Oct 5, 2016
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLlshAHVwoc) do you get stuck on “what if?” then this video is for you!
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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLlshAHVwoc) do you get stuck on “what if?” then this video is for you!
Stop! Shower time!
It’s 9 days since I started my experiment to see if I can live happily without skin and haircare products, for reasons of time, money, disability and smashing capitalism.
So far I’d say it’s a lot easier than I’d imagined. I am only washing my hair with water, and my skin with water and a bit of coconut oil for blemish control and moisturiser. There is meant to be a transition period for both hair and skin, when for a week anywhere up to six months, it gets greasier and greasier until suddenly it realises it is over-producing oil to compensate for drying chemicals which aren’t there anymore, and then you are allegedly left with the best hair and skin you’ve ever had.
One week in, and I’d say my skin’s adapted pretty well. It’s more dewey and soft than ever, and while I wouldn’t say it was porcelainy-flawless, I think it’s free of major blemishes right now. And this just for using coconut oil and water. I call that a win. (I’m also trialling coconut oil for oral hygiene and immune-boosting properties. According to most corners of the internet, coconut oil is not only high-protein, vitamin-intense, delicious coffee-creamer, anti-aging cream, organic lube and massage oil, it also looks good in jumpsuits and is the latest incarnation of the Buddha.)
My hair, while suffering the same fate, is not doing terribly well. It is still coming out in clumps, like it often has done since I got fibro, and it is about greasy enough to hold itself in a ponytail. Most estimates from other water-washers say that a hair transition is about six weeks and can be up to six months for the full effect. Then again, some people never get the full effect. I sincerely hope I do. It would be so freeing. I’m only able to drag my sore self into the shower about once a week, and it would be great if I could be one of those people who only need to wash their hair that often because they’re so attuned to nature and blah blah.
Come on hair, do it!
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To celebrate The Pillow Fort's 1st Birthday, we're holding a Pay What You Can sale on the magazine!
Ends GMT 11.59pm, Sunday 30th November.
I know many of you have very little money left over for fun stuff after all the extra costs of being ill, but hopefully this will allow you to treat yourself this weekend :)
Please share widely so as many chronically ill young people as possible can benefit from this one time offer!
I haven't been doing much in the writing posts department, probably because pictures are simpler and shorter for me - it means I can have a fleeting thought without meddling with more complicated things.
something set me off tonight though...I went to my dearest friend's house this evening and around 11:30, I got a text from my mom saying I had to be home at midnight. I understand her concern, but honestly. it's one of those moments that I realize how glaringly different my life is than other people my age. I mean really, how many 19 going on 20 year olds have to be accountable to their mother every hour of the day? suddenly I remember that there has been a massive ripple effect of getting sick and moving home and regressing to who knows what and not feeling at all independent or self sufficient or confident about things. maybe I would feel better about those things if chances were taken, if limits were broken, if limbs reached farther, but something keeps stopping them, be it myself or other people.
I've felt pretty okay about Doing Things Differently for a long time, but with friends going back to school this week, I dunno...can't help but feel I'm missing something.
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