Only another day until I get my cast off! YAY!

It is sooooo itchy!  Can’t wait to get it off.  Tomorrow at 3:30 PM, it goes buh-bye. Yayyyyyyyyy!

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Itchy skin remedy

Well, I’ve come into summer as usual, with irritated skin. Arrrgh! This summer has been a trial, especially with all the weird weather and allergic crap floating around here. My skin suffers.

But wait!

Since I’ve been somewhat hobbled as well by a broken ankle (long story), I’ve concocted a bitchen facial treatment for gals and guys, too, that suffer from allergies or just plain irritation from shaving stuff.

OK, here goes.

Sheila’s Calming Face Mask (can also be used as a cleanser)

• 1 single serving (about 8 ounces) Greek yogurt – preferably goat’s milk yogurt
• 1/4 cup minced or pulverized cucumber (more if you’re REALLY itchy)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon wheat germ (if you’ve got dry skin, substitute finely grated carrot)
• 1 teaspoon lemon or lime juice, if and ONLY IF you are prone to breakouts – otherwise, skip it.

Mix everything up in a bowl.  Be prepared to save some for later.  I’ve stored this stuff for almost a month with no issues.  After mixing, chill in the refrigerator for maximum relief.  Spread on face, neck or anything that needs help (ahem).  Leave on until nearly dry, then wipe off with a damp washcloth or wash area with tepid water.

I’m still working on my moisturizers and other stuff, so stay tuned.  Best bet for a toner for me?  Just good old fashioned witch hazel with a twist – a little chamomile anddandelion root thrown in for good measure.  Easy-cheesy.   In regards to the ready-made stuff, all I know is that I cannot use anything except the Kerstin Florian line without major skin reactions, and frankly, I can’t afford her shit.  Why bother when I can figure it out for myself?  Sheeeeesh!

More to come…

More funniness…

These are my faves the past few days:

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And the best one…

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Ha ha ha!

This site is FUNNY.

I’ll have to send in some of my own!  Hee!

I miss my Daddy.

I was going through boxes today (no surprise there) and came across some pictures of me and my Dad. I was a little toddler – these were taken when we moved to Phoenix – the first time in 1970.  This is the pool where I nearly drowned.  Thank goodness my Daddy-O was a lifeguard.

Me and Dad (and the hose) by the pool, Phoenix circa 1970

I lost him nearly 4 years ago on May 4, 2005. He died at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix after a brief struggle with cancer. Six weeks after he checked into the hospital, he was gone.

When he was first experiencing pain – and this was a major admission on his part; both he an I have a pretty high threshold for pain – he went to the doctor who gave him a few X-rays, told him he had arthritis, and sent him home with some anti-inflammitories.

Fast-forward a couple weeks.

I was living in LA and struggling with serious Rheumatoid Arthritis issues after successfully breaking into the recording studios. Faced with selling my house and ousting my deadbeat boyfriend, he came to my rescue and forcibly removed him from my house… fracturing portions of his spine in the process.

I realized then that there was something seriously wrong with my Dad.

Two weeks after the removal of the deadbeat boyfrieind, he was going back to the doctor with more complaints of pain. I was still in LA, working on getting the house sold.

Three days after the house went on the market, my brother called with the bad news that Dad had cancer. The primary was in his lungs, a small spot on the liver, but that it had gotten into his bones. It was, in fact, everywhere. Everywhere. Somehow, I was not surprised.

Two days later I was back in Phoenix, which I had attempted to escape since my high school graduation in 1986. I came home to behold a man who, most of his life at 6′ 4″, weighed around 180- 200 pounds. Now he was weighing less than I; I am 5′ 10″ and around 150 pounds. My Dad weighed at 132 and looked like a skeleton with very thin skin stretched across his body. He was still able to eat at this point, and concentrated on proteins and leafy greens.

