It's been a while

It's been an annoying morning at work, and I've only been here for forty-five minutes. So, instead of sitting here sulking or going off about my feelings, I decided to write about some health and wellness things that make me especially happy.

1) Fancy-dancy salon pedicures. These are always more expensive, and I am convinced they are always worth it. I went to a storefront location yesterday, and now am hobbling everywhere due to the over-clipping of my right big toe. It was 20 bucks; you get what you pay for. My personal favorite is back in Hannibal, MO, at the Powder Room. They do seasonal pedicure packages, where you get an alcoholic beverage along with your pedicure for $36. I visited my parents in October 2012 and had a delightful Pumpkin Spice Martini, and I'm not even usually into pumpkin. It's just a really pleasant. The Powder Room is on the the nicer salons in Hannibal, with it's lovely pink walls and alluring wall of mirrors. I've yet to find a Baltimore Salon that truly compares, but so far Salon Laurie is the closest. With Salon Laurie though, be prepared when you call for whoever answer the phone to be rude. They're a top Baltimore Salon, so they don't have time to be polite to the plebeians. The service is good once you're there though, despite the lack of martinis.

2) Long workouts. I often go to the gym with my boyfriend, and he structures what he thinks we should do, and I follow along accordingly. It's great. But the other day I went alone and just stayed for over an hour doing a variety of cardio and weights, plodding along at my own pace, and it was awesome. Usually Peter and I are done in about half an hour, so it was a big difference. I also really like classes; I'm competitive, so when I know everyone else around me is going to last long, I fight it like a beast. In yoga I always used to push myself to hold poses longer than the majority, or do harder variations of poses.

3) Heritage Rosewater and Glycerin. This has become my new best friend; I used to use a different rosewater, but ultimately all that is is fragrant and wet. The glycerin is actually what provides that much needed moisture. I'm not a believer that there is a product that will completely eliminate breakouts; because there are so many factors involved, a magic topical potion is a wee bit optimistic. I will say this though; since I've been using this, along with my regular moisturizer, I've felt a lot more glowy and have only had one noteworthy zit. Glycerin is a vegetable emollient, and is the only thing in this delightful substance that is not water boiled with rose petals. It's great, and simple. As an important note, glycerin is okay for hair, but don't use is as a heat protectant. From what I understand, the way the glycerin binds to the hair actually makes it open up the strand even more when heat comes into the picture, and the purpose of heat serums and such is to prevent that from happening. If you're air-drying your hair, though, by all means, spritz away; fragrance holds longer in hair than it does to skin, so if your goal is to make people stop and smell you as they're making their ways through life, hair is the better option.

4) Avocados. I once read a blog about how white people are unnecessarily obsessed with this delightful fruit, and, if that is the case, then never have I been more delighted with my heritage. My favorite meal is tomatoes, feta, and avocado. If I could eat this till I died, I would die an extremely happy, and well Omega 6'd.

Okay. I could go on, but I am sufficiently calm now.

Oh. As of today I am giving Eu Natural's hair vitamin, Vibrance, a test. We will see what happens, but I don't know how I'll feel if it's not past my shoulder's for the Beccalove wedding (#unrealisticexpectations #IdowhatIwant #impatienceembodied)

Peace.