Day 6 - ♪ Creature of the Night ♫ April 18th 2011
Had a slightly broken lawn ornament gargoyle that used to light up until someone removed the solar panel from it.
Left it under a tree in the park on my nighttime jog so that if someone wants it, its theirs and if not, I will still enjoy seeing it every day.
Day 7 - Carnivorous-Vulgaris April 19th 2011
Wile E. Coyote mug. Packed into suitcase to be delivered to my cousin Stephen for Easter! A hand-me-along, courtesy of Nikki's Grandmother. along with 4 other Looney Tunes mugs which were already freecycled to a lady who emailed me shortly thereafter to report how much her children appreciated them!
(and Stephen- if you don't want / already have enough of them, it is now yours to freecycle!)
Pretty much exactly as described in the title.
Made and porch dropped (in traditional rabbit fashion) an Easter Basket filled with "found items" and etc.
Enough kitsch in there to count for my entire 4 day weekend worth of posts.
Hippity, Hoppity down that bunny trail.
Day 13 - on my way to a clutter-free life April 26 2011
Freecycled some picture frames. They are nice but I have had them 2 years and never hung them on the walls so likely I never will. Left behind by someone who dumpstered them a few years ago.
Lazy post today. Worn out from the busiest weekend. Zoraya slept all day and gave me lots of time to make a pile of things I will use for this weeks material-liberation.
I read a while back that if you stopped washing your hair it would stop being greasy.
Yes, you have to go through an awkward itchy phase, but then the oils (that secrete from your head?) would cease trying to compensate their constantly being stripped away.
about the evil parabens and other gross-ness that was in them when I was pregnant. (these toxins are also found in and hand lotion and pretty much any cosmetic product. Not too difficult to rid my life of these because I haven't worn makeup since I was 14 years old, and I found coconut oil to be a more effective and cheaper moisturizer than anything Id ever used before. ($8.29 at bulk barn for a jar that lasted me 8 months... and if all else fails you can bake with it...
Anyhow. Used a variety of "organic" shampoos. Tea tree oil will melt the dandruff right off your scalp if need be. I also like cider vinegar for enhanced shine. Highly recommended if you want to smell like a fish and chip stand when you come out of the bath. Kate also made me a homemade blend for my birthday which I quite enjoy. It's pepperminty.
The last time I washed my hair I used Kate's stuff and that was Thursday night.
(getting it wet doesn't count as washing it, I have showered since Thursday...)
and i just noticed when I fell into bed contemplating what to write about today, too tired to have the shower I had fantasized about earlier, that... My hair is not greasy!!! and the awkward itching phase happened mostly at my grandmothers house in front of my relatives who will love me even if I am a dirty hippie.
So I guess I will list all my remaining travel shampoos (which I noticed are stashed in my suitcase) on the freecycle.October 2016 Update: I stopped using even *organic* shampoo or products in my hair in May 2013 and only scrub it with baking soda approximately twice/week. The cost is great, I get 8 boxes of arm&hammer at Costco for like $5.89. Once is a while I might do something like put coconut oil in my hair and once when I had a bunch of mosquito bites I washed it with some Farmers Market Caledula Hippie Soap. I went on a date to the Gravernhurst Farmers Market with a sweet Midwife Hippie Girl and she loved to garden and spoke of all the plants that can remove the itch of mosquito bites. I would like to make a green salve out of the plants.
Day 15 - Half the Makings of a Romantic EveningMy Freecycle Post today:______________________
1 glass Vase. holds a medium-large bouquet of flowers. (*flowers not included) kind of like vertical stripes in the glass down the whole thing. Its probably about 12 inches tall.also:2 tea light candles. They are a light blue hue.
You already have half the makings of a romantic dinner for your sweetheart right here.
Porch Pickup, East End
Please state desired day and approximate time of pickup______________________________________________The Vase was from my brother, it held flowers the Day Zoraya was Born. Its nice, but I already own 3 or 4 vases and I am gifted flowers only now and then.The candles were from my mom; I sent Ra-con to her so she could repair his ear and his ear was in a little glass star shaped tea light holder.
My mom doesn't burn candles so I guess she figured she could pass them on to me seeing as I have candle holders.
I however, do not burn toxic paraffin candles either. Only beeswax, and only if I know I am staying put, because I am the type to wander off and burn down my house and I didn't have home insurance for 7 months of last year, so I was especially not taking any unnecessary risks.
