When my sister-in-law got pregnant 8 months ago, the hospital told the couple to expect to pay $10,000 on top of insurance. A month later, with no insurance, they were told it would be about $4,500. Insurance discounts, my ass.
Baby oil is dangerous as eye make up remover. It builds up behind the eye because it is not water soluable and can cause problems with your vision.
It can also leave a residue behind -- making it difficult for your makeup to "stick" and creating the false idea that you need waterproof produts. (Yes, a vicious circle.)
The best idea is to use makeup that can be removed with water or gentle products or to find inexpensive remover.
Simply remember to look on the bottom shelves or the ones in the back corners of the stores. They are the cheapest "real estate" and contain the most reasonably priced products.
i have been experimenting with reducing the amount of beauty products i use, or at least not using them as much. but think of how many products we could avoid buying altogether. when I first got married I bought all the same things my mother did to do launry, det'g, clorox, cloroxII, downy, dryer sheets. I began to eliminate them one by one, and now I only buy det'g and clorox for whites, and I don't even use the clorox on every white load. Sometimes I even make my own det'g. I notices that my husband never ate the bread I prepared for dinner at night, and we only have one child left at home. So now dinner is minus the bread. If I really want some, I butter a piece of loaf bread just for me. I noticed I was always throwing out half eaten bags of chips because they got stale. I quit buying chips. There are probably coutless ways we can cut back, and our family would probably not miss it if we did.
In that case, i missed the joke and wrongfully overreacted to your comment. i wouldnt say that you are incorrect about guys saying that we like simplicity in women and yet, contradict ourselves at the end of the day. i mean, it was only ideal for guys to like natural looks but only when hell freezes over, i guess. as for beauty products...as expensive as they are, arent there cheaper products? and would these cheaper products have the same effect as the more expensive ones?
The thing about food is that we CAN eat food that was not grown in China. It's hard, but it's doable. You just have to start making stuff from scratch.
I encourage everyone I know to try, especially during the summer, to eat local foods. It takes a bit more effort, and I know it can be tough when you're busy, but if you give yourself even a one-week break from processed foods, you'll just feel better.
But as for chips, dips, boxed goods and brownies, as well as Veggie Booty, yeah, it's all Chinese.
That was meant to be a lot less harsh-sounding than it was. No touched nerves here. I'm just familiar with the idea that guys like girls who are "natural" and "not fake", but then scoff when they meet a woman who doesn't go to all the trouble to primp and preen in the morning, you know? But my "hush up boy" was meant to be, well, it's kind of hard to say 'funny' at this point, but not serious, in any case.
You're right - we spend too much on this. I shudder to think how much money I'd have if I hadn't wasted it all on stupid beauty products that don't get used.
Looks like the Consumerist finally got wind of this - oddly enough, they didn't give you credit for linking the story. Hm. Maybe they found it on their own?
I have GERD but the pills don't work. I get a rash from the three I've tried, usually within 2 days. Its heaven when I'm on the pill but hell off! Also Photosensitivity.
I've finally quit coffee/expresso, citrus, peppermint alcohol and chocolate and feel better. The symptoms are still there... but much more livable.
I'm the life of the party now, as I've had to curtail my diet. I hate appearing to be a fussy eater!
I'm looking forward to having the scope done. I really feel I need a definitive diagnosis befoer determining what else I need to do. Too many people listen to their GP and just take the pills he prescribes without verifying with a gastro doctor. It sucks and will be no fun, but best to make sure.
all im saying is...is it really necessary for women to buy beauty products at such high prices to make some sort of enhancement on their facial feature? i guess its alot better and natural than surgical enhancement, which is debatable. Andrea, im just merely expressing my opinion, and please dont tell me to hush up. if what i wrote touch a nerve, then just disagree or whatevers. you have every right to not respond or even READ my comments. but dont ever tell me to hush. its immature. and NO...it doesnt pain me to date a woman who doesnt shave her legs...
Don't even get me STARTED, Kyle. I could go on and on about unrealistic beauty expectation placed upon modern women, airbrushed models in magazines with flawless skin, and the eating disorders the plague the young women of the Western world, but I'll just go with this: Does it pain you to date a woman who doesn't shave her legs? Yes? Then hush up your mouth, boy.
Doesnt it pain you that you have to deal with these products on a daily basis? i mean...i guess if your job is to be a clown at a circus and you get paid for it...then why not? but, beauty products....come on!
I'm no expert, but how much acid is in water? I think what the video creator is getting at is that red wine works better because of the acidic qualities. Maybe lemon juice works too. I don't know for sure, but I do know that I've tried water in my dead battery and it did nothing.
The author, I think, got lucky, with the funny/lighthearted comments at the bottom.
I used to live in a border Canadian town, and used to cross the border everyday to work. Guards on both sides have no sense of humor.
