I've got a few updates for you. Nothing major. Just what's been going on around the house here lately. First of all I told you in the last post that I was using the tea tree oil for my acne. Well I don't know if you can call what I have acne, just a few zits popping up at the worst possible times. So anyway, I got a small spray bottle at Wal-Mart for about a dollar. I filled it with about ten drops of tea tree oil and the rest of the way up with witch hazel. I shake it up and then spray on to a cotton pad. I apply it liberally to my face in the morning and at night (if I'm not too tired and forget). So far it works great. It has been keeping my forehead clear of zits and the ones that do pop up on my chin or nose area go away quickly. The blackheads that were all over my nose are disappearing and are less noticeable. So overall this combination of things seems to be a success. And very cheap too. One bottle of tea tree oil may seem expensive but given how long it lasts I think it's a great deal. So give it a try. If you have sensitive skin you may have to use less tea tree oil and if you have super oily skin you may want to use more. Just keep playing with it until you find a combination that works for you.
Next, I had my first job interview last Thursday. It's at a local dentists office. It's a super awesome job with great benefits and awesome hours. I'd be able to wear scrubs every day so I wont have to buy a bunch of new works clothes which is great. I am trying to decide if I should call today to check on the job or wait until tomorrow. Since yesterday was a holiday I am thinking I should wait until tomorrow but I am dying to know if I got the job. I know they will call me if I got it but I want it sooooo bad. So I don't know what I'll do. Call today? Call tomorrow? AAAAAH!
I've decided I'm to let my natural hair color grow out. So far it's looking a little on the gray side. Which is fine. I don't care if I'm going gray. It doesn't change my actual age or anything. So I'm not worried about looking older. The part I don't like is the waiting on it all to grow out. I've got a lot of hair and most of it is black right now. So I'm going to look really goofy for a while. If I get the job I mentioned before I might go ahead and strip my hair just so I wont look so crazy while working. I don't know. We'll see what happens. I really don't want to strip it. It's so bad for your hair and my hair is already damaged from all the dye anyway. I'll decide on something after I hear from the dentist I guess.
A couple days ago I planted a Caldwell's Pink rose bush. It has beautiful pink blooms and can get up to 4 feet tall and four feet wide. I hope it does that well. I planted it in the evening and gave it plenty of water. I let it sit for the day yesterday and then got up early and watered it this morning. So hopefully it will do well. It's supposed to stand up well to heat and droughts so maybe the heat here in Arkansas and lack of rain we've been having lately wont kill it. Now if I can keep the grasshoppers away from it.
Adventures of a wild young Bohemian.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
A Couple Forgotten Thoughts...
I forget to mention my two new favorite things in the world yesterday. I have been watching a ton of youtube video's getting ideas for crochet, sewing, make up and hair styling. Since I'm looking for a job I thought it would be a good idea to learn how to do my hair in a professional way and learn how to do more then just put powder on my face. So while doing that I came across two products that I thought I would try. Tresemme Heat Protector Spray and tea tree oil.
We'll start with the heat protector spray. I blow dry my hair almost every day. If I don't my hair just looks dull and lifeless. I have very fine and pretty straight hair. It's damaged because I dye it all the time and probably because I wasn't using the heat protector spray. So when I saw all these people using the Tresemme spray I thought well what the hell..I'll give it a shot. So I bought some on Saturday. You can find it at your local wally world. It's not expensive. Between 3 and 4 bucks. It says to hold it away from your head and spray on before you use any kind of heat on your hair. So things like hair dryers, flat irons, curling irons...etc. So I sprayed it on my towel dried hair and used my hair dryer the same as I always do. I wasn't really expecting my hair to look different after using it. But it did look different and in the best way possible. It's smooth, sleek and very shiny. So not only is my hair protected from the heat it gets the added bonus of looking awesome as well. Even with the crazy humidity we've had the past couple of days my hair is still looking good. So I have to say, I love this stuff. I wish I had known about it sooner.
