It occurred to me that my last water-only hair washing could be a fluke; I am pleased to report that it is not! Considering how warm (almost hot!) it was today, I was concerned that my hair wouldn't be as clean if I took a cool shower as if I took a hot one. Never shall I worry again. My cool-water shower did just as good a job of washing my hair as the hot.
It is really refreshing and liberating to do so little and still receive a good result. I am still not washing my face, though I do put on a few drops of lavender oil at night because it helps me sleep. We can't use an oil diffuser because of mold issues.
My skin is improving, my hair is healthy and clean, and I feel quite unburdened. I also plan to let my toenails go naked as soon as my current polish is ready to come off. I haven't had naked toes in years. Excessive pedicures can be a waste of money, really; I just hadn't seen it that way before. I did it out of vanity and a desire to be just like other women who were "polished" and "sophisticated." Pish-posh. No more. I don't mean to say I'll never do it again, but never more will I feel pressured to do so. I do think pedicures are good for the feet, but we don't need them continually. I say three or four a year.
My sunscreen ingredients have come too late. I thought my big sun hat would do a good job of protecting me at the march yesterday. Humph. My chest is quite burnt. The shea butter has arrived, and the zinc oxide is due tomorrow. I already have the other ingredients- coconut oil and lavender oil. I can't wait to make and use it; I have already had pre-cancerous spots removed, and my husband has fair, freckled skin that I am concerned about. He's had more burns in his life than I.
What a fantastic thing to be free of the grasp of marketers and corporations. To a greater extent anyway, we'll never be totally free of them. Unless we go live underground, off grid. I'm not that radical. We may have to if the political situation becomes even more dire (I'm thinking in terms of my husband's lack of citizenship) but I am trusting that God will keep us well and good.
The point I am getting at is that we're free in the sense of not believing their lies, not feeling like we have to buy all this stuff, and I know the joy of not needing half of it to maintain the same quality of life. We just don't need it. We don't need TV, we don't need pasteurized "milk," we don't need shampoo and conditioner, we don't need nail polish, we don't need brand-new clothes all the time (or ever), we don't need to listen to commercials if we don't want to, and we don't need to buy so much stuff.
I have learned that acid reflux is actually a symptom of low stomach acid, not high. So the "acid reducer" in my medicine cabinet will just aggravate my husband's heartburn. No wonder he complains that it doesn't help. To hell with Mylanta, all we need is some apple cider vinegar. To hell with Noxzema (noxious-zema), we don't need to do ANYTHING to our faces. To hell with Unilever and Coca-Cola. I am over it.
I have NO patience for ads on the radio, either. I now understand why my dad always muted TV commercials. It really is garbage. I can't stand it. I don't listen to commercial radio stations on the actual radio, but when I am streaming internet radio, I will change the station or turn down the volume when the ads come on. No, I am not paying $4.99 a month to have ad-free internet radio. Sorry. I'd rather listen to my non-commercial, listener-supported local radio on the air.
The level of garbage in people's ears, mouths and stomachs is astounding, and I am doing my best not to feel disheartened. The "food" people eat is really killing them, and so are many of the over-the-counter remedies. I am just disgusted by so many things, I have to continually renew my mind in Scripture and through prayer, so I don't get discouraged.
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