I found a two-pack of this amazing body lotion (in a 8.5 oz bottle) along with its corresponding shower gel at Home Goods for $9. Which is insanely discounted if you've seen how much it sells for from Crabtree & Evelyn directly. However, this isn't being mentioned because of how much of a slammin' deal it was - I'm listing it because it really is a stellar moisturizing cream. Firstly, the smell really is pleasant and a soothing, natural lavender scent, not cloying or artificial. Secondly, the formula is light, and dries almost with a powdery finish. But most importantly, it keeps my skin so, so soft, for hours, even after repeated washings. I am always in search of effective moisturizers simply because I wash my hands so often, and this one comes out on top, over Crabtree & Evelyn's own body cream, Bliss Body Butter, Aveeno Skin Relief, and The Body Shop's moisturizers. None can compare.
One of my biggest annoyances was that my husband always left lights on in rooms he'd left. Determined to have a peaceful marriage, I devised a work-around for this in which I would install strips of LED lights in critical areas of the home. These lights would provide adequate illumination without creating the noise of standard overhead lighting. Once they'd arrived along with the required power adapter, I saw how unbelievably easy they were to install (seriously, the roll of LED's comes on a strip with adhesive backing). If you can apply tape, you can install these lights. I stuck them to the underside of my kitchen cabinets, and after some cautious drilling through my cabinet shelves, got the power adapter in place with all the cords hidden. Since the entire project, drilling and all, took me less than an hour, I decided to install these in my kitchen pantry, in our front-hall closet, on our stair rail (very, very handy for when you have guests who might get up in the middle of the night for a glass of water), and under the bathroom sink. More rolls of these lights have been ordered, and my mother's bedroom closet will be illuminated with these heatless, superbright lights. The entire closet project cost less than $20 and will take me approximately 30 minutes. Go forth, and illuminate.
If you like chocolate, stop what you're doing and order these. Or this. Or maybe you'd prefer the strawberry rhubarb. You know what, if you can't decide, buy an assortment. Usually when someone recommends a chocolate to you, you're underwhelmed when you try it. It's too sweet, not sweet enough, the texture is just plain old, there's just nothing remarkable about it. Which is why when I received a bar of the Mokaccino chocolate in a gift exchange, I was pretty meh about it. I've been consuming chocolate since I was a fetus, which was back before people knew lead in gasoline was a bad thing, so I feel like it would take something massive to really impress me. And TCHO chocolate did exactly that. The first bite, I knew this chocolate was different - the consistency was creamy, not chalky, not melty, not oily. The flavor was perfectly milky and sweet without tasting like chemical. The biggest element of the wow-factor was the fact that this chocolate actually simulated drinking a cappuccino - it somehow made my mouth feel like it had sweet, frothed milk in it. I know I borderline sound like an asshole describing this, but it really was outstanding, and I've never had anything else that could compare to it. Not even my beloved Nutella.
When I was in training to become an Aviation Structural Mechanic in the Navy, one of the occupational hazards we were drilled on was the disgusting injury called degloving. Jimmy Fallon recently suffered this awful fate recently, so the injury isn't specific to mechanics. One way to mitigate the chances of being degloved is to replace any metal rings worn with a silicone ring instead. The logic is, rather than the metal pulling on the skin of your finger and sliding all that skin off with it, this ring will flex and break before your skin does. Not only does it look rugged and slightly bad-ass when worn, I feel better knowing that my husband is both safe from degloving and opportunistic skanks (that would pounce if he didn't have his wedding band on, because he is a stone-cold fox). I have no particular affinity for this brand, but it is the one we have. My stepfather owns these and is equally happy. Except those ones don't have the awesome Airframes rating badge on it.
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| "We screw, we nut, we bolt" - actual Airframes cadence |
It's starting to get cold out, and the only thing that is displeasing about the winter is having cold toes. Slippers generally make your feet TOO warm, but socks aren't enough to keep your toes warm enough. Enter: fleece socks. Initially purchased to be worn inside my Hunter Rain Boots (because, afterall, anything that has the Queen of England's Royal Warrant is needed for my continued survival). They soon entered into their current service as a bonus foot-warmer. Worn over socks and pants, as you would a knee-high boot, I found that the knock-offs work just as well at keeping my lower extremities at the perfect temperature.
My other best friend (aren't I lucky?) always has the best things. He's the King of the Nerds, and anything he decides is good enough for him is usually the best in that category. You already know my hair situation, and when I decide to pull my hair back into a ponytail, I have some wicked flyaway frizz. I asked Best Friend if I could use a dot of this stuff to help tame the frizz around my temples and oh man, Pom Pom, BFF nailed it with this. It basically glued my stray hairs to my head, without making it look like I had applied actual glue to my hair. It smells nice, isn't sticky (weirdly), and the packaging is rubbery and makes me feel like I'm in the future. If you have short hair like BFF does, this is perfect for making you look like an adult human being versus Dennis the Menace, and if you have longer hair, it's great for reining in all those freelance hairs.
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The fact that I'm a massive nerd and love science is nothing new to you if you've been with FEMSHEP from its inception. Having just earned my degree in Aeronautics, I was required to study a great deal of meteorology (which included how to properly spell "meteorology," which probably took two semesters alone). Having been taught the subject by some extraordinarily impressive human beings, a fascination developed and I wanted to understand as much as my brain would allow. I discovered a National Audubon Society Field Guide on the bookshelf of one of my other supernerd friends, and once I found the Weather edition, I was sold. It beautifully shows and explains the many different types of clouds you'd see, along with explaining the basic physics behind them. It shows you the many stunning types of precipitation and frost, meteorological maps, optical phenomena, extreme weather events, and an explanation of anything weather-related you'd ever encounter. It is a beautiful, easy read (surprising, given the topic), and an easy way to obtain a little bit of useful knowledge about the world around you.
Have you tried or encountered anything interesting lately? Drop FEMSHEP a line and tell me what you loved or hated about it!
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