Week One - “The New Norm”
Alrighty, welcome to week one of this new section. This week I’m getting over a cold and getting used to going back into the office 3 days a week. I miss the days when we were working from home all the time but it’s nice to be in the office because I still don’t know thaaaat many people in my new job. Let me tell you, though, 3 days in a row is rough. I don’t know how we ever went in 5 days a week.
Anyway, let’s get into it, shall we?
5) Emergen-C
I have been battling a cold or allergies or both for the past week and I hate taking medicine and I hate going to the doctor even more. My go-to solution is always Emergen-C. If that doesn’t help then I think I’m dying and that’s when I’ll go to the doctor. The thing about these packets is that you mix them in water and then you drink them. My mom is a big believer of water being the cure for almost everything so chugging some water packed with vitamin C is not a bad combo. The orange flavor is my favorite but in Mexico I had some that were lime flavored and those were bomb. I haven’t been able to find them in The States though.
You can find it almost at any store but here is the link from Amazon.
4) Tequila Alternative
Ok so yours truly has been sober for 33 days at this point and honestly, it’s been pretty great. I do, however, miss a good ole margarita. I went to happy hour with my coworkers a few weeks ago and asked if they could make one without tequila and the snotty little waitress was like “that’s just lemonade.” I was so annoyed because margs aren’t fucking lemonade and tequila? Like what? Anyway, I stumbled upon this zero-proof tequila on Amazon and it literally smells just like it without the hangover that usually comes along from drinking tequila. I don’t recommend it as a shot, and the bottle says it’s for cocktails for a reason. I made a faux-marg and I was loving life. Definitely a good alternative if you’re craving it.
I don’t know if they sell it at any stores in person but here is the link from Amazon.
3) White Eyeliner
I am not a make-up girlie and I try to do the bare minimum but now that I’m going to the office, I need to try just a littttttle bit harder. I follow this girl on tiktok (@alicearl) and she is a stunning queen and she uses white liner on her bottom lash line. At first I was like wtf but now I’m obsessed. You have to pair it with black mascara but I feel like that’s a given.
I got mine at Target but it’s like 4 bucks on Amazon.
2) Drop the Number
So now that I’ve been spending a lot more time commuting because we have to be in the office, I have a lot more time to kill. I know that I could be doing something more productive with my time but I got hooked on this game. It’s called drop the number and it’s kind of like that 2048 game that used to be really popular. It’s kind of like a mix of that game and Tetris put together.
I think you can also play this on a desktop but I just downloaded it from the App store.
1) Doing My Nails @ Home (Chrome)
With the Hailey Bieber nails going ultra viral over the past few weeks, literally everyone has been getting chrome nails to match her. The problem with that is that it is super expensive to get that done in a salon. I have been doing my own gel extensions since the pandemic started because I was not going to let covid take that away from me too. Having my nails done makes me feel so put together so if you ever see my bare nails, just know I’m probably going through a lil menty-b (mental breakdown) and proceed with caution. I get all of my supplies from Amazon and they’re super easy to use and way more affordable.
There are so many options but this is the one I have from Amazon.
You can find the full list with the items from each week here: HangryMarn Top 5
