I'm A Gold-Digger

Yep.

I'm heading on a three week trip to Arkansas, with a road trip to Colorado, where I intend to pan for gold.

Today's a travel day, so the flurry of activity getting ready for a long trip almost trumped getting my post written this morning, but I found a spot of time.

I don't go through the AIT machines at the airport, so I have to really make sure I abide by the two hour recommendation before boarding.

The 'pat-down' takes some time, and I get the side eye from passengers and airport personnel, but I don't care. Last year, I was held for two pat downs because the tape thing that registers bad chemicals went off. It ended up being the lotion I used on my skin for psoriasis.

So I switched lotions immediately.

My general distrust of any large body of people agreeing that something is safe when it feels very unsafe is my reasoning.

There's a long list of ooppsies, our bad! in the history of really knowing whether or not something is harmful or not, so I just go with my gut.

Hair color on the scalp...not cool with that, either. Hence why I don't color. I saw what that stuff did to my hands when I was hairdresser for 2 years, and figured I better stay away from putting it on my head as I got older.

I never thought breast implants sounded like a good idea, or talcum powder down south.

No to trans-fats, no saccharine, and a big nada on tanning beds.

I use an app called Yuka to check bar codes when I'm shopping for something that goes on my skin or in my mouth. It lists out all the ingredients and tells you whether they are going to harm you eventually if you keep on using them.

It helps me make better decisions on the fly at the store, even though I look like I'm doing an inventory count. I highly recommend it, though.

Ok, that's it. The next three weeks will be interesting!