Spring Cleaning – Several Ways

The picture of Sammy from yesterday’s post was taken last weekend. We were engaged in the time honored spring tradition of cleaning the closet. It’s the time of year that I look forward to the most – when you put away all the wool sweaters and thermal shirts and finally get out the shorts and t-shirts again! It’s almost like having a brand new wardrobe because it seems so long since you’ve worn that summer stuff! Poor Sammy was lost in the piles when Ali took that pic.

As the days warm up and the clothing gets lighter, skin that hasn’t seen the light of day for five or six months begins to reappear as well. Since more than just my hands and face is now exposed I decided to make a bath scrub and celebrate the coming of the warmer weather.



This is a Jasmine Salt Scrub and here’s my “recipe.”

1 cup sea salt
½ cup sweet almond oil
6 capsules Vitamin E oil, pierced and drained
1 tsp. jasmine oil

Combine in a glass jar.

This stuff is WONDERFUL and smells really yummy. It makes your skin very smooth and moisturized. You can use any essential oil (available at health food stores) that you particularly like the smell of. Some of my other favorites are lavender and orange oils. This recipe also works well if you substitute sugar (either brown or white) for the salt.

Happy Spring!