Let's make a pact today. You and me. From now on, when we have a beauty issue, we'll look in the cabinets - first - before we run out and buy an expensive (or even bargain) product to fix us. And, I know, I know ... there's just something a little bit comforting about picking up a bottle of FancySchmancy-Make-You-Fabulous Potion; there's some weird satisfaction in forking over your hard-earned money to feel hot. But there's a new and better feeling from fixing it yourself -- by ... Continue Reading
Archives for September 2010
The Epic Guide to Making Your Own Chai Tea
A year ago, I learned how to make chai. I made it for myself, patrons at my friend's creperie, my friends and family - pretty much anyone who didn't turn around and run away from my cinnamon-stick wielding passion. I was obsessed. That also happened to be the time when I was thinking of starting this blog. I posted this (the only thing) to a Blogger account and then promptly forgot about it. It's epic. By the end of it, you'll know everything you need to know about making your own chai - ... Continue Reading
Bathroom Cleaning (psst – I mean Make Your Own Love Balm)
I've been called a LOT of things in my life, and "prude" is not one of them. However, because I try to maintain a teen-friendly website, I'm going to go ahead and ask the under-18'ers to do something else, while the rest of you read on. Kids, you don't want to read the rest of this. Unless you fully comprehend the motivation behind uttering the words, "Not now, honey. I have a headache." this post won't matter to you one bit. Besides, all we're doing here is talking about cleaning the ... Continue Reading
Easy Homemade Hand Sanitizer That Works on Three Levels
Soap and water get your hands clean, but there are just some days where you need a little extra. Like when you're driving across the state of Kansas and have no other option but the rest stop in the middle of nowhere, and best-case scenario what's on the wall is the remainder of a burrito from the road-side stand 10 miles back. Yep. That's when you want some hand sanitizer. If you're going to sanitize, why not make it work for you in three different ways? Kill the germs, soften your ... Continue Reading
Life, Death and the Alzheimer’s In Between
. Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it. - Lewis Carroll On paper, you would think his life was a happy one. As a rule, he did most things right. He and his wife took long walks daily - fresh air when it was warm, and laps around the mall when it snowed. Each day, they would read their daily devotional over a table of fresh, healthy breakfast. They worked on crosswords after that. He read voraciously and had most of Lewis Carroll's works memorized. They had friends. Their ... Continue Reading
All Roads Lead to the Pits : The Homemade Deodorant Conclusion
Do I stink? Reek? Smell slightly like rotting fish? That's the question you're asking yourself, right? If you're new here, what you're reading at this moment is a conclusion to my homemade deodorant experiment. For details on how it came to be, the different recipe options, and how to do it yourself, go ... go now, young ones ... and read. I will wait. If you've been around long enough to hold curiosity on the status of my pits, first of all, I'm aware this post is early. I was going to ... Continue Reading