloads at high speeds and there are hundreds of series and movies available for your enjoyment. I’m not sure how long it’s been around but it seems to be a very popular website considering during my time of visiting there were about 200 members online, I don’t think that counts the actual visitors on the site but when you see numbers like that, there’s obviously a reason behind so many guests coming back to the site.

Surfing through their site I came across many different series. I honestly wasn’t aware of how much anime/mange actually existed. When I’d see the images being used on website headers and what not, I thought that they were the same person in different outfits. I’m not too big on Anime so I have no idea who anyone is. I come to find out that they house over 603 Anime Series, 452 Manga Series and over 143 Drama Series.

I think anyone who is a die-hard Anime/Manga/Drama fan should seriously consider checking them out.

With the rate of my back acting up the way it has, I’m officially going to be surfing through my favorite coupon codes at Staples. The chair that I’ve been using is absolutely killing my back and I really need to get a new one. Since Free Shipping on order $50 or more is one of the oh-so-nifty codes listed, I’m going to get myself a new chair. In the process, I think we’re going to get Baby one too, his chair is leaning to the right and it’s royally messing up his back.

While doing a search around Staples, I came across a couple of chairs that actually didn’t look too bad. They were in the $70 range, but there’s also some sale going on around here with a couple of chairs being like 50% off for over-stock or something like that, it’s store based. So I figure if those are the ones on sale then I’m basically getting two for the price of one and shipping is still free, plus no tax so yay for that. I need to go to Staples and sit on a few chairs to feel ’em out. It’s easy to buy something based on looks but considering he and I are on a computer for at least 10 hours a day, comfort plays a huge role as well.

I don’t know why more people don’t use coupon codes when they shop. It’s not like there’s anything wrong with saving some money with the things people buy the most. If you can use a cut-out coupon at the supermarket to get twenty cents off a box of orange juice, than you can use the codes online to get free shipping or 30%-50% off with no problems either.

Coming across helpful resources is always a good thing. A few of my friends (online and off) have a few problems keeping them from getting pregnant. Some of them are on drugs up the wazoo to increase their chances but nothing seems to work. I came across a site, IVF, that’s based on a practice run by Dr. Randy Morris. He’s a fertility specialist that helps couples understand and resolve infertility. The offices are located in both Chicago and Naperville Illinois. I don’t think I’d be able to talk my female friends into traveling this far but I also know that one of my online buddies lives in the area and maybe that would be a valuable resource to her, she’d be the judge of that of course.

While doing a quick surf around ivf1.com, I learned about Dr. Morris and what his services can do for you. He has a few articles about IVF (In Vitro Fertilization), from Fertility Fact & Fiction to how low fat dairy can increase the risk of ovulation problems. It’s a fairly interesting read that I’ve book marked for future reference.

Dr. Morris doesn’t just help the ladies with their problems, he offers help to men as well. They have male fertility testing, an advanced semen test that uses sophisticated imaging and computerized analysis to get a highly accurate sperm count, sperm motility and sperm morphology. Now, considering I’m not a doctor and have no idea what any of that really means, I’m sure any man who isn’t…holding up to his end of the pregnancy bargain, can find this information valuable as well.

Check out the site, invf1.com, maybe you’ll learn something you didn’t know before. Maybe you’re a candidate for it, who knows.

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Lately, Baby and I have been doing some serious talking about our futures. While we’re not married yet, we are already planning ahead in finances and what-not. The difference between him and I is the fact that I have a life insurance policy and he doesn’t. My father took one out on me and my sister many years ago. At the rate of school shootings, the drug dealers and just stupid people in general being around us, it was just the smart thing to do. He’s covered for around $100K and my sister and I are covered in the $35K range.

I honestly have no idea what it means if someone mentioned the term whole life insurance to me. I’m sure it’s something extremely important but having the ability to find out in depth information without having to spend any money is kind of rare. Thanks to my endless database of new and interesting links, I’ve come across one that will actually help me out without having to spend a dime. My newest bookmark is – lifeinsurancelowdown.com. This site offers you life insurance news, reviews and even tips. It’s pretty helpful for anyone looking into setting themselves up financially.

After reading through the site I’ve found some valuable information about life insurance. I’m confident that I’ll be able to use this site as a valuable resource for all of my future questions and I know for sure that I’ll get Baby on the bandwagon and get himself into the life insurance state of mind as well.

I’ve been scrap booking for years, something I haven’t really let people in on. In my new home I don’t really have as much room as I used to in order to really take full advantage of my craft. Because of this, it’s been placed on the back burner. Or…so I thought. I like the idea of cutting out random images and turning them into a book of collages on my life. I’ve yet to start one for Baby and I which is strange considering we’ve been together for as long as we have. Hopefully I’ll be able to regain everything soon to move forward with it.

In the meantime I did some poking around and came across an interesting site where you can do some real online scrapbooks. With this site you’re given everything you need in order to create a virtual scrapbook. You’re given textured backgrounds, random cut-out images to paste into them and the ability to upload your own images to really bring forward the whole scrap booking experience. I started creating my own scrapbook, you can find it here. I know there isn’t very much to it but that’s because it’s after 2am and I’d really have to sit here and play with it some more. I hope to have a full scrapbook up and running sometime soon. I really do like this idea quite a bit.

There’s the option of embedding it into your website with either a flash or a JavaScript file. For the time being I’m just going to link directly to it because WordPress, for some reason, won’t allow me to paste it into the text area. I’m sure I’ll have that figured out soon, I may have to create an external template page and link it in there. No real hassle though, considering I intend to use this site quite a bit.

The site has a very scrap-booky feel. It’s not a standard business looking site that’s clean line and proper. It looks as though you’re actually looking at someone’s scrapbook. There were a few sections that wouldn’t work but at the moment it’s in it’s Beta release so I guess that would explain it. The Gallery icon doesn’t work and I can’t find anything when I search but the database isn’t big enough for that yet.

All in all I can say it’s going to be a fairly cool site and I think that if you’re interested in starting your own online scrapbook and getting away from Flickr and whatever gallery script you happen to have installed, heartvault.com is the way to go. It’s completely free and may turn out to be the next big thing amongst all the artsy people that over-run the internet. Check it out, you may enjoy it.

I’ve spoken in the past about drug addiction and rehab but that was based on things going on in my life that I felt, at the time, needed to be shared. I’ve lost loved ones to cocaine, heroine and an overdose of a mix of drugs that they shouldn’t have even been in the same room with, let alone ingesting. I wanted, so badly, to be able to help them but I knew that most of them were just so far gone, all you could really do is tip-toe around them and watch them kill themselves. I didn’t have the confidence to step in and do something about it. When they did finally pass on, I hated myself for not doing anything about it.

There’s a new site out now specifically for young adult intervention. I think it’s a pretty valuable resource for drug rehab, addiction treatment and substance abuse information. The site was created specifically for young adults whom need or want to be in a sober environment. Anyone in the college scene knows that a majority of the time…that just isn’t the case. Sober College is a residential program that creates a supportive and sober environment for young adults to recover from chemical dependency and other related issues. Young adults between the ages of 17-26 are eligible candidates. The friends I lost were 18, 21 and 25. Two of them were in college, that’s where these problems began. They couldn’t handle the stress of exams, the courses they were taking, or maybe even just the whole idea of being far away from home. If this program was around for them, maybe they’d still be alive today.