Also, more tips:
1.Roll your window down, and put your vehicle in park in full view of the US border guard. Turn dome light on if at night. Both these things tend to relax the guard, like you have nothing to hide.
2. Make sure you tell your kids to keep quiet. If you are shopping, and try to lie about the amount, etc., I have had multiple guards ask the kids for verification. also, don't lie.
3. When divulging purchases on your return journey, usually best to give a ballpark number, instead of details. E.g. $50 instead of a dvd player. Some items trigger automatic GST (Canadian) payments.
I've always known how the Canadians feel about crossing the border - I get an earful from my relatives, who come down to our house every year for Canadian Thanksgiving!
I think it's great that people are realizing how unscrupulous some Chinese manufacturers can be. Any time I can opt for a product not made in China, I do it.
I mainly give to help children. I use United Way at work and have designated all funds to go to local children charity. I give to food banks and give all donation of clothes and other household items to a local thrift store that uses the profits (all thrift store help is vol) to buy school supplies etc for children to start school
Terrific post, especially the cautionary stuff about the acid-dropping psychoanalyst. From now on I'm going to try not to blog while having flashbacks. You can't be too careful.
We better hope that the Chinese can get there act together because as you can see it is almost impossible to avoid buying anything there. The Chinese have conquered the manufacturing side of things they are no moving on to the food side of things and that's where it get's really scary. So many manufactures have gone out of business that finding some non China based food stuffs is almost impossible. Wheat glutton for example is used in almost every food item out there. AND GUESS WHAT China manufacturers 90% of the worlds glutton. The last US manufacture is just about to go out of business. Think of that when your feed your baby formula!
Where lucky the voters had the sense to kick out the business friendly Repulicians. The last thing big business want's the American public to know is how much of our food stuff comes from China.
"Just in case, it wouldn't hurt to keep your government representatives' phone numbers handy."
Call (Senator) Ted Kennedy's office; he probably won't be able to do anything for you, but he'll certainly sympathize: He ended up on the TSA's "No Fly" list a couple years ago. If Shrub has the nerve to put JFK's little brother on the no-fly list, he's probaby not concerned about a call from some other congressman.
When my sister-in-law got pregnant 8 months ago, the hospital told the couple to expect to pay $10,000 on top of insurance. A month later, with no insurance, they were told it would be about $4,500. Insurance discounts, my ass.
Baby oil is dangerous as eye make up remover. It builds up behind the eye because it is not water soluable and can cause problems with your vision.
It can also leave a residue behind -- making it difficult for your makeup to "stick" and creating the false idea that you need waterproof produts. (Yes, a vicious circle.)
The best idea is to use makeup that can be removed with water or gentle products or to find inexpensive remover.
Simply remember to look on the bottom shelves or the ones in the back corners of the stores. They are the cheapest "real estate" and contain the most reasonably priced products.
i have been experimenting with reducing the amount of beauty products i use, or at least not using them as much. but think of how many products we could avoid buying altogether. when I first got married I bought all the same things my mother did to do launry, det'g, clorox, cloroxII, downy, dryer sheets. I began to eliminate them one by one, and now I only buy det'g and clorox for whites, and I don't even use the clorox on every white load. Sometimes I even make my own det'g. I notices that my husband never ate the bread I prepared for dinner at night, and we only have one child left at home. So now dinner is minus the bread. If I really want some, I butter a piece of loaf bread just for me. I noticed I was always throwing out half eaten bags of chips because they got stale. I quit buying chips. There are probably coutless ways we can cut back, and our family would probably not miss it if we did.
In that case, i missed the joke and wrongfully overreacted to your comment. i wouldnt say that you are incorrect about guys saying that we like simplicity in women and yet, contradict ourselves at the end of the day. i mean, it was only ideal for guys to like natural looks but only when hell freezes over, i guess. as for beauty products...as expensive as they are, arent there cheaper products? and would these cheaper products have the same effect as the more expensive ones?
excellent advice, i have been slowly saving this up, its easier said then done
The thing about food is that we CAN eat food that was not grown in China. It's hard, but it's doable. You just have to start making stuff from scratch.
I encourage everyone I know to try, especially during the summer, to eat local foods. It takes a bit more effort, and I know it can be tough when you're busy, but if you give yourself even a one-week break from processed foods, you'll just feel better.
But as for chips, dips, boxed goods and brownies, as well as Veggie Booty, yeah, it's all Chinese.
So on as a practical matter, anyone have any practical ideas for how to survive these item's coming to pass?
That was meant to be a lot less harsh-sounding than it was. No touched nerves here. I'm just familiar with the idea that guys like girls who are "natural" and "not fake", but then scoff when they meet a woman who doesn't go to all the trouble to primp and preen in the morning, you know? But my "hush up boy" was meant to be, well, it's kind of hard to say 'funny' at this point, but not serious, in any case.
