Watermelon Ice Cubes

Do you ever come up with really great ideas and wonder why no one has thought of them before? But then when you try it, you find out why no one does it... that's how my experiment with watermelon ice cubes went.

I had been cutting up a big watermelon and had a little bit left that wouldn't fit in the container. I thought, hey, watermelon is mostly water, I bet you could mash these up, freeze them, and make tasty ice cubes. Thus, these were made.

They look really pretty and I thought they might give a tasty hint of flavor to a glass of water, like cucumbers or lemons. Great in theory, but terrible in practice.

They instantly melt in to floaty grossness and no flavor added. Instead I will throw them in to smoothies so they won't go to waste, but needless to say, I'll never make them again. Now I know why watermelon ice cubes are not a thing.

Little Baby Luna

This week Tim and I decided to adopt a new little kitten. It wasn't really planned, we were at PetSmart and looking at all the cats for adoption and got sucked in by their cuteness. And the longer we stood there, the more we convinced ourselves that now would be the best time to get a new cat. Also, after taking in Nemu when he was six months old, we knew we wanted a young kitten to make training easier. So, I introduce to you, little (3 month old) Luna!

Mojo and Nemu have handled the new addition well. In fact, this morning Nemu was chasing her and playing with her. He had been a little unsure of what to do with her before; he would start to bat at her and then stop and run away. Mojo, on the other hand, just stares at them both, which is pretty normal for him. It's been a lot of fun, the only bad point is that Luna is pretty stinky. I can't image the shelter fed her very good quality food, so I'm hoping the diet change will help. In the mean time I constantly burn a candle to cover the smell and clean the litter boxes more frequently. She's pretty cute, so I can't say that I mind.

Face Masks

I've always done face masks with either my sisters or a group of friends just to be girly and have fun. I've never used them in my skin care routine, nor felt a need to be incorporate them. However, after hearing/reading about quite a few beauty professionals relying on face masks as part of their own routine, I thought I'd try some out to see what the buzz was about.

I had an order coming from Sephora a while ago and thought that would be a good time to find one. And while I waited for my order I picked up a few cheap ones from Walmart. It turned out that the inexpensive masks made a bigger difference than the Sephora one. The picture below is the Mint and Lemon Facial Clay Mask, made by Freeman. The "travel" size (the only size I've seen sold in stores) lasted three uses and that was enough to see a difference. The picture below is the full size container (5 fl. oz.) and it's only $3.99. It's such a good deal and it actually made my skin feel better and look clearer.