Two Things

1. Today, a woman I work with said to me, "You look as tired as I am!"

This woman happens to be the mother of a newborn.

I took this as a sign that my nearly empty tube of Lancome Definicils wasn't making me look as bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as it once had.

So, a quick stop at Walgreens, and I am now the proud owner of this medieval torture device.

Also known as L'Oreal Telescopic Explosion Mascara! (The exclamation point is not part of the name-- it just seemed fitting).

I will keep you posted on the state of my eyelashes.

2. The brownies that I mentioned from Smitten Kitchen? They look like the picture below... until people start coming back for seconds.

Then, they look like an empty pan.