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I love remote starters
and Peppermint coffee
and alpaca knit hats
and a happy, playful kid
I forgot I had a meeting in Needham from 12-2 yesterday, so I had some time in the afternoon to get groceries, some semiperm hair rinse, and time to color it before picking up Miss Thing at daycare. You can still see some of the short/wiry white hair, but overall it is more uniform. Doing this reminds me of my college days, where on a regular basis I put a semiperm auburn rinse into my hair every couple of months or so. Such a special time of my life.
My skin gets super dry this time of year, and I end up with spots of eczema around my neck. Folks in my family (Mom's side) tend to have skin type issues, which I've mostly avoided until I've gotten older (though thankfully mine are minor in comparison - I've avoided the raw red face, cystic acne and psoriasis). It is always this time of year that the itchy/rashiness starts. I've switched to more sensitive/fragrance-free products for my face at least for now. Burt's Bees has a newish line of stuff, that I picked up a cleanser and night moisturizer from, and I'm liking. I grabbed a Eucerin SPF 30 moisturizer for the days yesterday.
Does anyone want some Oil of Olay moisturizer? I have the classic pink stuff (I have used at night) and the SPF 15 for day. Come get it from me or off of my porch! It should not hurt to put on moisturizer (and this time of year, it does)! I'm sure it is doing no good for my dry, rashy skin on my neck. I think I am reaching a good balance of natural products, good companies, cost and ease of aquisition.
I have a lot of tubes of hand lotion, all with lovely smells and the associations that come with that. In the early days we used Burt's Bees lavender baby stuff with Mina, until she herself had rashy issues and we've moved to fragrance free stuff. Whenever I open the bottle I think of her first few, awkward baths and the snuggly nursing baby times. I was using the Olay pink stuff because the smell reminded me of my grandmother Demi. I have resisted purchasing new things of hand cream because we have SO MUCH of it. So far, my hands are dry but not rashy/itchy, so I've resisted for that reason too. What to do what to do? I want to take good care of my biggest organ and set a good example to my daughter. It is basic stuff that once habit, isn't a big deal to maintain. The beauty regime was just not a big one in my house, and vanity aside, I want to provide a healthy example to Mina. Oh boy, do I wish we used more sunblock through my life. I don't look like that truck driver in the recent New England Journal of Medicine report, but I am surely showing spots and lines on the left (driving) side of my face. All of a sudden I am looking (relatively) old, though I'm mostly blaming parenting and lack of sleep/water/care for that one. ;)
Ballet class is tonight. We've finished learning the first new routine of the year, and are re-learning one we performed back in 2003 (I think)? Thank goodness for videos from the recital. I loved the costume we wore in the show that year, so I'm hoping we can repeat that.
At some point this weekend I'll be cooking a new mac and cheese recipe that has butternut squash in it. I cannot wait to try it! Perfect weather for comfort food. We should make some kind of soup to freeze too, maybe.
Mina is going to Cobblestones Saturday morning http://www.cobblestones4families.com/ to visit an old friend (a woman in the neighborhood that was in the new Mom's group last February at the http://www.mspp.edu/community/freedman-center/ with me and I haven't seen since she went back to work and left our Monday group at Cobblestones). It will be nice to catch up with her and get the girls together again. After a nap, we'll head to Harvard Square for Brian's haircut and perhaps dinner? Anyone want to meet up there? Our appointment is at 4:00, so it would be an early one. I think I have a coupon for Fire and Ice, so that is a possibility. The last time we were there with Mina was my birthday, and I nursed her in the dining room under a cover. A woman nearby made a point to thank me for doing it, and said that she had great admiration for me doing it so long, when she had reached the 5 month super squirmy point (she gave up doing it for her son at 4 months). I still think back on that with a smile and hope I can be supportive to a nervous new Mom someday. Far too many people scold women who are trying to just feed their kid in an awkward situation. I was lucky to never incur that kind of wrath, but I know far too many people that have (even when covered up).
Sunday is my nephew Mason's first birthday party in NH. I cannot believe our babies are so old! Toddlers! It will be nice to enjoy the party and see folks again, without having to worry about coordinating it all. And snow! Maybe they will have some and I can bring Mina out to play in it? We haven't yet done that, because she was sick during the last storm.
