Crunchy Betty
Food on Your Face
Shoot, people. I've missed you.
Before I get all explainy, let me say a belated-ish Happy Holidays to you all.
Happy Holidays to you all!
Now - what happened to me?
Well, it's a long, sordid story that starts out …
This post was written (and written hilariously) in my absence by Lori at In Pursuit of Martha Points - where she typically writes both humorous and thought-provoking essays that are just ... aw ... you just have to visit her …
When my children walk into the bathroom and watch me going through the feminine rituals of shaving and makeup, I wonder if I’ve let them down. If my conforming to these cultural ideals makes me a cog in the wheel of less …
Greetings from bitterly cold South Florida....yes, you heard right! This morning it was 30 degrees and I had ice on my windshield! It’s usually 80 degrees and above here in South Florida, so a dip in temperature is a …
Hi folks. I’m Kristin from Peace, Love and Muesli. Stepping in for Betty and sharing my crunchy story. I am a pretty easy sell when it comes to make it yourself. It is possible that I have been known to go off the deep end …
After careful thought and the realization that if I don't try to make a little money off of this blog, Fiance's going to severely slash my natural ingredients budget, I've decided to sell my new favorite facial scrub here on …
We went to my parents' house for Thanksgiving, only it was just the three of us: Me, Fiance, and my 13-year-old son. My parents deserted us for the other daughter's family in Kansas City
Their house is lovely, tucked in a …
It never ceases to amaze me how many cosmetics you can make with ingredients from your kitchen.
This little ditty came as an inspiration from the DIY Portable Bronzer Compact at Planet Green. The recipe there contains …
STOP.
Before you throw all your sweet potatoes into the casserole dish, hold on.
After Thanksgiving dinner, treat yourself to a food-on-your-face holiday special. The Moisturizing and Invigorating Sweet Potato Facial …
Grandma was always frazzled at Thanksgiving.
Maybe frazzled's the wrong word.
Frenzied. Worked up.
Psychotic.
She'd whirl around the kitchen like a huffy-puffy tornado, pulling this, stirring that, blindly …
I can't even remember what show it was, but it was a Monday. Five years ago. During lunch. I was eating spinach.
It was either a rerun of What Not to Wear or 10 Years Younger. And either Carmindy or Damone Roberts (they …
"Blasting Nerves in Kidneys Lowers Blood Pressure, Study Finds"
"Energy Drinks: Gateways To Alcohol Abuse"
"One In Five Adults Suffering from Mental Illness"
"Antibiotic Benefits Slight in Kids' Ear …
This is my friend Ashley and her little sister Alizea.
(Or, as I like to call her "The girl with the most mesmerizing name in the world.")
These hot chicas stopped by on Sunday for a few hours of food, faces, and lotsa …
You know that thing you do that makes you happy, but it's not really that necessary? Like putting flavored creamer in your coffee? Or dancing naked to The Hush Sound?
That's kind of what toners are like.
Me, I'm a …
Way back in the olden days, when I used to use shampoo and conditioner (way back before natural beauty was even a twinkle in my eye), I had a secret favorite product. For some reason, it was always on the shelves, at half …
Remember when I got all indignant and weird about how companies are selling dry shampoo with all sorts of chemicals and calling it some kind of breakthrough - when you can use your own dry shampoo from stuff in your …
For the shower people out there, I have good news for you:
No longer will your bathing experience be dull and unfulfilling. There is now body oil in your life.
I'm not much of a bath person. When you're 5'10" and …
Jean Naté dusting powder on the bathroom counter, a big powderpuff haphazardly resting on the lid, and four purring cats crawling through your legs.
Until last year, that's the image that body powder brought up for me. …
It turns out, I'm not superhuman.
Who'd've guessed?
Fiance came home last week with a very mild case of the stomach flu, and I didn't even think twice about it. Seriously, it never even crossed my mind that I'd get it …
Imagine you're at the emergency room. You have severe stomach cramps and you're throwing up every 10 minutes. While you probably just have the stomach flu, you're in so much pain and misery, you just want to make sure you're …
Jeezopee. Can you believe it's been three entire weeks since the beginning of the no 'poo experiment?
I cannot.
Time went by so quickly, and you know what? I only missed the shampoo twice: Once in the beginning when I …
Twenty bucks says at least 15 of you haven't ever had a fresh pomegranate.
Which is why I'm doing this. I want you to have a serious, hardcore reason to run out to the store and buy yourself one.
No excuses.
See, …
Last year, I tried to make my own glass cleaner with black tea and vinegar. It was disastrous.
A black film clung to my bathroom mirror for weeks. It looked like you were brushing your teeth in an old Bela Lugosi …
This is difficult for me to write.
Please understand that, first and foremost.
It brings back old feelings, old hurts, and all kinds of vulnerability, and it scares me, because I'm never sure if my "old friend" will …