Now for the tea tree oil. I had this laying around the house already since I use it to make my homemade juju. The juju is a combination of beeswax, tea tree oil, and comfrey oil. It's used for burns, bites, sore muscles...pretty much anything. It's good stuff. So tea tree oil is a natural antiseptic and I had heard that it was good for acne. But it has a strong odor and it's well...oily. I mean it's oil so it's gonna be oily. And seeing as how my face is naturally oily to begin with I thought no way am I going to use oil on an oily face. But after watching several videos where people assured me that it works to cure acne I thought what the hell? I'll give it a whirl. Most people dilute it the oil with either water or some people use witch hazel (which is an excellent toner btw). I didn't dilute it. I just put a tiny bit of the tea tree oil on a cotton pad and wiped it over my face, neck and chest because for some reason I'm breaking out everywhere. It smells awful and very strong and going on it feels oily. It also stings just a tiny bit. Not any worse then some of the stuff you buy at the store for acne so no big deal there. After about 20 or 30 minutes the oiliness went away and the stinging was nonexistent. So that was awesome. Then this morning I woke up and my face, which is normally super oily int he morning, was clean and smooth and not one bit oily feeling. It had an overall tightness to it that normally it doesn't have at all. And believe it or not the zits that were beginning to pop up yesterday already seem to be going away. I have one fairly large one on my forehead but even it seems to be getting less red and much smaller. So after one night with the oil I would say it's a huge success. I plan on continuing to use it and see how it does. I'll keep you posted. I am thinking of diluting it with the witch hazel today and using it nightly before I go to bed. I wouldn't use it in the morning mainly because of the smell of the tea tree oil. It's strong. Even diluted it will be strong. So be warned. You can buy a bottle of tea tree oil at walmart for about 8 dollars. I'm sure you can find it online cheaper or at natural food stores. So yeah...that's it for not. I'll let you know how it does and let me know if you try it too. I'd like to hear how it works for other people.
We'll start with the heat protector spray. I blow dry my hair almost every day. If I don't my hair just looks dull and lifeless. I have very fine and pretty straight hair. It's damaged because I dye it all the time and probably because I wasn't using the heat protector spray. So when I saw all these people using the Tresemme spray I thought well what the hell..I'll give it a shot. So I bought some on Saturday. You can find it at your local wally world. It's not expensive. Between 3 and 4 bucks. It says to hold it away from your head and spray on before you use any kind of heat on your hair. So things like hair dryers, flat irons, curling irons...etc. So I sprayed it on my towel dried hair and used my hair dryer the same as I always do. I wasn't really expecting my hair to look different after using it. But it did look different and in the best way possible. It's smooth, sleek and very shiny. So not only is my hair protected from the heat it gets the added bonus of looking awesome as well. Even with the crazy humidity we've had the past couple of days my hair is still looking good. So I have to say, I love this stuff. I wish I had known about it sooner.
Now for the tea tree oil. I had this laying around the house already since I use it to make my homemade juju. The juju is a combination of beeswax, tea tree oil, and comfrey oil. It's used for burns, bites, sore muscles...pretty much anything. It's good stuff. So tea tree oil is a natural antiseptic and I had heard that it was good for acne. But it has a strong odor and it's well...oily. I mean it's oil so it's gonna be oily. And seeing as how my face is naturally oily to begin with I thought no way am I going to use oil on an oily face. But after watching several videos where people assured me that it works to cure acne I thought what the hell? I'll give it a whirl. Most people dilute it the oil with either water or some people use witch hazel (which is an excellent toner btw). I didn't dilute it. I just put a tiny bit of the tea tree oil on a cotton pad and wiped it over my face, neck and chest because for some reason I'm breaking out everywhere. It smells awful and very strong and going on it feels oily. It also stings just a tiny bit. Not any worse then some of the stuff you buy at the store for acne so no big deal there. After about 20 or 30 minutes the oiliness went away and the stinging was nonexistent. So that was awesome. Then this morning I woke up and my face, which is normally super oily int he morning, was clean and smooth and not one bit oily feeling. It had an overall tightness to it that normally it doesn't have at all. And believe it or not the zits that were beginning to pop up yesterday already seem to be going away. I have one fairly large one on my forehead but even it seems to be getting less red and much smaller. So after one night with the oil I would say it's a huge success. I plan on continuing to use it and see how it does. I'll keep you posted. I am thinking of diluting it with the witch hazel today and using it nightly before I go to bed. I wouldn't use it in the morning mainly because of the smell of the tea tree oil. It's strong. Even diluted it will be strong. So be warned. You can buy a bottle of tea tree oil at walmart for about 8 dollars. I'm sure you can find it online cheaper or at natural food stores. So yeah...that's it for not. I'll let you know how it does and let me know if you try it too. I'd like to hear how it works for other people.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Jobs?
Well it's finally that time. My son is about to embark on that great journey into kindergarten. Which means I need to find a job. I wont have any kids at home during the day and I need money so there is nothing holding me back. Well except for that whole nobody that is paying a decent wage wants to hire me thing. Which really sucks. I have a college degree and I would consider myself and hard worker. But apparently everyone and their mother is looking for work right now and millions of people are applying for the same jobs as I am. I'm sure I will find something eventually. I just hope it's sooner rather then later.
I'm really not picky. I just want something that I know I would be comfortable doing and pays me enough to drive the 25 miles into town and 25 miles back home every day. So anything that pays 9 dollars/per hour or up would be fantastic. I've only applied for two jobs and I haven't heard from them yet. I'm hoping that I do soon. If not I'll start putting in applications everywhere and anywhere.
