During this busy Holiday month don't forget to care for the Hair.
Natural Deep Conditioning Treatments for your Hair
Hair professionals suggest you deep condition your hair once a week. I totally agree. My hair looks and feels fabulous ever since I started deep conditioning it once a week.
I have tried several at home recipes (no need to buy the expensive stuff or to go to your hair dressers to get it done. Unless of course you enjoy going to your hair dressers for the deep conditioning treatments).
Here are my favorites.
1. Hot Oil (Olive Oil and/or Almond Oil): I sometimes mix the two or I use them separately. Use enough oil to cover your head. It really depends on your hair length and thickness. I put the oils in a small microwave safe bowl and heat it for a few seconds. Oil should be warm not hot. You don’t want to burn your scalp. I know "why do they call it Hot Oil"?
Work the oil into your dry hair. Cover with a shower cap or plastic bag. The take a towel and wrap that around the cap/bag. Leave on for 20 minutes.
Shampoo the oil out and you're done.
Other oils you can use.
Avocado oil
Coconut oil
Jojoba oil
Shea oil
2. Mayonnaise, Olive Oil or Almond Oil and Egg Yolks: I use 1 1/2 Cups room temperature Mayonnaise, 2 Tbsp of oil and 3 egg yolks. ( you may need to adjust the amount of mayonnaise depending on the length and thickness of your hair.) Wisk together.
Apply to dry hair. You can comb it through with a wide tooth comb. Cover with a shower cap or plastic bag (you don’t need to but I do because it can get messy). Leave on for 20 mins.
Shampoo the mixture out and your done.
3. Mayonnaise and Avocado: I use 1 1/2 Cups room temperature Mayonnaise and 1/2 an avocado. Combine the two until smooth and creamy.
Apply to dry hair. You can comb it through with a wide tooth comb. Cover with a shower cap or plastic bag (you don’t need to but I do because it can get messy). Leave on for 20 mins.
Shampoo the mixture out and your done.
4. Hot Oil (Olive Oil and/or Almond Oil) and Egg Yolk. Just like number 1 above but I add two egg yolks (I have long hair. If it was short I would only use 1 yolk).
Remember oils needs to be warm not hot. You’ll end up with scrambled eggs.
Selasa, 14 Desember 2010
Sabtu, 11 Desember 2010
The amazing benefits of a good nights' sleep!
Sleep what a wonderful thing. Here's an articles to let you know how wonderful it is.
By Susan Koranki
We all know that we feel better after 8 hours of zzzz's, but the reasons behind that feeling of well-being are not so well known.
After a long, tiring day, the idea of climbing into bed can seem like heaven. But for many of us, life is so busy, that sleep has become a 'luxury', the first thing we cut back on when time-crunched.
However, sleep ISN'T an luxury, it's an absolutely vital, and integral part, of a healthy lifestyle - it's a NECESSITY!
Do you know that if you didn't sleep at all, you would actually die? Surprised? Well, it's true. Of course, going without sleep altogether isn't on anyones' 'To Do List', but we rarely see anything wrong with burning the candle at both ends.
Surely we can get by on 5 hours a night? Bill Clinton reportedly doesn't need much sleep, neither does Martha Stewart, Margaret Thatcher, or several other famous people.
While these high-profilers (and a small percentage of other 'regular folks', overall less than 10% of the population) seem able to function perfectly well on the bare minimum (and below), the majority of us pay a serious price for our self-imposed sleep deprivation.
Here are some of the varied and much-needed benefits of sleep.....
Repairs body tissues at a cellular level, and helps to combat the effects of stress, pollution, infection and more.
Keeps your heart health and strong by lowering levels of stress and inflammation in your body, and lowering blood pressure and heart-rate.
Lowering levels of stress hormones in your body. High levels of these hormones is believed to increase the aging and degeneration of your organs and cells.
Improves memory and cognitive function. The organization and storing of memories takes place during sleep. If you're short of sleep, your memory suffers.
Helps us to learn new skills. Research done by the Harvard Medical School concluded that REM sleep seems to be essential for learning how to do things. 'Sleep on it' takes on a whole new meaning now!
Helps control body weight by regulating the hormones that affect your appetite.
