Oil Pulling?

I'm back already! 

There has been a lot of posts on Pinterest and Facebook about oil pulling. My chiropractor is trying it and I thought I would also. I have only use it a couple of days now so I have no information on the effects just yet but I do have some articles that are helpful and some tips from my experiences already.
Dr. Mercola is really great at researching and finding the latest information out there. His article on his experience with oil pulling is a good one to read. And it is not just for tooth decay or mouth problems. Another article from oilpulling.com offers a lot of information and is a good one to consult also.
I use coconut oil. In the pic the brand on the left we use for everything!!! Moisturizer, cooking, burns, bug bites, we used it on my granddaughter's bottom after every diaper change and bath and no diaper rash in her first full year! But I got the jar on the right because it is glass and I can put it on the warmer and keep it liquid at all times.

So far my tips would be:

1. Make sure it is liquid, putting solid coconut oil in your mouth and waiting for it to dissolve does not taste good :( (don't microwave - it kills the good benefits of the oil or any food for that matter! Set the oil jar or bottle in warm water or get a warmer like the one I used-Bed, Bath and Beyond-$5.99)
2. Keep busy! Plan on folding a load of laundry or watching tv, anything to keep you from just standing there, swishing in front of the sink. I was able to get up to 15 min while watching tv and then again while cleaning up the kitchen and folding laundry.
3. Find the right amount. For me, exactly 1 Tablespoon was a bit too much but 1/2 a Tablespoon was too little.
4. Don't swallow any of the oil, once you have swished it around it is full of toxins and bacteria.

Saw it on Pinterest!

Addicted is not the right word...not obsessed....more than interested...not really sure. 

I definitely love Pinterest! I do know that. It's one of those things that I really enjoy for a short time but can walk away from once I have viewed a few pages of random people that I don't know and get an insight on what their house, closet, craft room, and pets might look like. And it might be weeks before I sit here again and look for other random people to check out. I have gotten a lot, I mean A LOT of ideas for crafts and how I want my future home to look like! So many cute cats and dogs I would like to have and whoever puts those outfits together is awesome! I myself am not into the recipes but I re-pin them for my cousin, who loves to bake! I have a board for my business of course and hope that it helps me grow by leaps and bounds! So I guess I am semi-addicted or maybe occasionally addicted to Pinterest! Either way I will keep pinning here and there, randomly, like I blog :) 

Do these feet go with this outfit?

A cousin of mine pinned this recently and I re-pinned it on my pinterest board.  I know why she did it, she liked the look of the outfit. She had pinned many other outfits similar right before and after this one. BUT I re-pinned it because I think it is stinking funny! Something is a little off here! Life is so serious, so real, that sometimes you just have to laugh at a headless-armless girl wearing jeans! 

Knock, knock!

I love corny jokes! Puns, the occasional knock-knock, 
sometimes a little dirty is ok, if it's really funny, I just love funny jokes! 

You know what's better than a joke that makes you laugh so hard you cry? 

Sharing that laughter and the tears with someone that gets it too!

My husband, for the most part, DOES NOT get it. Every once in a while he will humor me. (ha ha "humor" me) But if he has his choice he would rather watch the news or sports than sit and have me read jokes from twitter or facebook. 
Maybe he feels the same way about sharing news and sports with me? 
I don't know because he doesn't communicate things like that well, so?  

So when I had the opportunity to visit my sister this past weekend I knew I would get to laugh and share funny things with someone who gets it and I was so excited! 

I showed her a youtube site that I follow and love. Seriously they are hilarious! 

(Check them out: Kid History) My sister agrees! "FACT!" 

And we sat late into the night and I read twitter jokes and facebook jokes and even looked at my pinterest board where I have pinned things I find funny. 

I think the later in the night, the funnier the jokes are! 

Yet another thing my husband, who goes to bed before 10, DOES NOT get. 

The party, or joke telling with inevitable laughter, does not start until after 10 pm! 

So I am very thankful that I have a sister that is in visiting proximity now 

and will hopefully be able to go visit her more often! 

Look I'm putting the gratitude lesson into practice there! :)