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The way I am

CJ Antichow
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prompts for june 2026

What’s your “I’m not leaving the house today” outfit?

I’m sorry to be like this, (well okay, not actually sorry, it’s just a thing we say), but I don’t leave the house unless I have makeup on and my hair is done.

Ninety-nine percent of the time I’m wearing a dress or some other clothing I deem fashionable. Wild horses couldn’t drag me out, not even to Walmart, in pajamas. Well I barely own pajamas anymore anwyay.

I wouldn’t be caught dead out in public without at LEAST my eyeliner on, lipstick in place and hair a mess. Thanks to my Aunty Janice for having somehow passed this onto me 😊

I wasn’t always like this no. And I’m far from a princess, honest. But it is currently the way I am.

Be still my heart, Chad, one of the “Americans” who came up to my parents’ place each September to hunt geese. I was about 15-16 and sure I was madly in love with him lol

20 responses to “The way I am”

  1. Shel R. Avatar
    Shel R.

    Hey!!!
    It’s so good to be back and reconnect with everyone.
    I was under grabadrinkandsitwithme, and Idk what happened, but I could no longer get into my site.
    I had to create a new one, so please follow me on xoxoiloveyou.com 🙂

    I don’t leave the house without eyeliner, mascara and lip gloss either.
    Hell no! lol.
    Is there any way you could find this Chad guy and see what he’s up to these days?

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    1. CJ Antichow Avatar
      CJ Antichow

      Missed you!! So great to have you back! I assumed you were just busy with life and your daughter’s grad!
      Will check out your new site!
      I have no idea if i could ever find Chad lol, all i know is his name was Chad and he was from Michigan 🤣

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      1. Shel R. Avatar
        Shel R.

        Thank you!
        I missed you and reading your stuff as well.
        I’m trying to find everyone I had before and lost everything. ugh.
        Chad from Michigan – that’s all you need to look up on FB, and you never know! lol.

        The internet does amazing things!
        I hope you check and do. 🙂

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      2. CJ Antichow Avatar
        CJ Antichow

        Lol okay maybe i will ☺️

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  2. Michael B. Fishman Avatar
    Michael B. Fishman

    I liked the “not even to Walmart” line. I guess it has the same reputation up there as it does down here?

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    1. CJ Antichow Avatar
      CJ Antichow

      I’m bettin’ it does!

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  3. Fairweather Walker Avatar
    Fairweather Walker

    I’ve never been a heavily made-up gal, but eyeliner, mascara, eye shadow, and blush were my go-to’s in my twenties and thirties and as much as I’ve forgotten all about them for the past 15 or more years, I remember how my body appreciated the attention I was paying to it even for those few minutes of applying makeup. That may or may not make sense to you, but that’s how it was. I was never concerned about being seen without makeup, though. Even when I did put it on, I tried to apply it lightly enough to look natural. I get quite a chuckle these days when I see women with spiders on their eyes! Hilarious. Have fun, I say, even to the extent of false eyelashes and sparkles, but don’t take these things too seriously. And if you do, then do!

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    1. CJ Antichow Avatar
      CJ Antichow

      I’m the opposite, i barely wore makeup in my teens and 20’s, started experimenting a bit more with it in my 30’s and by my 40’s i was hooked lol…it doesn’t take me long to apply, less than 10 minutes but i really enjoy putting it on, like it’s fun!
      I could never be bothered with the fake lashes but each to their own 🤷🏻‍♀️

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  4. utahan15 Avatar
    utahan15

    eh i wore my togs inside out

    what an idiot

    pffffffffffft

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  5. MaryG Avatar
    MaryG

    I like putting makeup on and wearing it. It’s the getting it off I hate! I feel like it really pulls at the skin around my eyes to get it off each night, but I don’t like sleeping with make up on. What do you do?

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    1. CJ Antichow Avatar
      CJ Antichow

      Since i do wear waterproof makeup i do have to scrub a bit, usually i wash with a face wash or sometimes just Dove soap and water but what works really great and what i just started doing again is a tiny bit of Vaseline on a makeup remover pad, wipes it away no problem!

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      1. MaryG Avatar
        MaryG

        Good to know. I’ll give that a try. Thanks!

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  6. justrojie Avatar
    justrojie

    i’ve definitely gone to walmart in my pajamas looking like i rolled out of bed… when in fact i did roll out of bed after a 16 hour slumber

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    1. CJ Antichow Avatar
      CJ Antichow

      I didn’t think that would be a thing in California Rojie 🤭

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  7. justrojie Avatar
    justrojie

    what happened to Chad??

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    1. CJ Antichow Avatar
      CJ Antichow

      Oh i have no idea lol

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  8. Stephanie Avatar
    Stephanie

    I only wear make-up at work and try to let my face have a break the rest of the time, but if I’m doing ‘something’ other than running errands, I will do a little. 🙂

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    1. CJ Antichow Avatar
      CJ Antichow

      You’re naturally beautiful without though!

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      1. Stephanie Avatar
        Stephanie

        🙂 Thank you. I wish to see myself that way!

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      2. CJ Antichow Avatar
        CJ Antichow

        Borrow my eyes!

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