This week has been full of:
I've had my eye on this spooky-looking plant in my parents' front yard for a while. It finally bloomed! The pear trees out front have been weighed down with these tiny, sweet pears for the last couple of weeks. The limbs were almost at the breaking point when I finally got out there to pick them. Thanks to my Nana and our neighbor, Granny, I've recently come into a lot of apples. There's no way I could eat or bake them all into something, so I decided to can them. Come October when the four of us are 500 miles away...
Glass bottles make me smile.
Filed under: DIY, health and beauty, homemade, natural products, skin care
I'm just gonna go ahead and warn everyone: this post is about to be a link fest. The pretty glass bottle that my Burt's Bees Vitamin E Body & Bath Oil came in has inspired me to buy more glass bottles for storing homemade health and beauty products. My friend Chuck told me about two really neat websites where I can find glass bottles for next to nothing (SKS Bottle & Packaging, Inc. & Sunburst Bottle Company), and I'm pretty pumped about it. The first two projects that I plan to fill some bottles...
Cervical Dysplasia
I discovered that I had cervical dysplasia after my second or third trip to the Gynecologist. My follow-up pap smear was also abnormal. I have friends who have had to undergo biopsies after repeated abnormal pap smears, and I've heard a horror story or two about how painful it can be. Needless to say, I wanted to avoid that. My sister told me that she read a few things online about natural remedies for cervical dysplasia, and I did some research for myself shortly after that. A lot of the blogs and articles that I found suggested discontinuing the use...
Mad Men Yourself
It is no secret that Mad Men may be my new Lost. I love it and I loved Season Four's first episode! I am very excited about the new season.
Side Note: I hate when bloggers pretend like they don't watch tv. Like if they post about television shows their readers will be disappointed in them. I think that is so dumb. I love television and I don't care if that sounds trashy.
So it doesn't matter whether or not you love Mad Men as much as me, Mad Men Yourself. It is quite fun. This is me.Projects for Fabric Scraps
Sorry for my prolonged absence and sporadic posting. If it's possible for things to be both dull and hectic then that's what they are--we've got a lot of last minute school/house stuff to deal with, and none of it should really be that taxing, but it's so hot that all I want to do is sleep through the day and watch television all night. Additionally, we're drowning in fresh apples, pears, and figs right now. The last thing I need is sweets (you know, in combination with the sleeping all day and watching television all night), but I can't let all...
I wish that lightening my hair was easy/safe.
Filed under: hair care, life lessons, pictures of celebrities, vanity
Looking at pictures of Kristen Stewart with blonde hair has convinced me that I may also need blonde hair. It's one of those things that I'll probably never do, but it's fun to pretend. Now would be the perfect time to radically alter my physical appearance, too, since I'm moving and I won't have to deal with all the surprised/disappointed faces. I'm currently scouring the internet for ways to safely lighten my hair. My conclusion: There aren't many. Surprise, surprise. I haven't given up yet, though. I'm gonna talk to all the hairstylists/colorists that I know and see what they say....
Linalool, friend or foe?
Filed under: health and beauty, natural products, physical well-being, skin care
photo credit: miltedflower I mentioned linalool in my recent post about perfume, but I didn't really expound upon why it should be avoided because I hadn't done much research at that point (aside from the articles that I linked to in the post). My curiosity was stirred once again while reading the ingredients to Danielle's seemingly harmless body oil. Upon seeing the ingredient "linalool" listed, I immediately did some research. Linalool earns a hazard...
Gary makes me hungry.
I had a long, fun conversation with my friend Gary the other day, Sunday actually, over the telephone, and we quickly started talking about food, as our conversations tend to do. Gary, now a famous playwright/critic, who spends most of his days on a plane, as opposed to by a plate, always wants to hear about what Nana has cooked, created, invented, resurrected from her kitchen shelves. Nana’s kind of magical that way. And she has become something of folklore in my social circles, and many of my friends eagerly await for my Sunday dinner details. (I can think of one person who...
Labels, Notepads and a Calendar, oh my!
I love freebies, so I decided to share a few of my favorite free downloads from the blogosphere.
Free Turquoise Meets Gold Labels here from Little Sightings via iDIY
Free Mailing Labels here from Creature Comforts
Get the Free Birdy Notepad here and the Dream Catcher To Do here both from A Print A Day
Get this lovely calendar
Eating meat makes me feel sluggish.
Filed under: food and drink, life lessons, physical well-being, travel
I just got back from a sufficiently relaxing vacation with Kirby and his family (hence my week-long post hiatus). The week was filled with sunshine, fruity drinks, and insane amounts of food. I enjoyed every second of it, but my body still hates me for all the junk food that I consumed. Potato chips, sausage casserole (Sometimes I'm a bad vegetarian, okay?), and lots of bread and cheese pretty much made up my entire diet for the week. I still feel sluggish, and I'm convinced that the three ulcers in my mouth are somehow connected to the poor food choices...
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