Today at the dentist, the hygienist said to me “You smell like vanilla bean! You know, that scent from Bath & Body Works?”
Oh yes, I know indeed. There is a reason I smell like that:
I stocked up when it was on sale, in hopes that I can use that scent all year long!
Last week, Steven asked me why the bottle of it in the bathroom had the top cut off. Because I am making sure I use all of it, of course! Ha. He must have thought I was crazy. Muah ha ha.
(I am feeling crazy, sharing this story here, but hey, my outside human interaction today was the dentist, so that’s all I have to share, unless you want to hear about my run for the day.)
I’m not a very good preventative lotion* user, but am trying to get better! I have super fond memories of staying with my grandma when I was a young kid, and taking a fun bath with all the character shampoo bottles (remember those?!), then her drying me off and putting lotion on me. <— the point of sharing that? Grandma knew what was up with skin care. Be more like Grandma.
*And by lotion, I mean body cream, because that is what I prefer
What else has gotten me out of the house lately?
On Friday we went to El Famous for Troy’s birthday, then to Edge of Escape to try their new escape room. We’d been before and really liked it, and Troy, Jen, and Declan had never gone! We all enjoyed it!
Each room hosts up to eight people, and we had two people in our group we didn’t know – Maddie and Austin. We all got along and everyone worked together to solve the puzzle!
I made Troy a chocolate cake because he LOVES chocolate! It was completely homemade and not a fail like the last one (although it was just a tad dry, sigh)!
And that was the highlight in “out of the house” activities. Ha. I taught Saturday, got groceries Sunday, trained one-on-one and taught yesterday, and you already know about my trip to the dentist today! Oh, and, AND, I went to the library today too.
It’s an exciting life, but someone’s got to do it. Sigh. (I am trying to be careful about not spending much on activities since I’m not sure when I’ll get my next paycheck. Not that I’d be out doing crazy things, but I definitely feel like I should stay home more… for some reason.)
What is “preventative lotion”? Putting it on to prevent dry skin instead of dealing with dry skin? And how are body cream and body lotion different? I’m not sure which one I prefer.
Troy’s birthday celebration sounds so fun. Every time you mention El Famous, I always want their fries!
Yeah, that’s what I meant! I tend to be one to try to fix dry, cracked skin later! And I don’t know what the technical difference is between the two, just that the cream feels less slimy and my body actually absorbs it
I wish you could have some right meow!
Better to smell like a vanilla bean than to look like one! Using the body cream is a good strategy for both!
And that cake looks wonderful! What recipe did you use? I have two birthdays coming up, my oldest son and his girlfriend, not sure what cake he is going to want yet – he usually wants something complicated!
Ha!
I use this recipe: http://vegweb.com/recipes/chocolate-decadence-cake! Although the frosting recipe is a bit off so I used this one: https://lovingitvegan.com/how-to-make-vegan-chocolate-frosting/. What kind of complicated things does your son usually ask for?!
Jump on the preventative lotion train! It’s great! I always use lotion after I shower, and minimally twice a day on my hands: before I leave for work, and before I go to bed. I don’t know if it’s made a gigantic difference in my life, but I rarely have dry skin, so it certainly hasn’t hurt. Plus, that way I go through lotion a lot quicker and can try out new scents – though I am a big fan of vanilla bean, so I can’t say I blame you for stocking up on it.
Do you use it in the summer, too? Or just in the dryer seasons? I definitely see the benefit of using it now! Although it doesn’t help much with eczema. I supposed I need medicated lotion for that!
What scents do you tend to like? I also like A Thousand Wishes from B&BW.
Yep, every day, regardless of season! I think it’s just such a habit now that I can’t imagine not doing it, haha. But during the winter it does really help with dryness.
I love A Thousand Wishes! I don’t remember what I’m working through right now–I was just on their website and I think it might be Tahiti Island Dream?–but I am NOT a fan. Ha. I don’t like ones that are super floral or fruity, and whatever I have now definitely falls into that category. I prefer…softer scents, I guess? I don’t really know how to describe it. But floral and fruity strike me as “bright” scents, so I’d rather have the opposite of those (like vanilla).
Good for you! I need to get to that point. Although I hope I don’t sweat it off in the summer!
I get what you mean. Some scents are SO strong. I can’t do any of the masculine, woodsy, or floral scents either. I can do all the food scents though. Ha!
This post reminds me that I really need to be better about lotion! I have crazy dry skin right now and I keep forgetting to lotion up. Oops.
I really hope you can go back to work soon! This shutdown is insane. I can’t believe it’s gone on for this long!
I really had to work at remembering to do it! LOL. Having these bright green bottles out in the bathrooms and in my nightstand helps me remember.
Thanks, I hope so too. I also can’t believe it.