My Saturday Sighting Becomes A Milestone Moment...

Out and about at yet more yard sales this AM - I spotted this...

I hurried past thinking I'll get some of that 25 cents-an-ear

 corn on my way back... just enough for lunch.

Upon stopping I noticed the sign said 25 cents a dozen!  What?

 

A quick chat with the owner & I soon learned there was nothing amiss.  

She was simply well supplied and wanted someone else to benefit

 from her 'leftovers'.  Oh my!  Now anyone else who has no corn in

 their freezer would have surely taken most all that was there at this price.  

But you see - at 53 years old - I have never 'done up' corn by myself.  

My story in brief... 

I have a rare neuro arm disease that started when I was 16. 

There have been many things over the years that I haven't and

couldn't do.   Definitely not corn.  We have simply done without

 except what people have given us at times.  But my arms have improved 

in the last while and today I found myself wondering if I might now 

be well enough to give corn a whirl.  My Love assured he'd help if needed.

So I got a few dozen and we husked, cooked, cooled...

dried...

and the hard part for me... cut corn.  About 3 1/2 dozen.

Let's just say I cried some happy tears today. I did corn!  

And I did it all myself - except for help with husking.

 Granted - I didn't do a lot... but enough that now if I want to make

  baked corn - I'll actually have something to make it with.  

Cause we all know - baked corn with store bought corn just isn't the same.  

I'm just a little giddy and think I smiled through the whole process.

  I've been offering prayers of thanksgiving for sure.

Thanks for rejoicing with me!  ~Joyce

No Shampoo? A Thrifty Thursday Post...

My hair has its challenges.  Most recently... I'm just trying to keep it!   

I've been thinking that the parabens in regular shampoos are not 

doing me any favors.  And hypoallergenic or natural shampoo is

 pricier than I'd like.  So I've searched for recipes to make my own

 and have come across the 'no shampoo' method of washing hair.

Essentially it's just baking soda & water for the 'shampoo' 

and apple cider vinegar and water to rinse.  Here's what you do...

Measure 2 T baking soda into a pint jar and fill with water.  Shake.

Pour it over your wet head and 'shampoo' like normal.  Rinse out.  

Put 2 T apple cider vinegar into same jar and fill with water.  

Pour over head as a 'conditioner' and then rinse out again.

That's it!  

(2 T : 2 C water for long hair - or 1 T :1 C water for short hair)

My hair was easy to comb out and is quite silky today (my first day using this). 

I'll try to keep you posted on how it like it over time.

I figure it can't hurt.  And it sure is affordable! 

And I'll be really excited if my hair loss lessens. 
And in case you're wondering - I do not smell like vinegar! :)

Here's to accepting the changes that the years bring...

and growing with them.  ~Joyce