nO.5 "Moisturize your body from head to toe"

I personally recommend using Vaseline's Cocoa butter deep conditioning lotion. 

It's phenomenal! 

And it has vitamin E which supposedly is very good for your skin in terms of anti aging and sun protection.

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nO.38 "Re watch Avatar"

I've officially watched Avatar, from beginning to end, about 12 times now.
And I'm not exaggerating.
That's approximately 32 hours and 24 minutes of awesome blue people (navi) and beautiful, unimaginable creatures.

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nO.26 "Shop online"

Good thing the internet is open 24 hours.
Online shopping is the best. I make most of my purchases between 11pm and 4am.

Here are some of my favorite sites.
www.shopbop.com
www.revolveclothing.com
www.singer22.com
www.shopnastygal.com

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nO.23 "Measure your bust, waist, and hips with a tape measure"

May 9, 2011 @ 12:10am

Bust 32"
Waist 28"
Hips 30.5"

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nO.21 "Cut off all your split ends, one by one"

This is probably the habit I spend most of my time on.

In fact I think its safe to say I'm obsessed with doing it.

It all started with a fear of cutting my hair. I have a think for long hair and every time I would go to the hair dresser and ask them to cut off 1 inch they'd chop off three!

So in an attempt to avoid getting pissed off every time I got my hair cut I decided to take things into my own hands. 

Now whenever I get the chance I'll sit and pick through my hair and cut off all the split ends. And let me tell you I have some epic split ends. I found a hair split in 14 ways once.

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nO.20 "Read all your tweets from the past week."

Although this is tedious, it is actually a good habit to keep. Even if you aren't an insomniac. 

I find that I usually miss a lot of good tweets when I check my twitter through out the day.

I tend to skim through everything and I often miss out on some good articles.

So re reading all the tweets of the week can actually be fun.

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nO.19 "Watch someone else sleep."

This is considerably less creepy if you have a significant other whom you live with.

In my case ... not so much

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nO.17 "Look through your old pictures"

...and untag yourself!

some pictures were good once upon a time. Today, not so much. So keep your pictures up to date with the times...

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nO.15 "Google translate different words and phrases"

Just the important things you know...


yes i would love to go to st. tropez with you --- Oui, je voudrais bien aller à st. tropez avec vous


you are very handsome -- vous êtes très belle



i'll have a glass of malbec please --- Je vais prendre un verre de malbec s'il vous plaît

please take me to a 24 hour cafe --- s'il vous plaît me prendre pour un café 24 heures

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nO.14 "Floss your teeth"

Flossing is such a tedious task and one that most people don't regularly do.
It's that white lie we always tell the dentist when they ask us, "have you been flossing regularly?"

Good thing I don't fall asleep easily because God knows I would never floss if it weren't for my insomnia...

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nO.12 "Stumble upon weird shit"

My latest stumble was the "Air Umbrella"
I actually think its a pretty wild idea. I could definitely use an air umbrella

check it out: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/23a4Ml/www.yankodesign.com/2010/01/12/try-air-to-stay-dry

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nO.10 "Play random opponents on words with friends"

For those of you who don't know, words with friends is an app where you can play scrabble against people you know or random opponents. 

However, usually none of my friends are awake at 3AM so I often play random opponents.

Word to the wise, although playing scrabble with strangers is ok I wouldn't chat with them through the game. There are a lot of weirdos out there.

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nO.9 "Stalk your own Facebook page"

In my opinion you can never log in enough facebook hours...

Here, http://www.facebook.com/malubarreto , you can stalk me too if you want to... got to friend me first though.

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nO.4 "Apply all of your creams and moisturizers on your face"

Some of my favorites....

You can never have too many :)

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nO.2 "Experiment with your makeup"

This is a personal favorite, as I am a super fan of makeup.

So when the mood strikes I head over to my computer and visit my favorite you tube channel,

 Tanya Burr. 

She has the best make up tutorials and they're always step by step so it's easy to follow!

I think I got it about right....

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nO.1 "Cook something"

And by cook I usually mean reheat.
Leftovers are an insomniac's best friend.
Or if I'm so inclined I sometimes do "instant" - tomato soup is a personal favorite.

All you need is a can of Amy's organic soup , a can opener, a bowl, and a microwave.

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nO.22 "Weigh yourself"

116 lbs - April 22, 2011 @ 3:37AM

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nO.6 "Come up with a list of things to do when you can't fall asleep"

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nO.8 "Do push ups"

For the life of me I can't understand why I'm incapable of doing more than 30 push ups. 

No matter how much I try, and I've dedicated a few sleepless nights to this habit, I can never do more than that.

I will update you if I ever manage to beat my record.

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nO.7 "Do sit ups"

This habit usually comes about right after I've eaten a whole box of teddy grahams.....
It really counteracts that guilty feeling.

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nO.11 "Pluck your eyebrows"

And the tweezer of choice is......

Take it from a girl who has lots of brow, these are definitely the best. 

http://www.tweezerman.com/scripts/item.cfm?gc=B&sc=TZ&itemsku=1231T

And let me not pass up this chance to give some quick eyebrow tips...

1. Resist all urges to over pluck! I know it can be fun and all but there's a reason over plucked brows don't look good on anybody.

2. Do not try and shape your own brow. More likely than not it will end tragically, but i understand if you must so check out these tips: http://makeupblog.janeiredale.com/Blog/bid/28814/How-To-Shape-Your-Eyebrows-Like-a-Pro

3. Please avoid what is called sperm brow! If the name doesn't say it all check it out here: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sperm%20eyebrows

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nO.13 "Look through your old yearbooks"

Insomniac habit number 13: look through your old yearbooks. 

Or don't, because what you find might not be so pretty. 

But it's also kinda sweet to see how much people loved you, or thought you were "awesome"

And never forget always K.I.T. 

although i know most of us never did, but the random run ins are always fun :)


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