Shows, shows, shows.

And holy shit, did I mention shows? Hahah.

Hey ya'll. I've been so dang ass busy working shows, playing shows, being at shows, it's been wild lately. I worked every show last month, played two. And same goes for this month. I thought I'd just do a huge photo post of people at shows. :)

ALSO: here is the summer#3 video:

This last one is probably my favorite photo.. I love all of them so much, they're the best friends ever. (:


Sorry about the lack of posts, I'll work on that. <3 p="">

Love, Noralee.

Summer #2! :)

Hey ya'll. :)

Here's the second episode of my shitty cellular documented summer!

Enjoy! :)

ALSO, just a quick update. My Sony DSLR is in the shop. It's been out of use for a few weeks now which really sucks. I was doing a really awesome photoshoot of some of my friends, when the wind came out of nowhere and knocked my tripod over. It cracked the LCD screen completely, and knocked loose a part inside my kit lens. So, that's why I've been making these shitty cellphone videos. And that's why I haven't had any really nice quality posts lately. It's going to take awhile, so I've been brainstorming ways around this to keep the content going and I've finally planned out some posts that are do-able. Sorry I've been gone the past week. I love ya'll. :)

Love, Noralee

Summer #1 :)

Hey ya'll. :) 

I'll probably be making a few of these tiny summer videos this summer.. maybe. Quality sucks because I'll be using my phone.. since I'm waiting on my camera to get done being fixed. I hope ya'll enjoy this. :)

Snippets Sunday #12

Hey ya'll! Happy Sunday. Today has been super chill.. like I mentioned a few posts back I'm on summer vacation right now, and it's so great. Haha. Which also means I have gotten really caught up on posts and what's going on with my blog. So, I feel awesome about that. I went to a house show last night, and took a few photos to use for when I decide to make a House Show Etiquette post for the concert mini series.

Other than all that! Today went a little like this:

I dyed the under part of my little sister's hair dark brown.

I watched The Craft for like the third time in a row, haha. You know how when you put something in your DVD player, and you just never take it out cos you're too lazy, so you just keep watching it? That's what's going on with me right now. Haha

this gif is from tumblr, I have no idea who made it. Sorry!

ALSO, I cleaned my room a week or two ago, and so today I worked on trying to film a Room Tour finally. So, hopefully I'll finish that up and have it post sometime this week. (:

And, here's what I looked like today. :) The green dress is from Target, and the jean vest was thrifted a year or two ago.

I hope ya'll are having an amazing weekend and a relaxing Sunday! (:

Love, Noralee

Weight Loss Tips From A Fat Lady.

Hey ya'll. :) If you've been following me awhile then you know that I've been on a journey of weight loss for a few months now. I lost 50 pounds initially, and quit, and just maintained. Then a few months ago I started to dive back into trying to lose more. I quit once college kicked in because I let myself think it was too hard, but for the past couple months I've been back with a vengeance and with some helpful tips that have kept me in the right mind.

1. DO IT FOR YOU. I swear this is cheesy but it's true, and hell, it's true about a lot of things in life when you really think about it. You have to do this for yourself, not for a "summer body," or a significant other, or any other silly reason. It seriously has to be for you, otherwise it will fail, I promise.

2. DO IT THE HEALTHY WAY OR NOT AT ALL. I've had a lot of friends who've gone to the gym with me and started the journey with me, and I've seen a lot of them get out of hand with how obsessive they are with their work out/eating plans. If at any point you think, man, I would be worried about someone if I saw them doing this to themselves, THAT'S A HUGE RED FLAG.

3. This goes hand in hand with the above tip, LISTEN TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. I don't mean this in the sense that they're always going to be right about you and what you're up to with your life. But if someone comments on something you're doing that they think might not be quite right, listen to them. This is the toughest one, I know from personal experience, because for a while I was losing weight in a very unhealthy way. And anytime someone commented on it, I became extremely defensive.

4. DRINK A SHIT STORM AMOUNT OF WATER. I think a lot of people don't understand how important water is... it is literally the only beverage you need. If you cut out all the other beverages you drink, and only had water, you'd lose at least 25 pounds in a month. Now, I'm not saying I'm perfect, I still have an occasional drink when I'm out with friends. But, what I'm saying is water should be your primary resource. It really gives off a big difference.

5. FIND A PLAN AND WORK HARD. For me, what's worked well is the fact that my whole family is on board now, even my little sister who doesn't need to lose weight. But, she's on board in a sense that she doesn't constantly ask for junk food when we go out to the grocery store. I'd say if you can't get your family on board, find a friend! And hey, there's no shame in not being able to find a friend either, so try out online message boards for fitness. I personally use myfitnesspal, it kicks ass.

These are pretty simple tips but they're things that took me two times to learn right, so I figured this post might help some people out there. :)

Love, Noralee

non-beauty related post, #2

I swear normal posting will resume once I take my last midterm this week. College is stressful this time of the year. Maybe I'll do a college-y post about how I get prepared for midterms or something to that effect. Hahah.

The other night I went to dinner with my friend Erik at Waffle House like always. We were doodling on the napkins while we waited for our food, when Erik popped his head up and said, "you want to paint?" I didn't quite comprehend, so he further went on to say, "like.. you and I? collaborate. let's paint together. seriously." So, after we got our food, ate, talked, we stopped by my place, I grabbed my tackle box of art supplies, and my ukulele for good tune-age, and we went over to his place.

Here are the photos:

and here is what we created.

Erik did the background with oil paint and watercolor.
And I did the female body.. I based it off another drawing I'd done in one of my sketchbooks. It is green paint, and then charcoal built up a pretty ridiculous amount. It turned out pretty awesome, I think.

