Blowing off the dust...again...

Ummm...hello!

I know some of you might be thinking "What the heck is this random post on my reading list?" and others might think "OMG WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN CRYSTAL?!?! I'VE MISSED YOU SOOO MUCHASDFGHJKL!"  Haha okay maybe not...

For those of you that might not remember who I am, hello my name is Crystal and I'm a nail polish addict! ; )

Now that I've got that awkward re-introduction out of the way let me update y'all on what's been going down in Crystal town (haha I had too)!

So the main reason why I haven't been as active on my blog or my YT channel is because I've been stressing out about various things in my life.  Recently there has been a lot of drama going on at my job (which I've been able to keep myself out of for the most part).  I went from loving my job to cringing every time they call me to come in.  Don't get me wrong I do like my job but all this drama has reminded me why I don't hang around females, heck people period!

I've also been reevaluating a lot of choices that I've made regarding school and my future (aka regretting my past choices and worrying about my future).  Here's a brief back story:  When I was in younger I had pretty much planned out my entire life with college being a crucial part of if.  It was pretty much the "key" for me to get out of my rinky dink hometown.  I've attended college in the past but it never worked out for me and now I'm not sure of what I want to do career wise or if I even want to go back to school.  I'm not sure if this is a common thing that people in there early 20s go through or if I'm just overreacting (I'm probably overreacting), all I know is that it's been stressing me out big time!

There are a slew of other things that I've been stressing about over the past few months but my job and my overreacting noggin are the two main things that have caused me to step away from my blog and YouTube and curl up on my couch (I'm ironically sitting in the corner of my couch as I type this *laughs*).

So let's consider this hiatus terminated!!!  I've gotten over my mini crisis and I'm ready to move forward with my life.  Sorry if this post was a little "off the wall" I promise I won't write a sappy blog post every time I go through a mini crisis. ; )

Look forward to some new blog post in the near future.
Much love,
Crystal

New Years Mani!

Happy New Year!!!!!

I for one am very happy that 2012 is over!  2012 is definitely one that I wouldn't want to re-live so I'm excited to turn some things around and kick off 2013 with some positivity!  Although I did have quite a few bad experiences this past year, I did have some good things happen too!  I started vlogging/blogging, I flew on a plane for the first time, and I got to visit my grandma and other family members in NM for Thanksgiving (I hadn't seen some of them in over 3 years)!

Now let's get to my NYE mani!

When I think of New Years I think of glitter, metallic, and MORE GLITTER!!!  So when I was trying to figure out what type of nail I wanted to do I knew that I had to do a glitter gradient!

Here are the polishes that I used!  From L to R: CG Golden Enchantment, CG Cleopatra, Milani OCG in Gold, WnW Goldmine, SH Thinking of Blue, and Pure Ice Party Hard.  I also used a makeup sponge to do the gradient.



I just love glitter gradients!!!  My pictures will not do this mani justice; it looks so much better in real life! 

I also thought that I would share some of my New Year Resolutions with y'all!

• I want to get a job so I can save up some money and move out of my home town for good!
• I've been struggling to find a job in my small town for almost a year, but I think I might have something in the works in the coming weeks!
• Go back to art school
• After I graduated high school I attended an art school in Dallas.  I did transfer to a university after a year, but that didn't work out so I moved back home and took a year off.  Now I have had some time to think and I want to go back to the art school in Dallas and continue pursing my degree in Interior Design.
• Live a healthier lifestyle
• I've started researching and working on my eating habits and workouts, but I want to take it to the next level.  Not only do I want to better myself physically, but I also want to better myself mentally and spiritually.  I must admit that I have a bad habit of letting negativity stick and have a hard time accepting any type of compliments or positive things that happen to me.
• Get back to my "artsy fartsy" mode
• I used to love all things art related, but in the past couple of years I've lost my love for it and haven't touched a pencils and markers in ages!  I'm not the best drawer or sculptor but I really want to better my skills and find the love that I once had for art.
• To blog/vlog more
• I just started vlogging in February and blogging not too long after.  I know I haven't really been consistent with either, but I've been trying to figure out what I exactly want to vlog/blog about.  This year I want to post about 2-3 blog post and 2 videos per week so I can interact more with you all.  You can check out my YouTube channel HERE.

So there you go!  What are some of your resolutions or things that you want to improve on in 2013?  I hope you all have had a great holiday season and I hope that 2013 will be a great year for everyone!

Thanks for reading; follow and share if you like!
Crystal <3

(**Pure Ice polish was sent for review)