My dear husband has finally returned from his deployment! Yah!!! Super excited about him being home, but it is a bit strange after hanging out on my own for six months. I guess it'll take a bit to adjust.
Still going strong with the no 'poo. I'm not 100% sure of the last time I used shampoo, but I know it was probably about three weeks ago? Maybe. I don't know. I guess I could look back at previous posts to see, but that would make way too much sense. And it's a lot of work.
Also, haven't used dryer sheets/fabric softener either. Still using the downy ball with vinegar and the aluminum foil balls in the dryer. Seems to be fairly legit and Steve hasn't complained about it.
Let's see here...ohhh, my basil is blooming (or whatever you call it...growing...sprouting?) quite nicely, however comma apparently you aren't supposed to let it flower. I f'd that up, if that's the case. Whateves, it's not like I'm doing anything with it right now anyway. I'm about to plant some more shit here soon. Cucumbers, summer squash, carrots. Does anyone really give a crap? Nope.
I'm not even sure why I'm writing this right now. I'm a loser lately. I have nothing relevant to say, but I guess this entire section of my life has been pretty IRRELEVANT.
I really want to push people down and make them skin their knees sometimes. Yes, I know, that's a complete and total side note...
I should probably give up on this crap. I'm normally a funny person - if only to myself - and this is quite depressing. I need to get a life. Or something. SOMETHING!
Monday, May 30, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Absolutely nothing interesting
Upon reading over some of my previous blogs, I have realized just how much of a failure I am at blogging. I wasn't consistent with my personal 30 day yoga challenge (with the blog OR the actual 30 days of yoga) and I very rarely blog. I don't really feel like a failure, so I guess that's cool. Whateves.
I'm not sure what day I'm on with this no 'poo do, but it's still working out fairly well. I've only washed my hair once since the last blog. It's not stringy, oily, or anything terrible (and it doesn't smell bad) - I think I'll stick with it. Plus, I was looking at the ingredients of my previous shampoo and it included about 30340598345923 different kinds of parabens. Apparently, those little guys should not be included in your day to day beauty routine. You can do your own ra-search on the things that you DON'T want in your products, but most people don't mind slathering themselves in chemicals on a daily basis.
Generally speaking, I didn't mind either...however, after thinking about the possibility of my wonderful husband and I having the children, it gives me a new perspective. Some people have said that I have become a crunchy, granola, hippy - which may be slightly true. I guess I justify my way of thinking by asking if everything we do is necessary. There are all of these "new" conditions/ailments (and yes, I realize that some conditions that are relatively new may have existed previously, but just had a lack of proper diagnosis) and I can't help but think that we are doing some of these things to ourselves.
*Random shampoo crap - yes, I could buy "green" shampoo...but who wants to spend $12 on a normal sized bottle of it when I can make my own for $5?
Side note, same subject:
Tonight is the first night that we are no longer using dryer sheets. I had to wash the rugs in the house and I figured this was the best time to begin the experiment as I wouldn't be upset if I ruined a couple $8 rugs. So, I have a downy ball that I filled half way with vinegar (if you plan on going green anytime soon, you should probably get a gallon jug of distilled white vinegar and a giant tub of baking soda) and added a few drops of essential oil for smell good. When the clothes went into the dryer, I included two wadded up balls of aluminum foil. Just took the rugs out and they are soft, no static, and they smell like...nothing. I know this is a major issue for some people - having their clothes smell like flowers or whatever - but I don't really mind/see a point in it. Dab some lavender on your wrists if you want to smell good. Moving on...
The idea is that as I run out of store bought items, I will discontinue their use and try homemade methods. I want to give each new thing a month or two so that I can figure it out and if it doesn't work, I have no problem with going back to my old, evil ways.
I need to get on board with making more homemade food items, but that's a challenge for another day. I'm dedicated to this cause in small doses. :-) At least until kids come into play.
I just now realized that it's 1:30 in the f'in morning. WTH am I still doing up? Typing into the abyss of the world wide web and talking about nothing to no one.
I'm not sure what day I'm on with this no 'poo do, but it's still working out fairly well. I've only washed my hair once since the last blog. It's not stringy, oily, or anything terrible (and it doesn't smell bad) - I think I'll stick with it. Plus, I was looking at the ingredients of my previous shampoo and it included about 30340598345923 different kinds of parabens. Apparently, those little guys should not be included in your day to day beauty routine. You can do your own ra-search on the things that you DON'T want in your products, but most people don't mind slathering themselves in chemicals on a daily basis.
Generally speaking, I didn't mind either...however, after thinking about the possibility of my wonderful husband and I having the children, it gives me a new perspective. Some people have said that I have become a crunchy, granola, hippy - which may be slightly true. I guess I justify my way of thinking by asking if everything we do is necessary. There are all of these "new" conditions/ailments (and yes, I realize that some conditions that are relatively new may have existed previously, but just had a lack of proper diagnosis) and I can't help but think that we are doing some of these things to ourselves.
