tee -- Good for you for taking care of you!  Ummm....do your bunions bother you?  I have a bunion that I was going to have fixed.  The more I looked into bunion surgery the less I wanted to have it.  My bunion doesn't bother me (except for distorting my shoes).  Recovery can be a long, drawn-out affair.  If it bothers you, that's a different story.

It definitely sounds like you've made an informed choice!  Good luck.

ha! I was going to buy powerball but I didn't have time before the drawing. did anyone win it? I read something that from 4pm-7pm they projected that people would spend 1.2 million dollars a minute buying the tickets. Incredible. 

I also have a sweet tooth! When I first set out to do this, I had all this motivation because I wanted to slim down for my brother's wedding. Not to mention, the week prior, I had been at his wife's bridal shower and he told my dad I was "stuffing my face" at the buffet table. And I was! There were these homemade cookies and well they were decadent & I couldn't stay away from them. I didn't realize anyone was watching me or that my dear brother would go tell anyone! Thank you mike! Anyways I stuck with this no sugar thing even after the wedding but then the holidays rolled around and well I am a huge pumpkin fan and the next thing I know Im baking pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, eating pumpkin muffins and blueberry muffins and other things I really should stay away from. I am a baked goods whore...sorry if that word offends anyone. So now I am slowly climbing back to my motivated ways trying to detox again and trying to find my way back to the gym as I am paying for a membership...but its not as easy especially when I haven't gained any of it back. I need self control. 

Tee I like your picture & my mom had one of those little scooters when she got something done to her foot a couple years ago. She looked so funny rolling around the house but she loved that thing and it helped her a lot! Oh & my brother's wife (it still feels so weird to say that!) did what you are doing when she was 18. I can't wrap my mind around what she must have looked like before but she said its one of the best decisions she ever made because she had lots and lots of back pain and it helped her immensely. Good luck!

 

Last edited by megwoman25 (January 14, 2016 2:52 am)

I have been slowly trying to make a perfect spa bath experience at home.  I am using glass decanters to store my bath salts in since they look so much better than plastic zip lock bags and using glass does not matter since we have no kids living here at this time.  The wine bottle I thought was cute was bought at a yard sale for 2.00  was going to try to make a lamp out of it, but instead turned it into a bubble bath container.

My bath salt recipes

1.  1/2 cup baking soda
2. 1/2 cup dry milk
3. 1 cup Epsom salt
4. 1 cup sea salt


1. 2 cups powdered milk
2. 1/2 cup cornstarch
3. 1/2 cup baking soda

I adjust the recipes by doubling or tripling to fit the bottle.

for bath bombs  I have been using this recipe

1.  1 cup baking soda
2.  1/2 cup citric acid
3.  1/2 cup sea salt or Epsom salt
4.  1/2 cup cornstarch
5.  2 tablespoons castor oil
6.  essential oil -- how much is when I decide it starts to smell good about 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon
7.  food or soap coloring  --  how much is when I like the color of it.  6 to 10 drops
8.  spray bottle mixed with distilled water and witch hazel for spritzing
 

Last edited by sunshinej (January 14, 2016 8:53 am)

First - Meg - you and I have the same pimp. Darnn you baked goods!  And even worse I bake to relax. Don't get me started on bread.

Second - Sun - I'm stealing your recipes, hope that's ok.  And do you ever add essentials to either bath salt recipe? Your spa looks lovely and what a great way to use decanters!  Make a wonderful personal gift as well.

Third - Wendy - we have to pay a provincial license fee each year that seems to rise each year.  A believe the new sticker was just under $100.  I have heard of town taxes in the states but we don't have them here per se, they probably get you in other ways under property taxes. 

Thanks for you words about my ankle.  Still is a hindrance especially after doing a 7.5 hr shift at the store yesterday.  That did me no favours.  Although I will say it is a cake walk compared to the damag I did years ago.  That landed me in the hospital for a week, two surgeries a wheelchair for a bit and laid up for 5 months.

We had a ton of snow and Eddie is just loving it.