Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Grease 2
I am going to go back to school. Yikes! Today I am preparing to take the assessment test so I don't get into remedial math, I so hate math. I am going to use the heck out of the tutors in my program to pass it and get it done. I guess 32 years old is better than never doing it right? Right? Sweet Saint Brigid, help me.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Snow
Today it snowed for 37 minutes, exactly! There were beautiful white, fluffy snowflakes falling all around and then the sun came out, turned them into rain and then the rain faded. Bad Sun!
I did manage to snap two pictures of me in it though.
I did manage to snap two pictures of me in it though.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Mixed Berry Cheesecake
VEThis is from "The Kind Diet" cookbook by Alicia Silverstone. Usually the Vegan cheesecakes that use tofu don't turn out so good but this was great. I could not find honey-less graham crackers so I improvised with Ginger snaps; not bad but a bit overwhelming for this particular dessert (or so my BIL tells me). This is definitely a dessert I will make again, and again. I can't wait to add pumpkin and make it a marbled cheesecake. Yum!
No-Poo as in No ShamPOO
I found this blog post over a week ago and it has changed my life, literally. I read that Amber, the author of the blog had stopped using shampoo and used baking soda instead. Baking Soda?! The stuff that I use to bake with would clean my hair? Okay, yeah sure.
The next morning I decided to try it, me the girl with OCD who has exactly 8 different shampoo/conditioner combination's in my shower and who couldn't use the same product twice in a row was going to try this. I did, and it worked. It was odd, not to have the suds of traditional shampoo but it felt great and my hands were so soft. I dried it like normal which took no time at all and I have mega thick hair.
No-Poo Day #1 *Baking Soda wash only*
I was so happy and surprised with the way the wash, but did feel like my hair was a bit dry so I tried an Apple Cider Vinegar rinse; I mixed 2 Tablespoons of Vinegar with 1 cup warm water and poured it over my hair after the baking soda wash. When I got out my hair was so clean, soft and had such body!
No-Poo Day #2 *Baking Soda Wash w/Cider Vinegar Rinse*
I would usually wash my hair every other day and decided to give that a try and it's great! I love how soft my hair is even after not washing it for two days!
No-Poo Day #5 *No wash today, skipped a day*
Needless to say I am hooked! I feel great about using less and wasting less and I feel like I know this secret the world doesn't. I tease my my husband that I am becoming a "hippie" and he is adjusting to the my addiction to baking soda (I used it to clean my shower as well). Although he is adjusting, he has requested that I still shave my legs and my arm pits, he has a unique sense of humour.
Day #10
Oh, and besides my hair what I love almost as much:
My shower has gone from this:
To this:
The next morning I decided to try it, me the girl with OCD who has exactly 8 different shampoo/conditioner combination's in my shower and who couldn't use the same product twice in a row was going to try this. I did, and it worked. It was odd, not to have the suds of traditional shampoo but it felt great and my hands were so soft. I dried it like normal which took no time at all and I have mega thick hair.
No-Poo Day #1 *Baking Soda wash only*
I was so happy and surprised with the way the wash, but did feel like my hair was a bit dry so I tried an Apple Cider Vinegar rinse; I mixed 2 Tablespoons of Vinegar with 1 cup warm water and poured it over my hair after the baking soda wash. When I got out my hair was so clean, soft and had such body!
No-Poo Day #2 *Baking Soda Wash w/Cider Vinegar Rinse*
I would usually wash my hair every other day and decided to give that a try and it's great! I love how soft my hair is even after not washing it for two days!
No-Poo Day #5 *No wash today, skipped a day*
Needless to say I am hooked! I feel great about using less and wasting less and I feel like I know this secret the world doesn't. I tease my my husband that I am becoming a "hippie" and he is adjusting to the my addiction to baking soda (I used it to clean my shower as well). Although he is adjusting, he has requested that I still shave my legs and my arm pits, he has a unique sense of humour.
Day #10
Oh, and besides my hair what I love almost as much:
My shower has gone from this:
To this:
These are the only products for me (and my 2 year old son)
that inhabit my shower these days!
that inhabit my shower these days!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Black Sheep am I
I am the black sheep among the family I married into. I do not eat the way they do. I do not believe in what they believe in. I do not support what they support and they make sure I know it.
I am my own person who has her own ideas and own opinions and they can’t stand that. My mother in law can’t stand me and quite frankly the feeling is mutual. According to my DH his fathers side of the family won’t talk to him anymore because of me! WTF is up with that?! I have no idea why and honestly I am starting not to care.
Drama occurred Monday night with his mother, brother and sister in law over the color of shirts! Shirts that boys from age 12 to 2 would be wearing for a picture. See, I started this about4 years ago that we would get a picture done of the grand-kids for MIL’s birthday since the woman has everything. It started with three boys and has now grown to 5. We have coordinated the clothing in the past, cheesy I know but we have done it. This year the SIL suggested the boys wear black polos and dark jeans. DH didn’t like that idea and I told her that. She wrote back that the clothing was MIL idea and that she wants the boys to be uniform. When did a present to someone turn into their dictation of the final product. I didn’t answer her back and later that night DH got a call from MIL bitching that I always have to cause drama and why can’t I just do this one thing, that she never asks for anything! It ended with DH telling his mom and brother where to stick it. That really wasn’t what I wanted.
I always thought when I married it would be a family type marriage. But with MIL it turns into a power struggle. DH has had some really tough times in his past and instead of MIL being happy that he is stable and doing well (and that does have to do with me) she has to find fault in everything that I do.
I got an email the next day from SIL saying that she cancelled the photo session, blah, blah and BLAH! Whatever! Then yesterday SS said that MIL wants him to come to her house this weekend. I can bet you that SIL will take him and her boys and get their picture done together.
I am my own person who has her own ideas and own opinions and they can’t stand that. My mother in law can’t stand me and quite frankly the feeling is mutual. According to my DH his fathers side of the family won’t talk to him anymore because of me! WTF is up with that?! I have no idea why and honestly I am starting not to care.
Drama occurred Monday night with his mother, brother and sister in law over the color of shirts! Shirts that boys from age 12 to 2 would be wearing for a picture. See, I started this about4 years ago that we would get a picture done of the grand-kids for MIL’s birthday since the woman has everything. It started with three boys and has now grown to 5. We have coordinated the clothing in the past, cheesy I know but we have done it. This year the SIL suggested the boys wear black polos and dark jeans. DH didn’t like that idea and I told her that. She wrote back that the clothing was MIL idea and that she wants the boys to be uniform. When did a present to someone turn into their dictation of the final product. I didn’t answer her back and later that night DH got a call from MIL bitching that I always have to cause drama and why can’t I just do this one thing, that she never asks for anything! It ended with DH telling his mom and brother where to stick it. That really wasn’t what I wanted.
I always thought when I married it would be a family type marriage. But with MIL it turns into a power struggle. DH has had some really tough times in his past and instead of MIL being happy that he is stable and doing well (and that does have to do with me) she has to find fault in everything that I do.
I got an email the next day from SIL saying that she cancelled the photo session, blah, blah and BLAH! Whatever! Then yesterday SS said that MIL wants him to come to her house this weekend. I can bet you that SIL will take him and her boys and get their picture done together.
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