Tuesday, January 19, 2010

7 beautiful ideas for a rainy day...

Bad weather can make for a great beauty and cooking day. Here are 7 ideas to make the most of being stuck inside.

1. Make a healthy pot of homemade chili. Make enough so you have it for a few days! It's better a day or two after you make it anyway. My recipe is very simple.
Ground turkey meat
Onion
Bell pepper
Green chili's
Mushrooms
Stewed tomato's
Canned red beans
Dry chili mix

Fry turkey meat in a large pan. Remove meat and drain any fat. Then fry onion, bell peppers,
chili's ( I remove the seeds from the inside if they are really hot ) and mushrooms. When the onions are soft add beans and stewed tomato's. Add meat and dry chili mix with a little water, beer or wine. Let simmer on low for about 20 mins. Really good. Really healthy.

2. Make a homemade facial mask. Mix together a 1/2 banana and 1/2 cup of oats. Apply to face for 20 minutes, rinse with cool water. Or try an avocado mask. Just mash avocado and apply to face and neck for about 20 minutes. Also cucumber and yogurt make a great mask!

3. Give yourself a mani- pedi.

4. Push ups, sit ups and squats are a great rainy day exercise in front of your favorite movie.

5. Give your hair a deep conditioning treatment. I do straight olive oil on my hair for and hour or so. Mayonnaise is also good.

6. A self tanning treatment is great on a gloomy day. I use the self tanning lotions, I have never tried the spray ons.

7. Bleach your teeth! There are many store treatments out that work great.

Now your body and face are beautifully tanned, your skin is soft from your mask, your teeth are white, your nails and hair are beautiful, you've exercised and cooked a healthy meal with left overs. That's a great use of a gloomy day.

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