OUR BEAUTIFUL VANITY WAS DELIVERED TO THE COTTAGE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. Impressively boxed. It took some time unboxing it. We checked her over and there was a small ding on the side of the cabinet. We think we can repair this. No chips, cracks or breakage to the Carrara marble top. THINK WE'LL KEEP HER. She'll remain in the box in the Kitchen until the Bathroom is finished out. A step closer.
Our sweet COTTAGE will be remodeled to our liking. We have MUCH to do. Sigh. I pray that I continue to get ambitious and encouraged to get 'er done.
The reality of remodeling isn't a pretty picture. Stop me in my tracks REALITY. If I can look past the mess...and keep my focus on a finished project, I will perhaps close my eyes and dream bigger.
Three days in a row we dealt with the COTTAGE vanity. Stumbling upon it was day one. I haven't been in Loews for years so this was a happy accident. Tuesday, I wanted to go to God's Storehouse in Topeka and look for bargains. We had some business to do at Loews when I came across this vanity. I liked it right away. Returned to Loews the next day after finding out on the internet that this vanity was $700 off the original asking price. Purchased it then made arrangements to have it delivered to our sweet COTTAGE. Delivered on Thursday. We can rest a little easier that it is sitting in the COTTAGE. Mentally, I can see the bathroom completed.
It seems a bit daunting to me what we hope to do to the COTTAGE. It will take some doing to complete it all. A piece here and a project there. We'll get back to gutting this bathroom after the main house dining room is painted. TODAY I will begin to prim the dark blue walls.
Back to painting the Dining room. The sooner this room is done, the better. I have drawn this out for far too long. The new chandelier is hanging. Hubby has started repairing a crack in the wall that doesn't need to be there. Where are my paint clothing....
Can shampoos cause Migraine headaches? I wonder.
Reading that the scalp has 20 blood vessels, 650 sweat glands and 1,000 nerve endings that soak in the toxins...I'm not sure where these numbers came from. Still it didn't settle very well with me as I am wanting to have a healthier life and lifestyle. Should I be concerned? Soberly I say, YES. Another thing to change about how I do things.
I don't dye, color or bleach my hair, but that isn't all that can cause issues with toxins getting into your body. Shampoos, conditioners, hair spray can cause issues. I suppose mousse does as well? I realize that I am one that doesn't like change and I need to change. CHANGE.
SHAMPOO INGREDIENTS:
CONDITIONER INGREDIENTS:
OVERALL PRODUCT REVIEW:
The products smell relatively pleasant. Shampoo doesn't suds up very much. The conditioner was a little clumpy. Have to shake the bottle better. Willing to use this product for a while. Will see how my scalp likes it after using the entire bottle.
I believe it is a good product and will continue to use. I give this product an A-.
Hello Jackie O. How's the Jackie Kennedy Diet coming along? This diet is definitely for people who have a solid constitution about cutting calories or don't struggle with liking food. Yesterday was day 4.
I struggled a tad in the late evening. I wanted to eat CHOCOLATE! I wanted to snack. I suppose I could have ate carrots or celery, an apple. Something clean. I went ahead and had one cup of popcorn. I strayed some. Today is day 5 already. I was planning to do this simple diet for a week. Have mercy...it is already day 5! That's 3 days away from completing this fabulously low cal food program.
I have not done well about eating only 600 calories a day. I will try extra hard to do this today, Saturday and Sunday and then I will have to chew on my shoe to keep from going overboard on Monday.
STEPPING ON THE SCALES...I dropped 3 pounds so far. The plateau was broken. Now to continue spiraling downwards and weighing less.
I like cottage cheese. That's a bonus when eating the Jackie O way. I'm okay with the fruit. The boiled eggs and hot tea...yes. My taste buds are fine, it's the lack of calories that I will not be able to do long term. At least the 600 calories a day thing.
Occasionally I will strive for the 600 mark. Maybe in the middle of the week, but aiming for 1200 is a better target for me. Still to think a 6 foot woman is encouraged to eat the same amount of calories as a 5 foot woman doesn't make sense to me.
ONE SIZE FITS ALL DIETS are not realistic nor healthy. Who on earth decided to have the same number of calories for a tiny petite woman verses a large amazon? It is ridiculous.
Web Md states:
Where Did the 2,000-Calorie Diet Come From?
Congress passed the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 to give people more information about the nutrients in the foods they eat. The law also set up guidelines about what claims could be made by food manufacturers. To put that information into perspective and show how the nutrients fit into an overall diet, a standard reference was needed.
The 2,000-calorie diet is based on surveys done by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on how many calories people ate. Men said they ate an average of 2,000 to 3,000 calories a day, and women said they ate an average of 1,600 to 2,200 calories daily. Based on those numbers, a 2,000-calorie diet was settled on as a standard reference.
I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THESE SURVEYS WERE DONE. HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE ACTUALLY INTERVIEWED?
WHO WERE THEY?
WHAT DID THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY EAT? WHAT TYPES OF FOODS DID THEY EAT?
ANY CONNECTIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT TO SWAY THEIR RESPONSE?
HOW DID THE PEOPLE KNOW HOW MANY CALORIES THEY WERE EATING?
WHAT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WERE THESE PEOPLE FROM?
WHAT LINE OF WORK IF ANY WERE THESE PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH?
WERE THEY OFFICE DWELLERS, FARM HANDS, HOMEMAKERS, SINGLE, MARRIED WITH CHILDREN, ELDERLY, YOUNG BUCKS, COACH POTATOES, SALES CLERKS, STANDING ON YOUR FEET ALL DAY WORKERS OR WHAT?
STAYING WARM? Trying to and we are blessed to be warm inside our HOME. Staying indoors doing what I can inside. Going through more papers, old magazines and letters. I'm beginning to think I will never reach the bottom of the barrel when it comes to paperwork. I hope I am wrong.
Here's to a good week-end as the temps are suppose to hit the 40s and 50s. It will seem like we are living in the far south. When the temps get warmer I plan to spray paint black a large metal basket, take the Christmas garland and ribbon down from around the front doors, pot some coleus cuttings and take a drive in the country.
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