Use it up!

I am home sick today with what appears to be the flu, and a girl can only rest for so long before she feels the need to be productive!

I contemplated taking a bath (they always seem to help, regardless of the ailment), and I went to evaluate my "stash".

WHOA.

I have enough bath products where I could probably take a bath 3 times a week for a year and never run out of stuff. I admit it; I am a hoarder. I am just realizing that I have had some of this stuff for so long that it will soon not be very effective. The fizzies will cease to fizz, the bubbles will cease to bubble, and the products will be effectively rendered useless.

So, starting today, I will be working toward using the oldest stuff first, and will try my best to buy as little as possible. I received a fantastic item for Christmas (http://www.reynoldspkg.com/reynoldskitchens/handi_vac/en/home.asp)
which aside from preserving food, also does a great job of preserving bath products! (Esp since most of my bath products do not contain a lot of preservatives)

I have also been working on either giving away or using up old lotions/shower gels/etc. I have a skin condition on my arms which dictates that I only use very scrubby scrubs, and I have A LOT of shower gels to use up. I figured out that if I add copious amounts of sugar to a little gel, it makes an incredible scrub and I don't have to waste my old stuff, or spend money on new! The only downside is that I can only make in small batches, since the sugar does harden over time.

All this talk about baths and scrubs is making me antsy for one... TTFN!