Mina went another night sleeping well. I know it can't last forever, but for now, I'm happy to be on the other side of the cold/teething funk. I am so not looking forward to molars.
and Peppermint coffee
and alpaca knit hats
and a happy, playful kid
I forgot I had a meeting in Needham from 12-2 yesterday, so I had some time in the afternoon to get groceries, some semiperm hair rinse, and time to color it before picking up Miss Thing at daycare. You can still see some of the short/wiry white hair, but overall it is more uniform. Doing this reminds me of my college days, where on a regular basis I put a semiperm auburn rinse into my hair every couple of months or so. Such a special time of my life.
My skin gets super dry this time of year, and I end up with spots of eczema around my neck. Folks in my family (Mom's side) tend to have skin type issues, which I've mostly avoided until I've gotten older (though thankfully mine are minor in comparison - I've avoided the raw red face, cystic acne and psoriasis). It is always this time of year that the itchy/rashiness starts. I've switched to more sensitive/fragrance-free products for my face at least for now. Burt's Bees has a newish line of stuff, that I picked up a cleanser and night moisturizer from, and I'm liking. I grabbed a Eucerin SPF 30 moisturizer for the days yesterday.
Does anyone want some Oil of Olay moisturizer? I have the classic pink stuff (I have used at night) and the SPF 15 for day. Come get it from me or off of my porch! It should not hurt to put on moisturizer (and this time of year, it does)! I'm sure it is doing no good for my dry, rashy skin on my neck. I think I am reaching a good balance of natural products, good companies, cost and ease of aquisition.
I have a lot of tubes of hand lotion, all with lovely smells and the associations that come with that. In the early days we used Burt's Bees lavender baby stuff with Mina, until she herself had rashy issues and we've moved to fragrance free stuff. Whenever I open the bottle I think of her first few, awkward baths and the snuggly nursing baby times. I was using the Olay pink stuff because the smell reminded me of my grandmother Demi. I have resisted purchasing new things of hand cream because we have SO MUCH of it. So far, my hands are dry but not rashy/itchy, so I've resisted for that reason too. What to do what to do? I want to take good care of my biggest organ and set a good example to my daughter. It is basic stuff that once habit, isn't a big deal to maintain. The beauty regime was just not a big one in my house, and vanity aside, I want to provide a healthy example to Mina. Oh boy, do I wish we used more sunblock through my life. I don't look like that truck driver in the recent New England Journal of Medicine report, but I am surely showing spots and lines on the left (driving) side of my face. All of a sudden I am looking (relatively) old, though I'm mostly blaming parenting and lack of sleep/water/care for that one. ;)
Ballet class is tonight. We've finished learning the first new routine of the year, and are re-learning one we performed back in 2003 (I think)? Thank goodness for videos from the recital. I loved the costume we wore in the show that year, so I'm hoping we can repeat that.
At some point this weekend I'll be cooking a new mac and cheese recipe that has butternut squash in it. I cannot wait to try it! Perfect weather for comfort food. We should make some kind of soup to freeze too, maybe.
Mina is going to Cobblestones Saturday morning http://www.cobblestones4families.com/ to visit an old friend (a woman in the neighborhood that was in the new Mom's group last February at the http://www.mspp.edu/community/freedman-center/ with me and I haven't seen since she went back to work and left our Monday group at Cobblestones). It will be nice to catch up with her and get the girls together again. After a nap, we'll head to Harvard Square for Brian's haircut and perhaps dinner? Anyone want to meet up there? Our appointment is at 4:00, so it would be an early one. I think I have a coupon for Fire and Ice, so that is a possibility. The last time we were there with Mina was my birthday, and I nursed her in the dining room under a cover. A woman nearby made a point to thank me for doing it, and said that she had great admiration for me doing it so long, when she had reached the 5 month super squirmy point (she gave up doing it for her son at 4 months). I still think back on that with a smile and hope I can be supportive to a nervous new Mom someday. Far too many people scold women who are trying to just feed their kid in an awkward situation. I was lucky to never incur that kind of wrath, but I know far too many people that have (even when covered up).
Sunday is my nephew Mason's first birthday party in NH. I cannot believe our babies are so old! Toddlers! It will be nice to enjoy the party and see folks again, without having to worry about coordinating it all. And snow! Maybe they will have some and I can bring Mina out to play in it? We haven't yet done that, because she was sick during the last storm.
Mina went another night sleeping well. I know it can't last forever, but for now, I'm happy to be on the other side of the cold/teething funk. I am so not looking forward to molars.
