DIY

Did you know that coconut oil makes great deodorant?  Or that oatmeal is a good dry shampoo option?  Sammie has been making DIY beauty products and we have never tasted better.  We’ve rubbed egg white/avocado mixtures on our face and yogurt/lemon juice on our hands.  Tonight we are going to try cucumber/kiwi eye masks after our flaxseed facial scrubs.  Apparently food isn’t just for eating anymore.

I am multitasking this week as mom and dad because Keith is traveling.  I get to be the good guy and the bad guy, the mean one and the nice one, and right and wrong all at the same time.  I am the referee, event coordinator, and supreme irritant.  It turns out that multitasking is more than just walking down the street and looking fabulous.  It is like having 596 browser windows open, while simultaneously solving Algebra 1 equations and defining Renaissance Art.  But I can laugh, sneeze and pee and the same time so I can certainly mess up two kids at once.

Nights might last until 1am in Valencia but mornings still start early.  The days have been hot so I wanted to get up and go for a run first thing.  But my coffee used its powers for evil today so instead I woke the girls up to shower them with wisdom, counsel and guidance, and to encourage them in their studies with motherly insight.  But I do have to wonder, if I speak and nobody is listening, do I still make a sound?  

Everyone knows that nine out of ten girls get their awesomeness from their mom.  So tonight I am washing the DIY off our sticky sheets, planning our weekend, and making a healthy dinner.  They might complain, but luckily I can listen and pretend to care at the same time.  But first, since we’ve slathered our pantry on our bodies and are out of food, I am off to the store, smelling like a fruit stand and looking fabulous.

Their own set of keys making escape within reach…