Grape Seed oil is a good inexpensive moisturizer for my face

I have some wrinkles and dry skin. Lighter weight all-purpose moisturizers no longer work for me. I'd love to find something inexpensive that I can just pick up at Walgreen's, instead of having to go downtown to Macys or Nordstroms and spend $$$.

Adding a few drops of jojoba oil to my Cetaphil lotion has worked for me when my skin has been particularly dry. Several people advised cleansing with oil. I googled it, and selected grape seed oil. I am 56 yrs. old, and started having blackhead/whitehead problems with my rather dry skin. Nothing seemed to work until I tried cleansing with grape seed oil.

I put very warm water on my face first, then with fingertips rub some grape seed oil into my face and neck. I then use hot water and a washcloth to remove that oil, scrubbing a bit. Then I use a soft facial brush and more oil in circular motions to do the more in depth cleansing, followed by more hot water and the washcloth. Some oil stays on my skin, so I don't put any moisturizer on. This is my night routine, and in the morning I rinse and put on Nuetrogena Naturals night cream (yes) which leaves a lovely matt finish. On top of this goes sunblock if I am going to be outside. I follow with cornstarch baby powder instead of expensive makeup powders, and my face stays shine free all day with the single application.

All this I have learned from the lovely ladies and gents of this forum, with the exception of the Neutrogena Naturals, which I bought on sale to try. I use night creams for daywear all the time because they are thick enough to stay on, and nongreasy.

Is this a Hipaa law violation?

I went to my sons doctor appointment to see a specialist for the first time. As I fill out the papers the receptionist, were checking the insurance. The waiting room was full of patients and two receptionist came up to me telling me they couldn't take my insurance because one was private and one was medical.

Questionable motives

So we invited a friend and her boyfriend to come live with us.

She moved in and started paying small rent per room (basically covering extra expenses I'd incur, such as double the water bill and a lot more in electric).

This was several months ago (about 5 months).

We never had a lease, she paid rent in cash most of the time, paypal once, and this last rent she couldn't afford so her boyfriend (now ex) paid via check and paid for her room rent.

She started getting on our nerves. She would make a mess and leave it, she brought TONS of animals with her, which we allowed, but then neglected them, and let them stink.

She left everything for us to clean--dishes, utensils. We were actually to the point where we had no utensils because she took them all in her room and wouldn't bring them back down stairs.

Used all the paper towels and tolite paper without even contributing, etc.

She ate our food, took things that didn't belong to her, etc.

Put dead animals in my freezer (she likes to keep and sell dead animals)

We started getting sick of having to tell her NO over and over and over for common sense things.

We wrote up a list of rules for her to follow. She acknowledged reading them.
That was a couple months ago.

She continued to bring animals in after we told her not to without asking.

And then the kicker, the rules was no guests. She wanted to bring strange guys into our home after her bf and her broke up, at 3am and have them hang out. We told her possibly she can hang out with them on the porch.

she snuck them in anyway, and when my boyfriend found out, and told her to get him out, she told him NO.

So he gave her 30 days notice.

Her ex boyfriend is staying, he's become a good friend of mine, and he says she will try something to be vindictive.

NOW SHE'S TEXTING MY BOYFRIEND AND ASKING FOR A RECEIPT OF EVERY MONTH OF RENT THAT WAS PAID.

ANY CLUE WHAT SHE MAY BE TRYING TO DO?

It sounds like she's trying to pull something and I just don't know what.

Bad dog park experience today

I am so heartbroken and upset. My pitbull attacked not one but two dogs today at the park. One was too little to be on that large breed side anyways, but was sitting on its owners lap when mine went up and started to attack. Then, not even 10 minutes later, she attached another timid dog slightly smaller than herself. This was bad. She had her buy the neck. Everyone watched in horror as it took me and two others to try to separate. I had to force open her jaw. I don't think it was really injured, just frightened, but its owner walked out of the park carrying it and he yelled at me. I hope I don't get a phone call about a vet bill in the morning. I don't think they had any bites, I didnt see blood.

This was my 4th trip there. The 3rd trip shew as really good and didnt do anything like this! I've socialized her since I got her at 4 months at puppy socials every weekend, she's had a dog obedience class. I was told she was high energy, but everyone in the park said she's too aggressive and that they were going to complain tomorrow to take away my dog park pass.

I thought I had her socialized, under control, and she does this? Was told by a trainer that she was "prey driven". This one guy there told me she may never be able to socialize with other dogs in the future when I asked him how was I going to socialize her if I couldnt bring her around other dogs.

Can this be corrected. She's about a year old now and I've had her for about 7 months.

I need dental advise for my 2 year old

Two dentists & very different quotes for my 2 year old... what do I do?

My daughter is 2 and she has just had really bad teeth since her teeth came in. I brush her teeth, she doesn't eat candy (once a month or so), same with soda, and juice but she just gets cavaties. My 4 year old son on the otherhand, he eats the same, I brush his teeth the same time yet he has no cavities. I was told it must be genetics.

Well, anyway, I explain that b/c everyone keeps saying "mom no candy or sweets!" which I don't give to her.

So, my husband and I took our little girl to two different dentists. One dentist said she needed 3 fillings and one cap. The second dentist said she needed 6 caps and no fillings. The first dentist quoted us around $600 and the second one $2300.

They are very different quotes and different treatments. I am iffy about what is going on and who to believe. Is she not getting the treatment she needs at the first place (i.e. lack of treatment) or is the second place just trying to overbill us?

Outsourcing for personal gains

Why do senior executives outsource jobs to a foreign country?
1. Intangible gains.
2. Tangible gains.
3. Retain conrol.
4. Save or protect redundant jobs.
5. Personal gains.
6. Promote subordinates.
7. Fudge/cook books of accounts.
8. Mislead shareholders.
and many more.

If you have any of the above motives you understand the truth behind outsourcing.

Outsourcing is most lucrative in financial services, call center, technology consulting space, technology platform implementaion space and technology product space.

The big companies cut big deals.

I have worked 6 1/2 to 7 years in this area. I have no business of my own. I have interest to start my own business. Let me know if you are interested.

I made mushroom soup

I had a pound of mushrooms that I bought over the weekend for some reason, but whatever the reason, they never got used. So, I whipped up some mushroom soup. I had never made it before, but it really turned out good.

1 lb mushrooms, sliced
1 onion, diced
1 T minced garlic (didn't have any fresh or would have used that)
1 C chicken stock (just happened to have some in the fridge, but you could use canned)
4 T butter
1 chicken Bouillon cube
2 C heavy Cream
1 t Kosher salt
1 t ground black pepper
dash curry powder
dash chili powder

Saute the onions and garlic in the butter till translucent. Add the mushrooms and saute a few more minutes. Add everything else except the cream and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, add cream. Heat to the verge of boiling. Serve.

Just wish I'd thought to buy a crusty baguette to go with it.