Tuesday, October 27, 2009

A day of treats

Treat number one

I got a little gift yesterday. A present from me to me.  A reward for all my hard work with the fall festival circuit, which is happily behind me (let me tell you, the festivals this fall were not easy).  I treated myself to a long-awaited, much needed, well deserved digital SLR.  I saved up for it, putting aside my pennies one at a time until I had a mountain of them that reached high enough into the sky that I could buy a Nikon D5000.  Which is exactly what I did.

My new camera
My new camera. Taking a picture of me taking a picture.

How do you even work this thing?
"How do you even work this thing?" I'm going to need a class.

Treat numero deux

I got my eyebrows threaded.  This is an every-two-weeks treat that makes me feel like a beautiful princess each and every time. If you happen to have a proclivity, as I do, for tidy eyebrows, and like me you're not averse to little bit of pain, I highly recommend threading over waxing or tweezing.  Find a threader who knows what they're doing and ye shall have perfectly perfect brows every single time.


Perfectly threaded brows
A perfectly threaded brow.

Treat 3

It was just me and my little girl tonight, so I took her to my favorite sushi restaurant.  But ya know, I didn't even attempt to take pictures of the sushi, because I left the camera at home and knew my iphone would take a picture not worth posting.  Besides, you all know what miso soup, soft shell crab,  spicy tuna rolls, and unagi sushi look like anyway, right? *wink*

7 Comments:

Blogger Robin said...

Yayyyyyy! Enjoy your new Nikon!!

I hear ya. Getting my brows waxed feels like an instant face lift to me. I wish we had a place that does threading around here.

October 28, 2009 8:26 AM  
Blogger delilah, the unruly helpmeet said...

I've been thinking about threading. Where do you go?

October 28, 2009 8:29 AM  
Blogger Alicia Istanbul said...

Thanks, Robin.
I go to Ruby Beauty. I used to drive all the way to Norcross to get it done, but they opened a Ruby Beauty right around the corner from here. $6! http://rubybeautycenter.com/

October 28, 2009 8:35 AM  
Blogger mdk jewelry designs said...

1) You have a camera now, your life will never be the same. I got my dslr in May, and have already shot well over 4,000 pictures, not kidding. I have a serious problem. I need serious help. lol!

2) I have been wanting to have my eyebrows threaded for sometime now. I hear it is so much more precise than waxing and tweezing.

3) If you would like some resources for digital photography, I can help you.

October 28, 2009 5:23 PM  
Blogger Delilah said...

Alicia, which one do you visit? Looks like they're all far away, for those of us who never leave the 'burbs. I feel so hairy, all of a sudden.

October 28, 2009 5:36 PM  
Blogger Alicia Istanbul said...

Thanks, Misti, I'll be emailing you.
lmao, Delilah :) There's a new one that just opened up on Delk and Powers Ferry (770) 933-4444‎. You can tell the manager that Alicia the silver jewelry designer sent you.

October 28, 2009 5:49 PM  
Blogger cabin + cub said...

I am so jealous of your camera, you lucky gal!
You'll have so much fun with it!

October 28, 2009 6:34 PM  

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