Staying clean
I have a hard time staying clean. With my hectic scedule, there has been more than one occasion where I got ready for that family function or hot date under the cold stream of a customer's hose. I have a few layers of dirt under my finger nails at any given time, and by this time in the season my feet are 
stained brown. Its pretty sexy, but wearing sandles is definitely out of the question unless I spend hours soaking my feet and giving my self a pedicure. Hiring a professional to clean them for me? This is a great option, and I tip her outrageously 4 for having to clean a gardener's soul.
My favorite "trying to be clean" story goes a little like this. I am at the restaurant, and I am in my girl clothes, my napkin is on my lap, and I am enjoying the ambience, I am feeling confident, tan and strong. What is that itch in my ear? That's not an itch, that is a chunk of dirt the size of my thumb! As the mortification set in, I was, with dignity, able to sneak off to the bathroom and get my self sorted out.
I have had a few great pedicures over the years, and by far the best was at A S electrolysis @ 416 466 9518 320 Danforth Ave . I don't participate in too many beauty regimes, but because I live on a well that threatens to turn my hair into straw daily, I probably spend a little more on hair products than the average girl. In the make up department I mainly use Burts Bees. I like that minty taste. Did you know that you get twice as much lip dip if you buy it in the pot, as opposed to the lip cream that comes in an applicator? a small trade in quantity for convenience. I once get sucked in by the streamlined marketing of MAC, and bought
a lip gloss that was so sticky even in the slightest breeze my hair
would literally stick to my lips.
The best creams are what I am most interested in. Creams and sunscreens. If it says "try me" I squirt! I think I may have tried every hand cream that is available in Canada and the UK. The hand cream I love the best is fairly common from L'Occitane. At this time of the season I go through 1 tube about every 12 weeks. The sun screen that I use? you'd think that I would remember the name considering I put it on everyday, but I don't. I'll go to the truck tomorrow and let you know. A few days later...On my face I use L'Oreal Ombrelle #45 for kids, and on the rest of me I use L'Oreal Ombrelle Sport #30, both of which I bought at Shoppers Drug Mart.
The crowning glory of creams I would recommend, especialy when working with Junipers and Evergreens is Gardeners Dream Cream. It stings a bit, but it soothes too. It is a Canadian company from out west, and it has amazing ingredients like Eucalyptus and cinamon for their scent and antiseptic properties.
What are favorite body care products?
On a final note, a few weeks back we had the first shovel break of the season. Mazel Tov Baird! The record to beat was last year at 8 shovels! The best part? they were all broken by the same guy! Shawn you animal.
This is Alex and I showing off Baird's handywork.
