Early to bed

Today I stood in line with my daughter for her school's musical theater auditioning. Under the sun for almost 2 hours. I am exhausted. I think I will give myself a cool aloe and milk mask to calm my slightly toasted face. And go to bed earlier.


Is she so cute!

Vitamin E facial

Yesterday, I tried my girlfriend's facial recipe. I'll say it's a little oily for me since I have oily skin. It works great for her since she is normal to dry skin type. I guess even good things are not fit for everyone.

One good thing happened today is our roof finally has been repaired. I don't have to worry about it when it rains again.

Look at these pretty flowers in our garden after the rain!

Girlfriend's ficial secret

My girlfriend told me her nature facial recipe: few drop of milk, few drop of honey and a capsule of Vitamin E.

I am going to try it tonight!

Beer for the hair

I have my hair wave permed before Christmas after a year of persuasion by my hairdresser. It looked pretty good except I hate the smell. I feel like I am a hypocrite after have decided a year of pursuing natural beauty.

Usually my hair is kind of oily, but after the perm, it turned somewhat dry. No doubt the chemical did the crime.

I heard that if you "dump" beer all over your hair and wrap them with a towel for an hour before your normal shampooing and conditioning, the vitamin B inside the beer will give your hair a nutritious boost.

So, I got a bottle of beer and decide to try it, hmm, maybe this weekend!

Live your best live

Everywhere people are talking about living your best live. You see it on magazine covers, talk shows, even signs on food packages labeled Best Life Approved. People are really thinking about taking care of themselves now.

Think about my parents, when they are in their thirties and forties, they have heart conditions and are always sick. Every holiday in my memory, one of them went to some kind of emergency care place. Despite they are doctors themselves, they have no time and resources to take care of themselves. Work pressure, bad economically conditions(imagine China twenty and thirty years ago).

Now, in their seventies and Eighties, they are much more healthier than when they are in their youth. My dad practice Tai Chi and Tai Chi sword, my mom still ride her little bicycle to grocery shopping everyday. At today's China, people have much better economical situations, many people hire nannies and housekeeper to help them with everyday house works. They also go to restaurant eat often. My parents still do all their house work themselves, cook everyday, shopping at farmers market, living their best life which is a simple life. My mom always says, after forty, one should do subtraction instead of multiplication. I guess everybody's best life can be different. For one maybe success, another maybe spiritual growth,  and other maybe physical strength and fitness. Find our own best life is what we need to work on. I don't know what is my own best life yet, I am just trying to do one thing each day that will finally help me to figure it out. I once herd someone said that Life is a Verb. It really resonated in me.

By the way, I got a clay pot and made my own Tasty Tofu today!

Tofu House

My husband and I went to the Tofu House today. It's hard to drag him away from the computer but I did it.

Their soup is always delicious and today I ordered Tasty Tofu with no spice. I usually like spicy food but want to try something mild today. However, I am little skeptical about their cold dishes, not sure how long it has been set there.

I guess find something to write about everyday can be a little tough. But, I intend to keep it up, it will help me keep focus beside practice my English. By the end of the year, I'll have a nice journal!

Getting rid of black- head on your nose

I have oily skin, specially around the T zone. Blackhead is what I hate but have to live with for many years until  I discovered the Baking Soda Magic!

Dissolve baking soda with a little warm water and cover your nose with the liqudish paste. When it drys up, massage with your figure gently to squeeze out oil. Rinse with warm then cold water afterwards. If you do this once a week, your blackhead will be greatly reduced. My pores got smaller and my nose become smooth again.

I hope this will be helpful.

I'm going to do it after I done posting!