Saturday, March 23, 2013

Washing my face with oil?

So...I haven't washed my face in 4 days........at least with soap and water. I mentioned forever ago that I wanted to start washing my face with oil....but I was a little nervous about it to say the least. Well...I finally took the plunge. Granted it has only been you know...4 days...but still...my face feels fab!!!! Plus...I had a huge zit the first day I washed with oils (um...this is gross....but I'm a picker....I totally popped it and then washed).....the next day it was G.O.N.E!!!! Seriously!!! I also had some darker spots from older breakouts and now they are almost all gone too! There is one spot left!!! I am pretty positive it is working for wrinkles that are trying to be on my forehead as well;)

Well....so I mixed up 3 oz. castor oil and 7 oz. olive oil and went to town. I read other blogs about this and they say it washes off make-up so I put all this in some flip-top bottles from Wal-Mart (4 for $2...I filled 3) and went to town. I don't think I will ever go back. After I finish washing my face I follow-up with some coconut oil....because that stuff is AMAZING!!!

How I "Wash"

I turn on the hot water and throw a wash cloth under the stream. I squirt about a quarter size in my palm. I massage into my face for...I don't know....a while. I pay particular attention to my forehead since it's trying to get wrinkles....I massage my whole face with my eyes closed and I escape from the baby screams for about 3 min. I guess. I go over my eyes to get the mascara and eyeliner, etc. off. Then I reach in the sink, squeeze the wash cloth out and put it over my face for a couple of secs., gentally wipe off, put in under the stream...repeat for about 2-3 more times. I then put the coconut oil on and I am done.

My face is fab:)

Try it. You'll never go back.

More to come on how coconut oil is changing my life in the near future!

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Getting old.....or not.

Soooo...I'm coming up on my 29th birthday. I thought I would be freaking out. I mean....hello.....last year in my 20s!!!!!! EEEEKKKKK!!!

Well, after I turned 26 I was fretting BIG time! I just stayed 25 until recently. I mean seriously, every year when people asked I just said I was 25. I even had myself completely convinced I was 25. When Hugh was engaged to 24-year-old Crystal I was all...."Dude that is how old I am!!! Wait...no...I'm 28.....just kidding." Maybe that's what brought me around to reality....not sure. Now I'm good with my age.

When I was in high school I was not confident at all. Seriously, I had no idea where I fit in. I played tuba in band, was on the swim team (very briefly), and played basketball. Was I a band nerd? Was I a cool athlete? I had no clue. I just kinda.....wore pj's all the time, talked to everybody.....and just couldn't wait to grow up. I just wanted to get married and have kids. Main goal in life no joke. I wanted to be a wife and mommy.

I partied in my 20s though and swore I'd never settle down.....until I met my sweet hubs. I still was not comfortable with who I was.

I am now though. With age I have learned about true love, working in relationships, true friendships, about a stronger relationship with God...I have learned who I am. I have learned to be okay with who I am no matter what. I have learned that if you don't like me....fine. I'm not going to bend over backwards to be something I'm not for anyone.

I have everything I have ever dreamed about....a husband and children that love me....everything else is just icing on the cake. I feel better about who I am every. single. day. I'm perfectly okay with the big 2-9.....and right around the corner the big 3-0. I look forward to it really. I look forward to life. I don't like that I have to remember to moisturize (I totally didn't have to do that just 2-3 years ago)...but really....whatever. I LOVE my life. I love the confidence and knowledge of getting older.......and the fact that every single student  thus far has been amazed (or at least acted like it) that I am 29 makes it all the sweeter. I love every single one of them that tell me I look 22-25:) I'll take it for sure!!!!!

Children are amazing! You don't get to experience these life experiences until you are older....and that makes getting older all the better. Yes.....BETTER! Plus....2 of my besties share my birthday month and year.....that makes every birthday that much sweeter:)

Friday, March 1, 2013

Substitute Teaching

I know you all are dying to know about this and read on some subbing:)

So I finally finished school and I was ready for a classroom!! Can someone please give me a classroom? I am ready to decorate and help children grow. No? Yeah, I haven't had any luck so far. I visited a ton of schools, met principals, dropped off resumes....now I'm subbing.

I'm going to be honest. I didn't want to sub.  I really was unhappy it had come to substitute teaching BUT.......now I know the experience has been invaluable. I have learned so much! I have been at inner city schools where the teachers are moved around and have meetings all day. A lot of the students come into kindergarten not knowing their letters because their parents don't know to work with them at home. I have been in new schools and old schools. I have been in schools from nice areas and not so nice areas. I have been to schools with a loose uniform policy and schools with "structured recess." I have been in 3 different counties. I have done public and private. I have been to elementary, middle, and high schools.

I definitely know now what my "dream" schools are. I know what kind of questions to ask principals. I know the things about me that are good and the things I need to work on. I have seen great classrooms and horribly unorganized classrooms.....I have learned what I want my classroom to feel like. I have learned how schedules change the whole flow of the day...what to put first, what to put last, how to plan around special areas and lunch and recess and children going in and out of class.

I have learned about sub plans. I have had detailed plans and I have had no plans. I have had videos all day in high school to normal lessons in kindergarten. The format is never the same. Sometimes they tell me about difficult students....sometimes they don't. Sometimes they tell me which kids will be pulled out during the day....sometimes they don't.

Oh! And every school dismisses differently. That in and of itself is mind blowing to me. There are just so many different ways to dismiss school and goes from extremely structured to see ya later! I have to really read up on that part every morning though because that part is usually very structured and the part I'm expected to play is very precise.

I am thankful for the opportunity to substitute now. I am meeting principals and teachers and that was the original point, but I am growing in knowledge as a future educator. I now feel every teacher should have to spend a certain amount of time substituting before getting a classroom of their own. I learned a lot from student teaching but substituting has given me a completely different perspective.

So I guess this blog is me just saying....sometimes we don't understand God's plan....we grumble and complain....He always knows what he is doing though. This experience has definitely taught me to not worry so much and just trust in God.