These are just a few of the most amazing benefits of getting a good nights' sleep. There are many others that are less obvious, but just as important when it comes to the quality of our daily lives.
When we don't get enough sleep, we pay a price both physically and mentally, but that's not the only fallout from our shortened nights.
Our friends, families, social networks, workplaces and more are all affected. When we're tired we are short-tempered and impatient, emotional, volatile and sometimes hostile or aggressive. Our mental and physical reactions are slower and our chances of being involved in a traffic or work-related accident increase, while our immune system function decreases. All in all, a recipe for disaster!
Statistics show that over 30 Million Americans suffer from insomnia; healthcare and medications for people suffering from insomnia costs the US government well over $14 BILLION dolllars a year; absenteeism and lowered productivity due to insomnia costs US industries over $150 BILLION dollars a year; and the National Sleep Foundation research show that sleepy drivers are involved in about 100,000 vehicle accidents every year. Frightening statistics aren't they?
So, do you still think sleep is a luxury? I doubt it, but what are YOU going to actually do about it? Whatever you decide, you can't ignore the fact that the benefits of sleep are something you need to make the effort to bring into your life.
There is no prize for being the most sleep-deprived member of your family or workplace, 'busy-ness' is not a badge of honor and sleeping is not laziness of a waste of time. These are current-day myths that we need to recognize as such, if we want to turn the tables.
If you usually only manage 5 or 6 hours a night (or less), you're building up a considerable 'sleep debt' that will need to be repaid at some point, in some way.
To improve the quality and quantity of your sleep, you need to move sleep to the top of your 'To-Do' list and re-organize your priorities. It really is THAT important!
Susan Koranki
To learn more about the benefits of sleep, how to overcome common sleep disorders, remedies and treatments, why we dream and a whole lot more, visit http://www.better-sleep-better-life.com
By Susan Koranki
We all know that we feel better after 8 hours of zzzz's, but the reasons behind that feeling of well-being are not so well known.
After a long, tiring day, the idea of climbing into bed can seem like heaven. But for many of us, life is so busy, that sleep has become a 'luxury', the first thing we cut back on when time-crunched.
However, sleep ISN'T an luxury, it's an absolutely vital, and integral part, of a healthy lifestyle - it's a NECESSITY!
Do you know that if you didn't sleep at all, you would actually die? Surprised? Well, it's true. Of course, going without sleep altogether isn't on anyones' 'To Do List', but we rarely see anything wrong with burning the candle at both ends.
Surely we can get by on 5 hours a night? Bill Clinton reportedly doesn't need much sleep, neither does Martha Stewart, Margaret Thatcher, or several other famous people.
While these high-profilers (and a small percentage of other 'regular folks', overall less than 10% of the population) seem able to function perfectly well on the bare minimum (and below), the majority of us pay a serious price for our self-imposed sleep deprivation.
Here are some of the varied and much-needed benefits of sleep.....
Repairs body tissues at a cellular level, and helps to combat the effects of stress, pollution, infection and more.
Keeps your heart health and strong by lowering levels of stress and inflammation in your body, and lowering blood pressure and heart-rate.
Lowering levels of stress hormones in your body. High levels of these hormones is believed to increase the aging and degeneration of your organs and cells.
Improves memory and cognitive function. The organization and storing of memories takes place during sleep. If you're short of sleep, your memory suffers.
Helps us to learn new skills. Research done by the Harvard Medical School concluded that REM sleep seems to be essential for learning how to do things. 'Sleep on it' takes on a whole new meaning now!
Helps control body weight by regulating the hormones that affect your appetite.
These are just a few of the most amazing benefits of getting a good nights' sleep. There are many others that are less obvious, but just as important when it comes to the quality of our daily lives.
When we don't get enough sleep, we pay a price both physically and mentally, but that's not the only fallout from our shortened nights.
Our friends, families, social networks, workplaces and more are all affected. When we're tired we are short-tempered and impatient, emotional, volatile and sometimes hostile or aggressive. Our mental and physical reactions are slower and our chances of being involved in a traffic or work-related accident increase, while our immune system function decreases. All in all, a recipe for disaster!
