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.