Mother's Day Gift

Hello you,

So Mother's day is coming up. I never know what to buy my mom... I mean, she always says she doesn't mind and doesn't want anything. But after all she's done for me - the diapers, the shopping, the food, the cooking, the shoulder, the advice, (I could go on but I'm in tears already... gosh!)...

I have to buy her something.

So I was thinking... A pedicure? She was talking about getting her nails done and I know a nice place in town... I guess I'll give her a pedicure and flowers!

Chocolates are sooo 2010, shopping is something we do on a regular base and going out for dinner - don't even get me started on that one. Since we were in Limburg this week I've been eating at restaurants and cafés way too many times. Conclusion; I need to start watching what I eat. And to start off in a good way; I'm going to volleyball at the beach in an hour. With my personal trainer Claudia.

Love,Rachelle

Nails

Dear all,

This morning I was googling summery nail art. Then I found this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LXtajmi0Mw&feature=player_embedded on this website: http://glamgirl.webklik.nl/page/nagelslakken

Inspirated by this video, I did it myself :)

What you need; base coat, white and multiple colors.

- apply 2 layers of base coat

- apply 2 layers of white polish

- take 3-6 colors that match, wipe off the brush so it doesn't drip on your nail, apply fine dots.

- apply a layer of clear coat

It's actually not that hard, 'cause even if you do mess up the dots, like I did on a lot of nails, it looks fine. It's almost like a painting to me :)

Definitely worth the try!

Love,Rachelle

DON'T DO IT!!!!

Dear all,

It's been a while since I last posted...wait it's been a month! Wow, I'm sorry!

Remember how I wrote about my acrylic nails? Well, after two weeks my nails started to grow out so my acrylic ones on top seemed longer (which was a big frustration since all cream, butter, make-up, food, etc. would get under my nails...). My thumb also got had a huge chip so I had to file it off. And, last but not least (hehe) 3 or 4 of them were badly damaged. The manicurist told me that they would stay on for three to four weeks. Well sir, it was no longer than two, unfortuantely... Got a lot of compliments though :)

I decided I was gonna take them off and not get a new pair. This cost me ten euro's. Doesn't seem like a lot, but I had already paid for the set which was 35 euro's. In total; 45 euro's spent on my flippin' nails.

The manicure salon wasn't too busy today so I went in the afternoon. First the manicurist put a cotton ball with aceton on my nails and wrapped them in foil. My nails would have to soak for five to ten minutes. What a horrible smell, by the way! After that, my acrylic nails would be all mushy and what not so she scraped them off. Some of my nails came off without

too much pressure, some really really reallllllly hurt BECAUSE they were still stuck to my real nails. Ouchhhhh!!! She then filed them and put on a clear coat. My (real) nails were actually pretty long but she cut off like all of it, so now I have little stumps. -Sigh-. Also, I don't understand why she put on a clear coat 'cause my nails are in repair and need to heal, and now ?!?! Oh, I'm confused. Removing my acrylic nails took about 4o minutes...

I went straight to a pharmacy to get Herome Exit Damaged Nails, which is a repairing oil that you have to massage onto your nails daily for a week. I hope it helps because...oh gosh, it cost me another 12,50 euro's. I'm broke!!!

As I was home, I removed the clear coat right away because that's just bs. Why would you put nailpolish on severely damaged nails?! I then massaged the oil. It smells pretty nice, by the way! :D

So, conclusion. My nails are short, they hurt like *%^#*@, this all cost me way too much money and I'm definitely not doin' this ever again.

@ FAIL.

Love,Rachelle

Relax, take it easy.

Dear nerdssss, 8-)

My midterms started today! Some students refere to it as hell, I will just call it a nerdy week. The tests that we get are just as hard as the ones you get during the year, so I don't see the point in stressing out. Some people, however, look like this is the last day of their lives.... Really, I should've taken my camera with me today. Those faces...haha. Halarious. But guys, come on. You have the chance to retake some midterms, I bet you wouldn't be stressing out if you had studied during the weekend instead of going to a soccer game, hung out with ya boyfriend, or visited yo grannies. It's (in most cases) your own fault. It's the truth, I'm just being realistic here.

For English, I had to prepare a subject free of choice; so I chose Thanksgiving. The teacher and I had a nice chat about this celebration, talked about Christmas and Sinterklaas and I told a little about myself. Oh wait, I also had to read a 30sentence-fragment to him. What a joy! :-D

After lunch, I had my history test. Even if you don't know an answer, fill something in! Some teachers really are that stupid. I was laughing to myself during the test, thinking about the person that is going to grade my midterm 'oh that sounds poetic, must be the right answer! -check-' haha, oh boy.

And, last and surely least!!!, cultural arts. That is the most laughable subject evah. It's about theaterish things, mostly everything to do with acting. All I heard of was that we had to read all six chapters, but apparently, thank you havo-students, we also had to expand on the show that we saw. And according to them, the test counts for 50% of your final grade. Okay, honestly I didn't believe that but somewhere in the back of my head an alarm bell rang. And yes, when we got the test it actually said 50% but I'm assuming it is 1% like our teacher told us...

Good luck studying! (:

<3, Rachelle

Midterms how-to

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Wake up everybody

Dear readers,

Hope you all had a great new year's eve! Nobody lost any fingers lighting fireworks? Okay, good! I think a lot of us want to start this year off fresh, with new plans, sports, friends, fun things in general... Too bad there's always school. Year in, year out.

I know my first week's been pretty hectic so far, so here are some tips to help you stay awake, alert and ready to ace those tests :-D

-drink tea ; keeps ya eyes open. 4-6 cups a day will help reduce stress hormone levels.

-take a walk ; a five-minute walk will help freshen up your mind

-let the music play; there are people who just can't concentrate with music on (*raises hand*) and there are some who can. Stop all schoolwork, put on a song or two, sing a long, pause your iTunes, and get back to work.

-flirt ; uhm yes no kidding. It gets the heart and brain working full speed! It's energizing :)

-2 and no more! ; you can't keep your head in the game after 2 hours. Just quite, do something else, go eat, sleep, whatever! Two is enough!

-freeeeze! take a cold shower. It wakes you up, believe me haha. If you're chicken and think you'll die, try putting the shower on 'cold' the last two minutes you're enjoying the rain.

-BRIGHT COLORS! yes, wearing bright colors and fun patterns makes you feel happy and peppy.

- Peanut butter....lemon time?! smell a lemon. I'm serious! citrus scents stimulate alertness ; the Vitamin C inside = miracle worker.

Good luck to you, sleepy people :) <3

Love,Rachelle