Disclaimer: This list was taken from HERE. I wanted to post them on here so I can look back on them because I like them. (:
1. Sonder: The realization that each passerby has a life as vivid and complex as your own.
2. Opia: The ambiguous intensity of looking someone in the eye, which can feel simultaneously invasive and vulnerable.
3. Monachopsis: The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place.
4. Énouement: The bittersweetness of having arrived in the future, seeing how things turn out, but not being able to tell your past self.
5. Vellichor: The strange wistfulness of used bookshops.
6. Rubatosis: The unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat.
7. Kenopsia: The eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet.
8. Mauerbauertraurigkeit: The inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends who you really like.
9. Jouska: A hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head.
10. Chrysalism: The amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm.
11. Vemödalen: The frustration of photographic something amazing when thousands of identical photos already exist.
12. Anecdoche: A conversation in which everyone is talking, but nobody is listening.
13. Ellipsism: A sadness that you'll never be able to know how history will turn out.
14. Kuebiko: A state of exhaustion inspired by acts of senseless violence.
15. Lachesism: The desire to be struck by disaster - to survive a plane crash, or to lose everything in a fire.
16. Exulansis: The tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it.
17. Adronitis: Frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone.
18. Ruckkehrunruhe: The feeling of returning home after an immersive trip only to find it fading rapidly from your awareness.
19. Nodus Tollens: The realization that the plot of your life doesn't make sense to you anymore.
20. Onism: The frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits only one place at a time.
21. Liberosis: The desire to care less about things.
22. Altschmerz: Weariness
with the same old issues that you've always had - the same boring flaws
and anxieties that you've been gnawing on for years.
23. Occhiolism: The awareness of the smallness of your perspective.
Monday, October 26, 2015
Monday, October 12, 2015
Adventures in Babysitting: Gender and Stuffed Animals
I've been babysitting for a family with three kids for over a month now and I've gotten a chance to observe the dynamic between siblings.
I never had siblings so this is all new to me. Trying to keep the 6 year old girl and 5 year old boy from fighting each other is harder than it sounds. On top of that there's a 6 month old little girl. But I'm not going to write about how hard it is to help raise three kids part time in this post. I wanted to write about something interesting I observed today that i never really payed attention to before.
Stuffed animals! We all had them. We love them... I still have mine lined up above my bed...
But does anyone remember assigning your stuffed animals a gender? I do. Most of mine were boys, I don't really know why. Some of mine changed gender depending on how I was feeling that day.
Well today I noticed that assigning your stuffed animals a gender wasn't just something I did as a kid. The 6 year old girl, lets call her A, and the 5 year old boy, let's call him B, got out all their stuffed animals and put them in a pile.
From that pile, A segregated hers and B did so too. I noticed that most of A's were pink and red, while B's stuffed animals were green, blue, and brown. So here's the interesting part...
They started lining their stuffed animals up and A asked B if he had any girls to which he looked over all his stuffed animals and replied "no." Then, A made two lines, one for the boys and one for the girls.
Now I assumed that all of A's were going to be girls and all of B's stuffed animals were going to be boys (just like he said). But about half of A's were considered boys. This was so interesting to me, how A had both boy and girl genders assigned to her stuffed animals but all of B's were considered boys.
Why is it that young girls have both boy and girl stuffed animals but young boys it seems like wouldn't be caught dead with a pink flamingo stuffed animal?
Does society really shun little boys who want to play with a pink or lilac stuffed animal but not bat an eye at a little girl who plays with a green and brown alligator?
These are stuffed animals... and colors, why do people make such a big deal about it. I mean, this topic can be opened up to toys in general and who they are marketed for.
I know this has been the topic of debate for quite some time now, but I had never experienced it first hand to where it sparked my attention. Like I said.. most of my stuffed animals were boys or gender benders, so I never knew what the problem was. (Now that I think of it... I don't think I had a single pink stuffed animal... but my favorite color now is pink - growing up, it was green).
These kids play with each others toys. A plays with B's Transformers and B gets his nails painted when A brings out the nail polish. These kids don't understand gender yet and how society views things, but when it comes to something personal, like stuffed animals, B is set on an all male population. This to me is so interesting.
Are females more open than males are? Or is it that we are subconsciously teaching our children that girls can be girly or a tomboy but boys have to be only manly or they are considered girly? And even though we are trying to get rid of this mindset, it is still so ingrained in our minds that we can't help but fall into these traps?
Why is this so complicated?
