With Baby M gone, I find myself spending a lot of time in my yard. I have a few new plants that we put in the ground at the beginning of spring. The yarrow, verbena, various herbs I planted all now established and growing well. I love the way the bright yellow yarrow complements the purple of the butterfly bush and the verbena adds some much needed pops of color. We discovered this morning that a set of birds have built a nest in our honeysuckle. I'm not sure what kind of birds they are, they are grey with white tails.
In my gardening adventure, I have been reading about the benefits of adding Epsom salt around the base of the plants or adding it to the water when I give them their daily drink. I have now done this twice, once a week. I noticed an almost immediate difference. They went from looking like scrawny transplants to lush and well established plants overnight. The tomatoes especially seemed to take off. And for our family there is nothing better than the taste of a home grown tomato right of the vine, eaten like an apple.
So in reading about the benefits of Epsom salts, I read that one of the many benefits is that the magnesium can calm and refresh skin and sulfur is key in building up collagen. I decided I would experiment with the Epsom salts and made a very simple mask for my face. After washing my face at night, I just put a small amount of Epsom salts in my hand and a few drops of water and let it dissolve. Then I spread the mixture all of my face and my hands. In the last three days I have noticed that my skin seems softer, my pores are finer and my skin is tighter and moisturized. I have also noticed that the redness has faded as well. This is such an easy thing to add to my nightly beauty routine and the results are quite noticeable. Today a friend at church complemented me on my skin. I will continue with this regimen. If you decide to give it a try, please let me know.
