I Love Norml People

Because the propaganda never stops - we now have to check Halloween candy for THC ?!

This is my favorite part of the article …

 As for the potency of the marijuana-laced products, Walsh said the level of THC, the chemical found in marijuana, can vary from zero to over 90 percent.

God forbid the children get marijuana-laced candy with a potency of at least zero percent!

Get real for a minute, do you know how much time it takes to make regular candy without a factory? A LOT.  Now we’re supposed to believe that an extremist pot-head is going to take the time to make all those thc candies for strange children?

And although I have no proof to support this theory, I have to say that I don’t believe a few pot-candies is going to have much effect on the perma-drunk-goofball-mode that kids are usually in.

 

Hair Poo

I haven’t used actual *shampoo for 8 days.

Instead, I’ve tried using pretty much everything in my kitchen…     

baking soda - grape juice - evaporated milk - beer - honey - coconut oil – raw agave - glycerin - vinegar – alum – cocoa powder – vodka -

I’ve tried all sorts of combinations, and although I haven’t had amazing results, I do think I’m only a few more nights of mad concoctions away from finding the perfect mix.

At the moment, my hair smells like flat beer and cider vinegar, which is not ideal but is better than smelling like stinky, dirty, oily hair

And it looks sorta greasy but is pretty damn fluffy and actually sorta cute – in the same way that beach-hair-bed-head-tussle looks cute.

Still, I would not want to be in public without a hat

Sorry I Thought You Were …

“Normal” people are sometimes mistaken for celebrities.

I, however, have been mistaken for other women who live in Bemidji.  I guess I have 1 or 2 Doppelgangers nearby – and it’s really bizarre when a stranger confronts you, believing that you are some one else.

What’s even more bizarre, is when you mistake a stranger for yourself! Like, a few weeks ago there was a picture in the newspaper and there I was in between the other faces, eyes-shut and scratching my nose…but unless I am unknowingly living a separate life as an alter-ego, there is no way the girl in that picture was me.

I had that exact same feeling today when I saw these pictures of Casey Anthony

(above) This is Casey Anthony

 (below) This is me, NOT Casey Anthony

       

Obviously I knew we had a resemblance to one another, but I honestly had to convince my brain that it wasn’t me I was seeing in her pictures.

I had thought it would be funny and easy to “be Casey Anthony for Halloween”  but now I’m thinking it’s a bad idea, considering one girl with similar features already got chased down by a *Justice for Caylee* vigilante

So now I don’t have a costume…

See You Soon

7 months until I can get my garden back…

…Already makin plans!

Love The Dog Days

My dog is way too precious

Just look at those ears!

Unfortunately, she doesn’t like to play nice, and poor Luna couldn’t keep up with her insane amounts of energy.

Vienna is almost 2 years old, has been fixed for over a year, and still she has just as much energy as the day we brought her home – I’m starting to think she will be stuck in puppy mode forever.

Thank goodness for Kong Toys!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Favorite Thing

I’m just discovering how much I love Vegetable Glycerin

And I still don’t know exactly how it works or what it is

But I’ve been mixing it in to pretty much everything that goes on my skin or in my hair.

Its totally crazy too, when I wash my hair with baking soda and glycerin, it’s super duper shiny, almost to the point of looking probably greasy, but my roots don’t look oily, my hair doesn’t smell bad, and it’s got quite a bit of volume, which is strange because my hair is usually flat – straight with zero bounce.

This “No Poo” life-style I’ve been reading about is really interesting, but I’m working on how to cut out shampoo/conditioner completely and still remove all the excess oils from my hair.

I can say for certain, however, that after 1 month of using only coconut, sweet almond, or olive oil on my face instead of a moisturizer before bed, my eyelashes are longer than they’ve ever been, and for the first time ever, they actually have a slight natural curl!

 

That’s Nonsense!

I understand that at first, it feels some what strange to put food on your skin.  Probably because it doesn’t come in a funky bottle with labels.

But think about it, an average consumer uses a “beauty product” nearly every day, at least you could assume deodorant, toothpaste, and probably some form of soap.

We read the ingredients and have no clue what the hell they are…

… Why have we all just accepted that this is okay?!

Hey, I’m a woman of America and I love my mascara more than most. I’m not saying that we should all just stop washing or wearing make-up.

The thing I don’t understand is, why most people automatically crinkle their nose when you talk about using home-made remedies.

Reactions are usually

What? Really? You use ____ for ____?

Yes, I rubbed a potato on my face.
Yes, I poured vinegar water in my hair.

Why is that crazy, when its perfectly normal to slather ourselves with things like…

• Triethanolamine – commonly found in metalworking fluids and cement
• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate – great for degreasing engines

 

We all need to help each other be informed consumers, and find better alternatives.