Maybe this is just an isolated example, but I know many other boys who only have boy gendered stuffed animals or toys, yet girls who have both.
These are the things people trained in psychology think about when babysitting. Haha.
Oh dear.
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Existential Crisis - Week 3 of New Internship
Week 3 of my new internship and not working a part time job. It feels weird.
And I think it just hit me now. Today. I miss my part time job. I miss the relationships I've developed and the people I would see every other day.
I honestly think I am having an existential crisis right now. I love psychology and I love working with the kids, but I also love the freedom I had only working 4 days a week every other day for 6 -8 hours. Now, I'm working 5 days a week, 12 hours a day. They are VERY long days.
I guess I should probably mention what my internship is....
Well, my internship is working as a counselor in a summer treatment program for kids with ADHD and similar disorders. These kids are amazing and so sweet but this is my first time being out in the field actually doing something psychology related with actual children. Up until this point, all my knowledge has been theoretical and now I am seeing the things I learned about for 4 years in reality.
So, making the switch from part time retail job to full time clinical counselor for kids was a huge leap and very disorienting. I was out of my shell at my job (I am an extremely shy person) and I felt comfortable in the environment. At my internship, I feel stepped on and have no confidence whatsoever. I don't know if this is just because it is still very new to me or if it's because I feel stupid and pretty much like the weak link there. I am the oldest and went from part time job to this internship, while everyone else is younger than me and is still in college.
I have very mixed feelings and have no idea what I'm doing in my future, but this is only the first week with the kids (the first 2 weeks were training) and so far I love working with the kids. It is by far the most rewarding experience in my life so far, aside from babysitting. And I love babysitting.
This is what makes me think that I am meant to do this, but the long hours and amount of knowledge I need to retain but can't because my brain hates me is not something I am fond of. I wouldn't say I am a lazy person... I just worked 3 weeks straight 12 hours a day - not lazy. But I am VERY unmotivated and lose confidence very fast. I cannot tell you how many times I debated quitting during the first week alone.
The first 2 weeks of this program - the training portion - was the hardest thing I have ever had to do, without a doubt. It was intensive training. On the other hand, though, knowing that I got through the training alone, makes me think that I can get through this stuff. (Can you tell yet how confused I am and how wishy washy I am about all this?)
Since I haven't quit yet, I obviously won't. I think I'm past the "This is hard, I want to quit" stage, and I'm onto the "Well now what?" stage and the "Do I want to do this for my whole life" stage. I was never fond of working long hours - that is always something I wanted to avoid. I just don't think working that much is good for my well being, mentally and emotionally. There are others things I want to do with my life than devote it to making money. I want to do art, I want to travel, I want to explore and enjoy nature and life in general. I can't do that, I don't think, when I'm working 12 hours a day.
I will continue to track my feelings on this matter throughout the 10 week treatment program. I doubt my feelings toward my coworkers, or fellow counselors will change, and I already know I love the kids in my group... it's just a matter of my energy level and level of motivation that will help me decide whether this is something I ultimately want to pursue as opposed to a more calm and unstructured lifestyle that I was previously accustomed to.
So far, I am extremely out of my comfort zone, but as of tomorrow, I will have survived the first 3 weeks of this. Yay.
Be strong and don't let anything get in your way. Try new things, and leave your comfort zone, you never know what you'll learn. (:
And I think it just hit me now. Today. I miss my part time job. I miss the relationships I've developed and the people I would see every other day.
I honestly think I am having an existential crisis right now. I love psychology and I love working with the kids, but I also love the freedom I had only working 4 days a week every other day for 6 -8 hours. Now, I'm working 5 days a week, 12 hours a day. They are VERY long days.
I guess I should probably mention what my internship is....
Well, my internship is working as a counselor in a summer treatment program for kids with ADHD and similar disorders. These kids are amazing and so sweet but this is my first time being out in the field actually doing something psychology related with actual children. Up until this point, all my knowledge has been theoretical and now I am seeing the things I learned about for 4 years in reality.
So, making the switch from part time retail job to full time clinical counselor for kids was a huge leap and very disorienting. I was out of my shell at my job (I am an extremely shy person) and I felt comfortable in the environment. At my internship, I feel stepped on and have no confidence whatsoever. I don't know if this is just because it is still very new to me or if it's because I feel stupid and pretty much like the weak link there. I am the oldest and went from part time job to this internship, while everyone else is younger than me and is still in college.
