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 skin is. I set out to make body wash at home mainly so I could add things in it that I knew would be good for my skin. Even those body washes that boast "shea butter" or "extra moisturizing" or "soothing," well, we have no idea how much "soothing" ingredients they actually ... Continue Reading
Archives for March 2011
Quantum Activists, Activate!
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 likely fall asleep and drool at some point. Please keep going. As you read this, I need you to think from somewhere else. Not the place you usually think, which is here: This is where we all think our thoughts 99% of the time. Right in the brain, in the middle ... Continue Reading
It Resonates
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 it's time I take action. See, there are a lot of thoughts and stories and ideas that happen in my brain, and they get stuck. They get stuck in there and won't leave until I write about them. This makes it hard to concentrate on Crunchy Betty, because these thoughts aren't ... Continue Reading
Amazing Crunchy Tips From … You!
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 yours, too. You're welcome.) But Crunchy Betty ... well, I like to think we have the best hinters and tippers ever. You guys send me emails, leave comments, and participate in the Crunchy Community. When you do that, I'm left with a plethora of new, incredible tips and ... Continue Reading
Clear Skin From the Inside Out : Green Smoothies
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 through the hands over her tortured mouth. "Just ten," the apron-wearing fascist in the kitchen yelled. "Swallow! Ten! And you can get up!" She was alone. The expanse of the empty dining room table loomed in front of her. Its glowering size only magnified the plate that sat between her elbows. On which was ... an entire ... Continue Reading
How I’m Making Apple Cider Vinegar, Hopefully
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. I'm a decent experimenter. And I do so enjoy a messy kitchen. But I'm really awful at following directions, and 70% of the time, I screw things up. Royally. This apple cider vinegar experiment - it's a tragedy waiting to happen. Or a monumental success. It clearly can't be ... Continue Reading