Health and Beauty and Other Ramblings

Doctor:  It says here on your chart that you don't exercise.
Me: Umm....well. Not really.
Doctor: You know that walking, even for just 30 minutes can be a good way to get in some exercise.
Me: Oh. I thought when she asked me if I exercised, she meant like running, biking, going to the gym or doing some sort of weird exercise class. I don't count walking as exercise. But yeah, I walk every day. Who doesn't?
Doctor:  Silence...and stares at me baffled. (*-*)

...and that my friends is how I met my new doctor. So add the no-real-exercise, to the doesn't-perform-self-breast-exams, to the doesn't-take-vitamins, the doc immediately ordered a full lab work-up on me. I have the puncture wound to prove it.

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 I say all of this because after that visit, I was like "yeah, maybe I do need to make more of an effort" to be more healthy-ish. So I went and bought some vitamins (Spoiler alert: those adult gummie chew multi vitamins are disgusting and a total let down to how delicious they appear to be), some supplemental calcium (because like doc said- I'm not that young anymore and bone density is only going down at this point ), and just for kicks I grabbed some Omega 3-6-9,  damn your fine. move it so you can sock it to me one more time. Get low. Get low. Get low. To the window \(`-`\) to the wall (/`-`)/ Sorry. Got lost with the East Side Boyz for a moment.

Granted, I do exercise. Just not as much to call it "regular" so I'm going to try and step that up as well to at least 2-3 times per week if I can get home early enough before it gets dark. Oh and I have decided to actually start eating supper instead of grazing or skipping it all together. #singlegirlproblems. So I've got some chicken to bake to add to my salads. I'm not gonna get too crazy, because I'm not gonna cook. Salads are pretty easy and quick. I even splurged and got the kale mix to ad to my regular spring mix greens. I know. Fancy.

Another thing I am trying is how I wash my face. I have decided to give the Oil Cleaning Method a try. I have done it the last 2 days and so far so good. I have never been able to use face wash because it strips my face too much and then it's bring on the acne. So I usually just scrub it with water and call it a day. However, I have had some issues with little pimples on my nose for a while now, so I decided to go ahead and give the oil a chance. I chose grapeseed oil (since that is all my ghetto Harvey's had) and of course castor oil for my face blend. I mixed things up and added a little EVOO to the mix last night. I actually find this very relaxing. You basically massage your face with the oil, wet a washcloth with really hot water, put the washcloth over your face, let the heat open your pores, and wipe off with the washcloth. It feels so good! And my face feels so soft and hydrated. I will do an update in a week to see if it has improved my skin quality. I must be really into the whole oil thing because I love using coconut oil as a deep conditioner on my hair. Mother Earth in the house, y'all.

I also broke down and ordered my favorite foundation from Sephora- purely because I am too sorry to drive downtown to Sephora and pick it up.

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I love Dior Nude. It is a dream and makes your face look so flawless. I've been using a BB cream, because I don't like real heavy foundation, but it is time to move back to my beloved Dior. It is just so pricey. But oh-so worth those extra dolla bills y'all.

So if you have any recommendations on what vitamins I should be taking, or quick and easy healthy recipes, or makeup that you love. Or anything in general, let me know!