Vegetable glycerin is an emollient, a humectant and it's hygroscopic (attracts water from the air). Rosewater nourishes the skin with a plethora of benefits. It tightens pores, reduces fine lines and wrinkles, and balances sebum production. It also is naturally antibacterial!
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Skin toner transition!
During the winter, we normally use our space heaters and a forced air furnace. While keeping us warm and toasty, it really dries my skin out. So, I discovered that I can transition my toner from astringent to moisturing. What I did was I added 2 tsps of vegetable glycerin and 1 oz of rose water per 3 ozs of toner. I poured out my toner into a bowl, added them and mixed them really well just poured it back into the bottle with a funnel.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Getting stuff done... The percentage/steps correlation.
I have noticed that the amount of steps that a project takes directly correlates to the likelihood that said project will get done. If a project has 0 Steps that means that it has a 100% chance of being completed. 10 or more steps? Means there is a 1% chance of being accomplished.
Let me give you an example:
Doing dishes? 3 steps. Fill sink, wash dishes and dry/put away = 80% chance of being done. If you have no dishwashing detergent, that adds 3 more steps = 40% chance of being accomplished. The reason? Get into car, buy detergent, come home, fill sink. wash dishes, dry and put away. 6 steps vs 3 steps. But if you make sure you always have detergent, then you only have 3 steps.
Doing Laundry:
There is a 40% chance that it will be completed. Put clothes in washer, Wash Clothes, transfer to dryer, Dry clothes, Transfer to basket, Put away clothes. 6 steps. Out of laundry detergent? 9 steps. you have a 10% chance of getting it done. Broken drier? You'll be lucky if you get it done once a week!
Now, some might say that getting them dry and and in a basket is 'done'. Not really. That's just something we tell ourselves so we don't feel like crap when we have clothes all over our bed or in multiple baskets all over the house.
Just imagine how this transfers over to DIY projects! Okay, if you want to build a desk that hangs on the wall. Do you have brackets? Do you have laminated plywood? There is an 80% chance that will be completed. Do you need to go to the hardware store to get those things? There's a 30% chance to getting it done. Decide to get wood boards and varnish it yourself? Your chance of completing it just went down to 10%. Keep in mind you can't varnish it AFTER you've already set up your desk, plus you need a place to varnish it, and a semi nice day to do it. Your chances went waaaaaaaaaaaay down of completing the project.
OI!
Let me give you an example:
Doing dishes? 3 steps. Fill sink, wash dishes and dry/put away = 80% chance of being done. If you have no dishwashing detergent, that adds 3 more steps = 40% chance of being accomplished. The reason? Get into car, buy detergent, come home, fill sink. wash dishes, dry and put away. 6 steps vs 3 steps. But if you make sure you always have detergent, then you only have 3 steps.
Doing Laundry:
There is a 40% chance that it will be completed. Put clothes in washer, Wash Clothes, transfer to dryer, Dry clothes, Transfer to basket, Put away clothes. 6 steps. Out of laundry detergent? 9 steps. you have a 10% chance of getting it done. Broken drier? You'll be lucky if you get it done once a week!
Now, some might say that getting them dry and and in a basket is 'done'. Not really. That's just something we tell ourselves so we don't feel like crap when we have clothes all over our bed or in multiple baskets all over the house.
Just imagine how this transfers over to DIY projects! Okay, if you want to build a desk that hangs on the wall. Do you have brackets? Do you have laminated plywood? There is an 80% chance that will be completed. Do you need to go to the hardware store to get those things? There's a 30% chance to getting it done. Decide to get wood boards and varnish it yourself? Your chance of completing it just went down to 10%. Keep in mind you can't varnish it AFTER you've already set up your desk, plus you need a place to varnish it, and a semi nice day to do it. Your chances went waaaaaaaaaaaay down of completing the project.
OI!
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Mock Soup of Champions
Ingredients:
1 QT of broth
2 Cups of Meat
3-5 Cans of Veggies
4 Tbsps of Garlic Powder, 4 tsp of pepper (no salt needed, believe me, it's got enough already)
Optional: Cornstarch to thicken
You can, of course, modify this. It's simply a base.
The last time I made this soup (which was about... an hour ago) I used 1 QT of beef broth, 1 package of onion soup mix, 1.5 cups of freeze dried beef, 2 cans of (mostly drained) green beans, 1 can of corn, 1 can of peas, 1 can of whole baby potatoes, sliced up and a handful of sliced baby carrots, garlic and freshly ground pepper.
Instructions:
I simmered it uncovered for 20 minutes. To that I added 1 Tbsp of beef bullion, and 1 1/4 Tbsp of cornstarch dissoved in a 1/4 of a cup of cold water (mixed well). I drizzled the cornstarch mixture in slowly to thicken. I continued cooking for another 15 minutes.
I served it over a sliced open roll, and it's absolutely fantastic. This was my second helping. I am so full *holds tummy*
1 QT of broth
2 Cups of Meat
3-5 Cans of Veggies
4 Tbsps of Garlic Powder, 4 tsp of pepper (no salt needed, believe me, it's got enough already)
Optional: Cornstarch to thicken
You can, of course, modify this. It's simply a base.
The last time I made this soup (which was about... an hour ago) I used 1 QT of beef broth, 1 package of onion soup mix, 1.5 cups of freeze dried beef, 2 cans of (mostly drained) green beans, 1 can of corn, 1 can of peas, 1 can of whole baby potatoes, sliced up and a handful of sliced baby carrots, garlic and freshly ground pepper.
Instructions:
I simmered it uncovered for 20 minutes. To that I added 1 Tbsp of beef bullion, and 1 1/4 Tbsp of cornstarch dissoved in a 1/4 of a cup of cold water (mixed well). I drizzled the cornstarch mixture in slowly to thicken. I continued cooking for another 15 minutes.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Tactical knitting
So today, while Cuteboy and I are down with a cold... he decided to teach me the cobra knot or something. And after we both are conscious, then we can get this place packed up.
Updated:
He is making a strap for his 'man purse' and I was just mucking about with some spare cording. We've made it back to the mock homestead and are working on a ventilation system for the basement.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Gardening
The boys made me a couple of raised bed gardens this year out of cedar boards. Cuteboy wound up completing them with me dutifully holding the mag lite while he used the power drill.
On that note, should I ever need to buy a power drill again, I will be getting a DeWitt. Black & Decker is nearly impossible to buy replacement battery packs locally.
Pictures to accompany soon. It was too dark to take any actual pictures of the assembly. Also Cuteboy made me some hydroponic food factory rigs too, he just has to bring them up from his soon to be ex apartment.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
And so it begins:
Today we decided to start our garden. Monk and I headed out this morning to the Farmer's market. We picked out 2 orange pepper plants. 2 red pepper plants, 2 cayenne pepper plants, 3 brandy wine tomatoes, 4 beefsteaks and 3 pineapple tomato plants.
Cuteboy and I went in to Menard's to get some cedar boards for the frames. Cedar is naturally insect repellant, and picked up a few more seeds.
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