Paws-to-Ponder: For the Love of Life

Wow for the longest time I've been milling around dreading each day in doing a particular (necessary) activity. All those negative & sarcastic energy may have been drained out finally, and I guess it will take some time for it to return.


People are people, and everyone is a unique individual. I remember in my earlier entry about Understanding I brogged some lofty views on 'listening' and 'empathising'. It shows that I had forgotten for a while, that anger and disappointment is but only an internal feeling I made up - and only for the purpose of wasting my own time and energy.


I am not perfect, and I do have my preferences to not spend time to Understand certain individuals. But the least I could do for myself is to make a conscious effort to remember that any resentment towards them is borne from my own decision and I only have myself to blame. Thus there is no reason to resent. The discipline to remember is what I need and each day I keep my fingers crossed and hope the idea sticks around in my head for a long time.


Having learnt of some unfortunate friends having unfortunate events occurring in their lives, it makes me remember I have lost my focus in life for this period in which I have been so engrossed in being resentful and finding ways to retaliate. I am not a wounded animal and I am not going to behave like one.


I am a thinker, and I want to be constantly thinking. Not just thinking thoughts about Money and Career, but more importantly thoughts about Life and what makes up My Life. 


Like - Learning to make things.

Like - Hanging out with people who truly matter.

Like - Dating Pushy and having him feed me delicious stuff

There's so much to like about Life, what's there to resent!
Tomorrow will be a Happy Day too!


xoxo
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Bobbin' It

I now know how bad I am at using the sewing machine.

I spent my entire night playing with the bobbin!! 

I did only one dart!!

Dreadful.. Dreadful.. Inconspicuous but utterly irritating machine part! GRR.

It's time for someone to reinvent the bobbin compartment.

REVOLUTION!

It will save us multiple frown lines on the faces of billions...

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Doggie-Bag It: Body wash product review - Silk Bath vs Johnson & Johnson's

I don't usually do product reviews - think this is my first. I think the main reason is that I don't like to play the baddie and slam a product for being inadequate. 

However triggered by a rash eruption due to sensitive skin, I really am inspired to do this post today, with my target audience being people with sensitive skin and living in humid climate.

Silk Bath in Rosehip and Peach extract by SilkPro

Description: On a recent mass running event the participants were given a goodie bag with various types of trial-sized products. Included within was a sample sized 300ml Silk Bath body wash in flavour of rose hip and peach. It is enriched with Silk Crystals to supposedly moisturize and protect your skin against harmful UV rays. The liquid is yellow and has observable glittery silky looking precipitate.

Smell: On first use, I took a whiff of the body wash and found the smell to be... awful. I am a 'smell girl' and smells mean a lot to me. I used this Silk Bath concoction, and with each wash, increasingly found it smelling like cheap perfume. The scent of this liquid has an alcohol-like property and is so intense that when I wash my ears I find myself choking. 

Rinse and after: The rinse-off is easy and my skin doesn't feel oily and icky after rinsing. However I don't feel moisturized as well. I think the after-feel was just.. alright. 

Lasting Moisture Body Wash by Johnson & Johnson 

Description: Made by one the most popular baby product brands, Johnson's body wash seemed like a good replacement for Shokobutsu body washes that I previously used when my skin was not irritable like it is now. I coincidentally decided to pick up this from the shelf at a convenience store on one of my chalet stay-over events. Sample/travel size packaging holds 200ml. The fluid is a milky white colour.

Smell: I honestly have tried and liked various Johnson's body washes and this Lasting Moisture series was my favourite. It smells something similar to baby wipes and is relaxing to my nerves. The smell is gentle and pleasant. 

Rinse and after: The rinse-off is easy and similar to the Silk Bath one, my skin also doesn't feel icky after rinsing. The difference here is that my skin feels moisturized and protected. I feel - NiCe. The gentle, pleasant smell is rather long lasting and remains for several hours after showering too.

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All-in-all, with these two washes being priced similarly, I feel the Johnson's body washes are a better deal. For myself at the least, it is a good substitute for expensive pharmaceutical washes - brands like Cetaphil and Dermaveen, and does not leave an oily after feel. 

I also tried the Johnson's pH5.5 body washes in Original, Almond and Honey flavours and find their texture to be similar to the Lasting Moisture one. Though Johnson may sell its body washes as having different properties, they feel the same to me! All of the Johnson's washes managed to soothe my irritable skin and keep me smelling nice. Think the main noticeable difference is the fragrance.

Just.. I won't recommend you to buy Silk Bath!

Currently when washing, my approach is to use Johnson & Johnson's body washes up to the ears, and Cetaphil or Dermaveen for the face (depending on which is on sale!). It works well for me - for someone with sensitive skin. So I'm happy! If like me, you are seeking a combination of washes for your sensitive skin, hope you are able to benefit from this combination like I did!

Sweet dreams!

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