Not much else going on around here. It's abnormally hot for this time of year. I don't like it at all. I hate being hot. I hate being sweaty and I really really hate being sticky after I've showered already. There really is nothing worse then taking a shower, blow drying your hair and then being sweaty and sticky all over again. I hate it. That is why I am considering cutting my hair. It's getting really long and honestly it's starting to look a little ragged. I am also thinking of going back to my natural color. Which last time I checked was a dark blonde color. It could be gray now for all I know. But I saw this woman at Walmart the other night that had the most beautiful long gray hair. I just kept thinking ya know if my hair looks like that then that is nothing to be ashamed of. She didn't look old. She looked mature and beautiful. I'm not old, I'll be thirty this year. But I'm also not 19 anymore. There is no need to pretend I'm still a teenager. Even though I find it hard to believe that I'll be 30 in a few short months. But I have no problem with looking my age. So in the spirit of maturity I am no longer going to hide what might or might not be going on with my natural color. After all my dad went gray very early and he still looked very handsome.
My son went to a half day at Kindergarten today. He did awesome. He didn't cry, he didn't beg me to stay and I only shed a few small tears on my way home. I am just as ready for him to as he is but it's still a little sad that my last baby is growing up so fast. And I know how fast the time flies by once they start school. It's just a few years before they are teenagers and talking about getting cars, jobs and moving out. (I kinda look forward to that part just cause that means more time alone for me and the husband LOL) But it does go by very fast. I was so proud of the way he just went off and made friends and didn't cling to me like I thought he would. It makes me feel so much better about him starting school in the fall.
This Sunday is not only Mother's Day, it's also my 6th wedding anniversary. I am still the luckiest girl alive. I've got the best husband in the world. He still knows how to make me laugh, I still watch for him out the kitchen window while I'm cooking dinner and seeing him walk thru the door is still the best part of my day. Well that or going to bed and lying next time watching tv. I like that a lot. I don't know if he'll ever know how grateful I am to have met him and become his wife. Just thinking of all the chances we both had before meeting to either get married or get involved with other people and knowing how either fate or chance led us to each other it's just a miracle that we were able to finally come together. And I don't plan on ever letting him go.
I'm really not picky. I just want something that I know I would be comfortable doing and pays me enough to drive the 25 miles into town and 25 miles back home every day. So anything that pays 9 dollars/per hour or up would be fantastic. I've only applied for two jobs and I haven't heard from them yet. I'm hoping that I do soon. If not I'll start putting in applications everywhere and anywhere.
Not much else going on around here. It's abnormally hot for this time of year. I don't like it at all. I hate being hot. I hate being sweaty and I really really hate being sticky after I've showered already. There really is nothing worse then taking a shower, blow drying your hair and then being sweaty and sticky all over again. I hate it. That is why I am considering cutting my hair. It's getting really long and honestly it's starting to look a little ragged. I am also thinking of going back to my natural color. Which last time I checked was a dark blonde color. It could be gray now for all I know. But I saw this woman at Walmart the other night that had the most beautiful long gray hair. I just kept thinking ya know if my hair looks like that then that is nothing to be ashamed of. She didn't look old. She looked mature and beautiful. I'm not old, I'll be thirty this year. But I'm also not 19 anymore. There is no need to pretend I'm still a teenager. Even though I find it hard to believe that I'll be 30 in a few short months. But I have no problem with looking my age. So in the spirit of maturity I am no longer going to hide what might or might not be going on with my natural color. After all my dad went gray very early and he still looked very handsome.
My son went to a half day at Kindergarten today. He did awesome. He didn't cry, he didn't beg me to stay and I only shed a few small tears on my way home. I am just as ready for him to as he is but it's still a little sad that my last baby is growing up so fast. And I know how fast the time flies by once they start school. It's just a few years before they are teenagers and talking about getting cars, jobs and moving out. (I kinda look forward to that part just cause that means more time alone for me and the husband LOL) But it does go by very fast. I was so proud of the way he just went off and made friends and didn't cling to me like I thought he would. It makes me feel so much better about him starting school in the fall.
This Sunday is not only Mother's Day, it's also my 6th wedding anniversary. I am still the luckiest girl alive. I've got the best husband in the world. He still knows how to make me laugh, I still watch for him out the kitchen window while I'm cooking dinner and seeing him walk thru the door is still the best part of my day. Well that or going to bed and lying next time watching tv. I like that a lot. I don't know if he'll ever know how grateful I am to have met him and become his wife. Just thinking of all the chances we both had before meeting to either get married or get involved with other people and knowing how either fate or chance led us to each other it's just a miracle that we were able to finally come together. And I don't plan on ever letting him go.
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