Food For Your Soul Friday: Implicit Joy
I am already dead.
In some future place, some unknown time, in some way no man can accurately predict, I am dead.
So are you.
How does it feel?
Irrespective of the tragedy we endure, or see on the computer …
Archives for April 2011
Make Your Own Heavenly Homemade Vanilla and Peppermint Extracts
Simple vanilla
Spirited peppermint drenched
Extracts from heaven
Or maybe
Vodka-bathed nature
Peppermint and vanilla
Patience – don’t drink yet
Yeah. I don't know what came over me while I was making these, but …
Activated Charcoal Cooling Summer Scrub Recipe
As promised, here are all the details on the summer scrub that you can order - or make at home all by your little lonesomes.
The pre-ordering period will last ONLY until May 9, 2011 or until we reach 100 orders, whichever …
Nakedness on the Internet
Everything seems so much deeper these days. Thoughts connect on a more intrinsic, creative level. The connections of the world – of us – make excruciating sense so often. I cry a lot. When these moments hit. It’s very …
Weekend Update with Crunchy Fey
There's no top story here, because they're all super top stories.
Things you'll love.
Or hate.
I can't predict your moods. WHY DON'T YOU JUST TELL ME HOW YOU FEEL?
Ahem. Let's get started.
This IS a Secret: Carry-Along Freshener/Deodorizer
Nobody knows but your purse.
That would be my tagline, if I were smart enough to market and sell this homemade carry-along freshener (for your underarm regions).
If I were a multinational corporation hellbent on ruling …
Not a Secret Homemade Deodorant
It's been seven months since I switched to 100% homemade deodorant.
The switch, it seemed like this HUGE DEAL that could ruin my life. Like, this monumental thing that might alienate all my friends and family. Like, …
The EarthBox, the Lavender, and the Knowing
This is a story about planting with EarthBoxes, a clueless first-time gardener, and a great big thought that came from a tiny seedling.
The part about the girl goes like this: She has never had a green thumb, or so she's …
3-Step Spring Cleaning … For Your Face!
While we're so focused on cleaning under the beds, and cleaning the floor behind the toilet (because who does that more than once a year?), we forget the most important thing.
Our faces.
And, yes, it's good to give …
Problem-Solving: Helping Your Loved Ones Help You Crunch
"My family thinks I'm crazy!"
"My husband's threatening mutiny if I replace the fabric softener!"
"I've been locked out of the house with unshampooed hair, waving a bottle of lavender essential oil and a jar full of …
Ditch the Dryer Sheets: Spray-Fresh DIY Fabric Softener
In this super-fast connected incredibly high-tech day and age, we all know that dryer sheets are bad, right?
I mean, really bad. For you, for your kids, and for the environment.
But they make for soft, cuddly-teddy …
The Pretty Mouth Winner(s)! And What’s Up With My Oven?
If ever you wondered. If ever you doubted. If ever you questioned whether or not anyone ever reads the comments you leave, please stop doing that right now.
You have affected someone's life - right here on this blog. And, …
Nontoxic, Homemade Oven Cleaner – Will It Work?
You guys know how when you're late with your tax return, you get fined, right?
And you know how if you never, ever do taxes, you get thrown in jail?
Well, if the government required us to clean our ovens once a year, …
Change. The rest is cake
You buy a new pair of running shoes. This is it, you think. This will change everything. These shoes, they’re my motivation. They’re my change. And you use them, right? Once or twice. And then they become the newest lint …
The “You Have Such a Pretty Mouth” Eco-Dent/Beauty Without Cruelty Giveaway
What better way to start the week than with a pretty mouth?
I know!
Let's give away a really great "pretty mouth" set from Eco-Dent and Beauty Without Cruelty, two companies who offer really thoughtful natural products …