Because the face lotion I was using was discontinued again (this is the third time that’s happened!), I am using a new kind. It’s a Clinique product, and is kind of an all-in-one thing. This is the first lotion I’ve used that has sunscreen in it, and I could tell. The lotion looked, felt, and smelled like sunscreen. In fact, I smelled sunscreen all day long. It was a little disorienting. The warm weather we’re having has been disorienting enough, thank you. (We’re supposed to break 60 degrees today.)
Anyway, I like this new stuff well enough, but I do have to get used to that sunscreen smell. And I need to make a better effort to keep it out of my eyes. Sunscreen in my eyes stings!
Happy Birthday, Peggy! Yay!
On my way to school yesterday before church, I had to stop for gas. My route to school takes me past a gas station, so I stopped there. There is a tree there that I look at every time I pass it. In the winter, it holds on to its leaves. There is a light right next to it that has a faint pinkish tint to it. The result is something that sort of looks like a cherry tree in bloom. A perpetually winter-blooming cherry tree. It makes me smile.
On my route home from school, I often see a woman power walking. I love how regular she is. And she walks with this spring in her step and with such a serious look on her face. When I see her, I always smile as well. But I’m not going to take a picture of her. She probably would think that’s creepy.
Yesterday I had a few things to go shopping for. Oddly enough, they all started with the letter “B”:
BIRDSEED – I haven’t been as regular, but I continue to feed the sparrows and turtledoves. And rats.
BEETHOVEN – I have been having what feels like a physical craving to listen to Beethoven. I got his 3rd and 9th symphonies.
BIBLE STUDY BOOK – I will soon be hosting a Bible study at my house every other Thursday. I needed some materials. The book I got is by Max Lucado.
BATTERIES – The radio in my shower needed new ones.
BFACE LOTION – Okay, that doesn’t start with “B”, but the stuff I was using has been discontinued again. I’m trying something new by Clinique.
BULBS – My supply of light bulbs was out. Gotta stock up with incandescents while they’re still legal. Hey, maybe I should fill the basement with them and sell them on Ebay once they’re no longer sold. I could be set for life!
I ended my B day yesterday by going to a B-Day celebration. One year ago, I attended Xander’s first birthday. Last night was his second. It was really fun. There were lots of two and three year old Filipino children there. They were incredibly cute. There was much tasty Filipino food again, and a cake decorated with fondant again. I left before the cake was cut so I didn’t get to taste any, but the various squishy-sweet rice desserts were enough to satisfy.
All the trash in the neighborhood continues to blow into my pond. Grrr…
But it’s been so warm outside that I’ve been trying to keep up with straining the trash out. There are lots of plastic grocery bags. Other pond clutter consists of chip bags, carryout styrofoam, plastic wrappers from cigarette boxes, and newspaper pages. I don’t seem to get nearly as much trash in the summer as I do in the winter. I wonder what the difference is?
But I wouldn’t mind finding this in my pond more often:
Ha! There was a ten dollar bill in the bottom of my pond! I washed it with soap and water and left it by the kitchen sink to dry.
A couple of days ago, I got a package in the mail from Beth. That’s weird, I thought, Why would Beth be sending me a package?
So I opened it. Inside, it said: “Happy Birthday!” Oops! I opened a Birthday present early. But Yay! I opened a Birthday present early! Inside were some lovely new pieces of art from Tara for my refrigerator, and a giant blanket. I had told Beth that when I share a blanket with Max on the couch, my feet always end up sticking out because it’s too small. Well, this new blanket is really big. And soft. Max loves it.
And as requested, here’s a picture of the artwork:
Wow – their packaging is certainly improved! Ahhh…. summer in a snazzy tube.
I’ve been experimenting with just straight olive oil as a moisturizer for the past three weeks. It’s working out ok, but that means I haven’t had the sunscreen from the old moisturizer, and that’s a shame. I’m pro-sunscreen.
As a bonus, she reminds me of pasta.
Ha!
Does it also “feel” like sunscreen? Because that would be a deal breaker for me. I really dislike how sunscreen feels…
It does feel like sunscreen. I can deal with it, but I am already shopping for a replacement. I don’t like heavy lotion on my face. It makes me feel like I’m suffocating. I wish the stupid lotion companies would quit discontinuing stuff. Is it some kind of marketing strategy? Do people not stay loyal to a particular product long enough to keep it profitable?
But I thought the whole point of the product was for oil control. I don’t see that on the new product.
But really Brad, forget the moisturizer. Men looked better with wrinkles, so wrinkle away I say. (I noticed just the other day that you don’t have any….so you need to get on board with the distinguishment)
…what she said!
Not that you’re not distinguished.