A co-worker has been telling me with increasing frequency that I look tired. Last week, I finally realized that all the ‘you look tired days’ are in actuality ‘no eyeliner days.’ Which is unfortunate.

I start a new job next week. (My company is relocating all their finance positions to Indiana. Because I truly believe my life is meant for better things than Indiana, I found a new job in Denver. Also, I love that I just said “I found a new job in Denver” as though it didn’t almost kill me to find a new job last time. Karma is evening out!)

And while this seems like a trivial thing to be excited about in the midst of all this change, I am particularly looking forward to the fact that I get to start fresh on the makeup front. Because no one there has any idea what my tired-looking baseline is yet, no one can judge me on my no eyeliner days. Which means my mornings just got a little bit easier.