PINTEREST WINS AND FAILS

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Microwaving potato slices to make chips?  Yep.  It was pretty good, too.
WIN.

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Hot vinegar mixed with Dawn blue, sprayed onto bathtub.  Leave for 30-45 minutes, then wipe off.  THIS TOTALLY WORKED.  No scrubbing required.
FREAKIN WIN.

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Using oils to wash your face--I tried, I did, but damn, that crap takes too long.  I don't have time to spread this junk on, and then just sit with a rag on my face, every freakin night.
MEH.

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Make a paste of peroxide and baking soda, let sit, and everything magically wipes off.  I call bullshit on this one.  I let it sit for an hour, then 2 hours, then overnight. . .this "magic" paste did absolutely nothing.
FAIL.

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Faux shellac nails--I don't usually paint my nails, because they pretty much automatically start chipping and look like crap.  But this shit?  5 days, yo.  5 days before the first little chip showed.
WIN.

NO 'POO? NO, THANKS.

So I've seen all this hype about how natural shampoo is soooo much better than commercial brands.  You know what?  It's crap.

And I don't really get why they call it "no 'poo."  I mean, it's still shampoo, it's just not store-bought, sooo. . .yeah.

Anyway.

I tried

this one  http://bathnbody.craftgossip.com/diy-homemade-shampoo-2/2011/02/07/

and this one http://budgetsavingmom.com/2011/04/11/cheap-easy-diy-shampoo-and-conditioner/

and this one, too http://onjustacoupleacres.blogspot.com/2011/04/all-natural-hair-care.html

And they all suck.

Every one said to give it a couple of weeks.  I gave it 5 before I got fed up.  My hair (longish, thick as hell, and wavy/curly) was nasty from day 1.


There's no lather, so I really didn't feel like I was washing a damn thing.  

It doesn't smell good.

It left a funky film/residue covering my hair and head, no matter how many rinses I gave it.

I couldn't freakin comb my wet hair.

I couldn't freakin brush my dry hair.

I kept it pulled up all the time because leaving it down made it look like I'd doused myself with bacon grease.

When I pulled it down, it stayed in place.

NASTY.

So I went back to my trusty ole cheapy Tresemme.  The first time I washed, my knees went weak.  The lather!  The smell!  The awesome way the comb went through my hair!  I LOVE CHEMICALS AND I AIN'T ASHAMED TO SAY IT!

Screw you, no 'poo.

BOOKSTEPS

If I had steps--and one day I will, dammit--this would definitely be a must-do.   My stairs would have:

The Neverending Story
Go the Fuck to Sleep
Good Omens
The Thief of Always
Catch-22
Wicked
Peter Pan
Through the Looking Glass
Harvest Home
Jane Eyre
The Oz Chronicles
Miss Peregine's Home for Peculiar Children
The Season of Passage
Triggerfish Twist
Catching Fire
Lady



What would yours have?

SUPER HEALTHY, SUPER YUMMY, SUPER EASY HOMEMADE GRANOLA

You heard me.

Preheat oven to 325.

In bigass bowl, mix:

4 cups instant or quick oats
1/4 c unsalted sunflower seeds
1/4 c slivered almonds
1/4 c flax seed
1 tbsp cinnamon

In seperate bowl, mix:

3/4 c olive oil
3/4 c honey
2 teaspoons blue agave (opt)
2 teaspoons vanilla

Pour wet mix over dry mix and. . .well, mix.  Make sure everything gets coated well.

Spread out into roasting pan, or two baking sheets, and bake for 10 minutes.  Stir and bake for 10 more minutes.  Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.  Throw some dried fruit in that bitch and you got some good shit for breakfast or snackin.

*Play with it, mix and match--sub in any nuts or spice, throw in some brown sugar, use different oils, whatever.  Let me know how it turns out for ya.