Plank it!

This is the challenge I've been doing. I'm posting it here so I have a quick reference. I'm tired of searching through my timeline for it!!!

I forgot to mention Sunday that I made my own hand sanitizer. This is the recipe I used, which I amalgamized from a few different ones.

1- 2 oz glass squirt bottle (can be found at health food or beauty store)
1 Tbs Witch Hazel
2 oz Aloe Vera Gel (99% aloe)
1/4 tsp. Vitamin E oil (I actually have a jar of those little pods. I used one pod, which is about 1/4 tsp.)
10 drops doTERRA essential oils

• 2 drops each On Guard, White Fir, Lavender
• 4 drops Melaleuca (Tea Tree)

Put oils in a non-plastic bowl (glass is best, but you could use ceramic or metal). Add Witch Hazel and swirl around. Add Vitamin E and then Aloe Vera. Whisk together. Pour into squirt bottle. You could also use a flip top, as long as the bottle itself is glass and preferably a dark color. The Vitamin E will act as both a moisturizer and preservative. Give your bottle a quick shake before each use as the components will naturally separate over time. 

I have no idea how good this really is. Maybe it's more expensive than just using all the little bottles of hand sanitizer I have lying around? Certainly all the ingredients are more costly for me to get myself, but I use way less per pump, and it doesn't accidentally spill all over or pour too much out, or leave my hands dry, and it's not chemical laden. All this stuff about how anti-bacterial everything has lead to super-bugs really skeeves me out! I'm not a germophobe at all, but I also have no desire to catch MRSA. 

So there's my recipe for something that already has a million recipes out there. Give it a try! Tell me what you think!! 

3 is the magic number

What?? Day 3? Shocking.

Hit day 2 of the plank challenge. I need to start stretching in the morning. For now I'll go simple, but I'm thinking I eventually want to get back into doing a full Sun Salutation flow at least once through. This will probably make the dude laugh when he's here, but then again, he'd most likely sleep through it.

The great "boyfriend babysitting for 5 hours at a time 2 days in a row" experiment was a success. They are both still alive and well. It's a good thing they are buddies. Pretty soon they are gonna have a secret handshake.

I am more tired and more achey.

My parents are in town for about 36 hours because they love me, and more importantly, they love my kid (maybe more than me, haha). They are taking babysitting duties tomorrow while her regular sitter is still out of town. Next week we go to daycare 4 days in a row. Yikes!!! This is the next adventure.

And now it's time for bed. Lots to do tomorrow, mostly work. Sunday I'm hoping to get Disneyland pictures posted.

1/2 buckle my shoe

Plank challenge day one complete. Thinking about "monetizing" the blog. On the fence. I suppose I wouldn't mind Amazon, since it seems practical and convenient. I did post a link to my webstore in the sidebar. FYI y'all.

Oh yeah, and back to work. I forgot my braces today. Not so good move. Must remember tomorrow. Sticking with the regimen I've been on, plus starting the LLV and half strength. Time for ice cream.