TEA TANNING AND COCOA STAINING

. . .otherwise known as, "Pinterest Makes Us Think We Don't Need Wal-Mart anymore."

The Pin:  "Healthy tea tan- steep 4 bags black tea in 2 cups water for 15 minutes. Shower and exfoliate, then spray or sponge mixture onto dry skin. Repeat for darker shades. Lasts 3-4 days."


Alright, let's try that shit.

My pasty ass legs, before

After 2 "coats."  I used a spray bottle to apply.

2 more coats, and another towel, 'cause that first one's pretty much ruined

Okay, so after an hour and some minutes of this junk, there ain't much of a difference in color.  I had a space heater on me the whole time, but still, that crap was COLD.  On the upside, it did even out my skin tone quite a bit, and my legs feel a bit firmer.  I think.

The same pin linked to a blog that also had instructions for a bronzer---mixing cocoa powder with lotion and applying.  That was streaky as hell, buuuuuut

Hey, lookie there---somewhat of a tan!

And you know what?  I SMELL FREAKIN DELICIOUS.

So, if I try this again, I'm using way more tea and the sponge method.  And more towels, because this is a big honkin mess.

UPCYCLED COAT HANGER THINGY

So we had this little 3-hook hangy thing that we never hanged.

And then the kids busted out that middle frame.

But it was too handy to get rid of, so I glued a cute file folder and some pictures onto it and made it into the kids' dropoff station, right by the front door and under a calendar.

I also added some oversized thumbtacks for jackets.  Mama likey.

WISDOM TEEFS

GONE.

I've been under full sedation twice in my life. The first time, I was about 4 years old, and had to have my front teeth removed.  The 2nd was Wednesday and I had to have all 4 wisdom teefs cut and pulled and broken and yanked out.

Not cool.

One thing that is cool, though?--realizing I could be a stand-in for David Della Rocco.  As ugly as I was leaving the dentist, this made me snort:

Yeah, not pretty at all.  And anemic-pasty to boot.














Then, the next day, this:

My busted-ass face and blood vessels, because I'm a genius and put ice-packs directly on my skin.  But, hey, see how the swelling's gone down?  Yeah.  Like a boss.

Easy Curls for Super Straight Hair

I've tried just about every method for curling my girls' hair--which is straight and baby fine, almost the total opposite of my own nappy locks--and nothing held longer than a few minutes.

Until. . .

http://punkynmunky.blogspot.com/2008/08/curly-hair-for-day.html


AND IT FREAKIN WORKED.

Check it:

Take damp hair, divide into sections, and twist the hell out of each section.  Twist the hair around itself, tuck the ends in at the scalp, and secure loosely with little elastics.  Sleep on it, and, in the mornin--TA HONKIN DA Y'ALL:

This method did what no heat style, or even a hairdresser, has ever been able to accomplish.  I scrunched it up and spritzed on some curl-enhancing hairspray, and that shit held allllll day.

Mommy likey.