Ah, finally – a free day! Though there are things I
should do today, I am declaring a day off from house and yard work and bill paying and cooking – at least until 5:00! I need some ME time. Mike is off working today and I told him I was going to do what I
want today and he said, “good!”
I’ve not written in my little journal here for a week and I missed adding my entries. No free time at work this past week and when I get home from the gym it’s just too late (plus, I am a morning person and can’t put words together to make a decent sentence after 5:00 p.m., it seems). But, I have all day today! Whoopee! So… I will catch up from
last weekend’s experiments and tomorrow (God willin’ and the creeks don’t rise…heh-heh), I’ll post some pictures that I
plan on taking tonight when Mike gets home. He’s offered to be photographer, so I'll take advantage of that.
Now, back to last weekend… Here is what I wrote:
Ah, a reprieve from housework. I am alone and needed to get ready for date night with Mike so put away the mop and vacuum and rubber gloves and slathered some AO’s
Jojoba Meal & Oatmeal with Rosa Mosqueta Mask and Scrub to my face and Lush’s
H’Suan Wen Hua on my hair and started going through my hair products picking out what I want to get rid of - as I have way too many products – most of which just sit and collect dust because they didn’t impress me enough to use again. After 30 minutes I hopped into the shower and rinsed the mask of my face and H’Suan Wen Hua out of my hair and washed with AO’s
Blue Camomile Shampoo (“High in Azuline for Soft, Silky Manageable Hair!”). It lathers a bit more than the Island Naturals I used last week. I’d forgotten I had it hiding in the back on one of my cabinets, along with AO’s
Rose Mosqueta Rose Hip Conditioning Hair Cream that I used after shampooing. It smells almost as good as the GPB. Got out of the shower with my hair up in a towel. I combed it out (virtually tangle free) and added some jojoba and shea butter leave-in to the ends. Then, tried GM’s
Instar, which I’ve never tried when air drying. It’s a “body building” mist, so I’ll see what it does. I also used some other AO products I like a lot and have used off and over the past couple of years: Rose Mosqueta Moisturizing Cream for my face and Rose Mosqueta Hand and Body Lotion for elsewhere. I must like that Rose Mosqueta! So, now I’m sitting in our office under a ceiling fan that is lazily going around frustrated that I can’t get online for some reason…
And now it’s a week later and I can update you on my results. I did
not like the Instar as a leave-in. It made my hair stiff and it didn’t hang nicely at all. I remember liking it quite a bit when when my hair was still permed and I was blowing it dry with the diffuser. It seemed to make the waves/curls “set” more, but now that I’m letting my hair air dry, I don't like the feel of it. So… what shall I do with it? Into the the box of items to get rid of. That box is getting full! I remember when Valerie visited me last summer I gave her my bottle of Instar and it only had a bit of it left. Maybe she’d like more? Hmmm… will have to ask her!
I did do some research on rosa mosqueta. I’d read about it on Aubrey Organics site, but wanted to get more detail. There is quite a bit of info online, but here is a quick and easy overview:
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Rose Hip Oil is extracted from the seeds
contained in the intensely red berry-like
fruits -or hips- of a wild rose-bush that
grows in the cool, lush mountain rainy
valleys of the southern Andes, in Chile.
This wild rose is known by the people of
Chile as " Rosa Mosqueta ", and by scientists
as Rosa Affinis Rubiginosa. It's healing
properties where a well kept secret of the
native people of Chile for centuries. Now
they have been validated by scientific
research worldwide.
Intensive Repair Treatment
All natural skin care, toxin-free and
worry-free approach to revitalizing dry and
dull skin and visibly improving your skin's
quality and appearance.
Revitalizes your skin
Reduces wrinkles and signs of premature
ageing. Helps to counter the drying effects
of the sun which are usually first noticed in
fine wrinkle lines or "crows feet" around the
eyes and mouth. Evens tone and smoothes
roughness. A natural moisturizer for dry,
sensitive, allergic, sun damaged, problem skin
conditions and daily skin care.
Attenuates Scars
Improves surgical and accidental scars, restores
normal skin color (reduces redness or hyper
pigmentation). It also avoids the formation of
the keloid type of scar (lump) which may appear
after surgical procedures and helps to make less
apparent old scars left by acne or chickenpox.
(Might help the scar on my leg!)
Provides excellent results in the treatment on
burned skin or on skin that has been exposed to
radiotherapy.
Skin Moisturizer
It is a superb tissue hydrator with a high
absorbing level, penetrating dry skin almost
instantly to restore a much needed moisture
balance frequently lost by climatic and
environmental conditions such as dryness and
air toxicity.
Nourishes Your Skin
RoseHip Oil also has a high content of
unsaturated essential fatty acids, namely
oleic (15-20%), linoleic (44-50%) and linolenic
(30-35%). They are called " essential " because
our body is not able to reproduce them, and
because they help to nourish and maintain a
healthy skin.
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Now, it doesn’t say how good it is for your hair here, but I think it’s safe to say that it would also benefit hair health. Aubrey thinks so!
The stuff is quite expensive, but I might end up hunting some down anyway one of these days…
I ordered my hair mask from Kiehl’s this week and will be using up my last bit today. It’s rare that I find a product that makes a difference in my hair, so when I find one that does, I don’t mind paying a little more for it. So, today will be heat cap day.
It’s a beautiful, sunny day here and I couldn’t resist taking this picture… I call it
Supine Felines.
Ah, what a stressful life they lead, huh?
I do want to do a
little cooking today (I actually love to cook), ... I made some awesome blueberry and walnut muffins yesterday to use up some of the blueberries we have before they go bad (I
love blueberries and sometimes buy too many!). Mike and I both liked them so I’ll make another batch after noon sometime. I found the recipe while reading through
Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison. I wasn’t looking for a muffin recipe (and it’s really quite simple; I just added blueberries, walnuts and cinnamon to the basic recipe, but it was awesome). I’m thinking more and more about becoming vegetarian these days. I’ve not made the switch totally, but more often than not I’m not eating fish and birds. I gave up mammal meat years ago. Mike loves meat and I’m not out to change him (or anyone else), so I’m looking for new things to make that can have or not have meat included so we can eat together and both be happy.
Mike finally got the exterior finished on our master closet and my “beauty room”. He likes to call it my “hair stall” and I can’t wait ‘til it’s finished and I can
use it! Here is a shot of the
not yet finished interior of the “stall” (the closet part is to the left though you can't see it):
It's connected to the bathroom (obviously) and the floor is still concrete (he will add tile to match the bathroom), so I just threw a rug down to keep from walking on the cold concrete when we go to open the curtain. And, obviously, the walls aren’t up yet either! Where the opening is used to be a window to the outside - and it’s not trimmed or finished yet either. He’s done a fantastic job and as soon as the condo is finished, he’ll wrap up this project (before it gets cold). I can then spread all my hair toys out in that room. It’s going to be too cool.
Okay, enough of this… it’s time to do some research and read and play and listen to some peaceful (Celtic, perhaps?) music before doing a heat treatment on my hair.
Pictures tonight!
