Hellllo friends! How is everyone doing?
Today is Tuesday... Even though it is only Tuesday, it is technically the "Wednesday" of a normal work week. Everyone in the US will have Friday off because it is the 4th of July, America's Independence Day! So this week will zoom by in a jiffy.
I went to bed at 10:30 last night, actually fell asleep around 10:40 and woke up today at 9. Although sleeping in til 9 seems like a complete waste of my day, I think today is totally necessary. I have not completely caught up on sleep because I still
didn't wanna get out of bed this morning but maybe an early night today will complete the task. Since my Mommy and I used all of yesterday organizing and packing away our groceries, and dropping food off to the family members, I am completely free today. I will dedicate today to be lazy and do nothing but lounge around.
My skin is a total mess. Even that is an understatement.... my face excrete oil every 15 or so minutes enough to deep dry french fries. But I still have random dry patches! Why?! It's like my face is angry with me and decided to protest in different ways. Imma shy away from makeup for the time being until I absolutely need it. With that said, I will start repairing my skin today, starting off with a steam facial, the same one I used on Saturday. As for the mask, I will use my favorite DIY Hydrating Mask with avocado, honey and oil. For your convenience, I will repost the recipes below.
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DIY STEAM FACIAL - ASIAN STYLE (Family Recipe)
What You'll Need:
- 20 to 30 leaves of lemongrass (tied up into a knot)
- 10 leaves from a grapefruit tree
- 10 leaves from a lemon tree
- 1/2 ginger (smashed)
- water
- 20 to 30 leaves of lemongrass (tied up into a knot)
- 10 leaves from a grapefruit tree
- 10 leaves from a lemon tree
- 1/2 ginger (smashed)
- water
What To Do:
- In a pot, throw in all of the ingredients at once.
- Fill the pot with water so that all of the ingredients are covered
- Place the lid on and bring to a boil on high
- Do check up on it every now and then because it might cause an overflow if it continues to boil
- In a pot, throw in all of the ingredients at once.
- Fill the pot with water so that all of the ingredients are covered
- Place the lid on and bring to a boil on high
- Do check up on it every now and then because it might cause an overflow if it continues to boil
How To Use It:
Option 1 - Take the pot off of the stove, lid on and set aside. Hunch yourself over the pot, face directly over the pot and drape a large towel over your head to completely cover the pot. Slowly open the lid bit by bit to let the steam out. Be careful to not open the lid too much at a time or you might risk burning yourself. Continue until there are no longer no more steam OR until you feel like you've had enough. Pat to dry.
**Please, please, pleeeeease be extremely cautious because this is boiling water and hot steam we're dealing with. This could cause burns and/or injuries. I do not recommend this option for beginners or people with sensitive skin. I myself use this option because I have been doing this for years so I know the timing and limits.
Option 1 - Take the pot off of the stove, lid on and set aside. Hunch yourself over the pot, face directly over the pot and drape a large towel over your head to completely cover the pot. Slowly open the lid bit by bit to let the steam out. Be careful to not open the lid too much at a time or you might risk burning yourself. Continue until there are no longer no more steam OR until you feel like you've had enough. Pat to dry.
**Please, please, pleeeeease be extremely cautious because this is boiling water and hot steam we're dealing with. This could cause burns and/or injuries. I do not recommend this option for beginners or people with sensitive skin. I myself use this option because I have been doing this for years so I know the timing and limits.
Option 2 - Do not take the pot off of the stove but instead turn it to medium-low heat. Set it so that the water is continuously heated so there will be steam but not to the point of boiling. Completely remove the lid. Put your face directly over the pot and let the steam work its magic. Do this for 10-15 minutes OR until you feel like you've had enough. Pat to dry.
**I do recommend this for beginners but still, please be very careful!
**I do recommend this for beginners but still, please be very careful!
Option 3 - If you're still uncomfortable with the idea of hunching over the stove, just pick the pot off the stove, take the lid off and put your face over it (without the towel) until there is no longer steam. Pat to dry.
