pamper yourself

V zimnich mesicich nase pokozka trpi mnohem vic vlivy pocasi a zaslouzi si nasi pozornost.  Ja osobne davam prednost domacim vyrobkum, jednak jsou daleko levnejsi ale hlavne vzdy cerstve a bez chemickych pripravku. Udelejte si tedy alespon jednou tydne cas a urcite nebudete litovat.

In the winter months our skin needs extra care. I, personally prefer homemade  products, they aren't just cheaper but  they are fresh and without chemicals. You would not regret treating your skin at lease once a week.

Zacneme s cistym oblicejem, coz je velice dulezite. Ze 2 lzic sody na peceni  a  vody si udelame pastu, kterou pak asi pet minut lehce krouzivymi pohyby brousime (dermabrasion) kuzi na obliceji, citime lehke paleni. Samozrejme vynechame ocni partie.  Porane oplachneme.

 Start with a clean face (very important, as you don’t want to rub any dirt back into your skin). Make a slightly soupy paste with the baking soda and distilled water. Working in small circles, rub the entirety of your face very lightly. Do this for five minutes (that seem to go on forever, while you contemplate the slight stinging sensation you feel). Do, of course, avoid the eye area. Rinse very well.

 2 Tbsp Baking soda
 Water

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Nebo si udelejte tento "scrub" .
5 lzic morske soli
1 lzice olivoveho oleje
1 citron
Smichejte olej se soli a kdyz je sul poradne nasakla ( obalena ) olejem,  pridejte stavu z citronu. ( bez oleje by citron sul rozpustil! Timhle solnym pripravkem zase krouzivymi pohyby  lehce masirujeme kuzi. Po chvilce uz citite jak je pokozka krasne jemna.

Or make a salt scrub like this one.

  Nebo cukrovy "scrub" na telo. Nedoporuceje se na oblicej.
1/2 hrnku bileho cukru
2 hrnky hnedeho cukru
1 lzice medu
1/2 hrnku olivoveho oleje
1 lzice prirodni vanilky nebo par capek aromatickeho oleje.
Zase nejprve smichame cukr s olejem, pridame med a vanilku nebo par kapek aromatickeho oleje.
Uchovavejte v uzavrene sklenici a pred pouzitim zamichejte, protoze se olej usadi.


Or  body sugar scrub like here.

 Po odstraneni mrtve kuze,  je velice prijemna maska z papaya. Kdyz okrajuji slupku z manga, zamerne necham trosku vic duziny. Slupky zmrazim a pouzivam podle potreby. Zmrazena slupka prijemne chladi, masirujte oblicej a po chvilce uz rozmrazena duzina a stava  krasne prilne na pokozku. Nechte pusobit 15-20 minut, pak oplachnete.

I usually use mango mask after the face scrub. When I peal papaya I leave more meat on the skin and freeze it, then I use the pieces as I need. They are really soothing when cold and the juice and thawed pulp stays on the skin after a while. Leave on for 15-20 minutes, then rinse.

 A nakonec muzete pouzit kokosovy olej, nejen na oblicej ale i na cele telo.

At the end you can apply coconut oil to your whole body. 

 

Par fotek z  prochazky.  Co jste o vikendu delali vy?

Few pics from a walk. What did you do this weekend?

Hornby

Minuly tyden jsme stravili na Hornby, poklizeli jsme  a " zazimovali "  dum a zahradu. Neil si tam mimo sezonu casto " zaskoci", ja tam prez zimu jezdim minimalne.  Byla to take dobra lekce pro Dominika. Skolni autobus nam tady v Merville stavi primo u domu a cesta do skoly trva neco prez pul hodiny. Takze rano jede v 8:00 a v 16:00 je doma. Ovsem z ostrova Horny je to jine kafe. Autobus ho vyzvedaval v 7:00  a domu se dostal v 17:30.  (skola je  od 9 do 15:00)  Tak si moc dobre uvedomil, jak to mistni deti maji tezke. V zimnich mesicich je rano i vecer, kdyz se vrati domu  tma.
   Pocasi nam pralo, moc jsem bohuzel nefotila a tak alespon par snimku z nasi ulice. Aralia v barvach podzimu. Jmeno mi prozradila Jaromilka, dekuji!

We spent the last week on Hornby, cleaning and winterizing the yard and house. Neil  often goes there in the winter, I on the other hand  usually stay home. It was a good lesson for Dominik. In Merville, the school bus stops right at the end of our property and the ride takes little over half an hour. He leaves at 8am and is at home by 4 pm. ( school goes from 9 to 3 )  On Hornby he had to be at the bus stop at 7 am and wasn't back till 5:30 pm.. He also had to walk one street over. He did realize how good he has it, compere to the Hornby kids. In the winter months they leave and come back home in the dark, day after day :(

  We had beautiful weather  but I did not take many pictures. Here are few photos from our neighbors property, I don't know the exact  name of these trees,  but they are so gorgeous this time of the year. 

 

 

 

Take jsem nazbirala lisky a bedly a vcera jsme si na nich pochutnali v polevce.

I also picked some mushrooms,  we already enjoyed them in the soup I made yesterday.

A aby houbicek nebylo malo, dnes jsem v sekaci koupila tyto umelohmotne dozy.

I " picked " more mushrooms today at the thrift store. Funky, retro jars.

Vcera jsme se vratili domu a Dominik i ja jsme  pekne nastydli, cpeme se vitaminama, echinaceou a popijime caj. A co jste delali o vikendu vy?

We came home yesterday and both Dom and I are down with cold. We are taking  vitamins, echinacea  and drink lots of hot tea.  What did you do this weekend ?