Statistics show that over 30 Million Americans suffer from insomnia; healthcare and medications for people suffering from insomnia costs the US government well over $14 BILLION dolllars a year; absenteeism and lowered productivity due to insomnia costs US industries over $150 BILLION dollars a year; and the National Sleep Foundation research show that sleepy drivers are involved in about 100,000 vehicle accidents every year. Frightening statistics aren't they?
So, do you still think sleep is a luxury? I doubt it, but what are YOU going to actually do about it? Whatever you decide, you can't ignore the fact that the benefits of sleep are something you need to make the effort to bring into your life.
There is no prize for being the most sleep-deprived member of your family or workplace, 'busy-ness' is not a badge of honor and sleeping is not laziness of a waste of time. These are current-day myths that we need to recognize as such, if we want to turn the tables.
If you usually only manage 5 or 6 hours a night (or less), you're building up a considerable 'sleep debt' that will need to be repaid at some point, in some way.
To improve the quality and quantity of your sleep, you need to move sleep to the top of your 'To-Do' list and re-organize your priorities. It really is THAT important!
Susan Koranki
To learn more about the benefits of sleep, how to overcome common sleep disorders, remedies and treatments, why we dream and a whole lot more, visit http://www.better-sleep-better-life.com
Senin, 08 November 2010
Today I will...
take my vitamins. I don't know why I forget all the time. Anyone have some good tips on how to remember?
Jumat, 05 November 2010
Shelf Life and Cravings
I came across stilltasty.com, the ultimate shelf life guide in search of the shelf life for raisins. My craving for oatmeal raisin cookies hit hard and I wasn't sure of the shelf life of them.
Kamis, 14 Oktober 2010
Today I will...
Today I will take four fifteen minute breaks throughout the day to do some sort of exercise. I feel like dancing! One down.
Rabu, 13 Oktober 2010
What's for Dinner?
Bigoven.com has got to be one of my favorite cooking/recipe sites when looking for something to make for dinner. Since I found this site I'm not wasting as much food as I use to. Check it out.
Senin, 11 Oktober 2010
Happy Tuesday!
Trying something new here. If you're like me and love sharing and learning new tips and tricks then I invite you to join in.
To add your link all I ask of you is to:
1. Leave a tip or trick in the comment box here (click on the Post a tip/comment link below). Could be anything to do with beauty, fashion, cooking, children, etc...
2. Add the Tip Tuesday button to a post on your blog letting your readers know you've participated in "Tip Tuesday".
You do not have to carry this button on your side bars. You are welcome to if you want.
3. See a tip you like, visit the blog of the blogger that posted it and let them know by following and leaving them a message on their blog.
4. If you receive a new follower return the favor by following them back. The more blogs you visit the more followers you'll receive.
Happy Blogging!
Click the button to Participate.
Other blog hops I've joined:
Post Your Tip/Comment Here
To add your link all I ask of you is to:
1. Leave a tip or trick in the comment box here (click on the Post a tip/comment link below). Could be anything to do with beauty, fashion, cooking, children, etc...
2. Add the Tip Tuesday button to a post on your blog letting your readers know you've participated in "Tip Tuesday".
You do not have to carry this button on your side bars. You are welcome to if you want.
3. See a tip you like, visit the blog of the blogger that posted it and let them know by following and leaving them a message on their blog.
4. If you receive a new follower return the favor by following them back. The more blogs you visit the more followers you'll receive.
Happy Blogging!
Post Your Tip/Comment Here
Tip Tuesday
To add your link all I ask of you is to:
1. Leave a tip or trick in the comment box here (click on the Post a tip/comment link below). Could be anything to do with beauty, fashion, cooking, children, etc...
2. Add the Tip Tuesday button to a post on your blog letting your readers know you've participated in "Tip Tuesday".
You do not have to carry this button on your side bars. You are welcome to if you want.
3. See a tip you like, visit the blog of the blogger that posted it and let them know by following and leaving them a message on their blog.
4. If you receive a new follower return the favor by following them back. The more blogs you visit the more followers you'll receive.
Happy Blogging!