This was in a hospital in Chandler. Since the cancer had moved into his bones, and the most life-threatening portion was wrapping itself around his vertebrae in his neck just below his brain, we had him transferred to Barrow Neurological at St. Joe’s. The ironic thing was that one of the consulting surgeons, Dr. Sonntag, was my mother’s brain surgeon in 1982 when she had a brain tumor about the size of a baseball removed. Dr. Sonntag, bless his heart, said he remembered me. I thought it was BS, but he – in his 80s, mind you – remembered when I came to see my Mom in my formalwear for the Christmas dance I was attending when I was a Freshman. He remembered the color of my dress – teal – and the corsage I wore. Amazing stuff. In any case, he tried to be positive about my Dad, who he also remembered… but he presented a factual case of what could happen and for that, I am most grateful.

Still… nothing prepared me for watching my Father die. I am grateful that I was there with him. During his lucid moments, I told him how much I loved him. He replied, “this is the only thing that is good about this whole mess.” My Dad and I had never really seen eye-to-eye for years about my choice of careers and my direction in life, but over the last 5 years prior to his death, he finally realized that I was on the right path.

Moving still blows…

Still trying to get out from under boxes… and now it’s HOT! Crap. Two 90+ days are not something to inspire me. Still… the house’s new insulation keeps the A/C from coming on too much. My sweetie has been extra-helpful; new ducts in the bathroom and new lights on the back porch have made life bearable. Plus, Opie and Chloe loooooove to get the cockroaches that have dared come into our lives. I haaaate cockroaches more than the scorpions that the kittehs eat for breakfast, ha! Scorpions can eat my shorts. Opie looooooooooooooves scorpions! He is a Scorpio himself, hee hee hee!!! such a cute and helpful little shit. Totally inoculated against them, of course… but so awesome! He is amazing. I will post some pictures of his exploits soon. What a brave litteh kitteh.

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Moving blows.

Well, still surrounded by boxes, but I’m making headway. Ugh! Moving sucks. Don’t want to do it ever again. Ever ever ever.

This is funneh:

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So is this:

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Hello, my peeps…

Well, I’ve been a real butthead.  I haven’t been online much.  I didn’t really have internet access until about 3 days ago when the Coxsuckers FINALLY showed up.  Since we have the Dish Network for TV (excellent sports channels) we weren’t much of a priority…   

So, anyway…

We’re trying to get established here in our new home.  Yow!  I love it, but there is a lot still to be done and we have boxes EVERYWHERE!  Arrrgh.  Hard to deal with. The kittehs and the doggehs are finding their way.  My sweetie and I are strong as ever.  I love him so much.  He is my rock.  Totally cool about anything that keeps everything from being perfect.  I so love him.  Gross, huh?  Anyway, I made him my bitchen cheese souffle last night for din-din.  He liked it.  I can eat that ever day, and it seems that he can too!  Corndogs, too.  I love corndogs.  Woot!

Other than that, I remember reporting that my Mom was laid off from Schwab right before Christmas.  Well, the fucking GREAT news is that she got rehired to the executive floor to work with the Chuckster starting 03-25-09.  She got  HUGE bonus to be laid off… and now she gets to go back to SF, which she loves, and work on the executive floor (which she totally cut out for) again.  Chuck was happy that she was returning.  EXCELLENT!  Even better, me and Steve have someone to visit!  WOOT!  WOOT WOOT WOOT!

So…  things are going rather well.  I’m a busy, happy girl.  Also looking forward to regaining my music focus again as we get settled here.  Lots of room.  I’m still surrounded by boxes, but that’s OK.  The kitchen is bitchen and coming together.  I can find my underwear.  It’s all good. 

…and now, a KITTEH!

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OK, so this is FUNNY.

OMG, this makes me laugh every day.

 This is one of the signs in my new ‘hood.  I crack up every time I drive by, because I wonder what gives you this gas… the fuel, or the stuff in the mini-mart?

Oh my, too silly…

More fun from my favorite LOL sites!

I am SO glad I didn’t get one of these for my birthday…

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Hee hee, this is particularly funny to me, I wonder why??? LOL!!

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Oh, shit…

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Another good site, Engrish!!!

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…and finally…

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LOL!

More soon… kinda busy with renovations and upgrades on a house. Mwah to you all!