 Hi guys, welcome back to my channel and to another weekly of vlog Yeah, I'm gonna try to do these vlogs a little bit more often I know not everyone likes the vlog style But I get sick and tired of doing nothing but makeup talk and skincare talk So share a little bit of my life with you. So first things first in this video I'm gonna be giving you an update on my recent surgery how it went So, you know, stay tuned for that information But I'm also going to share with you some of the shopping things that I've done this week So I've got a confession to make right. I said that I was going to boycott Sephora And what did I do? Yeah, I ended up going into Sephora So yeah, even though I said it was gonna boycott it I did ended up going in and then Jay and I took a ride to Maine And I ended up going to the cosmetic company store and And I got some foundation and some sunblock which I'll probably go into in-depth review later But I love the cosmetic company store. It is so cool And then of course we meet up with some friends and I had the best scallops ever So you'll see a little bit of scallops. You'll see a little bit of sandcastles. You're just gonna see my week it's jam packed and And Yeah, you know did a lot of different things this week including having the surgery So if you are curious, which I hope you are, please stay tuned So I ended up using this under eye brightener. I do think Sorry, I keep looking over there and said over here. I do think that it's brightened them up But this is Katrice Katrice under I brightener Instant awake. I Do think it brightened my under eyes. I'm not liking when I look in the ten times mirror That I can see it Settling into some of my under eye wrinkles. Now, of course, that's in the ten times mirror You may never see it in real life But I wanted to try it because I noticed that especially in my videos that I have more and more Docker darkness under my eyes. That is like Icky and I'm not liking it. So I Let me show you my eyes. I'm playing around. I'm not even dressed. I haven't even fixed my hair. I Ended up going to Sephora. I know I said I was going to boycott Sephora after that survey They sent out last year and I've done really good I haven't really shopped in Sephora in a long time, but I went to Sephora last night and I guess I'm on I Guess, you know, maybe I just get a thought in my mind and I just have to satisfy it So I ended up getting some of their eye crayons. I wanted to see how it would work and You know Jay and I are still thinking about going to Germany this fall and I want to Find something that's so universal that I don't need to bring a lot of eye products with me that I can use So somebody had said check out the Sephora eye crayons. So I did I found a couple of colors I like I have them on it's a little bit darker I think I have to go back and get one of the lighter colors to brighten up inside and Then I have tried some lip liners. I haven't put them on yet, but I bought a couple of lip liners So that's what I did last night. I think I'm probably Shopping to kind of like a comfort food in a way if you want to think about it, you know, I I'm trying not to really think about my procedure surgery coming up, but I just I Can't help it's right in the back of my mind and then when I really think about it I kind of freak out because I Remember what it was like before and I just it just freaks me out. So last night I Was really feeling stressed Jay was working So I went to Sephora and I bought some stuff in Sephora That's what he did last night and then I went grocery shopping as well. So Today I've got a number of work related things that I have to do Jay's gonna golf tonight It was Wednesday night league that he always does and I may Not even say it. I may do something then I have something in the back of my my brain, but anyways Happy day before surgery for me And if I didn't say it I appreciate every single one of you and I appreciate you watching my videos so much So I'm gonna shut this down. I will come back later I'm gonna try to do these weekly weekly vlogs a little bit more consistent That I have been I think you know between that and maybe you know If I'm gonna review a wig or a topper because I have a few that I have to review then I can also do them mix them in but Yeah, I think that's what I'm gonna try to do summer is here. We're gonna do more events. Hopefully and You know, yeah, so anyways, I'll be back later I'm gonna bring you with me if I do do something Then I think I'm doing because I think that will be really fun for me So I decided to take a ride to the beach met up with some girlfriends. I really have been wanting to go Every year I love going to the beach and looking at the sand castle sculpting classics that they have and This is just the very beginning phase of it because they just dropped the sand like two days ago So they've got like three or four more days to go before the finale But I love coming up here and looking at the beginning phases of it And then you know coming back when it's done and seeing the finale. It's always so amazingly cool At the three of us we walked along the beach and then of course We had to go on the boardwalk right and check out the shops Just love being at the beach and then we decided to have a little dinner. We had Drinks overlooking the ocean on one of the seaside little restaurants that are there. I had a strawberry Diakery I know I'm having surgery the next day and I had a strawberry diakery and a lobster BLT