I'm feeling really torn right now...what will I watch tonight, The Grammy's or The Bachelor?!
the Grammy's! We all know how the Bachelor ends. He picks one and they break up later. Isn't only the Bachelorette that has had couples actually get married?
Does anyone have any experience buying a foreclosed home? There's a program in our state that would enable us to buy one now, versus waiting another year or more. I'm afraid of getting stuck in a money-draining dump in a run-down neighborhood, but a lot of the foreclosed houses on Zillow look like they would be pretty nice with some TLC.
I don't but a few of my friends got really great deals for their homes! You get to see it first, right? I would just do research on the neighborhood and maybe drive by, talk to a few neighbors before making an offer!
My nephews are here. The 4 year old came running at me yelling, "Fingers in the ear!!!", then stuck his finger in my damn ear. I got him off of me only to have him jump up on the couch and onto my back to do it again.
Any of you guys skincare junkies? My face is suffering from the cold dryness so much this year. I have a little patch of what I think is eczema near my nose, and my face is flaky and dull. I barely wash it, I use coconut oil to remove my makeup, and I sleep with an Olay night cream and put Aquaphor on the eczema patch. Anything else I should try?
Not a skincare junkie but I have to change my face wash, and moisturizer from summer to winter! I used to get patches of flaky dry spots on my eye lids. Right now I'm using Cetaphil (wash and lotion) for my body and Shea moisture Raw Shea butter facial scrub and their anti-aging moisturizer on my face! For those patches, I was prescribed an emollient but I know you can get them over the counter as well! Since switching to raw Shea, I haven't gotten those patches even with -14° F weather!?!
Any of you guys skincare junkies? My face is suffering from the cold dryness so much this year. I have a little patch of what I think is eczema near my nose, and my face is flaky and dull. I barely wash it, I use coconut oil to remove my makeup, and I sleep with an Olay night cream and put Aquaphor on the eczema patch. Anything else I should try?
Not a skincare junkie but I have to change my face wash, and moisturizer from summer to winter! I used to get patches of flaky dry spots on my eye lids. Right now I'm using Cetaphil (wash and lotion) for my body and Shea moisture Raw Shea butter facial scrub and their anti-aging moisturizer on my face! For those patches, I was prescribed an emollient but I know you can get them over the counter as well! Since switching to raw Shea, I haven't gotten those patches even with -14° F weather!?!
Ooh I'm going to look into raw shea butter! Thank you!
My nephews are here. The 4 year old came running at me yelling, "Fingers in the ear!!!", then stuck his finger in my damn ear. I got him off of me only to have him jump up on the couch and onto my back to do it again.
Any of you guys skincare junkies? My face is suffering from the cold dryness so much this year. I have a little patch of what I think is eczema near my nose, and my face is flaky and dull. I barely wash it, I use coconut oil to remove my makeup, and I sleep with an Olay night cream and put Aquaphor on the eczema patch. Anything else I should try?
Have you ever tried honey? My skin likes that. And I second the rec for shea butter.
Any of you guys skincare junkies? My face is suffering from the cold dryness so much this year. I have a little patch of what I think is eczema near my nose, and my face is flaky and dull. I barely wash it, I use coconut oil to remove my makeup, and I sleep with an Olay night cream and put Aquaphor on the eczema patch. Anything else I should try?
Have you ever tried honey? My skin likes that. And I second the rec for shea butter.
I haven't, although I see it in masks and scrubs often. How do you work it into your routine?
Post by ThankfulSnail on Feb 15, 2016 16:37:33 GMT -5
notagoddess, foreclosures are hit or miss. When DH and I were looking, we saw a few that looked amazing in the listings, only to get to the property and find that there was more work than we could afford which would need to be done before we could move in- like a bathroom that's a total gut job or significant water damage in the finished basement that was half the square footage. My SIL and BIL, on the other hand, bought a foreclosure and took a month to do some fixing up (remember your first mortgage payment is lumped into your closing costs so you don't make another payment that month, so they just paid rent for the month) and totally re-did the kitchen, living room, bathroom, bedrooms, etc. in hardwood floors, replaced cabinets and countertops in the kitchen, new fixtures in the bath... etc. When they go to sell, it'll be worth 3 times what they bought it for. However, my BIL is a contractor so it was easy for him to do that all himself for just the cost of materials. I never saw any foreclosures that didn't require a significant amount of work in my area, but that doesn't mean they don't exist, and everyone has different standards about how much work they're willing to do. It's worth looking into.
W, I just started watching Wentworth recently and am on episode 2! AMAZING!
Have you ever tried honey? My skin likes that. And I second the rec for shea butter.
I haven't, although I see it in masks and scrubs often. How do you work it into your routine?
There's this scrub: link. My sister has sensitive skin and it works well for her.
It just adds some nice moisture. You could try adding a little bit to a gentle cleanser (I like Burt's Bees), or do a light mask. Since skin is weird, it might be drying, so definitely just do a patch first. I like this mask: honey mask. May want to go easy on the nutmeg/cinnamon (even cutting cinnamon out), and adding coconut oil if your face is feeling raw.
If you're not already, I'd also greatly recommend a humidifier. I mine.
(Sorry for the novel, my skin lives to irritate me, so I've tried various things )
TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
Co worker (who doesn't know we're trying but is super nosy and always hinting about it) just came up to my desk to tell me that a mutual friend is pregnant. And then said you're not that far behind her, if you start trying now your kids will only be a few month apart! Please get the fuck out of my face.
So I drove across town to go to my meeting, which ended up 45 min shorter than planned. And new boss just said to go home after. So I made it home an hour early. I'm counting that as a Monday win.
Post by wannabmama on Feb 15, 2016 17:55:16 GMT -5
Boo bex15 why do people feel it's ok to comment on someone's reproductive plans?? I want to start replying, oh, you know what...you're right, I'm gonna go home and bang my husband. Thanks for bringing it up.
TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
Co worker (who doesn't know we're trying but is super nosy and always hinting about it) just came up to my desk to tell me that a mutual friend is pregnant. And then said you're not that far behind her, if you start trying now your kids will only be a few month apart! Please get the fuck out of my face.
Post by wannabmama on Feb 15, 2016 17:57:54 GMT -5
We are about to run out of oil...I called yesterday and the guy always comes the next day. Yet...he did not come today. It's been so crazy cold we flew through oil (even though we set the temp to mid-60s) and now I'm afraid we will run out tonight...which also means we'll have to pay for him to prime the tank. And I won't have a hot shower in the am (unless I go to gym...maybe this will motivate me to gym, ha).
TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
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