Post Your Tip/Comment Here
1. Leave a tip or trick in the comment box here (click on the Post a tip/comment link below). Could be anything to do with beauty, fashion, cooking, children, etc...
2. Add the Tip Tuesday button to a post on your blog letting your readers know you've participated in "Tip Tuesday".
You do not have to carry this button on your side bars. You are welcome to if you want.
3. See a tip you like, visit the blog of the blogger that posted it and let them know by following and leaving them a message on their blog.
4. If you receive a new follower return the favor by following them back. The more blogs you visit the more followers you'll receive.
Happy Blogging!
Post Your Tip/Comment Here
Today I will...
Minggu, 10 Oktober 2010
Instant Facelift - Tips and Tricks I've tried or plan on.
At forty these tips are coming in handy. I'm a collector of tips and tricks. I'll try almost anything until I find something that works.
My three favorite tips for an instant facelift are
Eyebrow shaping. Groomed eyebrows give the illusion of lifted lids.
Keep your mascara light and don't add mascara to your bottom lash. Heavy Mascara age your eyes.
Apply a little cream highlighter to the top of your cheekbones, browbone and the inside corner of your eyes.
Would love to here your tips and tricks.
** Update: I have found the miracle in a bottle - NeriumAD (www.NeriumADSkinCream.com)
I've been using Nerium AD for four months now and I LOVE what it has been doing for my skin.
My three favorite tips for an instant facelift are
Eyebrow shaping. Groomed eyebrows give the illusion of lifted lids.
Keep your mascara light and don't add mascara to your bottom lash. Heavy Mascara age your eyes.
Apply a little cream highlighter to the top of your cheekbones, browbone and the inside corner of your eyes.
Would love to here your tips and tricks.
** Update: I have found the miracle in a bottle - NeriumAD (www.NeriumADSkinCream.com)
I've been using Nerium AD for four months now and I LOVE what it has been doing for my skin.
90 day results using NeriumAD / Nerium
Senin, 13 September 2010
Back to Normal!
So shortly after I returned from my vacation we find out our house sold and we have three weeks to find a new place and move. I have to say I never thought we would have been able to do it but we did. It's been a crazy couple of months but I'm glad it's over. I'm ready to move on and get back to normal.
Right before all of this I was going to start a weekly weigh in but of course the events in the last couple months put a dent into those plans. As well as any kind of eating healthy (can you say stress eating). So I just took the dreadful step on the scale and I'm up. Not as bad as I thought but still not good.
We are fully moved in and I do not have any more excuses so I'm back to eating healthy and going to the gym. I'm looking forward to it!!! Have a wonderful Monday everyone!
Right before all of this I was going to start a weekly weigh in but of course the events in the last couple months put a dent into those plans. As well as any kind of eating healthy (can you say stress eating). So I just took the dreadful step on the scale and I'm up. Not as bad as I thought but still not good.
We are fully moved in and I do not have any more excuses so I'm back to eating healthy and going to the gym. I'm looking forward to it!!! Have a wonderful Monday everyone!
Rabu, 30 Juni 2010
Attention Bloggers
The Department of Transportation has asked American Bloggers to spotlight the critical importance of staying sober behind the wheel this Independence Day.
Together We Can Spread the Message
Don't Drink & Drive
July 4, 2010
1. Simply pledge your driving sobriety this Independence Day by noting your blog URL and blog name.
2. At the bottom of this “Blog Hop” you will see text in which you can grab the code for this McLinky. Simply click the link and copy and paste the code into your very own blog post’s HTML section. Then click “compose” and copy and paste this pledge, adding your own message to the top as I did above. Copy the pledge from “together we can stay alive” above.
3. Follow the host Hollywood Chic [-first on the linky-] of this Independence Day Pledge for more information on the Department of Transportation, Buzz Driving, and Stats.
Also an optional badge was created to spread greater awareness and linked to this pledge, please wear it proudly until July 5, 2010 when this pledge will close.
This is a Blog Hop! 60 entries so far... you're next!
Selasa, 29 Juni 2010
Jumat, 25 Juni 2010
Hot in Cleveland is Fun!
Hot in Cleveland is a keeper. The characters are a riot and I love the ladies that play them. Anything Betty is in I will watch. The writting is clever and with only two episodes in I'm hooked.
