Yeppers. That is me. Me with crazy swollen eyelids while on my retreat in St. Lucia. I am not tired. Nor am I hungover. I just had really swollen eyes. Why? One week prior- we had done the photo shoot for my book. Now- normally, I am picky about the make-up I use. For my weekly use of makeup (usually just for special occasions) I opt for the natural brands given the green light by the Cosmetic Database. The challenge withy my photo shoot is that my make-up collection literally consists of one eye shadow, one mascara, one blush and some lip gloss. I knew that I was in great hands with our make-up artist and even though she used mainly mineral based make-up, one day was still too much. The next day I looked like I’d been up crying all night long. I had a two day break from the make-up and then had another made-up day. The damage was done. My eyelids flared up like that kid at summer camp who got bit by a spider while she slept and couldn’t open her eye in the morning (we all had that kid in our cabin right?)