Oh my gosh, I am so spoiled. It was go so good so surgery was yesterday and It took a little bit longer than they really expected it I think to take and that I expected it to take it It seemed to go well the doctor said it went well when she came in saw me afterwards and we talked about it and all that the hottest thing for me is always getting a vein for my IV and This time was no exception I've been taking Annika and Annika does wonderful for the bruising so I don't know if you can see I have some bruising Not nearly as much as I had Because look at that. I mean they kept missing the vein and they finally got it right here Under the winder thing from my Apple watch. That's I've never had anyone do the vein there usually in my hand My my arm I've had him in between my toes, but I've never had it there. So in between my fingers, so Yeah, so I came home last night. I did nothing but veg out. I was like so Exhausted I was totally exhausted and I I slept for a couple of hours in my chair in the living room because I can recline it Got like my little pink blanket there and I just kind of reclined it against the wall and had my table with my my apple with my Apple my MacBook and Then I woke up at 2 30 and I took some more Tylenol then I ended up going in bed And I'm surprised because I went in bed and I actually slept I woke up once to go pee and then I slept until about I know seven o'clock something like that It was really surprised So yeah, so pain level is unless I move or pick up something my pain level is really very minimal they did go right in on the top here and Straight through not from the side where the last one back to me was in the side This was right from the top but underneath Deep deep but that was the most direct way for them to go So I have to wear this compression bra. They gave me for as long as possible I think she'd like to see me in it a week Take it off wash it put it back on because I don't have a second one and And then you know wear come sports bra type of thing. So I'll end up doing that You had no honey, do you guys know what you're gonna do? Just get his friend here and you going to home Depot you're going to home Depot to buy She walk light fixture Mud and mud Yeah, so he's doing I'm getting ready to go Teach a class Thankfully for zoom. I don't have to drive anyway because I would have had to cancel I'm not allowed behind the wheel for Two days they said so I could drive Saturday, but I couldn't drive Friday Thursday or all-day Friday so I'm my classes by his own thank goodness and Need to do something with my hair. I Washed it Thursday. I didn't wash it Friday morning. Obviously because they gave me a special antiseptic soap Which when I took my shower Thursday Friday Wednesday, I washed my hair And rinsed it all off and then washed my body with the soap. They gave me twice and Then Thursday morning took another shower and washed my ball I just pinned my hair up in a shower cap because I didn't wash my hair for Thursday and Then washed myself with that soap again, and then of course they wash you down in the hospital so Yeah, I'm just waiting for the pathology report and I got a PR package in the mail which I was kind of excited about I'll share that in a little bit I haven't even opened it yet that I know the product so I'm like super psyched So I'm feeling good But I'm just not feeling good. Does that make any sense? I don't even know if it makes any sense anyways It's Saturday. It's raining out and I'm My surgery was on Thursday, so I'm doing I'm doing good. I'm doing good I'm just very tired and dragging and Yeah, it's just been like one thing after another so Jay and I are going out tonight Hopefully I'll get a second winged, but we're going out tonight and We're gonna go up to Maine actually you're gonna meet up with friends. We're gonna have dinner out I'm going I'm still in my compression bra I've been afraid to take it off and such a wuss but I'm gonna probably have to try to take it off and take a shower, but I'm afraid to do that because I'm afraid to look you know because I'm afraid to look because it's like right here I know that sounds so stupid and immature but Yeah, I'm afraid to look anyways. I had mentioned that I got this like I'm actually very very excited about trying this product You know, I get a number of companies that will reach out to me and they want me to try their products and all that and then There's products that I really want to try and I reach out and I get rejected for various reasons channels too small, you know, whatever the reason is but Anyways, I was excited when I heard from this one particular company Because Babs take control of beauty and you all know Babs and and those of you that know Babs, you know that she's going through a Really terrible time right now With cancer issues and she's going through treatment and she's updated and you know People a little bit and I know that Dolores the baking diva has done a number of updates And I'm not doing an update on Babs, but Babs and I go way back and you know, we've We talk a lot. We talk a lot on Facebook and we do a lot of DMs direct messages and stuff like that. So I absolutely adore her She's she's beautiful and I have always admired her skin and we kind of swap skin cure stories she's older than I am and her skin is so much better than mine and She has long advocated and been a big fan of a product called Elephrita and she's talked about Elephrita over and over and over again and I'm like, you