4/27/2013
Spectacular View
I have to admit, I am fairly lucky. Near where I live is one of the most spectacular views. When you're driving West on I70 into the mountains, 3 exits in (Genessee Park exit) the highway curves and the mountains just open up and there it is.
4/10/2013
Guilty Pleasure - Drop Dead Diva
I have to admit, Drop Dead Diva is one of my favorite tv shows. I don't watch tv regularly, I tend to save things up and watch them in big chunks or marathons when I have time.
I just caught up on Season 4, and I still love the show but I'm angry at the writers. I feel like they were pressured by viewers to go for the 'Prince Charming' fairytale romance instead of a realistic and really great one that had been building for over a season.
The premise of the show is cheesy but cute and very lighthearted.
I just caught up on Season 4, and I still love the show but I'm angry at the writers. I feel like they were pressured by viewers to go for the 'Prince Charming' fairytale romance instead of a realistic and really great one that had been building for over a season.
The premise of the show is cheesy but cute and very lighthearted.
3/27/2013
Tool of the Week: Tea Tree Blemish Stick
You kind of assume that one of the good things about getting older would be at least you don't have to deal with annoying pimples/zits/acne/blemishes anymore. And for the most part that is true. But every once in awhile you can still get one, typically from stress.
The last thing you need when you're stressed, is something to make you even MORE stressed.
I found this wonderful little stick a few years back and it's now an absolute staple of my makeup bag. I can go without makeup completely, and just be happy with good skincare, as long as I have this guy on my side!
The Desert Essence Blemish Touch Stick. Dab this on the minute you start seeing a blemish, with follow ups every few hours. When I do this, the blemish disappears within 2 days!
"Reduces oil that can lead to blemishes. Helps improve and maintain skin clarity. Soothes and nourishes skin. Powerful botanical extracts of chamomile, lavender, palmarosa, wintergreen and calendula are formulated with tea tree oil in a proprietary blend that works to diminish skin imperfections and give your complexion a fresh natural radiance."
It can be found in most Whole Foods and Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers stores. If you don't have one of those nearby, you can always find it at amazon too! Facial Blemish Stick-Anti-Bacterial with Tea Tree - .31 oz - Stick
Per the UWA Tea Tree Oil Research Group: Tea tree oil is the essential oil steam distilled from the Australian plant Melaleuca alternifolia (unique to Australia and native to Northern New South Wales). Tea tree oil is usually clear to very pale golden in color and it exudes a fresh, camphor-like scent.
Often called a “medicine cabinet in a bottle”, Tea Tree Oil is antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral AND stimulates the immune system.
Also known as Melaleuca, Tea Tree Oil is a natural antibacterial disinfectant that was commonly used as a general antiseptic by aborigine tribes for thousands of years. Recently the scientific community has confirmed that Tea Tree Oil has tremendous medicinal benefits.
It's also known to effectively fight a number of infections that are resistant to some antibiotics! It is an excellent natural remedy for hundreds of bacterial and fungal skin ailments such as acne, abscess, oily skin, blisters, sun burns, athlete's foot, warts, herpes, insect bites, rashes, dandruff and other minor wounds and irritations.
And that's just the external uses!
It can also be used as a mouth wash, since it is highly effective in healing oral candidiasis (a fungal infection of mouth and throat). I don't have first hand experience of this, but I do have very sensitive gums that bleed. I switched to a tea tree oil toothpaste and mouthwash (also found at Vitamin Cottage) and within DAYS my gums stopped bleeding.
*Editor’s Note: This article does not replace medical advice.
The last thing you need when you're stressed, is something to make you even MORE stressed.
I found this wonderful little stick a few years back and it's now an absolute staple of my makeup bag. I can go without makeup completely, and just be happy with good skincare, as long as I have this guy on my side!
The Desert Essence Blemish Touch Stick. Dab this on the minute you start seeing a blemish, with follow ups every few hours. When I do this, the blemish disappears within 2 days!
"Reduces oil that can lead to blemishes. Helps improve and maintain skin clarity. Soothes and nourishes skin. Powerful botanical extracts of chamomile, lavender, palmarosa, wintergreen and calendula are formulated with tea tree oil in a proprietary blend that works to diminish skin imperfections and give your complexion a fresh natural radiance."
It can be found in most Whole Foods and Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers stores. If you don't have one of those nearby, you can always find it at amazon too! Facial Blemish Stick-Anti-Bacterial with Tea Tree - .31 oz - Stick
Per the UWA Tea Tree Oil Research Group: Tea tree oil is the essential oil steam distilled from the Australian plant Melaleuca alternifolia (unique to Australia and native to Northern New South Wales). Tea tree oil is usually clear to very pale golden in color and it exudes a fresh, camphor-like scent.
Often called a “medicine cabinet in a bottle”, Tea Tree Oil is antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral AND stimulates the immune system.
Also known as Melaleuca, Tea Tree Oil is a natural antibacterial disinfectant that was commonly used as a general antiseptic by aborigine tribes for thousands of years. Recently the scientific community has confirmed that Tea Tree Oil has tremendous medicinal benefits.
It's also known to effectively fight a number of infections that are resistant to some antibiotics! It is an excellent natural remedy for hundreds of bacterial and fungal skin ailments such as acne, abscess, oily skin, blisters, sun burns, athlete's foot, warts, herpes, insect bites, rashes, dandruff and other minor wounds and irritations.
And that's just the external uses!
It can also be used as a mouth wash, since it is highly effective in healing oral candidiasis (a fungal infection of mouth and throat). I don't have first hand experience of this, but I do have very sensitive gums that bleed. I switched to a tea tree oil toothpaste and mouthwash (also found at Vitamin Cottage) and within DAYS my gums stopped bleeding.
*Editor’s Note: This article does not replace medical advice.
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