Crunchy Betty
Food on Your Face
100 years ago, "body wash" would have consisted of sitting in a big metal tub and having someone scrub you down while they pour boiling water over you.
Look how far we've come. Look how good we smell. Look how dry our …
This side of the blog is starting off with the most difficult thing I can think of. It is also the most important. When you read this, you will probably roll your eyes. You might want to hit the stumble button. You’ll most …
You might've noticed that new updates have been a little sparse around here lately.
Twice a week.
It is unacceptable.
It should be three times a week. Or more, even.
But something has been happening to me, and …
Ideas. They are everywhere.
Helpful hints litter the internet. In a good way. Not in a bottle-full-of-urine-by-the-train-tracks way. (I just saw one a few weekends ago. The horrible image burned in my brain. It is now in …
This is the Powder Green Smoothie - sans spinach and kale.
Her 5-year-old butt sat firmly planted on the chair, not by will. By force.
Psychic mom-force.
Giant, wracking sobs shook her body, as she swallowed for air …
Look at that. Just look at it.
Looks, uh, appetizing, doesn't it?
There are moments when I question why I keep this blog. When I look at that picture, I have those moments.
I'm a decent writer. I love to write. …
Tough week, peeps. My heart goes out to the Japanese, and I've been monitoring the situation with a bit of trepidation and occasionally overwhelming doomishness.
To top it off, I'm also in the midst of both packing my …
I almost cannot believe that I'm writing this post.
It's not to scaremonger. It's hopefully to help.
See, This Wall Street Journal article points out that potassium iodide retailers are inundated with calls (and …
You know how it goes around here, right? I post great big giant resource pages of things to do with natural ingredients, and you read them all. (Thank you ... thank you for being so voracious.)
So, as I mentioned, I've …
There's more than one way to skin a soapnut.
While you can use the nuts directly in your washing machine to clean your laundry, you can also glean the magical nectar from inside the soap nut by turning it into a tea-type …
I've been futzing around with soapnuts for a few weeks now. They've gone straight into the wash, they've become liquid, they've washed my hair and my face.
Somehow, in all this nut jostling, Fiance (whose name is Skip and …
Absolutely the A-number-one road block to living a more crunchy lifestyle is: Not having the ingredients. When I don’t have something in the house (baking soda), I’ll be more apt to turn to the stray store-bought …
Woo-wee! (Or is it "whewee?")
After recommending this little recipe to several people who've asked for homemade hair gel ideas, I thought maybe it was in my best interest to try it myself before continuing to pass it …
