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Three Things:
1.) I think we finally have the racing simulator and all of its components working!! That looks weeks of troubleshooting, figuring out peripherals that were either no longer working or not compatible etc etc… and now… we play!
2.) I had a great date day yesterday. Hanging out with friends for a bit and then just my husband and I at one of our favorite restaurants, and we re-celebrated his birthday. Like I say, at our age, our birthday should last the whole month! And it did. 🙂

3.)Wunder2 PERFECT SELFIE Makeup Setting Powder HD Photo Finishing Pressed Compact Face Powder Mattifies Skin, Matte One Size, Translucent, 0.24 Oz : Beauty & Personal Care by <— Oh yeah!!! Part of my makeup routine will now include this!!! I just discovered a renewed LOVE for this product. Okay so here’s the story. I saw it on a TikTok or Facebook real a year ago or so, and supposedly it completely “erases” pores (or at least does in the reels – and the girl reviewing it was one that would also talk about products she didn’t like, so I believed her and bought it. Annnnnnd… sure, it works… sort of. I wasn’t fully blown away by it, and it was just another makeup layer that I didn’t think did “much”. That’s because I was using it UNDER my makeup. As my first step, after moisturizing. Before blush, before concealer. Before any skin tint/foundation (which I don’t use much) but still… what was I thinking?
‘Cause yesterday when I was getting ready for our day, I used a bit too much blush (I have an intense very concentrated Nyx blush that I love but it takes just a light touch of it & I’m still learning how to use it), so anyway, I grabbed this to tone it down, and HOLY MOLY did my face end up looking like a porcelain doll. Matte, smooth, porcelain finish. Sure not dewey and glowey, but so incredibly aesthetically pleasing. So I touched up my whole face with this as the LAST layer of makeup, and I was blown away… finally. I even left the room for a few minutes, to do something, and when I looked in the mirror again (forgetting I had just re-discoveredd this product) I was surprised by it again, and LOVED the look of my skin. THIS finishes my look and makes my skin so… glamour blurred and now it is my holy grail. And every pic that was taken of me, my skin looked perfectly smooth, and even toned, and just… filtered. But I didn’t use any filter. SO all that to say, I AM IN!!!! P.S. I use it with a Kabuki-style brush like this one: Flat Top Kabuki Foundation Brush By KESHIMA, Premium Makeup Brush
P.S. OH NO!!!! I see it’s not available anywhere right now (not even Amazon) so here are two versions (IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Pores Pressed Setting Powder – Airbrushed Matte Finish and e.l.f. Perfect Finish HD Powder, Blurs Fine Lines & Imperfections, All Day Wear, Perfect for On The Go) that seem pretty identical and I LOVE these two brands, so I’ll try these next once I run out of (which won’t be for awhile since my pan is pretty brand new and I doesn’t require much to create the finish). Either way, I just learned something new and I’m so excited.
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Midnight Mooring (Scottish Isles Series Book 4) by Samantha Young — Expected release date: October 29, 2026- Restless Demons MC – Joker – Book 3 by J.E. Daelman — Expected release date: October 29, 2026
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- Eff Marry Kill (Game Changers Book 4) by Nichole Rose — Expected release date: October 29, 2026
- Petteril’s Prison (Lord Petteril Mysteries Book 10) by Mary Lancaster — Expected release date: October 30, 2026
- Queen’s Alliance (Their Vampire Queen Returns Book 3) by Joely Sue Burkhart — Expected release date: October 30, 2026
- Unbound (The Bradshaw Brothers Book 5) by Janice Whiteaker — Expected release date: October 30, 2026
- Jon and Seiji’s Monstrously Macabre Predicament (Jon’s Mysteries) by AJ Sherwood — Expected release date: October 30, 2026
- Spark: Bluegrass Fire #1 by Kathleen Brooks | Oct 31, 2026
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