Anddd, below are a few photos of Erik & I:

 Mr. Erik-pants. ;p

 annnd, my dirty charcoal hands. ;p

Love, Noralee

A Halloween-y post. :)

 Here are all of my pumpkins. :)

 

This is my little sister. She was a zombie. I did her makeup. 

The wounds on her face were made with some diy face latex type stuff. 

All you need is elmer's glue and a foundation that's a little lighter than you. Mix them together in a bowl, and wa-la! you have fake skin. :) I think it turned out pretty great. 

Love, Noralee

Adventures with Elva. :)

I met Elva in high school. We didn't really start hanging out until after we both had graduated high school. She's really awesome. She's going to cosmetology school now. Anddddd, she's like my makeup bfffffff. I think every time we hang out, we're either going through each others makeup, talking about it, looking at it online, or at the store buying it. No lie.

Anyway, I made this stop motion last time we hung out.

The song is: Technicolor Dreams by A Toys Orchestra

Love, Noralee

Snippets Sunday! *late

Late! I can't even with myself! I totally had this all ready, I just had to insert the photos, and I totally spaced it. I've been doing that a lot lately. School is going by so quickly.

I've  been working on homework and watching Rules of Engagement all day. (multitasking :p)

I got a text around 8PM. My friend Erik came and picked me up. :)

Here's what I wore to dinner with him:

vest - goodwill

belt - goodwill

tights - ross

boots - goodwill

dress - target

And, I took this polaroid of him: 

If you'd like to see other polaroid and film photos of mine, you can find them, here.

Anyway, besides that, I found this necklace on eBay.. and I want it so dang bad.. I can't even. 

  I was going to get it.. but, instead... I am purchasing a pair of Creepers. No lie. 

Anyhow, I know that's a short Snippets Sunday, but literally all I did all day was read and study ):

I hope everyone's had an amazing weekend!

Love, Noralee

Snippets Sunday!

 This is one of my rats, her name is George. :)

I studied pretty much all dang day! So sorry this post is late.

I also moved my makeup around. I found an easier way to store it all. This shelf is just the stuff I wear on a daily basis, big palettes that didn't fit with everything else, and stuff that needs to be reviewed. I got a desk with a lap drawer, and almost everything else fits in it.

For my birthday last month my Dad got me this book about unicorns... I am so in love with it. I looked through it today when I took a break from studying.

During my break from studying also, my family and I bought an elliptical for our garage from a friend of mine from college. If you haven't noticed from my right sidebar, I am on myfitnesspal and have lost 8 pounds so far. My mom has lost about 40, but she's been doing it longer than I have. We got a pretty good deal on the elliptical, she charged us $30 for it. So, I'm pretty stoked about that.

Also during my break I went on a walk with my Mother to Walmart to drop off some film. I ended up buying House on Haunted Hill. :) Haha. Tomorrow I have a test online in the morning, and then I'll be going to Party City with my friend, Robert. I will also hopefully finish editing everything for the huge collective haul and have it posted tomorrow! Maybe even an ootd, we'll see. :)

How was your Sunday?

Love, Noralee

Snippets Sunday.

Last night I got my tattoo touched up. And then got dinner with my bestfriend Jasmine, and planned a Halloween-y movie night sometime soon.

My lunch. :)

I need to make my bed.

I need to study for my first Philosophy exam. It is on Thursday and I'm really nervous.

I really need to clean up my hectic desk/vanity.

ALSO, I still need to name my newest baby rat. Any suggestions?

Thus far I've had a pretty relaxing Sunday. Also, I'm sorry these were all taken with my cellphone because I haven't charged my Sony lately, like an idiot. The first photo of my So it Goes tattoo was taken with my Sony, though. Haha.

Annnnd, instead of cleaning and studying... I am watching the new episodes of Jane by Design.

I got some new Organic Morning Blend coffee. It is amazing! I have it in my September Favorites videos, so you'll see it then. ;p

Love, Noralee

Current Obsessions!

1. Covergirl Lipsticks. I have mine in original, and it is SUPER moisturizing. :)
2. Billionaire Boyfriend.
3. Luminessence Candles. I have mine in Pumpkin Spice and it smells amazing.
4. ELF Pressed Powder. Mine is in Light Beige, and I love the glow it gives my skin.
5. Renuzit Aroma. in After The Rain. You can definitely tell when I have this open in my room and when I don't. It makes a really big difference to the smell of a room. 
6. Wet n' Wild Lipsticks. I did a review of it, and I recently purchased, Bare It All, and it is a beautiful nude color.
7. Five Star: Flex Binders. My Mom recently picked on of these up for me, and I love it. I don't have a lot of classes this semester, so I'm using it for everything, and it's working perfectly. It's compact, and even fits in most of my purses. 
8. Braided belts. This is a big staple in my wardrobe, and it's about that time of the year again when I break them all out again.
9. Sparkly Toms. I love mine. :)

What are ya'lls current obsessions? Leave a comment!

Love, Noralee

20th birthday stop motion. :)

Song is: Wasted by L.P
You might recognize it if you were a South of Nowhere fan. Haha. :)

An inevitable birthday post. :)

It was my 20th birthday yesterday on the 7th. :) I bought myself an Instax 210.
I love it and am so glad I decided to get it.
I went to OrangeLeaf with my little sister. 

I took this with my Sony A200

And I took this with my new Instax 210

Then, my parents took me to Half Price books where I got about 6 books, and the sir Elton John record I've been searching for.

My parents took me to a surprise party at Chuck E Cheese. :D
it was so awesome. Here's some instants from it:

Then I ran out of film, ahha. I didn't know we were going anywhere special so I only brought the ten exposures that I had already put inside the camera.

Also,  I got some pretty cool stuff. I'll make a post about that later though.
When I got home, my bestfriend came and picked me up. I'll post that stuff soon, too. :)
I had a really spectacular birthday, no lies.