I love my feet I’ve discovered.  But recently, I’ve found the soles are getting hard.  Eck.  I used to get a pedicure every once in a while, but I just don’t have the time or the money for it.  So, I have now got a DIY method.

Make your own Foot scrub:  Raw sugar/Sea salt or bath salt mixed with olive oil and some peppermint essential oil.  — I use vanilla or strawberry, just for the smell, but I believe peppermint has some important properties for the pedicure.

Start by cutting your nails in a straight line. 

Fill a large bowl or foot spa (if you have one) with warm water, the warmer the better.  Drop some essentail oil in: Peppermint.  Soak your feet for 10 minutes.

Dry your feet and rub your home-made foot scrub into your feet and if you want, along your calf.

Dip your feet in your foot spa again.  Leave if for 5-10 minutes, then use either a pumice stone or pedicure file.  Get rid off hard skin.  Repeat this process a few times until your feet feel smoother.

Moisturise your feet and toenails — yes I did say toenails.

with a file wrapped in cotton gently push back your cuticles. 

Now you can paint your nails or leave it.

Once a week - if you can manage it do the following:  Heat up a hot pack and place it on a towel.  Lather your feet in Vaseline and use cling wrap/cellophane wrap to cover your feet and put some old socks over your covered feet.  Place your feet on the heat pack and wrap the towel around you feet to keep the heat in.    Keep it there until it cools, then remove the packing and wipe away the Vaseline.  Alternatively, you can do this as an overnighter.

There, that is my tip for DIY Pedicures.

Charlton Heston: October 4, 1924 - April 5, 2008

The great actor to the silver screen has recently died.  Originally named  John Charlton Carter, Charlton Heston  he was known for his chiseled features and compelling speaking voice and for his numerous roles as historical figures and famous literary characters.  It was once heard he said that he didn’t have a face for the time he lived in.  It was perhaps why he commanded his historical roles so well. 

This award winning actor played such phenomenal roles such as Moses in Ten Commandments, Judah in Ben-Hur and George Taylor in Planet of the Apes.  These movies I grew up on.  I particularly remember him as Moses and Judah.  I LOVED those biblical films that were made with such grandeur. I remember the music and the costumes and the spectacular sets made by hand.  Actors from this era are a world apart from the actors today.

Charlton was one of the few actors to speak openly about racism and served his time in the army during world war II. 

He left behind a legacy of his films that people will remember for time to come.

Last night, wanting somethign nice and romantic to read I jumped on fictionwise and forked out $9 for an Ebook written by an author that recently had one of her books made into a movie.  I thought, hmm, it’s regarded as a romance, and sounds pretty cool.  I’ll get it.

 Here is the basic run down of the blurb: Rosie and Alex have been friends since childhood.  Then comes the tragic news that Alex is relocating to Boston USA.  They keep in contact via email, chat and letters.  Everyone sees they are destined for each other, but Alex & Rosie.  She makes plans to go to a US college, when she accidently falls pregnant and has to make a decision that will change their lives forever. 

 Sounds all right yes?  Well it wasn’t.  I didn’t care that she fell pregnant by a man that wasn’t Alex, but by the time they are both 25 she had a chance to confess her feelings and she didn’t.  She took off rather than fight for what she wanted.  (Ok, so Alex was on the verge of being engaged, but if Rosie wants to talk all territorial with her friends, she should act like it too).  So, He marries someone else, then when Rosie moves on and marries another man, Alex’s gets a divorce.  He writes her a letter that he confesses his love when he finds out her husband is a cheater.  But the letter goes missing and he refuses to tell her what it said.  Then, the man Rosie is with cheats on her - AGAIN.  Then she decides to run to Boston - Alex is thrilled, but then all of a sudden the father of Rosies daughter (the one that got her pregnant and didn’t take any responisiblity for over 13years) wants to know Kate (the daughter) And Rosie STAYS!!!  But then Rosie finds the letter and wants to confess her feelings but doesnt, so Alex gets another woman pregnant and marries for career advancement.  Then, 10years later (when they are 50years old) they finally get it together and I ASSUME has a HEA.  

This book was the worst romance I’ve read.  Why was it being classed as one.  I think it was a womens fic? Not that I’ve read that but this is what a qoute said:  “A simultaneously funny and tender novel about what happens when 2 people who are destined together can never seem to get it right”  Ok, I wasn’t funny and niether was it pulling any of my ‘tender’ cords.  I thought the ‘never seem to get it right’ was going to last a few year - 15years max from their 16th bday - but no, i was ALOT longer.  They missed all the milestones that come with being a couple.  Kids together, celebrating personal achievments as a couple and all that.  I want my hours back from reading it.  but alas not so.  Damn it.  And the think that frustrates the hell out of me - is that is ALL COULD’VE BEEN SORTED IF THEY TALKED ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS!!! For all this chatter over email, IM and letters, they couldn’t broach the subject.  Oh, and yes, the WHOLE story is told as IMs, email and letters - I felt like I was reading a screenplay without the actions.  I got no emotions about how she was acting while type - just got the screen like I was just CC’d in on all the chats. 
Crap Crap Crap.

 That is my whine for Wednesday. 

Nope,  I don’t mean the writing bug.  I mean a stomach bug.  They aren’t fun at all.  While trying to manage my two girls, one of which wanted to jump all over me. (yey…NOT)  I tried not to turn green.  Green is soo not my color.  Besides, chucking is only reserved for my 3 month old at the moment.  So to give you an idea how bad it is, I’ll use hubby as reference.  I have never known DH not to skip work, he is a work horse.  He can be pale as a ghost, hacking and looking like death warmed over, and he’ll go to work!! I seriously wouldn’t, but then that’s him — he likes to share the love.  If he is feeling under the weather he’ll happily take down the rest of the office with him.  Although he doesn’t see it that way.  Okay, okay, I’m getting to my point:  He took the day off today he was so sick.  OMG!! Who are you and what have you done with my husband??

So we were both sick and feeling under the weather, but thankfully Mia was at daycare today and all I had to deal with was Imogen.  Thankfully, this has been a 48hr bug, so I can eat some food! Yey me.

So what happened to my writing bug?  It was under the weather too.  On a good note I managed 2415 words in 2 days.