ABCs of Amberski

I saw this on a few other blogs and it looked like fun, so I stole it, LOL.


A. Age:
I will be 36 in 11 days.  Yay.

B. Bed size:
I have a queen, but since the Princess, the cat and the dog like to climb in bed with us, I think we need a king!

C. Chore you hate:
dishes, laundry, vacuuming... all of them!

D. Day:
they all kind of run together for me... but I like weekends since everyone is home.

E. Essential start to your day:
coffee and a cigarette...  I know, bad!

F. Favorite color:
green

G. Gold or Silver:
Silver

H. Height:
5’6″

I. Instruments:
I was in percussion in high school- I was the nerd playing the xylophone.

J. Job title:
nanny, maid, cook, laundress....  mom.

K. Kids:
2 - Ski Jr. is 13 and the Princess is almost 5

L. Live:
Virginia Beach, VA

M. Mom’s name:
Robin, or Ma, Mother, Mommy.  Kids call her Geema

N. Nicknames:
Amberski, duh!

O. Overnight hospital stays:
when my kids were born

P. Pet peeve:
umm, so many!

Q. Quote from a movie:
wow, can't think of just one. I always liked "There's no crying in baseball!"

R. Right or left handed:
right

S. Siblings:
I have 3 younger sisters.

T. Time you wake up:
7 am on weekdays, but I go back to sleep until about 9 after Ski Jr. goes to the bus stop.

U. Underwear:
nope! ; )

V. Vegetables you dislike:
brussel sprouts

W. What makes you run late:
When Mr. Ski is going with me, I am always late.

X. X-Rays you’ve had:
knees, back

Y. Yummy food you make:
hmm, BBQ chicken with cheese and bacon, my meatloaf

Z. Zoo:
haven't been in a while, our zoo is slightly crappy, very small.

That was fun!  Can't wait to read more of these.

Until Later,
Amberski

Borghese Riviera Sunset

This is another polish that Mr. Ski picked up for me.  Bless his heart, he tries.  (my mother has a hilarious bit about how southerners can get away with insulting someone because they preface it with "Bless your heart", LOL)  I don't wear gold, copper or bronze usually because I think it looks bad on me, but he seems to like picking those colors!

meh.  My sister likes it, so I may let her walk away with it next time she comes over, and play dumb....


Until Later,
Amberski

Playing with 230- mini pic spam

After a day or so of a mani, I get bored.  Sometimes I am lazy and add crackle or glitter instead of changing completely.  Here are a few that I spruced up with Clarins 230.  (I am not as afraid to use it as much, I got a back up!)

230 over ChG 108 Degrees

230 over Ulta For Bitten

230 over ChG Channelesque

Until Later,
Amberski

I wish that I had Jessie's girl...

I loved Rick Springfield when I was younger.  He was hot, and had a catchy song- plus, he was on General Hospital!  He still pops up on GH once in a blue moon, but he is not quite as hot as he used to be.  I hate getting old, LOL!

Mr, Ski picked this polish up for me purely because the brand is Jessie's Girl.  I have seen it at the drug store, but never grabbed it because it didn't really jump out at me.  Since Mr. Ski was so proud of himself for getting it, I didn't have the heart to tell him that I really wasn't that into it.

This is Jessie's Girl Spring Break.  It is a red based purple.  I think it is dupeable- pretty, but not unique.  The formula was pretty good though.

Since I think it is sweet that Mr. Ski tries, I will keep wearing the polishes he buys, even if I am not really that into them- he picked out a Borghese that I am really not into, but I suppose I will have to wear it soon, LOL!

Until Later,
Amberski

New storage

All of my polish has been sept in cardboard boxes since I moved in October.  I told Mr. Ski I wanted to get something to store them in, thinking maybe some sterilite drawers, a melmer or even a helmer, but apparently Mr. Ski had a different idea.  He started looking online for a rack that hangs on the wall to put them in.... then I counted my stash.  201.  He discovered that I would need more than one rack, and that it would be cheaper for him just to build a bigger one himself.  I wasn't to sure about that, Mr. Ski is not much of a woodworker, LOL.  Give him a computer and he can take it aprt and put it back together in no time.  He can install car stereos and home theater systems 'til the cows come home.  Working with wood?  I was sure that I would have to take him to the ER, and with my recently acquired blood phobia (due to a trauma I won't go into here) I didn't know if I could handle that- so I left, LOL.

Five hours later, and surprisingly no ER trips, this is what I got:

I still need to stain it, but I think he did a great job!  He was so proud, he showed everyone he came in contact with for the next few days- it was cute!

If you stuck around this long, yay!  Since it is Red Friday, here is a quick NOTD.  This is Wet n Wild Crystallic in Scarlet Red.  It is gorgeous, but I think I am gonna change it already- I am not feeling it.

Until Later,

Amberski

15 years...

I can't believe it has been 15 years.  I still think about you every day, but more often than not it is with a smile instead of tears.

I love you.

WLC Jr. 10/25/52-04/28/96

Red Friday- Cult Nails Quench

a few weeks back, Ange did a Red Friday post.  I thought it was a good thing and intended on joining in, but I am a forgetful person, LOL.  I finally remembered this week!

I come from a large military area.  You can't spit in any direction and not hit a base of some kind.  I think we have all branches represented here, even Coast Guard.  My father was not in the military, nor is Mr. Ski, but Mr. Ski's father and both grandfathers were in the Navy.  My grandfather was in the Army (I believe) and my maternal grandmother's 3 husbands have all been military- 1 Navy and 2 Coast Guard.  (Plus she was in the Air Force)  So as you can see, I am connected to the military in quite a few ways.  I admire the men and women who are risking their lives every day, even if I don't agree with the reasons they are doing it.

For my Red Friday mani, I chose Cult Nails Quench, and did an accent with an old Sally Hansen called Very Sexy.  Quench is gorgeous!  In my dim living room light, it looks dark and vampy, but in normal light- sexy red!! Love!!

Isn't it awesome?  I will be pulling this out when True Blood comes back!

Until Later,
Amberski