h&b

new feature to go with the new layout (let's hope the feature lasts longer than this layout probably will)

introducing: h&b
h&b does not stand for "hookers & blow" so you were wrong to assume that.  it does, however, stand for "health & beauty" which is something, i feel, without ever trying the hookers or the blow, is just as great.  not to mention more affordable and with 100% less negative consequences.

let's talk about sweat (baby.)

working out 5+ days a week, i sweat.  a consequence of sweat is obviously losing salt and water from your body.  i sweat like a beast when i run outdoors.  fact.

here's another fact, i haven't been doing a super great job of staying hydrated. i sweat like a beast when i run outdoors and apparently, i'm not doing a great job of staying hydrated. even 80oz+ of h20 a day has not been cutting it. enough water loss can really screw up your innards but let's focus on what's really annoying: dry skin.  i don't know about you, but my tummy can't handle 1000 gallons of water so until the cool, fall weather gets here and i don't have to wring out my sports bra, my solution to staying hydrated is in the medicine cabinet and not in the nalgene. btw: i use all the below products and love them.  btw pt 2: every product listed individually will not set you back more than $6 :)

eyes
eyes? yeah, eyes.  i wear contacts. if you wear contacts (and even if you don't) you probably find the sting of sweat falling into your eye pretty annoying.  that's salt, baby, and it'll dry out your eyes super fast.  i now carry eye drops with me errywurr i go to avoid that nasty burning and premature tired feeling.  i have episodes of true blood to catch up on.  i can't be going to bed early due to dry eyes.

for the peepers:

can't go wrong with some equate artificial tears.  thanks, sam walton.

lips
man, my lips get CRAZY dry when i work out.  i'm always licking the salt off them while i run.  couple that with winds that come with the outdoors and you have a recipe for sandpaper smackers.  it's not cute.  it can be painful.  no one likes making out with sandpaper.

for the smackers:

  

           

skin
a combination of outdoor running in the sun and wind, 2 showers (roughly) a day, and mild dehydration has turned my skin as of late all rough and itchy and flaky and all that other jazz.  alligator skin works for a lot of people (especially alligators) but for me, i prefer to have skin like a baby bunny's butt--super, super soft.

for the skin:

 

if it's good enough for babies, it's good enough for me...and it smells awesome

happy hydration, the drugstore way!