Lavender Bath Salts/Soak

So, I have not yet used the foot scrub that I made the other day, I wanted to make some bath salt/soak first. So I did that last night. You can actually smell the lavender in this one... I love soaking my feet after a long day. I figured I would use lavender essential oil.

So that it will help with the sleeping thing!

Coconut Lavender Foot Scrub

So, I think I mentioned before that I am obsessed with essential oils...Well I have gotten it in my mind that I am going to make all of my skin care products now. The first one I decided to try out was a foot scrub, since it is getting to be summer and my feet are, well, hideous.

I love skin care products from the store, however, they are expensive so I don't get them often. A container of foot scrub can run you upwards of $15.00 (if not more). So I searched Pinterest, got all the best ideas and put them to work.

COCONUT LAVENDER FOOT SCRUB

REALLY!!!!

So, today was a day of temptation...

I want to eat everything in sight today, I don't know why...

I get to work and someone has brought Dunkin Donut munchkins to work for "Donut Day."

Really, I need this temptation in my life. I looked up the calorie count... one of those little buggers has 70 calories. No, they are not worth it... I keep telling myself. I was good, I passed the minchkins 7, 8, 9 maybe 33 times today and did not have one.



Then, at lunch time, when I am STARVING, I go in the kitchen... what JERK that I work with brought cinnamon coffee cake today. On top of the donuts. I was good, I made my lunch (Nutrisystem meal and veggies) and ignored it.

I still want to eat everything in sight though...

This weekend is going to suck, I WANT SUSHI!!!!!!! but I also want to lose this 3.5 pounds that is keeping me from getting my next bear.

The struggle is real!!

Obsessed

So, I have decided that I am obsessed...

With Essential Oils...

About a year ago, I was at a training and I got a horrible headache. The organizer of the training heard me asking for ibuprofen and offered to assist. She pulled out this little zippered case and out came a small bottle of peppermint oil. She rubbed it on my neck and temples and within 15 minutes the headache was gone. I did not think much of it until a few months ago, when the same thing happened. Well, I had to get my own. So I have ordered several different oils from several different companies and have been trying them out. I got a diffuser to put in the bedroom to help me sleep and I want to learn all I can. I am ordered some other supplies and I am going to do some experimenting this weekend and try to make some body butter and maybe even some lip balm.

I want more oils...

But, I live in Las Vegas, where it is over 100 degrees in the shade. I am afraid to order anymore for fear that the heat will destroy them. I also am afraid to by cocoa or shea butter or beeswax for fear that they will melt. I am not sure how to solve my dilemma. I guess I will do some research and see if there are any companies in town that sell the supplies so that I don't have to wait until winter.

On another note, I exercised again today. Woke up this morning and thought about getting up and going for a walk, but my body said NO. I don't know what is going on with me, I walk up more tired than when I go to bed. So I went to work and watched my FitBit numbers NOT go up. I got home from work and really did not want to get on the treadmill, but told myself to get my lazy ass on it and walk for at least 15 minutes. I walked for 22 minutes. YAY!!! I watched part of Frozen to get through it. Did I mention that I HATE THE TREADMILL. But when you live in Las Vegas, you have to make due...

I am hoping that this will be a pattern, I am changing my work schedule so that I can go in a little early and come home a little early so that I can get my exercise in when I get home, before I eat dinner. (I don't have to worry about making dinner as Hubby is the cook in our house, plus, Nutrisystem is usually microwaveable).

I guess we'll see!

Today...random

So, my favorite thing in the whole world is to be so busy that 7 hours go by in the blink of an eye...and that was my day today. However, I could have lived without the MASSIVE headache that appeared about hour 6. I actually had to leave work a little early today (30 minutes) because my head was pounding. Ibuprofen did NOTHING. Essential oil blend...NOTHING. Got home and relaxed and it is better. Still not gone, but, it is better.

Okay, rant over. I started my day with a 25 minute walk before work. Finally, after almost a week, I am back to the grind. It was pretty warm, especially when walking in the sun, but then again, I live in Las Vegas, so what do I expect...I am going to have to start only doing the treadmill, which sucks, because that is so boring. I have my Kindle with some movies on it, so hopefully that will help. I have a couple of workout DVDs that I would also like to start doing. I need to figure out something to do to help with my "batwings." You know, the fat that is under your arms when you lose weight. Any ideas would be appreciated. I was gesturing with my arms the other day and I happened to catch it out of the corner of my eye...batwings. I NEED TO DO SOMETHING!!!!

I got a package today. I ordered some cocoa butter and some essential oils as I am going to make a homemade body butter that will hopefully help tighten my skin (grapefruit and cypress oils with cocoa butter and coconut oil). Hubby and I will play around with the ingredients and the process this weekend and I will post all the fun. Hope that it helps as I really don't want "batwings" on my stomach after all the weight loss. I will also be making a body butter with lavender and vetiver oils to hopefully help me sleep. Hope that works too!

Okay, this was kind of a random post today. Not sure that I will be posting everyday, but when something strikes, I will post it. Stay tuned for more!