I have very mixed feelings and have no idea what I'm doing in my future, but this is only the first week with the kids (the first 2 weeks were training) and so far I love working with the kids. It is by far the most rewarding experience in my life so far, aside from babysitting. And I love babysitting.
This is what makes me think that I am meant to do this, but the long hours and amount of knowledge I need to retain but can't because my brain hates me is not something I am fond of. I wouldn't say I am a lazy person... I just worked 3 weeks straight 12 hours a day - not lazy. But I am VERY unmotivated and lose confidence very fast. I cannot tell you how many times I debated quitting during the first week alone.
The first 2 weeks of this program - the training portion - was the hardest thing I have ever had to do, without a doubt. It was intensive training. On the other hand, though, knowing that I got through the training alone, makes me think that I can get through this stuff. (Can you tell yet how confused I am and how wishy washy I am about all this?)
Since I haven't quit yet, I obviously won't. I think I'm past the "This is hard, I want to quit" stage, and I'm onto the "Well now what?" stage and the "Do I want to do this for my whole life" stage. I was never fond of working long hours - that is always something I wanted to avoid. I just don't think working that much is good for my well being, mentally and emotionally. There are others things I want to do with my life than devote it to making money. I want to do art, I want to travel, I want to explore and enjoy nature and life in general. I can't do that, I don't think, when I'm working 12 hours a day.
I will continue to track my feelings on this matter throughout the 10 week treatment program. I doubt my feelings toward my coworkers, or fellow counselors will change, and I already know I love the kids in my group... it's just a matter of my energy level and level of motivation that will help me decide whether this is something I ultimately want to pursue as opposed to a more calm and unstructured lifestyle that I was previously accustomed to.
So far, I am extremely out of my comfort zone, but as of tomorrow, I will have survived the first 3 weeks of this. Yay.
Be strong and don't let anything get in your way. Try new things, and leave your comfort zone, you never know what you'll learn. (:
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Toxicity of Facebook (Bullying)
I don't think I need to keep starting these posts about how I don't post anymore, haha, but I guess I just did. At this point, I think I will write about things as they come to my head and I feel like writing out my thoughts.
Well, recently I got involved in a very ugly situation involving Facebook and bullying. Yes, I am 23 and I still get bullied. It happens at every age, for example, the Dancing Man - an older man who just wanted to dance, but was publicly shamed in front of hundreds and then viewed thousands of times on the internet. Except, this wonderful man got a happy ending and so much attention towards bullying. Those who made fun of this man should be ashamed.
But anyway, my story is bizarre and I don't want to disclose too many details other than the bullying I was a victim to was verbal and emotional cyberbullying by a person I had never met or seen in my life. This person decided to target a complete stranger and try to ruin her life. For no reason. If anyone could explain to me why, I still wouldn't be ok with that. I can't for the life of me understand why ruining someone else's life and beating them down makes others feel good about themselves.
Yes, I study psychology but no, I still can't figure out what creates and perpetuates this type of behavior. In a way, it's not that big of a deal.. everyone gets bullied and it's over.. so I should be ok with it and get over it, right? No. It did impact me. Every word. All the lies, the mean words, and the fact that I was targeted on purpose. Why me? Why did this person choose to mess with me? Am I an easy target? More than one person was impacted in this situation, in fact, four people were. One started it by being oblivious to the ulterior motive of the bully and inviting the bully into our lives, once the bully was in, the bully could manipulate whoever and however the bully wanted.
I don't blame this person, who I hold very dear to my heart, or at least... I'm trying not to. But at the same time, I'm trying not to blame myself either... which is harder than it sounds. This one person, this stranger... ruined something that they had no business in ruining. In the process of ruining that something, the bully ruined my trust in someone very special to me, knowing fully well what they were doing. But why?
Well... does the why really matter? If you find out the why... it won't get rid of what happened. When we come across devastating or game-changing situations that break us down and ruin aspects of our lives, we need to learn to accept that this terrible thing happened and it was out of your control. Not easy, huh? I've been struggling for a week now. I don't want one person to come between me and the person I built something special with. I am not a toy, a doll, or a TV show that someone can play with and manipulate to do what they want. The universe always wins. Karma will bite back and she will bite back hard.
A person who does things like this needs help. Maybe they weren't shown love as much or maybe they were jealous of me or maybe they have been hurt in the past. NONE of these are valid excuses, however, for the actions of this person.
This situation happened to come at the worst time of my life. I was dealing with a stomach infection and was on several antibiotics, completely shutting down and not eating as well as preparing for a very intensive summer internship (the first week of which didn't go so well because of my anxiety from this very avoidable situation).
