Choice and Presence

Watching the last of March Madness. I took the first two days of the tournament off. Awesome! :) The tourney was great this year. This may be the last good year if they expand to 96 teams next year.

Yay, Duke! Finally.



I've updated my photo album. Click on the above pic to see more. I don't know when these pics were taken. (Note: The date on my camera is waaay off.) I don't keep up with the days/months anymore. If the tournament wasn't on, I would probably think today was Halloween. Anyhow, I think the pictures were taken in February. I only uploaded them because I had to upload pictures for my Ebay auctions. I have more recent pics on my cam but uploading them is so. much. hard. work. (<--sarcasm)

My routine (lol) is mostly going to the salon. I am going to the salon less...but I'm not doing any maintenance at home. I'm concentrating on other things. Sometimes it's just easier and better to have a professional wash. I haven't had my hair twisted since February. My next retwist will be in early May.

I went off on a dry skin tangent last time. I have to mention the only solution for nondrying antibacterial hand gel: Goldsbond's moisturizing hand gel. I use it 3-4 times a day. No alcohol. It costs a little more than Purex but it won't dry your skin. Totally worth it!

Officially four years

My latest do. I'm going to update my photo album with pics I took on my actual lock-a-versary sometime this week.

I found the solution to dry & very sensitive skin: TriDerma. (Specifically TriDerma Facial Redness Repair Cream) I've always had dry skin but this year it got worse. It was probably due to me using alcohol cleansing pads on my face about 3 times a week. Anything with alcohol is horrible for dry skin. Don't use it. (That includes antibacterial gel on your hands).



My face had gotten so bad that I couldn't go one hour without my skin flaking. It was extremely visible. I know people thought I had some kind of disease. TriDerma is a miracle! I never thought anything would work on my sensitive skin. It is also a moisturizer (and will keep your skin from flaking if used daily). I don't have to use it daily (though I probably should).

The link I provided is from Amazon. I brought my product from Walgreens so it is probably in every drug store & discount stores. According to reviews, it also works for rosacea.

I also used TriDerma Fast Healing Cream. I would recommend this on other parts of the skin. The facial cream is best for the face. This worked a little on my hands, but it wasn't quick. And then again, I probably didn't need this on my hands. (I had a breakout due to excessive use of antibacterial gel. lol. I probably used it at least twice a day. Then winter happened which dries your skin more...) Anyway for the itchiness, I started using Benadryl. Now I'm using Avon's Moisture Therapy with the BROWN top.



This will never happen to my skin again. Every winter I'm going to use Triderma. It was just a lucky pick. No dermatologist visit!