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Monday, 22 October 2007
Monday, 15 October 2007
Beaty Addicts and Dancing
Did anyone see that programme last Thursday called Beauty Addicts: How Toxic Are You? I watched and taped it and will say that it was a must see programme. It highlighted most of the chemicals I already knew about but I didn't know about baby wipes and washing powder. I can't wait to change to all natural and organic stuff, most likely next year as I have so much regular stuff to use up still. 2008 is the year for being organic for me and my mum.
Anyone watch Strictly Come Dancing? I just love this programme and I think this year's celeb dancers are better than before, esp the women celebs. They are far better than the men so far and the men have a lot of catching up to do now. I esp liked Kelly and Aleesha's rumbas, oh my they were something. I was surprised to see that Kate was kept in by the public and think she probably got a lot of sympathy votes having been at the bottom of the board. Next week the men and female celebs battle it out between them for the rest of the series. Can't wait. I had to tape the show on Saturday cos I started suffering from exhaustion and had to go to bed for the evening. Last week was busy with one of my colleague's away on leave so I was doing the work of 2 people (still am but less busy so far), then I was out shopping all of Sat morning, and my brother came over with his family in the afternoon so still didn't get time to relax. It was only when I sat down to eat dinner that I relaxed and so did my body and I started to feel very tired. By the time Dancing came on, I had to go to bed. I tried to watch it but my head went fuzzy and went back to bed again. I was still not quite right yesterday morning but bucked up in the afternoon and am much better today.
Anyone watch Strictly Come Dancing? I just love this programme and I think this year's celeb dancers are better than before, esp the women celebs. They are far better than the men so far and the men have a lot of catching up to do now. I esp liked Kelly and Aleesha's rumbas, oh my they were something. I was surprised to see that Kate was kept in by the public and think she probably got a lot of sympathy votes having been at the bottom of the board. Next week the men and female celebs battle it out between them for the rest of the series. Can't wait. I had to tape the show on Saturday cos I started suffering from exhaustion and had to go to bed for the evening. Last week was busy with one of my colleague's away on leave so I was doing the work of 2 people (still am but less busy so far), then I was out shopping all of Sat morning, and my brother came over with his family in the afternoon so still didn't get time to relax. It was only when I sat down to eat dinner that I relaxed and so did my body and I started to feel very tired. By the time Dancing came on, I had to go to bed. I tried to watch it but my head went fuzzy and went back to bed again. I was still not quite right yesterday morning but bucked up in the afternoon and am much better today.
Tuesday, 9 October 2007
Going organic
Well, I had a successful couple of weekends buying natural and organic skincare products. So far I've managed to buy soap, body wash, and my mum bought soap and moisturiser, oh yes and I bought toothpaste. Now you might think that buying organic and natural stuff is dearer than usual stuff and some of it is, but some of it isn't. Yesterday I bought from Neal's Yard Remedies near here at work a 100ml tube of natural toothpaste which cost £2.75. This proved cheaper than the first organic tube of 50 ml which I bought for £3.45, and also cheaper, albeit by 10p, than my usual conventional 100ml toothpaste. So if I like the second one I might stick with that. I popped into NYR yesterday and bought a few nice smelly things for my mum for Christmas (yes, I know I'm very organised but Christmas will come sooner than we think). Also, at the weekend I bought a book called A Slice of Organic Life about living green and organic. I've yet to read it but it does have in it pages about the chemicals in everyday products which I've already read about. Can't wait to read it as I am so keen to start going all organic.
I won't be going to Simple Spa again for my birthday next month. I phoned them up last week to book treatments only to find out that they no longer do the simple treatments that my mum and I had in August and now do more involved therapies with mitts and stones, which we don't want. I think I might go back to the hotel we went to 2 years ago but just have a facial and manicure and not the whole spa day as we did then. It's in Westminster so is easy to get to esp we now know where it is from before.
Work is galloping on with Bug, and I am now writing the last chapter. I have just started typing up Chapter 12 so a couple of chapters ahead of myself. Once I've finished this first draft I will go back to the start and revise it all with the notes I've made along the way.
Well, must get back to work now.
I won't be going to Simple Spa again for my birthday next month. I phoned them up last week to book treatments only to find out that they no longer do the simple treatments that my mum and I had in August and now do more involved therapies with mitts and stones, which we don't want. I think I might go back to the hotel we went to 2 years ago but just have a facial and manicure and not the whole spa day as we did then. It's in Westminster so is easy to get to esp we now know where it is from before.
Work is galloping on with Bug, and I am now writing the last chapter. I have just started typing up Chapter 12 so a couple of chapters ahead of myself. Once I've finished this first draft I will go back to the start and revise it all with the notes I've made along the way.
Well, must get back to work now.
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