Now this brings me to why I named this post "Toxicity of Facebook." Well, the reason is that this happened on Facebook. It started on Facebook and it ended on Facebook. It's easy to say Facebook was the culprit, right? Well no, it wasn't... but it was the enabler. Facebook can be used for wonderful things like businesses and finding lost friends/family and keeping in touch. But, it can also breed very deviant behavior. People feel anonymous on Facebook and anonymity leads to heightened self-confidence displayed in negative ways - like bullying anyone just because you can.
Not only is social media a breeding ground for bullying, but Facebook in particular is specially toxic because some (hopefully most) of the people you are friends with on Facebook, you know in real life and getting a little glimpse of someone elses better life, as assessed by you, can be damaging. If you're having a bad day and you feel like nothing is going right and work is tearing you apart, for example, and you go on Facebook and see the person you don't like going on vacation and taking pictures on the beach, you will without a doubt feel worse than when you initially got on the website.
It can also instill panic for no reason. For anxious people like me, it gave me unnecessary reasons to worry, like seeing with my own eyes a terrible thing unfold that spilled onto me. I tried to stop it, I tried to tell the person close to me that this was a bad person and that we should stay far away from them, but because the person close to me felt like they needed to prove a point to me, they didn't heed my warning. I saw it all unfold and I knew the outcome before it happened.
If anyone hasn't felt this feeling before... it's awful. Knowing something terrible is coming but not being able to do anything about it. What I didn't know, was that I would be sucked into a hate battle directed towards me.
I wish so much that this had never happened. I wish it with all my heart. The knowledge I know now, the lesson I learned, the lesson the person close to me learned... all of it, wasn't worth the pain.
Guys, don't bully others. You have NO idea what it does to other people and it will always come back to you. Don't use Facebook or any other social media to manipulate others for fun and mess with other people's lives. If two people are in a relationship, leave them be. There are many fish in the sea, don't latch onto the one I caught and torture it and myself for fun.
Don't mess with other people's lives. Not only will you look like a terrible person, you will never get your way and you will feel the backlash eventually.
Sorry for my rant - this event has really impacted my life negatively and I felt like writing it down would help me heal and maybe help someone else in the process. Please be kind to each other.
Monday, January 19, 2015
It's My 23rd Birthday!
And I don't feel any different.
Of course I don't... the only important birthdays are 16, 18, 21 and anything ending in 0 after that. Midlife crisis perhaps? Ha.
I was treated to dinner by Ryan and still got to blow out candles, so at least I got that much. I didn't want much in the first place because I feel like the older you get, the less excited you are to age. So, I am pretty content with what I did get. And thankful as well.
Here's to a good 23rd year of my life.
Of course I don't... the only important birthdays are 16, 18, 21 and anything ending in 0 after that. Midlife crisis perhaps? Ha.
I was treated to dinner by Ryan and still got to blow out candles, so at least I got that much. I didn't want much in the first place because I feel like the older you get, the less excited you are to age. So, I am pretty content with what I did get. And thankful as well.
Here's to a good 23rd year of my life.
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Price Changes in my Etsy Shop
I changed some of my prices in my Etsy shop because I want people to enjoy my work and my creativity. My thought process is that if I lower my prices, my want will come true.
I'm also working on adding more products to my shop. The gears in my head are finally running again, so hopefully I will settle on something soon. Of course, my final product is handmade.
Here's the link to my shop, just click on the picture!
Enjoy (:
I'm also working on adding more products to my shop. The gears in my head are finally running again, so hopefully I will settle on something soon. Of course, my final product is handmade.
Here's the link to my shop, just click on the picture!
Enjoy (:
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Lush Haul - Bath Bombs and Shower Gels
So recently I've been getting progressively more obsessed with this Lush craze. Lush, for those of you who aren't familiar, is an eco-friendly and anti animal testing cosmetics company. While they have makeup and cremes and what not, what they have become most popular for (in my opinion) is their shower and bath products.
My first Lush product was the "Sex Bomb" bath bomb. I don't have a picture of it because I've already used it, but you can find it here. It is a pink and purple bath bomb with a flower on top. It smells amazing and looks really pretty once dissolved. This bath bomb is one of their best sellers. I bought two and used both already.
Knowing that my first Lush purchase was so successful, I had to buy more. So, during their latest sale, I bought two shower gels for the price of one. Pretty awesome since one 3.3 fl oz. bottle costs $9.95. So I got the "So White" shower gel and "Snow Fairy" shower gel. I also bought a bubble bar and another bath bomb I've wanted to try.
