lezlie

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  1. the very best thing i've ever used on my skin is homemade... equal parts olive oil, ground coffee, sugar, plus a full spoonfuls of honey, and a splash of vanilla for enhanced smell.

     

    i use this on my face and body. i just made a new batch yesterday using only the olive oil and coffee and it's pretty tricky to rinse off if you don't add in the sugar. somehow adding in the sugar makes it rinse better.

     

    i'm into the olive oil as a base b/c it moisturizes so well, plus it is supposed to help prevent and reduce the appearance of stretch marks. coffee supposedly helps combat cellulite.

     

    the best exfoliate i've ever used (and made my skin feel like silk) is completely drenching my body in honey and then scrubbing it off with sea salt.

     

    everything i've described here is messy and takes ample time. none of these are quick on-the-go methods. however, i've tried tons of products, organic and not, expensive and cheap, and the things i outline here are hands down the two that make my skin the happiest.

     

    on-the-go face care i like is that coQ10 by avalon organics: cleanser, toner, and lotion are all fancypants.

    pricey but amazing.


  2. Very sweet pic of you & Sean. Your art really comes through your choice of photos. When you had your site up with your art photos, I was similarly impressed. Talented.

    Keith

     

    Thanks Keith! This photo was taken on the very first day that we moved down here to Playa Zancudo.... Thank you also for your compliment about my old site/photos :)


  3. Gita is very cute and looks like a really nice girl, but I don't understand why someone would stay with a person for so long if that person would be causing them to suffer. Was she in love so much or are the orgasms just that good? :unsure:

     

    Ghita would have to answer this for herself, to give you the most correct answer. I haven't really asked her this question specifically, because I'm just so grateful for how well she is doing these days. It doesn't really matter to me the "why" she stuck around so long, so much as the "thank you" for her finally making her own decision to take care of herself mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

     

    She's not a perfect person, she's just a human experiencing basic evolution. I'm really happy for her and proud of her courage.


  4. mythmaker - it does in our hearts :lol:

     

    Funny, I just noticed you 2 look rather similar:

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    Anyhow, bon voyage and this all sounds like a dream come true. Wow! I'm sure you'll have plenty of stories to tell soon...

     

    sean likes to copy off of me...


  5. Awe Cameron.... just when you move near, we're leaving... when will you arrive in ATL? Maybe we can get a visit in before we depart. Do you have a passport? Maybe you can visit us in Costa Rica?

     

    We're going to live in a pyramid. How cool is that?


  6. Kreecher - first off, I can vouch that if you send Sean some of that beer you will have serious points with him (and me).

     

    Secondly, I look forward to reading your posts.

     

    Welcome!

     

    :)


  7. this, of course, was asked for in the context of:

    when we have a house with semi-farm like setting.

     

     

    they would not be inside pets after they get fat and knocking over things, like my laptop.

    but they would be outside pets, and not eaten :lol:

     

     

    oh yes, let's not forget also the rabbits, horsies, and goats we'll also have!


  8. I have always read those endless lines concerning doing not-doing, concerning non-competition and not being a slave to other people's opinions... I have made good effort to incorporate these into my life more nd more over the last few years, but I have found there is still a lot missing.

     

    For instance, I find that I still have a lot of very base, disgusting feelings of jealousy, feel competitive, a lot of anger, a lot of desire in general and I think it is unbecoming...

     

    What are ways to defeat these? I want to start changing the way that I think more and become a more well-rounded person.

     

    I know the rhetoric a bit, but I have been incapable of putting it into practice.

     

    i agree mainly with what Ian said, in general, but my advice as a first step is coming to terms with just "being" this way.

     

    you stated it is "unbecoming" so, maybe get OK with these characteristics being part of your nature. not in a "can't-beat-them-join-them" method, but more of a "i love even the less appealing sides of myself" type of thing.... and if you find they are REALLY blocking you from something later: success, love, whatever - then work WITH these character traits, instead of trying to change them.

     

    IFS (internal family systems) is also good!