DIY Coconut Lime Sugar Scrub
You will need:
- 1 1/4 Cup Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Coconut Oil**
- 3 Tbsp of Lime or Lemon Juice
- An empty container to keep your scrub in (I used an old and thoroughly cleaned out salsa jar)
** A side note about coconut oil (which is the key ingredient) – There are a lot of different kinds of coconut oil ranging in price from $6 to $20 and up! If you are only going to use coconut oil for things like this scrub or other “spa treatments” and are not planning on using it for cooking or ingesting it, than you don’t need to go for the cold pressed organic coconut oil (that is the pricier one)**
Step One (The One and only step): Put everything into a jar and stir it up!
On another side note, I had to show off this adorable housewarming gift that I was able to use while making my coconut lime scrub. My friend Ashlie had given this to me when I first moved in to my cozy little apartment and I fall in love with it over and over again each time that I use it.
So that’s it! You only need three ingredients, it will probably take you about 10 minutes to do and I guarantee you will love the way it makes your skin feel! I keep it right next to the sink in the bathroom and exfoliate my hands every few days but you can also bring it in the shower. BEWARE – If you use this in the shower, the bottom of your shower will get very slippery! You will probably want to clean the bottom of your shower after you use it or simply warn the next person in line that it may be a bit slippery!
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Day 2: Crossfit 506
This morning I got up and had breakfast at the hotel. It was interesting. There were normal things, then there were things like this odd piece of fruit. I’m not sure what it is, but I’m open to trying out the weird. It was very good, but a lot of work to get to.
I also took a few pics from the little porch they have set up for lounging or eating. I’m in a nice hotel and behind me is POVERTY! It is mind blowing. I clearly scream tourist, because a gentleman walked out and asked me where I was from (in english). I told him and he responded “different huh”. YIKES!
I have made a friend at the front desk. He speaks english and is active and must work a ton because he was there when I came home last night and he was there this morning. Same with the taxi/shuttle drivers…they were there last night and this morning. Anywhoo…they took me to Crossfit506 so I could start my Olympic Lift Cert. I entered met a guy named Blanco who informed me that the cert is all in Spanish, NOT english…gulp. I was told both. He said it says that but it is going to be given in Spanish but super nice and said if I have questions not to hesitate to ask him. Again it was super “eyes on deck”. Listening with my eyes I again was reminded how IMPORTANT demos are. Every once in awhile people would chime in and let me know what the Coaches were saying (I must have looked REALLY lost then). We also had to break up into groups and teach each other moves, knowing spanish would have come in handy here, again thank goodness for demos 🙂 To make a long story short I did fine, everyone was helpful and I survived day one…bring it on Day 2!
I made it back to my hotel before dark (something I didn’t do yesterday). I read somewhere that you have to be careful in San Jose when venturing out. From my understanding, the boxes I attended were in a really nice area that has lots of money. The boxes were def top notch boxes. At CF506 they even had a guy who was always on hand, picking up and handing out stuff like PVC Pipes…side note: they use bamboo sticks instead of PVC pipes….clips and then always cleaning the floors. It was awesome! Tonight I plan on going to bed early because I have day 2 of Oly Lift Cert then I’m headed to my next adventure, so stay tuned!
Just a few things I have learned today:
- You don’t tip the taxi drivers or the waiter
- Crossfit is VERY new here…boxes are popping up…there might be 5ish in Costa Rica
- Crossfit Reebok is the “lulu” here. I’m out because I don’t have my nanos on.
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Day 1: San Jose, Costa Rica
I have been bitten by the travel bug. I wanted to use my passport that I have had for 5 years. Therefore many many many weeks ago I booked a trip to Costa Rica…of course after much research (I’m an emerald). I didn’t tell many people, in fact I can count on my hand how many people I told, including my parents. I wanted to go learn, survive and grow in a culture where I had to let go of my independence and relay on others
On Thursday Nov. 14th I began my journey. I drove to Beaumont, Texas (Parents are puppy sitting the Duker) and before I made it to my parents house, mom met me at Crossfit Beaumont’s AWESOME new space to get a WOD in. Mom did the class WOD and I did what Coach Winchester had programed. Then I made 1 attempt at the peg board and almost killed myself, LOL!
That night, Daddy grilled pork chops, mom cooked asparagus, ‘maters and sweet taters, and I arranged my suitcase/carry on/personal bags a zillion times packing WAY to much stuff for this trip…however I’m pretty sure I forgot something. My parents swore to me my bag was going to be over 50#, but encouraged me to pay the price and go (bag was 48.5#). I went to bed that night at 11:30pm setting my alarm for 3:15am…ouch. Because BMT airport isn’t that massive (go figure) I was catching a bus from BMT to Houston to board a flight.
I woke up the next morning dark and early. Said goodbye to mom, kissed The Duke and Daddy took me to the BMT airport. He stayed with me till the bus pulled away. I quickly fell asleep. Next thing I knew we were in Houston. My dad said I was going to arrive at GateC and I had to HAUL it to Gate E. I made it through security and arrived at Gate E17 (last gate in E) with 45mins to spare. Damn I’m good.
Passport was check and I boarded the flight. I would read, fall asleep, read, fall asleep…off an on during that 3hr and 42min flight to San Jose Costa Rica. I think I scared the lady sitting next to me when I informed her I was traveling alone…and I didn’t know spanish. However she did tell me she was going to go on the same canopy tour I have booked on Nov. 23! We landed and I made it through customs which was ALOT less epic than what I was expecting..ALOT LESS! I got my luggage, experienced currency exchange and grabbed a taxi. Did I mention it rains for 20mins here in the afternoon everyday. So it rained for a bit in the afternoon.
I tried to make conversation with the taxi driver. When you don’t speak spanish, you can’t make small talk…note to self…so I sat and observed. Lots of people have motorcycles and dirt bike looking things. Poverty WHOA! And there are walk ways on the side of the highways. I thought about renting a car for awhile, glad I didn’t do that.
I arrived at my hotel, grabbed a bit to eat out of the hotel did some checking in and then figured out how to get to Crossfit Escazu for a workout. After talking to 4 different men I finally got a ride to the box. I told the driver I was going to a gym. He took me to this very macho gym called something like “Train Big”. Totally reminded me of SMACK in San Marcos. I said this was NOT it. We finally figured it out and after stopping 2 people on the side of the road, we finally made it. Did I mention I didn’t speak spanish so I was of no help…except I could communicate “gym” with the bicep curl motion…lame.
I bought a tank and entered into the 5:30pm class. I went to read the board to see what I was going to be doing…well that wasn’t 100% in english so I quickly learned I was going to have to be eyes on 100%. Thank goodness one of the coaches spoke English and was very nice to explain it to me as well as pair me up with a girl who spoke English. It was different working out when you don’t speak the language and I can honestly say it is going to make me a better coach, especially if I have a drop in from a different country. I never felt out of place or like I stuck out. Thank goodness music has a beat because I didn’t understand ANY of the words LOL! After the WODs, of course I did pictures with the coach that helped me as well as my partner. I also discovered 2 of the coaches will be at the cert tomorrow!
I would say today was a GREAT day! The hardest part for me is going to be this darn currency. I’m working on it and I did some study tonight…their money is BEAUTIFUL print…I’m going to start trying to use the colon as much as possible, really get into the cultural.
Today’s Lifesaver:
The best thing I did for this trip is I wrote down every address, contact info and google map directions of where I was going. When you don’t speak spanish, pointing to something in written in spanish has saved me multiple times today.
PS not all post are going to be this long…promise!