Today, my box of wonders finally came!
Well the box came ripped open.. but it's been snowing non-stop today, so I will forgive the delivery man this one time (:
I ordered the four items mentioned above, but I got an extra little sample! Thank you Lush (: Fun fact: the little packaging poofs were really cold (the package itself sat outside for at least an hour until I noticed it came) so I kept putting my hands in it like a child would play in the sand because it felt cool. This is why I am still a child at heart.
So here are Snow Fairy and So White close up. They were smaller than I expected, but in this case I didn't really mind since as I mentioned above, I got one for free pretty much. They are both vegan, as the company supports that sort of stuff, which I think is pretty neat. The bottle says they are handmade and we all know I'm a huge supporter of that. They are also both limited edition, I think for the winter months as they imply a sort of snow theme.
The Snow fairy shower gel, which is now sold out but costs $9.95 for a 3.3 fl. oz. bottle, is supposed to smell like bubblegum and vanilla.While I'm not a huge fan of the bubblegum smell and vanilla is too plain for me, I wanted to try this shower gel out (mainly because of what it's called but we'll keep that a secret).
The So White shower gel, also $9.95 for 3.3 fl. oz. (which sounds a lot like Snow White (: haha) is infused with fresh apples (haha cuz Snow White.. I get it...) I'm fine with an apple scented shower gel, so I was willing to give this one a try, and because of the obvious.
The shower gels come in three sizes: 3.3 fl. oz., 8.4 fl. oz., and 16.9 fl. oz. Prices range from $9.95 to $28.95.
I have not yet tried either of these, so I will write another post assessing their loveliness or unlovliness (doubtful).
Next is the "Phoenix Rising" bath bomb. It is $6.95. I heard mixed reviews about this particular item, but after watching a few YouTube videos showing how pretty and deep the purple looked in a bath, I decided to try it out. I think the bad reviews come from the overwhelming amount of glittery sparkly stuff, which I am totally okay with. I mean... who doesn't want to come out of a bath looking all glittery and sparkly and magical?
So, I've noticed that while the bath bombs are amazing and wonderful and make the water cool funky colors, there are no bubbles... and the whole point of a bath is the bubbles, right? So, I looked into it and of course Lush sells these amazing bubble bars which people rave about. I picked out this one, "The Comforter" bubble bar. The name itself just makes me feel all cozy and warm inside. It is $10.95 for this 7 oz. bar.
According to the Lush website, it is supposed to give off a purple tint to your bath water (so pairing it with a purple or pink-ish bath bomb would be cool) and it gives off a blackcurrant scent. I have heard of people cutting these into a few pieces for multiple uses as opposed to using the whole thing at once, I'd imagine that would give you way too many bubbles.
I have not tried this yet, obviously, but out of all of the things I got today, this is the one I am most excited about... because... bubbles!
And here is the little sample of the "Miranda" soap I got. It is $7.95 for a 3.5 oz. bar. I actually got a sample of this a while back when I bought my first bath bombs and aside from the excitement of an extra little free item, I had absolutely no idea what it was. But I smelled it, ran it under water and realized it was soap. And it smelled amazing. So when I do finally decide to buy soap from them, this will be the first one I'll get.
And a bonus bath bomb that Ryan bought me for Christmas that was not a part of this haul.
This one is called "Shoot for the Stars" and it was $6.95. Here's the story: Ryan took his sister and I to the mall for Christmas and told us to each pick something we wanted. I suggested going to the Lush store because one bath bomb isn't too expensive and I wanted her to try one. Well, I picked this one mainly for it's name (I have to stop doing that) and how cool it looks! It's supposed to have a caramel scent to it, which I'm not too fond of, but I'm willing to try it. Plus, I wanted to try a color other than pink and purple, so this one should be interesting. Unfortunately, this one is sold out.
I am in the process of picking products out from their new Valentine's Day release because they look awesome and creative and I have to. That's how I rationalize my obsessions, haha.
Every picture has a link to the corresponding product on the Lush website, just in case anyone wants to try these out. (: Also, I did not get paid for this, I just wanted to share my Lush love!
My first Lush product was the "Sex Bomb" bath bomb. I don't have a picture of it because I've already used it, but you can find it here. It is a pink and purple bath bomb with a flower on top. It smells amazing and looks really pretty once dissolved. This bath bomb is one of their best sellers. I bought two and used both already.
