Starting Over, again

   Okey, dokey - When I created this blog last year I wanted to write on here daily, share my experiences, tell folks of cool things to do and see in my newest living area of the USA, offer some healthy tips, yummy recipes, food choices,show some photos and generally spread Positive Energy and Good Cheer!  Well, I kinda got shot down.
   Several influential folks in my life told me that I was just wasting time on a blog.  Simply put, I was once again avoiding the reality of life. What I really needed to be doing was spending time either looking for a real job or talking to folks about my Home Based Business - so I could make MONEY and bring more income into my household.  Rats!  So I stopped writing.
   I felt like someone had ripped a part of me away, I was sad, too.  And immediately felt unfulfilled - beacuse I know that I'm suppose to grow up and be a writer.
   Why? Because I LOVE to write and share things of interest. I've always seen things others miss.  Like those tiny purple flowers over there on the ground 6 feet away from the trail.  Or the way my neighborhood Hawk sits patiently for ever on an upper tree limb, just waiting to swoop up that field mouse for dinner.  Or the way the Conk looks under water as he slowly scoots along beside my kayak. 
   Gees, the first thing that came up on my "Spiritual Gifts" questionnaire list was HELPER.  That made sense to me!  Tho, I did think that "coordinator" was going to be the first "gift".

   So, Damn the Torpedoes, Full Speed ahead!  I'm going to do this Blog thingy!  I'll use my timer on my phone, and only write for 15 minutes a day.  Every day.  That's my new plan A.  Maybe, I should call it my 2012 Resolution?

   What are you going to do this year that YOU love to do?

Mineral Oil is a TOXIN folks!

Mineral Oil

by Joanne Massey-Dean on Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 5:48pm

Mineral oil or liquid petrolatum is a by-product in the distillation of petroleum to produce gasoline. It is a transparent, colorless oil composed mainly of alkanes (typically 15 to 40 carbons) and cyclic paraffins, related to white petrolatum.

Mineral oil is a substance of relatively low value, and it is produced in very large quantities.

Mineral oil is available in light and heavy grades, and can often be found in drug stores.


The Effects of Mineral Oil
Listed below are just 4 reasons why NOT to use products that contain mineral oil:

1)Mineral oil masks itself as Estrogen. Making women Estrogen Dominant, which throws off our hormone levels causing many side effects such as: Depression, weight gain, thyroid problems, breast cancer, etc?

2)Mineral oil blocks the pores from releasing toxins. Toxins are then found in lymphoid and breast tissue of breast cancer patients.

3)Mineral oil blocks the skin from ever receiving moisture, thus your skin will be dry each day.

4)In a 1996 John Hopkins Study, Mineral oil is listed as the #2 cause of aging.


Take a look at the ingredients of your skin care and personal care products.

Do they contain Mineral Oil???

All Arbonne products are formulated without mineral oil.

Arbonne products are formulated in Switzerland where mineral oil is illegal to use in beauty products.

(makes you wonder way the US doesn't ban Mineral Oil, doesn't it?  rr)