Honey and Lemon

So I did a couple of tests with lemon juice and honey this last week.

I had seen on Pinterest, that vortex, a pin about freezing lemon juice.  We had a couple of lemons sitting unused, with no purpose, in the fruit bowl.  I decided to juice them, zest some ginger, and add honey.  I first juiced the lemons and poured the juice, to about half full, in to an ice cube tray.  I peeled and then zested my ginger; adding a small amount to each cube division. I then added a squeeze of honey to each and topped the cubes off with some more lemon juice.  The tray then went into the deep freeze. 

I wanted to try this so it would be easier for me to drink green tea with all these additions, without having to get the grated ginger, lemon juice, and honey.  Yes, I know, it isn't that hard, but still, I'm lazy.  These are quick and easy to pop into tea on the go.  It also helps cool the tea down so I can drink it right away.  Otherwise, I typically wait, what seems to be FOR-EV-ER, for my tea to cool.  By that time, I've forgotten about it, until I come back and find it stone cold.

There were some issues.  So silly me, I had an spidey-sense tingle before I added the honey, that honey was something that didn't freeze.  I should have googled it first.  Honey does not freeze as it is more sugar than water, and not enough water is present to actually freeze.  So the honey just separated to the bottom of the tray.  It didn't bother me too much; I simply scooped the honey from the bottom and added it to my tea. It did make it so I had to leave the cubes in the tray, instead of popping them out and storing them in a different container. 

This is something that I like enough to try again.  I will for sure pass on trying to freeze the honey next time, and just have to keep that trusty honey bear near-by for tea time.

I also tried a lemon juice, honey, and egg-white facial.  I mixed the ingredients up and used my facial brush to apply the mixture on my skin.  (This was another Pinterest find that I gave a try).  It said to place tissue strips on your face after the first coating, and then apply a coat on top of the tissue.  Then let sit for 15-20 minutes.  The whole time I was applying, I was creeping myself out with thoughts of getting salmonella in my EYE or mouth.  Ugh!  I left it on for 20 minutes.  Then peeled the paper towel strips off my face.  The paper towel wasn't completely dry and I hadn't coated it so heavily it would take hours to dry.  I still had plenty of mix leftover with one egg-white, a tsp of lemon juice, and a tsp of honey. I can't say that I saw much difference in my skin at all.  I don't think I'll do this facial again, but I have heard egg-white is great for the skin (shrinking pores and tightening skin) and something you should do WEEKLY.  I don't know if I could handle it.  Maybe if I whip it up into a meringue first. :) Maybe other facials have you whip it up first and, therefore, have less of a chance of it dripping down your face and into your eyes. 

 

Don't I look thrilled! Lol

That's so Medieval

Ok. I'm giving up on craig's list for the night. That site can be deadly! It is kind of like the vortex of Facebook. You can't escape!

Today I def. ingested too much coffee which put me a little on edge. Not to mention my shoulder is KILLING me. I do not know how I am going to make it through 1ooos of cookies this weekend. I don't think I can scoop that much.

Relationships are meh. Book club starting...don't know if anyone will show up. Especially since my co-leader can't come anymore.

Health - caught cold; however, swallowing plan honey actually does help.

Career - I about ripped off someone's face this morning. Yet again, drank too much coffee when I usually drink none. I'm really beginning to get sick of being constantly compared to the person who had me job earlier this year. I wasn't trained by this person, nor was I really trained by the person who was trained by her....I wasn't really trained at all. In fact, I was left alone at the desk my 3rd day on the job. So I really get sick of "Well so and so always did it this way." That's the way that so and so did this." I admit I cried a bit, talked it out with my mommy and felt better after reading the Heifer International Magazine. Really, I wish I could be a humanitarian aid person. I'd love to go out and help everyone...I probably just don't have the right credentials. I could move to a country where they still have nuns - not like very many nuns in the history of the church have actually adhered to the faith that supports them. Most of them were just the extra kids aristocrats had and couldn't support - so they "donated" them to the church. I used to have a dream when I was younger that I was Mother Teresa. How weird...last night I dreamed I was / was watching Shia LaBeouf in a rather weird movie. He/I ended up locking ourselves into a port-a-potty to escape the cops. This is slightly more interesting than my dream where I was looking for health insurance and slightly less exciting when I was some kind of medieval princess being swirled around in a gorgeous dress in this glorious hall by a gorgeous man. I guess that is what you get for reading about medieval funeral rights before bed.