Went a little nuts at Bath and Body Works again.... LOL

They've got a Presidents' Day sale going on - Body Butters for $8, and Valentine's Day stuff half price. Hey, there aren't many things that I actually indulge myself in. Enjoying my showers is very important to me! A smart man will remember that someday. :D Besides, B&BW stuff isn't that expensive (on sale) compared to some of the designer stuff from department stores. And it does make my wintertime dry skin stop hurting and itching. I'd say that's worth it.

I got body butters in Tropical Passionfruit (gotta have something fruity), Sensual Amber, and Japanese Cherry Blossom. I may still have skin that's too young for heavy moisturizers all over, but my feet, legs, and elbows sure appreciated the treatment. My feet still felt soft this morning when I woke up. :D

Plenty of products left in Moonlight Path still. I learned when they discontinued the Lavender Flowers that I enjoyed so much, that you'd better buy their products in bulk, while the gettin's good. I'm still ticked at them for not bringing back the Winter Candy Apple body wash this Christmas. They had room fragrance, lotions all over the place... but no body wash! Oh well, I think I'm learning my lesson about that now. I still wish I'd tried some of the Twisted Peppermint before it was all gone.

I also got the "Red Hot Love Story" 3-in-1 body wash / bubble bath / shampoo. I'll admit that I was a little bit skeptical about the shampoo. It was okay for a body wash - bubbles not quite as foamy as I was hoping, but it smelled wonderful - like red hots and powdered sugar. It also left the bathroom smelling yummy afterward. LOL

I haven't used it as a bubble bath yet. My tub is really gross right now, so there's no way I'm going to ... sit in it for a while. I can't get the rust stains out of it this time, and no matter how much bleach I spray on the caulk, the mildew just keeps spreading. I think I'm going to be better off if I just tear out the old caulk and redo it. Actually, I'd prefer to get a new tub with a modern built-in stopper, surround it with white subway tile (now there's a job I'd be thrilled to do myself), and put in a new floor. Okay, I realize that the entire bathroom needs to be redone, but the thought of what's behind the walls freaks me out.

Aside from the state of the tub, there's the problem with there not being enough hot water to actually fill the thing for an actual bath. I know there's a ton of sediment in the water heater, but I'm kinda scared to fool around with it, for fear that I'll do something wrong and flood my house. I would almost rather put in a new water heater at this point. Just call Lowe's and get them to install it.

You know, if I made a few changes here and there, the house would actually be tolerable until I was able to sell it. It wouldn't be so bad if I were making the changes to make me happy, and if it sells, so much the better. It would give me enough time to save up a healthy down payment on another house. Oh, a home with a nice master bath I could just relax in... *sigh*

I did try out the "Red Hot Love Story" as a shampoo today. Since it's Sunday and I have tomorrow off, I figured that if it did a number on my hair, I'd have a day to fix the problem. The bottle does list pro-v vitamins in it, so that might be why it didn't act so much like a body wash. Maybe it's really formulated to be a shampoo, and it can just be used the other ways additionally.

After I washed my hair, it felt kinda dry, but I had planned to use my regular conditioner anyway. My hair actually felt soft and looked nicer than usual after I dried it... Weird.... I guess it's a passable shampoo, but with my colored hair, of course I'll have to always smooth it back out with conditioner.

I have to admit to a very embarrassing moment, though I've got a serious urge to laugh my butt off about it. The other night, someone unexpectedly decided to kiss my soft and incredibly moisturized instep, which he has never done before... and I almost didn't stop him in time to keep him from getting a mouthful of soaked-in body butter. I'll admit that I was a bit distracted at the time. LOL Then he went for my calf, and I said, "No! My legs have lotion all over them too!" I did explain that I was really enjoying the attention, but I didn't want him to get the moisturizer all in his mouth.

Of course, if I hadn't thoroughly moisturized my legs and feet, they would have been horrendously untouchable and scary looking. But maybe it was the softness that prompted him to try to kiss the tenderest part of the bottom of my foot. Probably would have felt really nice, but I just couldn't do that to him. (His hands felt good on my feet... wonder if I could ever talk him into giving me a foot massage? Pre-softened, of course. LOL)