Plot: Hot in Cleveland revolves around three fabulous L.A. women of a certain age who are best friends (Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick). Their lives are changed forever when their plane -- headed to Paris for a girls-only celebration -- unexpectedly lands in Cleveland and they soon rediscover themselves in a new 'promised land'. Loving their new home, the women find themselves living under one roof and battling the sassy caretaker (Betty White) of the property they have rented.
Check it out and let me know what you think?
Kamis, 24 Juni 2010
Anytime Exercises
So, I've been trying out a new way to get some exercise in without actually setting a block of time to do it. I just started it on Monday and my legs are feeling it today.
I’m the type of person that if I don’t go to the gym or do any of my exercise tapes first thing in the morning. I just don’t get around to doing it. I’m already dressed for the day, I’m just too busy now, I’m too tired. The excuses continue….
I’ve been trying to fit in as many different exercise moves that I can think of while doing my everyday things.
♥ While I wash the dishes I’ve been doing squats (why my legs are sore).
♥ While waiting for things to download on my computer I do air punches.
♥ While watching TV I’ll do some arm exercises with my hand weights. As well as few different cardio moves. Jumping Jacks, Leg lifts, running in place. I usually do it on my mini trampoline.
♥ While putting groceries away I’ll lift the heavy items, like I‘m lifting my hand weights several time before putting the item away.
♥ I do my stretching in bed. I try to do it first thing in the morning and right before I go to sleep.
♥ My favorite thing to do is just start dancing with my daughter. We always end up out of breath and laughing. Best way to put a smile our faces.
Does anyone else have any great exercises or tips I can add to my “Anytime Exercise” list?
I’m the type of person that if I don’t go to the gym or do any of my exercise tapes first thing in the morning. I just don’t get around to doing it. I’m already dressed for the day, I’m just too busy now, I’m too tired. The excuses continue….
I’ve been trying to fit in as many different exercise moves that I can think of while doing my everyday things.
♥ While I wash the dishes I’ve been doing squats (why my legs are sore).
♥ While waiting for things to download on my computer I do air punches.
♥ While watching TV I’ll do some arm exercises with my hand weights. As well as few different cardio moves. Jumping Jacks, Leg lifts, running in place. I usually do it on my mini trampoline.
♥ While putting groceries away I’ll lift the heavy items, like I‘m lifting my hand weights several time before putting the item away.
♥ I do my stretching in bed. I try to do it first thing in the morning and right before I go to sleep.
♥ My favorite thing to do is just start dancing with my daughter. We always end up out of breath and laughing. Best way to put a smile our faces.
Does anyone else have any great exercises or tips I can add to my “Anytime Exercise” list?
Sunday BBQ
Just got invited to a Sunday BBQ. So I went to "my new best friend" for some cute outfit ideas.
I didn't even notice the blue theme until I saw the looks together. Well I know I will be wearing something blue.
I didn't even notice the blue theme until I saw the looks together. Well I know I will be wearing something blue.
Selasa, 22 Juni 2010
Jumat, 18 Juni 2010
Shopstyle = My New Best Friend
I need some kind of inspiration when it comes to clothes. I tend to wear the same thing over and over again. I just love the site Shopstyle and some of the creative sets that are created there. This is a great way for me to add some spark to my look.
Here's a few of my favorites.
I love this dress and the shoes.
Love the shirt. Don't see myself wearing shoes like those, but you never know. Maybe one day.
This reminds me of Charlotte from Sex and the City. Cute!
Here's a few of my favorites.
I love this dress and the shoes.
Love the shirt. Don't see myself wearing shoes like those, but you never know. Maybe one day.
This reminds me of Charlotte from Sex and the City. Cute!
Jumat, 29 Januari 2010
TGIF
I can't believe how much time has past since my last post. I work in the entertainment industry and it's "pilot season" for us which means "no extra time season" for me. I'm not complaining I love it. I just have to get up a little earlier to workout and stay up a little later to get stuff done around the house (if I get around to it).
Next Friday is the final weigh in for BYMO. Wish me luck!
Next Friday is the final weigh in for BYMO. Wish me luck!
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