know I'm like saying I had to try this Elephrita stuff, you know, look at Babs skin. Look how beautiful her skin is so It was just one of those things, you know Babs and I both have done peaches skin care We both pretty well felt the same way that we like the cleanser But some of the other products we weren't a big fan of but you know that skin care is so individual You know what works for one person doesn't work for the other So anyways, Elephrita had reached out to me and I almost fell off my chair and They wanted to send me a couple of products. So of course I said absolutely have not tried any of these yet But I got the coconut honey Aloe cleanser really looking forward to trying this cleanser I have heard Babs talk about their product for so long that I just am like super excited to try it and also their vitamin C serum gonna give that a try and Once did they send me hydrating toner I'm gonna try that And they and I guess it has little pump you can add I haven't even opened any of this yet because my surgery and all that stuff and And this is their exfoliator. I really really wanted to try this. I wanted to see how this exfoliator worked Whether it was gentle. I asked if it was a gentle and they said yes, absolutely So they sent me that so I've got these four products from Elephrita Complementary to to try and to review. So I'm looking forward to that. I also have to do a Review on a couple of wigs uni wigs had sent me a topper quite a while ago and At the time I got the topper my mom had died things changed You know and then I then I had my issues my health issues And I never never came through with the review the way I was supposed to and I feel really bad That it is a topper. It's a little bit dark But the the hair fibers are beautiful So I want to review that wig today a topper today and then I get two wigs from the wig company and the wig company I'll tell you, you know, I think their products have come a long long long way From my very first time and that I ever received a wig from the wig company to the latest wigs that I got from them The quality everything it's really and they're so affordable. It's unbelievable So I have two that I'm going to review one is a dark color with plum in it and it's long So we'll see how that is and then the other is very much like my bio hair sort of, you know Blonde rooted mixture color shorter So I'm gonna try to do those reviews today if I if I can get them done and And then like I said, Jay and I are gonna go we're gonna take a ride Been organizing the house slowly. It's starting to get somewhat back to normal Very very slowly. We got the attic all cleaned out. That was a big big project for us We did that right before I went in for my surgery get back down the following weekend the weekend before Attic is Empty basement is is the basement pretty well empty to Jay Basement is pretty well empty. So all we have left is the hay loft beep beep beep beep Beep double beep double beep triple beep beep beep beep beep and more beeps and more beeps and more beeps and more Beep beep beep beep beep beep. I'll I'll beep it out I'll beep it out. I'm gonna beep out. So we still have some junk to I'm gonna be about that It has been horrible I'm um I'm hoping that I'm wearing my compression bra. I look like an idiot But I was hoping this rain would stop because I was really hoping we could take a more leisurely pretty ride But now it stinks this stupid rain The whole yard looks like a jungle from from all the rain So we are up off to main someone's having a party they didn't invite us they did not They must have just they must like lining up the whole street They must have forgotten to invite us anyways, we're off to main we're going to where we going Place called roberts roberts. We're going to roberts. They have the best seafood You know and it's in kiddery main. So we're gonna stop by the cosmetic company store I'm still feeling very tired So I don't know why I'm feeling so tired. I would I mean I haven't done anything. You know, um It's kind of really weird. You had some evasive surgery. So Invasive not evasive Evasive is something that Somebody evades. I wish I could have evaded. Yeah, I had my surgery thursday And today saturday So, um, you know, it's it's Actually, I'm pretty well and I'm not on any pain meds right now. I did take a pain pill last night To help me sleep and to be more comfortable overnight because you can't I can't really turn around and all that I have to be like on my back more so So I did that last night. I thought I thought pretty good And um today I'd have no pain sitting here. I would have pain if I touch I have pain if I move my right arm You know lift up or lift something heavy But and but other than that I'm I'm pretty comfortable. I'm surprised. I really am surprised So we're on our way to robberts. We're gonna meet mike and judy on the way up to robberts. We're gonna stop at The cosmetic company store for me Yeah, make-up store. I look like a peck I haven't taken a shower. I hate to admit it since thursday morning. I'm afraid to get undressed I'm afraid to look at my boobs. I'm afraid to see what I look like without the You know the thing on I know I'm just afraid. I'll have to take one tomorrow though I don't think I can live with myself My hair is a mess Neither can you Um poor baby quick enough with a smelly wife or something Do I smell? Flying sac-a-poop Anyway, so we're gonna go to the cosmetic company store and um, and I don't we might go in