You're right - we spend too much on this. I shudder to think how much money I'd have if I hadn't wasted it all on stupid beauty products that don't get used.
Looks like the Consumerist finally got wind of this - oddly enough, they didn't give you credit for linking the story. Hm. Maybe they found it on their own?
I have GERD but the pills don't work. I get a rash from the three I've tried, usually within 2 days. Its heaven when I'm on the pill but hell off! Also Photosensitivity.
I've finally quit coffee/expresso, citrus, peppermint alcohol and chocolate and feel better. The symptoms are still there... but much more livable.
I'm the life of the party now, as I've had to curtail my diet. I hate appearing to be a fussy eater!
I'm looking forward to having the scope done. I really feel I need a definitive diagnosis befoer determining what else I need to do. Too many people listen to their GP and just take the pills he prescribes without verifying with a gastro doctor. It sucks and will be no fun, but best to make sure.
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all im saying is...is it really necessary for women to buy beauty products at such high prices to make some sort of enhancement on their facial feature? i guess its alot better and natural than surgical enhancement, which is debatable. Andrea, im just merely expressing my opinion, and please dont tell me to hush up. if what i wrote touch a nerve, then just disagree or whatevers. you have every right to not respond or even READ my comments. but dont ever tell me to hush. its immature. and NO...it doesnt pain me to date a woman who doesnt shave her legs...
Don't even get me STARTED, Kyle. I could go on and on about unrealistic beauty expectation placed upon modern women, airbrushed models in magazines with flawless skin, and the eating disorders the plague the young women of the Western world, but I'll just go with this: Does it pain you to date a woman who doesn't shave her legs? Yes? Then hush up your mouth, boy.
Doesnt it pain you that you have to deal with these products on a daily basis? i mean...i guess if your job is to be a clown at a circus and you get paid for it...then why not? but, beauty products....come on!
I'm no expert, but how much acid is in water? I think what the video creator is getting at is that red wine works better because of the acidic qualities. Maybe lemon juice works too. I don't know for sure, but I do know that I've tried water in my dead battery and it did nothing.
You know, water works just as well. And it's a little cheaper.
If I had a nickel for every time I heard someone say "Fat Bastard to the rescue!"...
Good find, Paul. I wonder if that works for a motorcycle battery (is it the same dealy-o with the battery cells)? Mine dies every other day or so.
The author, I think, got lucky, with the funny/lighthearted comments at the bottom.
I used to live in a border Canadian town, and used to cross the border everyday to work. Guards on both sides have no sense of humor.
Also, more tips:
1.Roll your window down, and put your vehicle in park in full view of the US border guard. Turn dome light on if at night. Both these things tend to relax the guard, like you have nothing to hide.
2. Make sure you tell your kids to keep quiet. If you are shopping, and try to lie about the amount, etc., I have had multiple guards ask the kids for verification. also, don't lie.
3. When divulging purchases on your return journey, usually best to give a ballpark number, instead of details. E.g. $50 instead of a dvd player. Some items trigger automatic GST (Canadian) payments.
That's all for now.
I've always known how the Canadians feel about crossing the border - I get an earful from my relatives, who come down to our house every year for Canadian Thanksgiving!
I think it's great that people are realizing how unscrupulous some Chinese manufacturers can be. Any time I can opt for a product not made in China, I do it.
BLC
I mainly give to help children. I use United Way at work and have designated all funds to go to local children charity. I give to food banks and give all donation of clothes and other household items to a local thrift store that uses the profits (all thrift store help is vol) to buy school supplies etc for children to start school
Terrific post, especially the cautionary stuff about the acid-dropping psychoanalyst. From now on I'm going to try not to blog while having flashbacks. You can't be too careful.
We better hope that the Chinese can get there act together because as you can see it is almost impossible to avoid buying anything there. The Chinese have conquered the manufacturing side of things they are no moving on to the food side of things and that's where it get's really scary. So many manufactures have gone out of business that finding some non China based food stuffs is almost impossible. Wheat glutton for example is used in almost every food item out there. AND GUESS WHAT China manufacturers 90% of the worlds glutton. The last US manufacture is just about to go out of business. Think of that when your feed your baby formula!
Where lucky the voters had the sense to kick out the business friendly Repulicians. The last thing big business want's the American public to know is how much of our food stuff comes from China.
Excellent post, now you know how us Canadians have felt for years when ever we had to go states side!
If you've dipped into the dye pot like I have, trust me, you need conditioner!
"Just in case, it wouldn't hurt to keep your government representatives' phone numbers handy."
Call (Senator) Ted Kennedy's office; he probably won't be able to do anything for you, but he'll certainly sympathize: He ended up on the TSA's "No Fly" list a couple years ago. If Shrub has the nerve to put JFK's little brother on the no-fly list, he's probaby not concerned about a call from some other congressman.