LUSH To The Rescue!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and was suitably stuffed from all the yummy food. Tasha and I took it easy this year, staying at home, she with her salmon treats and me with my artisan cheeses and bread. Sometimes simple is the best!

Wanted to send a shout out to my favorite hair and skin care products, LUSH. If you haven't ever heard of them, you need to go check them out. They are naturally produced, or as they call it, "handmade cosmetics", that have no fillers, extenders, artificial anything, most are vegan, and they smell WONDERFUL. They have everything from shampoo bars to solid hair conditioner, bath bombs, massage bars, facial masks, cleansers, moisturizers, etc. It's a girl's heaven!

Back to work today...it sure was a nice 10 days off! We've picked up again so I'm crossing my fingers I won't be floated as a nursing assistant to another floor. No offense to nursing assistants, I did my time when I was in college, but I think I've put in enough time!

Going Green!

Yes, I have officially jumped on the green bandwagon. After all, why shouldn't we do our part to ensure that the earth remains livable for those that follow us? Some of the changes I'm personally making include:


1. Taking the bus to and from work (and putting up with the smelly stinky homeless riding it with me (and my apologies, I know they can't help it, but sometimes my nose can't handle it) ). Besides, I get a free bus pass from my employer, and otherwise I'd have to pay to park my car at work. Now it's free. And I can take the bus downtown whenever I want without parking headaches.

2. Walking to the grocery store as much as possible. It's only 4 blocks away, but sometimes it's SOO rainy, and SOO cold. I do my best.

3. Recycling! Besides it being a must in Seattle, my coworkers will actually fish an aluminum can out that I've thrown into the regular garbage. And I'm tired of the recycling lectures, so much easier to just do it!

4. Using energy-saving lightbulbs. I got them for a great deal at Fred Meyer, and besides the quiet buzzing they make, they're saving on my energy bill.

5. Turning things off when not in use. See #4.

6. Using locally sustained foods as much as possible. Support your local farmers!

7. Using environmentally-friendly cleaning products. It's so much cheaper! Vinegar and water to clean your windows? Fantastic.

And I'll throw in this little tidbit that my grandmother would be embarrassed about if she knew I told! My grandmother actually used to write our initials on paper napkins, so that they could be reused if they weren't too soiled. She had more than enough money to purchase sufficient amounts of paper napkins, but didn't want to be wasteful. As a victim of the Great Depression, she has lots of conservation ideas, including hoarding toilet paper in the utility room.


I'm doing my part, now it's your turn to do yours!

Long Time...

I've been a slacker for quite awhile on my blog now...figured I was the only one reading it, and it was even boring me! So it may still be boring, but gives me something to do.

Went to a fabulous baby shower yesterday, had a great time! It was for a coworker, Nikki, pictured on the left in the photo, due in a month (yay!) and our other pregnant coworker was there too, Melanie (next to Nikki), who's expected to deliver much sooner :).

Went to see Rodrigo y Gabriela on Wed with some friends, what an excellent show! Ian Ball opened for them, who is a member of Gomez, which many of you know, is my favorite band in the entire universe. Not sure of Ian's solo effort, but the concert itself was a blast!

Looking for a new place to live...my current apartment is far from soundproof, and between the neighbors upstairs making good use of their bed, and the neighbor below loving to crank her radio full volume at 6am, it's getting a bit tiresome. The rent is a steal, but I'm really missing having my own washer/dryer and some much needed P&Q! The place I'm eyeing now is only 2 blocks away, so I'll still be able to walk to the grocery store and Starbuck's and be able to hop on the bus for work. More to come...