Anyone for Coffee? (no boys allowed)

[motherhubbard]

well, that part may be good! but the birth part isn't. Good night ladies-

[Bakiryu]

Bye-bye! I'm leaving too! Must sleeep!

[Idril]

TV is not real. I don't think most women really scream and cry and all of that stuff. Most all of the women I know have enjoyed the actual giving birth part of having a baby.

Well, I don't know if I would say I enjoyed it, but it wasn't too bad. For me, the actual delivery was a piece of cake, it was the labor leading up to it...all 36 hours the first time and a paltry 21 hours the second...that was the tough part. But still, I managed both without medication so obviously, I managed. The thing is, you get through it anyway you can because you have to and really, it's much scarier to watch someone give birth than to actually do it, you're kind of in a zone, focusing on the job at hand.

[farnoosh]

I'm with baki! goodnight everyone.

[Shalot]

I finally found some eyeshadow I can use. It's Line N Design from Avon, but of course, they're discontinuing that too. Anyhoo, I was trying to put on mascara yesterday. I don't normally wear mascara but I got some as part of a free gift so I decided to pair it up with my line n design and it was a complete disaster.

The bristles didn't appear to have too much black gook on them but when I brushed it on my lashes, I ended up with clumps and it was in my line of vision, so I ended up taking all of my make-up off and starting all over sans mascara.

This mascara was supposed to be the expensive kind (but like I said, mine was free) What's the dealio? What am I doing wrong?

[Bakiryu]

I finally found some eyeshadow I can use. It's Line N Design from Avon, but of course, they're discontinuing that too. Anyhoo, I was trying to put on mascara yesterday. I don't normally wear mascara but I got some as part of a free gift so I decided to pair it up with my line n design and it was a complete disaster.

The bristles didn't appear to have too much black gook on them but when I brushed it on my lashes, I ended up with clumps and it was in my line of vision, so I ended up taking all of my make-up off and starting all over sans mascara.

This mascara was supposed to be the expensive kind (but like I said, mine was free) What's the dealio? What am I doing wrong?

How old was the mascara shalot?

You should use a lash comb after, I've found that really cheap dollar store mascara doesn't clump

[Niamh]

I find that if you put it on slowly and twist the brush at the same time it doesnt clump together. Maybe you were applying too much?

[Granny5]

It's always better to put on two very light coats than one thick coat. Use a lash comb between coats and it'll help it to not clump.

[Shalot]

How old was the mascara shalot?

You should use a lash comb after, I've found that really cheap dollar store mascara doesn't clump

I don't know. I just got it, but like I said, it was part of a free gift, and they probably took their oldest stock and put it in the gifts.

What's a lash comb? I think I might have one I got as part of a gift set of makeup brushes last year. One side of it is for combing your brows - I think. I guess maybe the other side is for lashes. I don't know.

[SleepyWitch]

hey girls, what's your opinion on Rooibos tea? is it an obscenity to drink it with milk? some people seem to think so. I like it with milk, though. but then I have almost any tea with milk, except herbal/fruit or lemon tea of course (which leaves black and rooibos)

[Weisinheimer]

never heard of Rooibos tea.

[SleepyWitch]

seriously?
well, some people call it Rooibush
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooibush

[thelastmelon]

Rooibos-tea isn't tea at all, actually. It's not made out of tea at all, but it's very similar and called tea therefor, I guess. But I actually like it. I bought it about two weeks ago, and I have it every morning before I go to school.

I usually don't have milk in it though, just one teaspoon of sugar and I'm happy!

[applepie]

hey girls, what's your opinion on Rooibos tea? is it an obscenity to drink it with milk? some people seem to think so. I like it with milk, though. but then I have almost any tea with milk, except herbal/fruit or lemon tea of course (which leaves black and rooibos)

If I'm having Red Chai, then I drink it with milk. I drink lots of tea with milk. My favorites are black teas, green chai, and red chai. I drink plain green or rooibos tea with just a little honey or nothing at all. Nothing is more common for me, because I'm not a fan of sweet tea.

While we're on the subject of tea... what does everyone think about using the herbal teas blended for things like cold care and easier sleeping at night. I find that I can be a bit of an insomniac if I have too much on the brain, so I picked up a medicinal tea blend to help me get to sleep easier. It has passionflower, chamomile, linden flower, catnip, and hop strobile in it. I also buy the cold care ones during the winter to help ease the cold a bit. I think the nightime relaxation one really works. Last night was the best night of sleep I've had in a long time, but I may have been plain exhausted too. So, what do you all think? Are they worth the money and the trial, or is it a waste of money?

[Bakiryu]

I prefer to buy my fresh plants (really cheap) and make the tea myself. Here we use tea for everything. Want to sleep? drink tea. Have a cold? more tea. Want to get pregnant? tea!

I think buying premade tea is just wasting money when you can make the mix yourself.