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January 26, 2023

No.725: Five Good Things // Vol.15

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1 // HAIR CARE HELPS

I’m a very low-maintenance chick but even I could tell that my hair was looking a little worse for wear.  After some research, I learned a few things: (1) poor hair health is indicative of a greater nutrition/stress issue and (2) this can be fixed!  I’ve actively worked on reducing my stress – a work in progress! – but I invested in some recommended hair products too.  I have been using this deep conditioning mask about once a month.  (I bought a trial version on Poshmark to see if it would work for me before committing to the big container.)  I also got this hydrating heat spray to use before blow-drying; apparently, this is a big deal!  The spray has a light coconut smell that reminds me of the beach.  Both products seem to be working.  (Better nutrition is helping too.)

2 // A DEPRESSION ERA STUDY WITH GRANDMA DONNA

Do you read Grandma Donna’s blog?  “For anyone just finding my blog, my husband Charles, and I live a old fashioned simple life and we enjoy studying history. We do one year studies and live like the year we are studying. We try to live the way they did as much as we can so we can learn what it was like.” (taken from this post)  In 2023, they are studying the 1930s and I am so inspired.  I am learning a lot and excited to start reading about that time period myself.

3 // MY HOMEMADE PLANNER

Last fall, I was in a huge creative rut.  In a spur-of-the-moment decision, I decided that I would create my own bullet journal style planner.  Surely this would help get those creative juices flowing again!  And praise the Lord, it has!  I am using this inexpensive notebook and splurged on these mildliner pens and this set of washi tape.  The inspiration is endless on Pinterest and I’m having so much fun recreating the ideas and layouts.  (I’ve been working on February pages this week, which should explain the photo above.)

4 // A NEW PLACE TO BUY AND SELL BOOKS

I recently found a new reselling app called Pango Books.  I love it because it helps me put my old books into the hands of readers while also supporting “the man before the company,” which is one of my goals for 2023.  I’ve been both a buyer and a seller and the process for both was super easy.

5 // STAYING WARM THIS WINTER

While this winter has been remarkably warmer than usual, we have had some pretty chilly evenings.  My kids were excited because they were able to pull out the hot water bottles!  We have some similar to this one and they love to tuck it into their beds to keep their sheets and toes warm.  An old-fashioned favorite that is loved by a new generation.

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Comments

  1. Laura M says

    January 29, 2023 at 9:04 am

    #2 sounds so interesting, #3 is so cute!

  2. Rosemary says

    January 31, 2023 at 8:55 pm

    do you have a link for Pango books? Your link just comes back to your blog. I am interested in this!

    I have also been reading Grandma Donna’s blog – this era is very interesting to me. All of my grandparents were children or teens in this time and I heard snippets of their experiences growing up. I think it helps me find more ways to cut back even when I think I have hit a dead end.

    • Ashley says

      February 1, 2023 at 6:33 am

      Shoot, not sure why the link keeps swinging back to the blog! The address is pangobooks.com.

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