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HYDRATING FACE MASK
What you'll need:
- 1/4 ripe Avocado, mashed
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Honey
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Coconut Oil
- 1/4 ripe Avocado, mashed
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Honey
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Coconut Oil
What to do:
- Cut up 1/4 of a ripe avocado (your best option is to eat the other 3/4 but you can totally save it for another mask also)
- Mash the avocado with a spoon in a clean bowl
- Add the honey and coconut oil
- Mix everything together thoroughly to make a paste
- Cut up 1/4 of a ripe avocado (your best option is to eat the other 3/4 but you can totally save it for another mask also)
- Mash the avocado with a spoon in a clean bowl
- Add the honey and coconut oil
- Mix everything together thoroughly to make a paste
How to use it:
- Apply the mask on a clean face
- While applying the mask, do also try to massage the mask on by moving your fingers in circular motions
- Let the mask sit for about 15-20 minutes
- Give your face a final massage before rinsing it off with warm water
- Pat dry with a towel or tissue
- Apply the mask on a clean face
- While applying the mask, do also try to massage the mask on by moving your fingers in circular motions
- Let the mask sit for about 15-20 minutes
- Give your face a final massage before rinsing it off with warm water
- Pat dry with a towel or tissue
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Besides repairing my skin, I will also have mental and physical repairing done.
I have not worked out in two days... but I also happened to pig out so I need to start my work outs again today.
Gained back the two pounds I lost before Cali. Ooooy. Those ramyeons are calling my name though. I think I might indulge in a hot pot of ramyeon and kimchi again. Or maybe I should make kimbap. Or I should have a Banh Mi Che Cali sandwich or some banh cuon Tay Ho. AHHHHH!!!! How can one lose weight with this much temptations lurking about?! But I need to sacrifice myself and eat these food before they go bad... :roll: Solution, indulge but run myself to death later. Yes! I need to catch up on some music shows anyways. :P
Oooh oooh! I'll get some reading done and snack on fresh fruits! Yes! Sounds like a mighty fine plan to me. Don't cha think?
It's a good day, it's been good. I finally feel like my life is starting to pull itself together again. For the longest time, I was in a wreck but I guess and hope that that dark time is over now. I desperately need something new. I went to visit my Grandma yesterday and she seemed to be doing very well which
brought tears to my eyes. She doesn't remember anyone anymore but that's okay... As long as she's healthy, that's okay.
I kept having reoccurring dreams of that guy I told ya'll about yesterday. I think even my dream self is angry with me for letting the opportunity slip by. I'm at an age where, if you are Asian, you'll probably understand, my parents are not forcing, but kinda pestering me to find a nice guy and settle down. I tell them I'm not ready yet to not worry them but honestly... it's not like I don't want to myself. I just cannot find anyone... that meets my requirements. The older I get the more my ideal type starts to change to someone more realistic. I mean, when I was younger, my goal was to marry someone who was not Asian because mix babies are the most cutest thing ever! Like I didn't care about anything but making cute babies. LOL. As I am older now, I realize that there's more to it besides cute, beautiful babies. I want someone family oriented, share the same family values with me, just more realistic traits now.
I know this sounds bad but I was never attracted to Asian guys before. All I dated were non-Asians. Nowadays, everyone I've laid eyes on were Asians. So now, I can honestly say, I want to marry someone Asian. I do not know why I changed so much within a couple of years but.. I guess seeing how happy my parents' marriage is, I want something like that. That is my current goal now, to find someone who I can be happy with like my parents. To me, they're a model, ideal couple. The problem is, I just cannot get myself out there anymore. Being in a relationship for 8 years kinda made me forget how to be out there. I get embarrassed and shy away when someone looks at me. I have absolutely no nerve to advance or ya know, make a move. It's like I lose all confidence and coward away. I don't want to, it just happens that way. Sigh... Seeing most of my friends building their own happy family makes me realize how late I am now. One just got married last week, another is pregnant with her second child and here I am. Ugh! Thinking about these things makes me super stress. I feel like I'm having a midlife crisis but I'm barely 24! Mid-midlife crisis then..
My parents constant request for a son-in-law and grandchild sure doesn't help my stress either.
So let's do this again shall we? Hahaha. If you or you know anyone who is (preferably, but not necessarily) Asian, who is family oriented, values family and basically a good man between 22 to 28 years old. Tell him tocontact me! Yes friends, set me up on a date. LOL. This gal needs to find a man ASAP before I grow old alone or get annoyed to death by my parents.
If anyone manages to read through my rambling, I'd like to thank you. I feel so much better now that I have talked about this. I cannot talk to anyone about this because no one understands. None of my friends are Asian so they don't have pestering parents. Most of them are already married with children so yeah. No one understands.
Well, it's game day for the US! I am watching the match between Switzerland VS. Argentina; they're on overtime. US VS. Belgium later today.... LET'S GO TEAM US! LET'S ADVANCE TO ROUND OF 8!!!!!!!!!!!
Speaking of World Cup, look at what the poor South Korean team had to endure upon returning home. :(
Well, thank you for joining me again all. I appreciate each and everyone of your visits and thank you a bunches for reading. Please come back soon. :)
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