Hippie at heart

I know it's been a while and since coming home from my spring break vacation, I have been greeted by the knowledge of two crazy and very hectic weeks ahead of me (this week and next).  So, instead of blogging about the craptastic-ness of these upcoming weeks, I wanted to focus on a small little something that occurred to me today, which made me smile.

My friend Nikki introduced me to LUSH.  I'm loopy for LUSH (an homage to my childhood memory of  "Coo coo for Coco Puffs" commercials).  I fancy the LUSH bar shampoo and the LUSH bar conditioner, although I think I may try one of their liquid conditioners.  Only time will tell.  I've noticed how I'm pulling out/losing less hair in the shower and the fewer times I have to clean my shower drain/wall the better!  (Yeah, I take the loose hair that comes out in my hand after shampooing and stick it to the wall until my shower wall looks like Sasquatch's back.  Don't judge.)  And I really like the way my hair smells and feels too!  It took a while for my hair to adjust to the new product, but that's to be expected.  As LUSH says, "Solid shampoos have no preservatives (there’s no liquid content so they don't need any), need very little packaging, and are very light to carry around with you. Ace."  (The Ace remark was all them...even more reason to like them.)

Another company I have to profess my extreme liking for is Moon Valley Organics based out of Washington.  I'm obsessed with their Moon Valley bar soap so much that I've had their products shipped to me (not so eco-friendly I know) and when I went to Seattle, I made sure to go to Pike's Place downtown to stop at their vendor booth and stocked up.

In addition to truly liking these products (which by the way I am receiving no compensation for singing their praises and can assure you these are all my own opinions), I thoroughly enjoyed looking at my shower rack and seeing so much less clutter.  No shampoo, conditioner, or body wash bottles hogging the little shower rack shelves.  Now my bars have plenty of room to themselves while having happy little bar neighbors nearby on the next shelf.

For those of you who don't know this, I like to take songs and insert my own lyrics especially when I'm in the car and have the urge to pee...badly.  So, I re-wrote Wishin' and Hopin' to fit my appreciation of these and other products.


Reducin', reusin', recyclin', are awesome
Change just one thing cuz small steps are a great start
I'm a bit of a hippie at heart

So if you're thinking how crazy all this sounds
All you gotta do is find it, and buy it, and try it, you'll like it
Yeah, just do it!
And after you do, you won't look back

Do I have a bit of a problem?  Let me answer your question with a question.  Does a bear poop in the woods?  I think you have your answer!

I'm out!  (insert mic drop)