Sunday, August 3, 2014
Driving Mr. Doggy
Mr. H and I recently joined modo car sharing. Neither of us ever wants to own a car for many reasons that I won't get into. This adorable beast came into our lives though, and what does this beast love as much as food? Off leash walks in the bush. Shame we live just outside of downtown Vancouver and there is only one off leash area within a few kilometers of our home. If Josh were under 20lbs, I would sneak him onto busses or put him in my back pack and ride to the beach, but 95lbs is difficult to hide and impossible to carry.
A few weeks ago we headed up to Cypress Falls in West Vancouver. An off leash, quiet trail. It was a cool day and Josh had a blast. The trail is short but all three of us were tired from it. I highly recommend it for dog owners, quiet, tons of shade but if your dog is a water lover like ours, keep your eyes on them and for access points to the creek. There are lots of steep drop offs and Josh almost took a serious tumble trying to get a swim in.
Tomorrow, we are off to Macdonald beach near the airport. Another dog friendly area with great reviews! It'll be a sunny, hot day and Josh will appreciate every moment of it.
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Ex-squeeze me? Baking soda?
While reading the highly educational site buzzfeed.com, I came across a page with 27 DIY, 2 ingredient beauty supplies. Most of them I don't ever want to try (lipgloss made with crayons?, yuck). But a few of these caught my eyes and I have decided to experiment.
The first one I tried is the baking soda deodorant. I maybe use deodorant two to three times a week, I seem to sweat the same amount if I'm wearing it or not so I don't really like using it that much as it ruins my clothes. Years ago when I gave up the couch for regular exercise, I noticed that I would sweat more when active (not so much when inactive) but it was a cleaner sweat if that makes sense. I also had my pits lasered quite a few years ago due to a never ending case of ingrown hairs and some armpit acne from waxing them. There is much less smell now as I don't have hairs grabbing onto bacteria and holding it in (have you ever noticed a stronger smell when you forgot to shave for a few days?).
The obvious reasons for change is chemicals, a lot of chemicals that I don't know much about and don't want them on my body. There are the natural alternatives at stores but when I tried them it seemed like I sweated even more. Plus, they are expensive for more trial and error.
My first batch is with lavender essential oil (partly because I had a lot of lavender, I'm really excited to try lemon) for the past week. Applying seems a bit tricky, some of course falls on the floor, but since it's just baking soda it's not that big of a deal, it'll be good to get some on the feet. I shower at night and apply it then and then once again when I wake up. The lavender smell doesn't seem to transfer to my skin or clothes and it feels really fresh right away. I'm still sweating a similar amount, but my pits feel cleaner, fresher. They don't feel clogged like how deodorant can sometimes do that.
I'm enjoying this alternative, cheap and healthy version (because even the health stores have ingredients that I can't understand on them). If after more time this disagrees with me, I'll let you know. After this week , I'm sold on it.
Update, I recently found this article, 101 uses for coconut oil. Coconut oil is a product I have thought about introducing into our kitchen for a while. Now seeing that it is a great binding agent for the baking soda, I will finally purchase some for our home. I expect the application to be even easier. PS, I'll let you know if it sucks.
The first one I tried is the baking soda deodorant. I maybe use deodorant two to three times a week, I seem to sweat the same amount if I'm wearing it or not so I don't really like using it that much as it ruins my clothes. Years ago when I gave up the couch for regular exercise, I noticed that I would sweat more when active (not so much when inactive) but it was a cleaner sweat if that makes sense. I also had my pits lasered quite a few years ago due to a never ending case of ingrown hairs and some armpit acne from waxing them. There is much less smell now as I don't have hairs grabbing onto bacteria and holding it in (have you ever noticed a stronger smell when you forgot to shave for a few days?).
The obvious reasons for change is chemicals, a lot of chemicals that I don't know much about and don't want them on my body. There are the natural alternatives at stores but when I tried them it seemed like I sweated even more. Plus, they are expensive for more trial and error.
My first batch is with lavender essential oil (partly because I had a lot of lavender, I'm really excited to try lemon) for the past week. Applying seems a bit tricky, some of course falls on the floor, but since it's just baking soda it's not that big of a deal, it'll be good to get some on the feet. I shower at night and apply it then and then once again when I wake up. The lavender smell doesn't seem to transfer to my skin or clothes and it feels really fresh right away. I'm still sweating a similar amount, but my pits feel cleaner, fresher. They don't feel clogged like how deodorant can sometimes do that.
I'm enjoying this alternative, cheap and healthy version (because even the health stores have ingredients that I can't understand on them). If after more time this disagrees with me, I'll let you know. After this week , I'm sold on it.
Update, I recently found this article, 101 uses for coconut oil. Coconut oil is a product I have thought about introducing into our kitchen for a while. Now seeing that it is a great binding agent for the baking soda, I will finally purchase some for our home. I expect the application to be even easier. PS, I'll let you know if it sucks.
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