Brain Scramble

Hey everyone. Sorry for the ill planned blog posts and lack there of. This week stuff around the house has been all sorts of out of whack! It started this past weekend when I got in a fight with my best friend over miscommunications. Both of us hurt each others feeling and things got out of hand real quick. Then On Sunday I went to go film my video and my camera died half way through the darn thing in a place were there was no turning back, so that was a fail. Monday I had to take Jim to the E.R. . He had hit his knee on the dog gate and it swelled up all huge and turned purple. The doctor thought he broke his knee cap. Thank goodness he didn't, he did manage to hit it so hard that the joints filled up with blood and they gave him this fancy knee brace thing. That same day I got a call for an order for 10 hair flowers that I sell in my Etsy shop. Of course they need them by Friday. I am not complaining at all about this, in fact I'm super stoked about it. But with all of this going on it still makes me a busy gal. Then with all of this going on the kitchen sink clogs up and and it's been 2 days trying to fix it. Our house is so old that we have cast iron pipes so we can't use Draino or anything like that to fix it. I had to do the dishes in the bathroom sink last night. That sucked real bad.  I also have made the decision to get strict about meal planning and setting a budget for food. This has led to us trying new recipes and Jim is helping alot with it. We have started sharing cooking duty and cleaning up in the kitchen. I love that my partner is crime is there even for the poopy stuff too. :) Tuesday night I made Lasagna cupcakes. They turned out even better then I thought they would, and the best part is they were simple and didn't take long at all! Last night I made Cornmeal and chive waffles with a friend egg and salsa. Now I'm usually not one for savory breakfast food, but this was awesome. I made the salsa myself . I honestly was pretty impressed with myself. All of the recipes I mentioned in this post I found on Pinterest. It's been raining since Monday here and it's not supposed to let up until Next Monday. My best friend and I made up, if you were wondering. We are both hard headed and I'm sometimes super sensitive so that combo doesn't always work out so well. It doesn't help that we live hundreds of miles away from each other, which is one reason why I think I took this fight so badly. I miss my two best friends very much and it's hard not being able to just hang out with them, it's a whole planning process. It's been more then a year since I've seen either one in person. That is far to long.

I'm sorry this is so jumbled and all over the place. That's kind of how I feel right now. Well I have a busy day of crafting and plumbing, so I will check in with all of you soon.

Salsa making adventure

Homemade detoxifying mask- DIY

With all the fun I had last week on  our mini vacation my face was feeling a little under the weather. Not to mention this winter has done weird things to my face. I chose all natural products that had healing qualities. I know this sounds all new age hooey, but this was my first time trying it and I was pleasantly surprised. Here's what I put in it and why...

Oatmeal- sooths the skin and moisturizes

Honey- has natural anti-biotic qualities

Sugar- the small grit isn't harsh and helps remove dead skin

Baking soda- Helps to clear up break outs, but can dry skin out

lemon- the citric acid helps problem areas and will lighted scars and imperfections

Measurements

5 Tbsp Oatmeal

1 Tbsp Honey

1 Tbsp Sugar

1/2 Tbsp Baking Soda

The juice of 1/2 lemon

 You will also need a coffee grinder or food processor to grind down the oatmeal. You don't want this to be chunky. Also I hope that you know that you should be using plain oats, not any fancy flavor. While peaches and cream is great for breakfast, not so great for your face!!!!

Once you have ground your oatmeal add all the ingredients, making sure to add the lemon last. When you add the lemon juice it will bubble up and look awesome. When you stir it the bubble will dissipate. If it's a little watery add some more oats until it's thick enough to put on your face.

Next you want to make sure your hair is pulled back. Once that is done, go ahead and slather the stuff on your face. Now I'm not going to lie to you, it feels like your rubbing cookie dough on your face. I also took the liberty to taste it and it tastes like wheat thins. Once it's on your face rub it in and then let it sit for 10-15 minutes or until you feel it start to harden.

 

Sexy, I know right!?

After you wash your face your face will feel super soft. I waited a couple of days to post this because I wanted to make sure that it didn't dry out my skin and it didn't. You also may have some left over and you can save for a week-ish and use it again if you like. I would avoid doing this everyday because it will dry your skin out if you have normal to dry skin. I recommend doing this once a week as a way for your face to recuperate from all the makeup and air pollutants. 

I hope this has helped and I hope you give it a try. 

See ya soon!