*Random shampoo crap - yes, I could buy "green" shampoo...but who wants to spend $12 on a normal sized bottle of it when I can make my own for $5?
Side note, same subject:
Tonight is the first night that we are no longer using dryer sheets. I had to wash the rugs in the house and I figured this was the best time to begin the experiment as I wouldn't be upset if I ruined a couple $8 rugs. So, I have a downy ball that I filled half way with vinegar (if you plan on going green anytime soon, you should probably get a gallon jug of distilled white vinegar and a giant tub of baking soda) and added a few drops of essential oil for smell good. When the clothes went into the dryer, I included two wadded up balls of aluminum foil. Just took the rugs out and they are soft, no static, and they smell like...nothing. I know this is a major issue for some people - having their clothes smell like flowers or whatever - but I don't really mind/see a point in it. Dab some lavender on your wrists if you want to smell good. Moving on...
The idea is that as I run out of store bought items, I will discontinue their use and try homemade methods. I want to give each new thing a month or two so that I can figure it out and if it doesn't work, I have no problem with going back to my old, evil ways.
I need to get on board with making more homemade food items, but that's a challenge for another day. I'm dedicated to this cause in small doses. :-) At least until kids come into play.
I just now realized that it's 1:30 in the f'in morning. WTH am I still doing up? Typing into the abyss of the world wide web and talking about nothing to no one.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
No 'Poo do!
I've recently embarked on a shampoo-free journey and I must say, so far so good. I was very hesitant about this, regardless of all of the good things I've read about it.
I started out by washing with a mixture of baking soda and water, followed by a white vinegar rinse.
*Mix baking soda and water until it turns into a paste. Thick enough to not be runny in your hair, thin enough to rinse out easily. I'm still playing with the consistency*
Afterwards, I did a coconut oil and milk mask.
*1 teaspoon coconut oil and 1 cup milk*
I would have did the mask first, but I felt like I needed to do a mask on clean hair versus hair that hadn't been washed in a week (I only wash my hair once or twice a week, as is). The mask made my hair insanely oily and horse hair like, but I slept on it without washing it with actual shampoo. The next morning, I washed again with baking soda and vinegar. The baking soda did help pull some of the oil out, but it was still oily. Yet, I did not wash. I kept on trucking. Here's my run down thus far:
Day 1 - Baking soda/vinegar/coconut oil mask
Day 2 - Baking soda/vinegar
Day 3 - Nothing, just a water rinse in the shower
Day 4- Nothing, water rinse in the shower - This was the first day that I saw a difference. I normally have to blow dry my hair followed by a flat iron, otherwise I'm a fluffy mess. Today, I let it air dry and my hair looked awesome!
Day 5 - Nothing at all, my hair is pretty much coconut oil free at this point. It is a little oily, but I think that's because my hair is trying to compensate from the years and years of shampooing and stripping it of it's natural oils.
Day 6 - That's actually tomorrow, but I don't plan on doing anything other than a cool water rinse in the shower.
I'm going to keep this up for at least a month or so. I want to give it the opportunity to level out and see how it goes. I do need to continue to play with the consistency of my baking soda paste and also the hair mask. Some people are worried about their hair smelling like vinegar from the rinse, but I assure you that it rinses right out with no smell. More to come on this and more to come with my personal movement toward the green!
I started out by washing with a mixture of baking soda and water, followed by a white vinegar rinse.
*Mix baking soda and water until it turns into a paste. Thick enough to not be runny in your hair, thin enough to rinse out easily. I'm still playing with the consistency*
Afterwards, I did a coconut oil and milk mask.
*1 teaspoon coconut oil and 1 cup milk*
I would have did the mask first, but I felt like I needed to do a mask on clean hair versus hair that hadn't been washed in a week (I only wash my hair once or twice a week, as is). The mask made my hair insanely oily and horse hair like, but I slept on it without washing it with actual shampoo. The next morning, I washed again with baking soda and vinegar. The baking soda did help pull some of the oil out, but it was still oily. Yet, I did not wash. I kept on trucking. Here's my run down thus far:
Day 1 - Baking soda/vinegar/coconut oil mask
Day 2 - Baking soda/vinegar
Day 3 - Nothing, just a water rinse in the shower
Day 4- Nothing, water rinse in the shower - This was the first day that I saw a difference. I normally have to blow dry my hair followed by a flat iron, otherwise I'm a fluffy mess. Today, I let it air dry and my hair looked awesome!
Day 5 - Nothing at all, my hair is pretty much coconut oil free at this point. It is a little oily, but I think that's because my hair is trying to compensate from the years and years of shampooing and stripping it of it's natural oils.
Day 6 - That's actually tomorrow, but I don't plan on doing anything other than a cool water rinse in the shower.
I'm going to keep this up for at least a month or so. I want to give it the opportunity to level out and see how it goes. I do need to continue to play with the consistency of my baking soda paste and also the hair mask. Some people are worried about their hair smelling like vinegar from the rinse, but I assure you that it rinses right out with no smell. More to come on this and more to come with my personal movement toward the green!
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