Relaxation with Halloween Style - Pumpkin Spice Body Scrub

The last two posts were on the negative side of things, but I am happy to report things are starting to turn around. I feel like I'm starting to get the hang of things at my new job, I have a new wonderful and caring boyfriend who is everything my ex wasn't for me, and I'm starting to get to crafting again.

My new craft thought I am very happy to share. I have had a constant battle with my legs. I hate them, I've got marks where the leg hair should be but I shave. I've recently done some digging around: one of the solutions that I found was to start using body scrubs. Well... that's well and good but that can get expensive. I'm not going to give up though. It's time to start with the DIY.

This body scrub that I mixed up I got from Homemaking Hacks and this was a great, quick thing to whip up. I've spent the last several days trying it out on my hands and have seen a considerable difference in how soft they are. Next, I'll move to my legs but it will take weeks before a difference is noticed. So in the meantime, I thought I'd share this great body scrub with you.

Since it's fall, this Pumpkin Pie Sugar & Spice Body Scrub was a no brainer.

Ingredients:
1 Cup of Light Brown Sugar
1 Tablespoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1/2 Cup of Oil of Choice (I used Extra Virgin Olive Oil)

Instructions

1. Blend and place sugar and spices in a water proof container.

   Add oil slowly and blend periodically until all of the oil has been added.

 

2. To use, gently rub the scrub onto your skin. Massage lightly with your fingertips, rinse with warm water.

 

Use caution when using oils in the shower or tub, it gets slippery.

 

 

I'd like to make this again with other types of oils such as coconut oil which can be very good for your skin, but I used what I had on hand.

 

 

What's great? This batch can be separated into smaller jars and given as gifts!

 

Don't these Halloween Pumpkin Scrubs look to die for?





Slowing Things Down

So I haven't posted in awhile. Mostly due to stress and struggling with a period of depression, but I've had a tweak in medication and I'm determined to bounce back from this.

Usually after I get through periods like this, I take the time to reevaluate my life and how I'm living it. As hard as the periods are when my bpd gets out of control, they can be good for me because afterwards I look at my life and try and figure out what causes these periods to start. My thinking is that there has to be a trigger of some sort. The last couple times have been stress. So I need to learn how to handle my stress.

Most of my stress is self caused and I believe it gets to me because of the fast pace that I live my life. This is pretty typical of pretty much anyone at these period in history. We all do it. We hurry through things, always fill our time with a lot of things including smart phones where we're constantly checking our facebooks, twitters, and email. I'm guilty of this and I've seen many people around me do this.

So I think it's time to look at how I manage my time. I need to stop jam packing my schedule with things to do and instead just focus on the things that I already have in time. I have been doing a good job for the most part when I've been around friends, but even then I've been pulling my phone out to check things, and as someone who loves people this isn't a good thing.

So I think it's time to start taking my time with things, slow things down and not to jam pack my schedule with things to do. I need to enjoy the time that I spend with friends and loved ones and enjoy life. Stop and smell the roses more often.

Maybe with this new practice in place, I can avoid triggers.