Just a quick post tonight

Winter lover that I am, I don't feel my best in 90+ degree weather. Which is exactly what we had today. At eleven a.m. it was 86...and I refused to look again until just a minute ago. Eighty-eight degrees.

Yuck.

It could be worse, though. I heard on the radio that this is only the third time this summer we've seen temps over ninety. Thank God! The disk jockey failed to mention how many mid- to high eighties we've had. Or the miserable humidity that's been around most of the season.

But this is September. And tomorrow's forecast is a high of eighty and Thursday gets even better.

Seventy-two degrees for the high!!!

I'm thinking we could see some nights dipping in to the forties! Which is so much better than the sixties. Even the fifties. No, I don't want to actually see my breath when I'm breathing, but I want it to be almost visible.

Anyway, I've spent the day parked in front of a fan, 'You-tubing' it in an effort to not sweat. Listening to Andy Gibb, The Village People, Heart, and the like.

Andy Gibb was such a waste of a beautiful, talented man...

Okay.

So I read at www.earthclinic.com, my favorite website for natural alternatives to just about everything, about baking soda as a facial scrub/exfoliant and decided to give it a try.

Fortunately there were warnings that the first few times might result with a burning sensation on your skin. And they were right. I do feel a burning sensation, similar to a mild sunburn. Or at least what I remember a sunburn as feeling like. I've been a shade seeker for years and, that being the case I sure hope I don't look like I have one now.

I've been kind of afraid to look in the mirror.

But I'll give it a fair shot because the reports on the benefits are too good to pass up. Especially at my age. I've yet to see any wrinkles on my face and I want to avoid them for as many years as humanly possible!

Some of the things people are raving about is that it helps to firm and soften skin, combat wrinkles, make your pores smaller, makes your skin look younger (yay!), evens out skin tone, and eliminates the need for makeup for some women.

Well, I don't have large pores or wrinkles, I look about ten years younger than I am and I haven't worn makeup in years so...

So why am I doing it? Because I'd like to continue to look ten years younger than I am for many years to come! At least!

If anyone is interested in checking this out for themselves, go to the website listed above and type "Fountain of Youth" in the search area.

The website is mostly things people write to the moderators about what works and what doesn't. The reason I like Earth Clinic so much is because they don't sell anything. They just share what's shared with them so that people like you and I can reap the benefits.

As far as skin care goes, there are a number of things people are doing. Including using apple cider vinegar as toner two or three times a week. I'll have to think about that. I was especially unimpressed when one woman warned to avoid getting the vinegar too high on your forehead because when you sweat, you've got that salad dressing effect going on.

Eww.

Okay. I'm done for the night I think. I just want to kick back, drink some more ice water and wait for the temperatures to drop. Only sixty-two tonight but it beats the snot right out of ninety-two!

I'll keep you posted about how the baking soda is working out for me. If I get carded for buying matches to light candles with next month, I'll be sure to let you know!