Knowing that my first Lush purchase was so successful, I had to buy more. So, during their latest sale, I bought two shower gels for the price of one. Pretty awesome since one 3.3 fl oz. bottle costs $9.95. So I got the "So White" shower gel and "Snow Fairy" shower gel. I also bought a bubble bar and another bath bomb I've wanted to try.
Today, my box of wonders finally came!
Well the box came ripped open.. but it's been snowing non-stop today, so I will forgive the delivery man this one time (:
I ordered the four items mentioned above, but I got an extra little sample! Thank you Lush (: Fun fact: the little packaging poofs were really cold (the package itself sat outside for at least an hour until I noticed it came) so I kept putting my hands in it like a child would play in the sand because it felt cool. This is why I am still a child at heart.
Shower Gels:
So here are Snow Fairy and So White close up. They were smaller than I expected, but in this case I didn't really mind since as I mentioned above, I got one for free pretty much. They are both vegan, as the company supports that sort of stuff, which I think is pretty neat. The bottle says they are handmade and we all know I'm a huge supporter of that. They are also both limited edition, I think for the winter months as they imply a sort of snow theme.
The Snow fairy shower gel, which is now sold out but costs $9.95 for a 3.3 fl. oz. bottle, is supposed to smell like bubblegum and vanilla.While I'm not a huge fan of the bubblegum smell and vanilla is too plain for me, I wanted to try this shower gel out (mainly because of what it's called but we'll keep that a secret).
The So White shower gel, also $9.95 for 3.3 fl. oz. (which sounds a lot like Snow White (: haha) is infused with fresh apples (haha cuz Snow White.. I get it...) I'm fine with an apple scented shower gel, so I was willing to give this one a try, and because of the obvious.
The shower gels come in three sizes: 3.3 fl. oz., 8.4 fl. oz., and 16.9 fl. oz. Prices range from $9.95 to $28.95.
I have not yet tried either of these, so I will write another post assessing their loveliness or unlovliness (doubtful).
Bath Bombs & Bubble Bars:
Next is the "Phoenix Rising" bath bomb. It is $6.95. I heard mixed reviews about this particular item, but after watching a few YouTube videos showing how pretty and deep the purple looked in a bath, I decided to try it out. I think the bad reviews come from the overwhelming amount of glittery sparkly stuff, which I am totally okay with. I mean... who doesn't want to come out of a bath looking all glittery and sparkly and magical?
So, I've noticed that while the bath bombs are amazing and wonderful and make the water cool funky colors, there are no bubbles... and the whole point of a bath is the bubbles, right? So, I looked into it and of course Lush sells these amazing bubble bars which people rave about. I picked out this one, "The Comforter" bubble bar. The name itself just makes me feel all cozy and warm inside. It is $10.95 for this 7 oz. bar.
According to the Lush website, it is supposed to give off a purple tint to your bath water (so pairing it with a purple or pink-ish bath bomb would be cool) and it gives off a blackcurrant scent. I have heard of people cutting these into a few pieces for multiple uses as opposed to using the whole thing at once, I'd imagine that would give you way too many bubbles.
I have not tried this yet, obviously, but out of all of the things I got today, this is the one I am most excited about... because... bubbles!
Free Sample!
And here is the little sample of the "Miranda" soap I got. It is $7.95 for a 3.5 oz. bar. I actually got a sample of this a while back when I bought my first bath bombs and aside from the excitement of an extra little free item, I had absolutely no idea what it was. But I smelled it, ran it under water and realized it was soap. And it smelled amazing. So when I do finally decide to buy soap from them, this will be the first one I'll get.
Bonus:
And a bonus bath bomb that Ryan bought me for Christmas that was not a part of this haul.
This one is called "Shoot for the Stars" and it was $6.95. Here's the story: Ryan took his sister and I to the mall for Christmas and told us to each pick something we wanted. I suggested going to the Lush store because one bath bomb isn't too expensive and I wanted her to try one. Well, I picked this one mainly for it's name (I have to stop doing that) and how cool it looks! It's supposed to have a caramel scent to it, which I'm not too fond of, but I'm willing to try it. Plus, I wanted to try a color other than pink and purple, so this one should be interesting. Unfortunately, this one is sold out.
I am in the process of picking products out from their new Valentine's Day release because they look awesome and creative and I have to. That's how I rationalize my obsessions, haha.
Every picture has a link to the corresponding product on the Lush website, just in case anyone wants to try these out. (: Also, I did not get paid for this, I just wanted to share my Lush love!