a few of the other outlets up in kittory They got a ton of outlets You know, usually I go into the swore. I can't even say the swore to store, but I don't need any jewelry. So, you know, we're downsizing When you don't need today on anything. So that's what we're doing. So yeah, yeah, next couple of clips you might see would be kittory main or at least Warren's seafood I totally scored at the cosmetic company store I'll tell you they have my esti lotta and I know not everyone likes double wear, but I do love double wear I bought that I bought their sunblock. I tried one of their new products. Everything is like 50 off plus I had an additional 10 off And then we went across the street met up with micah and judy at roberts This place has the best. I mean the best scallops I've ever had in my life. They just cooked to perfection. So we sat there We had dinner. We chatted. We just had a great time. Look at those onion rings. Oh, yummy, yummy, yummy And we decided hey even though it was pouring out We decided we're gonna like take a ride down the coast This kittory main is along the coast and then we cross over the new Hampshire border into portsmouth And then we just go down route one heading towards Hampton beach Area and my hope was that by the time we got to Hampton The rain would not be so bad so severe because I really want to see how the sand castles Did because today was technically the judging day on saturday, which we would never go on that day because it's usually super crowded but I figured With the weather being kind of crappy it wouldn't be crowded so We jumped out of the car and Unbelievable the the creek. They are so creative. I just can't imagine what people can do And can create with sand. It just blows my mind So it was raining. It was windy. It was cold, but we ran up We popped we ran up to where the displays were and there was hardly any people there obviously because the weather was so bad They canceled the fireworks They have a band that plays on saturday nights. They canceled the band and this is a really big deal for Hampton beach and Them to cancel everything because of the weather I know that really impacted a lot of the vendors and stores and the economy in general, but Oh my gosh, I'm so glad we went and got to take a look at that The works of our sand castles So tomorrow is the appraisal Oh god, I'm still wearing this compression bra. It's sunday, by the way And um, I'm just coming down to just to check on the house So sad Tomorrow's the appraisal I'm gonna get that then first thing in the morning and um And then it just becomes sort of like a you know, a wait-see You know type of thing just you know The house I grew up in Come down and check it every day Make sure everything is okay So sad. I used to love playing in this backyard memories I remember this under the carpets all hotwood floors and I remember scooting down On christmas eve and sliding in my pajamas coming around here And the christmas tree was in this corner And scooting on the hotwood floors so nobody could hear me stepping and looking at all the presents Santa left me All the way from my bedroom down the hallway. Oh my gosh, it was funny We just have two pieces of furniture left Thank you so much for watching. I know this was an awful long vlog But I I really wanted to put a lot into it and just kind of share with you Exactly what was going on this week in my life. So today I'm actually feeling very very good. The hottest thing for my surgery Has been how my throat feels. Um I have a real issue when I have when they intubate you, you know, when you get the tube down your throat Every time I've had surgery from my inner ear surgery Some of you remember me when I had that and I talked about it But every time I've had to be put under so to speak and they do a tube down my throat I have issues for the longest time So various points and times that my it hurts me to swallow It hurts me if I talk too long My throat just feels really really raw. But other than that I go for my post-op meeting um next week And but other than that, I've been taking the onica the onica is super helping still with my bruising from the ivy And the swelling and things of that nature and even the swelling on my my chest the onica has helped So I've been doing that and um, I'm feeling I'm feeling really good You know, I don't have any any pain unless I touch, you know, or something of that nature But in general, I don't I don't have any pain and it's you know, other than my throat Anyways, I wanted to give you all that update. Hey guys, let me know if you like these vlog styles Videos or not. I mean, I know real life sometimes isn't, you know glitz and glam at least not in my world It isn't glitz and glam But there are things coming up this summer We have fourth of july plans and they're just different things that we have and of course, you know The sale of the home. Hopefully that'll all go smooth and um Yeah, so different things happening this summer and I'm going to share a lot of it with you in a vlog style video But I will still be doing products of of course and skincare and all that. I have a number of videos planned. I just have to Record them and I just have not done that. So anyways That's my update. Thank you so much for watching If you are new to my channel, please subscribe if you're a returning subscriber. Thank you so much. You are So Very very appreciated. I truly appreciate every single one of you and I'll see you in my next video. Bye. Bye