I have gone from working 28hrs outside the home to 60hrs outside the home.  This has made me have to multi-task and plan very well for my week.  I have a calendar on my phone && utilize it, but my lifeline is a physical planner that is color coded && highlighted.  I take it with me everywhere.  Since I am spending so many hours working outside the home, I had to create a "mobile home office" of sorts.  I have it broken down into 3 varying sized makeup bags.  1 from Estee Lauder and 2 from Mark.  I have a specific purse that I use for work && keep them all in it along with myyy planner.

This is my "walking pharmacy" bag [got the name from OrganizedLikeJen on youtube, check her out].  The makeup bag is by estee lauder.  In it I keep a little first aid kit that I got in the dollar bin at Target, a powder compact, lip balm, a travel deodorant [I'm NOT a morning person and forget more times than I remember to put my deodorant on at home], peppermint oil [for nausea], and my antibiotic eyedrops for after my Avastin eye shots for my POHS. 

This is my favorite bag!  [I have a serious office supply addiction]  The makeup bag is by mark.  I split it's contents into 2 pictures.  On the bottom left there are varying post-it notes [yup that's a hello kitty post-it pad!], brads, happyyy face stickers [this may seem really lame, but I use them to reward myself on days I completed everything and had a good day.  I stick it on the corresponding day in my planner], and circle labels [you'll see in my next post what I use those for].  In the bottom right picture is my paperclips, pens, && highlighters.  I am a little OCD when it comes to color coding... 

My last bag is also available from mark.  It's quite a bit larger than the other two.  This one houses my charging cables and my kindle fire.  I have a lot of down time at work so I take advantage and read. 

veet easy roll-on wax

Veet Easy Roll-On Wax

My old full-time job was working in a beauty supply store for professionals.  I had a complete love/hate relationship with that job.  It was often fun && the discount was nice!  In our store we carried roll on wax just like this, but a much higher cost.  I was excited to see this "drug store" version, and curious to tryyy it out.

I filmed a quick unboxing video for you guys.  Please understand: I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL YOUTUBER! Ahaha!  I was on my phone, [I apologize for the video quality, or lack there of ha] and in the middle of renovations on my bathroom so I was a mess.  I just wanted to show the unboxing with a video because it's easier for you to see it!  <333 



I have tested the product and I was pretty impressed!  It worked exactly as I would expect it to.  Here's a tip... purchase muslin from a fabric store & cut into strips.  It's way cheaper than using store bought strips for waxing.  I did not film the actual waxinggg process.  I waxed my legs on the couch while watching Pretty Little Liars.  [See it IS easy to use]

sample society [6.13]

I'm always excited for my Sample Society boxes to arrive!  This month's box was exceptionally exciting as it has a moisturizer that I've been dying to try!  Let's get to it...

What I received:

• B. Kamins Sun Defense SPF 30
• Illume Desert Tulip Tin candle
• Murad Age Reform Hydro-Dynamic Ultimate Eye Moisture
• Philosophy Hope in a Jar moisturizer
• Stila Lip Glaze in Kitten

weekly update [pohs]

Well it's been 2 weeks since my Avastin injection.  I've noticed a lot of improvement in my vision.  Today at work I was able to disable Windows Magnifier.  Yay! 

I've been doing A LOT of research on POHS.  I keep reading that stress is a major factor in bleeding onset.  I know that this is controversial amongst doctors, but the patients can vouch for this.  I got to thinking... I went a year with my right eye and nothing in my left.  Then as soon as I started a second job, my left started bleeding.  I can see that the added work/stress very well could have been a factor. 

Since then I've been working REALLY HARD at keeping stress out of my life.  With 2 jobs and a family, some times this is a hard task.  I'm going to do a series soon on living stress free & relaxation.  I think this is beneficial to anyone, but especially beneficial t POHS sufferers. 

Other posts about my POHS:

Initial Diagnosis

2 days after Avastin #1

1 week after Avastin #1

2 weeks after Avastin #1

Dealing with POHS

avastin update [5.20.13]

Tomorrow will a full week since my first shot of Avastin.  I have noticed a mild improvement in my vision already.  I was able to decrease the font size on my kindle a little, and I can see my text messages easie.  YAYYYY!  Yesterday completed my round of anti-biotic drops in my eye, I seem to have successfully kept from getting an injection.  All in all I'd say that it was a successful injection!  I go back to my RS [retinal specialist] mid-june.  Hopefully, I'll walk out of there with a success of no bleeding!  *Fingers crossed*

Do you have POHS?  Please share your story below, I love reading and learning about other's experiences. 

Read more posts about my POHS:


Initial Diagnosis

2 days after Avastin #1

1 week after Avastin #1

2 weeks after Avastin #1

Dealing with POHS

avastin shot update [pohs]

Well it's been 2 days since my first Avastin injection for my POHS.  The injection wasn't as scary as I had expected it to be.  The rest of the day I felt pretty sleepyyy and mildly uncomfortable in my eye.  Yesterday I discovered little floaters that looked like things swimming around in my eye.  After some research and asking people with POHS, I found this is normal with Avastin injections.  Today I feel much better.  I still have some discomfort, && I'm tired, but all in all I'm starting to feel more normal.

I just wanted to pop in and provide an update.  I try not to sit at the computer any longer than I have to right now.  I'm still sensitive to the light.  Have a wonderful weekend!

Read more about my experience with Presumed Ocular Histoplasmosis:

Initial Diagnosis

2 days after Avastin #1

1 week after Avastin #1

2 weeks after Avastin #1

Dealing with POHS