Friday
So I half wrote a blog post yesterday and didn’t have time a work to get it posted. Of course I lost it when I shut down my computer. I’ve been working hard to crank out my two chapters which are due the end of the month. Turns out that the second is becoming a monster project that I did not anticipate. I’m struggling to maintain confidence in my writing abilities. I don’t like being frustrated with myself!
What I wanted to write about yesterday was how much I’m loving my shampoo bar soap I ordered from Dress Green’s etsy shop. It cleans my hair perfectly leaving it smooth and full and I don’t even need conditioner! After doing some research about making my own shampoo bar soap, I’ve decided that I don’t want to mess with lye. I feel that ordering from a one-girl-show is definitely the next best to making my own. So yesterday I ordered another bar of shampoo along with a body bar and a shaving bar. It think they will be easier to transport in the camper when we embark on our 2 week camping excursion. (Now all I have to do is talk Jim into using them.)
I also wanted to write about my obsession with the POM tea glass jars. My friend Carrie got me hooked on carrying one around because the metal lid is reusable. I now keep a jar of water next to my bed tightly sealed so I don’t have to worry about a kid waking me up in the middle of the night by spilling water on me. (It’s happened.) But when I went to POM’s website to link to a picture for you, my dear readers, I found out that they’re switching to nasty ‘ole plastic bottles. You can imagine my disappointment. So I sent them an email letting them know how I felt about it and it doesn’t seem that they intend to budge. Upon telling Carrie this dreadful news, we decided that we should scour the local grocery stores to see if there were any remaining glass bottled teas. So last night we got good and stocked up, bring each of our collections to a set of 8. That should keep us set in reusable, lidded glasses. But considering the cost, it would have been nice to build my collection over the course of several weeks rather than get most of them in one go. Oh, well, at least I got what I wanted.
Category: daily 5 comments »
June 13th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
They have really good prices and I’m wondering how long did the shampoo soap last you?
Keep up the good work with the writing, sometimes the stuff you end up being most proud of is the stuff that required the blood sweat and tears.
June 14th, 2008 at 7:58 am
Their soap bars look so good! Ummm, I can just imagine the smell of the pomagrant one now…
I’m sure your chapter is coming great. I think it’s awesome that you’re doing it! What an opportunity!
June 15th, 2008 at 8:27 am
regarding the writing….relax and have patience with yourself (while moving ahead). Sometimes writing is like knitting; one has to rip out several rows and do it over again to get it just right. The journey is everything (grrrrrrrrrrrr, that sounds so cliche and pious)
June 15th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Ooooh – DressGreen is one of my favorite shops to look at. I’m on the Arkansas Street Team with them. Thanks for posting about their store!
I might have to try their shampoo soap.
July 21st, 2008 at 4:35 am
[…] The next one I’ve been trying is the Sweet Orange shampoo bar from Dress Green. I read about it on Pretending Sanity’s blog, and it sounded perfect. She wrote “It cleans my hair perfectly leaving it smooth and full and I don’t even need conditioner!” and that sounds exactly like what I am looking for. So I tried it, and it is easy to use, lathers up really nicely, and doesn’t seem to leave my hair too dry. I tried it without conditioner and my hair was almost too full but it didn’t feel dried out or overly oily. […]