So, I have a bit of a hoarding problem. Before I had kids, there was really one of two things that made my heart skip a beat.  Expensive handbags (although I didn’t have the money to buy them) and this: Makeup. Luckily, I have a friend who shares my obsession (EMILY, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE), and for many years we enabled each other during all those trips to Sephora and the Nordstrom MAC counter.  In fact, I even had birthday parties in my 20’s that revolved around makeover’s at Saks.  And as we left the store I would oh so subtly pass by the Dior counter and take a gander at the lovely ladies who stacked the shelves.  *Sigh* So the other day I was reading this article about the “shelf life” of makeup.  Ooops.  Apparently the max you should keep any makeup is 2 years, tops, and that’s just powder.  Lipsticks and eye shadows have an even shorter lifespan – like, 3 MONTHS.  Well, that ruffled my hoarding feathers because…gulp…I’ve had some of these goodies for over 10 YEARS.  And not that I use it all, mind you.  I’ve just never met something sparkly that I didn’t like. So I felt like it was probably time to let some of it go.  Sad face. And let me just say, this doesn’t even include the gargantuan nail polish collection I own – OR the bags upon bags of samples I threw out when we moved.  Clinique Bonus Time, anyone?? Here’s some good news though – MAC has a recycling program.  Did you know that?  You can trade in 6 of your (primary packaged, doesn’t include pencils) items for 1 brand spankin’ new lipgloss, lipstick, eye shadow, what have you.  Look at how green I am!!  I’m trading in 24 pieces!!  I admit, little girl’s clothing has taken over my life these past 4 years.  But I do still love a good stroll through Sephora and I ALWAYS buy new lipgloss palettes when MAC releases their holiday collection.  ALWAYS.  Which is like…NOW!!