handmade update

Updates on the natural body stuff I made recently and how it's working:

Olive cleanser: Very nice. I use it in the morning, and use jojoba refresher from The Body Shop after, to get the residue off. In the evening, I use SpectroDerm. My skin is much less dry than it was - a very good thing.

Lemon Almond Hand Cream: Also very nice - reminds me very much of Burt's Bees cuticle butter. Quite greasy, but it absorbs after a few minutes. I think it would be nice on the feet before bed with a pair of socks.

Simple shampoo: Never really thickened. The recipe called for 'soap flakes' and I used grated soap that Annie and I made, so I think that may have had something to do with it. Not a high enough soap-to-water ratio, methinks.

Eye makeup remover: Very good. I just have to be careful not to use too much and get it in my eye. A tiny tiny bit does the trick! (Side note: As I was on my way to buy new makeup remover pads, I decided that I would use washcloths instead. They can be used more than once before washing, and they won't be adding to a landfill. Another tiny thing that can make a difference.)

Also, I made some olive moisturizing lotion yesterday. I used it last night and didn't really like the texture (super greasy) but my skin felt wonderful this morning. I'll try it again tonight.

bumper sticker vomit

DO NOT TRUCK THIS END

I saw that on a sticker on the back of an electrical company's van today. Can anyone tell me what it might possibly mean?

In other news, I saw more vomit from a student yesterday. Different student. She has a concussion, unfortunately. We were on our way back to her classroom, I was asking her to use her monocular to look at a class display on the wall, and up it came. She was (understandably) upset and the first thing she said was, "I didn't even know it was coming!" Kind of pitiful. Kind of gross.

tequila sunrise

lotv

Some of our many lilies of the valley have opened, and they are perfect. Adam dug up two tiny (and very dirty) bottles in the garden, and that's what I placed the flowers in. And they smell wonderful. I'm at home today, feeling pretty gross. I caught some kind of cold-y bug (from one of my students, no doubt) so I thought I'd keep my germs to myself. Hopefully I'll feel better tomorrow, and Adam won't catch it.