What I'm Up To

On Break

A good friend of ours, who is a makeup artist, asked me if I wanted to model for her portfolio recently, and I had no reason to refuse. There was no cost involved on either side and all I really had to do was be a living doll for a few hours. It was all conducted in a small academy where there were ten other people busy working on their own projects, and I had fun lightly observing them and taking in the energy.

The senior academy teachers were pleased with the result, and I got a small vindication myself because over the years, some people liked to tease me for my thick lips, yet here these beauty pros kept praising me for them.

The condition of my skin doesn't look as good as it was ten years ago, but honestly, I don't think I could've done something like this when I was younger. I probably could have just sat in the chair quietly while things were being applied to my face and hair, but I would have been so tense and awkward, and the photo session, especially, would have been a nightmare. So I was chuffed that I could handle the whole thing with calm and ease. I guess this is an effect of getting older.

Just for additional background, the makeup products that I've bought for myself have only ever been limited to lip colours and eyeliner, so you can imagine that this is the first time I've been made to look like a model.

Home Improvement

We've been busy doing this and that for the past week, and this has included rearranging furniture, reorganising items, and disposing of worn or broken things, which has taken away my time to work on this site. Home things can be tiring in the moment, but it's great to bask in newfound spaciousness with a furniture layout that better suits our usage. Who knew that moving things a few inches here and there could make such a big difference?

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Last updated 4th Jun 2025.