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Oldtex
Member
03-06-2006
| Wednesday, August 05, 2009 - 9:12 pm
Thanks Kitt. I just checked again and for me it's still closed. No biggie. But when I want to post in my folder, and it's gone, well that's just sad. But I do understand that the Mods need to clean house every now and then.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, August 05, 2009 - 9:19 pm
Weird it's letting me and not you, but anyway I started a new one . Happy posting!
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Oldtex
Member
03-06-2006
| Wednesday, August 05, 2009 - 9:36 pm
Thanks Kitt. Checked and it's still closed to me. Yea, that is weird. But so am I.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 7:55 am
Oldtex, you made need to a do a 'hard refresh' to get that thread to load properly for you. It seems to be working fine.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 11:57 am
What can I buy to put in the bathwater to make my skin softer? My skin is just like an alley - gator.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 12:10 pm
A moisturising bubble bath? But I think one thing that really dries your skin is a long hot bath itself - even if you put softening stuff in it. If you have to have a bath, and lets face it, sometimes you have to afterwards just smother yourself with a rich lotion, that's what I do.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 12:12 pm
Bath salts work wonders.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 12:17 pm
I don't like baths but thought it might help if I put something in the water. Okey dokey, I will look for moisturising bubble bath and bath salts. Thank you.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 12:38 pm
Drinking lots of water is supposed to be very good for your skin and help keep it hydrated.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 1:28 pm
Put baby oil in the water.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 2:59 pm
Take fewer (or at least shorter) showers/baths. Water is the number one thing that dries skin out. And take as cool of a shower as ya can, the hotter the water, the drier your skin. Also try to not use soap! If you feel you need to, then use something like cetaphil. Hope that helps. (FWIW, I have very irish celtic skin, very prone to getting dry) so all this advice is from my dermatologist.)
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 2:59 pm
Take fewer (or at least shorter) showers/baths. Water is the number one thing that dries skin out. And take as cool of a shower as ya can, the hotter the water, the drier your skin. Also try to not use soap! If you feel you need to, then use something like cetaphil. Hope that helps. (FWIW, I have very irish celtic skin, very prone to getting dry-- so all this advice is from my dermatologist.)
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 4:47 pm
Rosie, you can use plain old baby oil in your bath if you like. Lots cheaper and works great. When you get out of the bath, instead of drying off with a towel right away, rub that baby oil in. Or if you don't want the oil in the bath tub, put it on when you get out. Never had dry skin till I moved to Colorado, but baby oil has done better, cheaper than any moisturizer. Nivea is really really good too, but still not as inexpensive.
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Maplsyrp
Member
02-10-2009
| Friday, August 07, 2009 - 12:18 pm
Bath & Body Works lotion right after your bath. My dry skin is gone since I started using it. They have a web site if there is not a store in your area.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 10:50 am
Thanks everyone. I have read your helpful hints and have purchased all of the goodies. My feet are so dry that even my GS told me yesterday that I needed a pedicure. Bless his heart. lol
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Maplsyrp
Member
02-10-2009
| Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 12:21 pm
Rosie, try (also from Bath & Body Works),True Blue Spa Shea it isn't so foot cream and heel of approval. It helps my feet stay smoother longer after my pedicure. The guy that does my pedicure asked if I was seeing someone else. haha
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 6:25 pm
This is a shameless plug for a good friend, but her shea souffle is FANTASTIC for feet or any other dry part of you body. You can see her web site by clicking HERE. I used this myself (although it was a non-scented version) and it takes just a tiny bit to make a huge difference.
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Friday, August 28, 2009 - 8:26 pm
coconut oil from the health food store both externally and internally will make a world of difference for dry skin....
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Sunday, August 30, 2009 - 6:15 pm
I heard this somewhere, can't remember where but it really seems to work for dry feet. Rub your (clean) feet with an OXY pad, the salicylic acid (did I spell that correctly?) is an exfoilant, then put on a generous amount of your lotion of choice (peppermint is supposed to be good for feet) and put on socks..... sleep and wake up to great feet. It annoys me to sleep in socks so I do this routine in the am and it really does seem to work great, especially if you use a pumice before and do the whole pedicure process. Plus your feet slide around in your socks which is a little thrill all on it's own. LOL
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Monday, August 31, 2009 - 7:59 pm
Does anybody know anything about divorce? NOT for me, I hasten to add! My friend lives in Washington, which is a community property state. Her husband left the house in January and moved into a house he owned (that he had been renting) before they were married. Since then my friend has been paying the mortgage on their joint home, and has had to rent out two rooms in the house to get enough income to survive there. The mortgage on the house is more than the price of the house if they were to sell today (I don't know by how much), so they jointly decided not to sell right now, hoping they could sell it for more in a year or two. My concern is that she's paying all the mortgage right now, and has been since January, the house price is rising, and in a year or two, whenever they do sell, he's going to expect half the value of the house at that time in the settlement. That doesn't seem right because she'll have put all that extra money into the house. Does anyone know if there's anything she should do to protect her stake in the house? For instance should she get a valuation of the house now and put it in writing? He's not being cooperative so preferably it needs to be something she can do by herself. It just feels like she's being far too accommodating and in the end he benefits financially and she does not.
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Merrysea
Moderator
08-13-2004
| Monday, August 31, 2009 - 9:21 pm
Kitt, she should talk to her lawyer about it to find out how to best protect herself and her assets.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 12:32 pm
Definitely talk to a lawyer, and it wouldn't hurt to get a valuation from when he moved out and then keep track of everything she is paying for without him. Hopefully she will be able to deduct that from his share when they sell.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 12:35 pm
Thanks. She's talked to a lawyer in general terms, but the cost per hour is huge, so she doesn't want to use her too much. I'm pushing her to get a valuation done, and I'll mention writing down costs. Thank you very much for the help.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Monday, September 21, 2009 - 10:04 am
My electric and hand held can openers are both kaput. Can you recommend one that you use and that actually works? TIA
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Monday, September 21, 2009 - 10:42 am
As far as hand-helds go, I haven't found better than my Starfrit. The oversized rubber grip is really comfortable and it never gives me a problem and it's fairly inexpensive ($10). Haven't used an electric since our move here... kitchen design would make is awkward so can't help there.
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