Crunchy Betty
Food on Your Face
Are you ready to take a heady, esoteric journey through all the emotional, spiritual, and soulful lessons I've learned over the past 5 months on Pinterest?
YES? YES?
Too bad. It's not going to happen. I had a post that …
There is something about the intimate quality of handmade products, the realness and the everything I talked about yesterday. And, as we've discussed so many times here, there are a lot of good things about not making your …
Let's talk about trust.
And money.
And stuff.
In the olden days of yore, money served one purpose: To exchange your time for goods or services. It was pretty honest, you know? "Hey, Octavius, can I buy that gold …
A year and a half ago, I tested several homemade glass cleaners.
Some of you may be aware of this. Some of you who saunter over here from Pinterest (bless its internety heart) probably came here just because of that …
I used extra virgin olive oil in my oil cleansing routine, and I broke out like a 13-year-old would if they washed their face with bacon pizza.
That is not an uncommon complaint, although it's not the rule. Occasionally, …
Guess what? We’ve already passed the halfway point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. And that means – hooray! – Spring is really on it’s way.
You may be looking out your window now at piles of snow, but it’s not …
Dear Crunchy Betty,
I need for you to come up with a way to deceive my kids. Yes, indeedy. So many nights during bedtime I get the "Mommy, my hand is aching" or "Mommy, my toe feels weird. I need medicine."
And so I …
Traditionally witches were those folks, mostly poor &/or older women, who just didn't fit in with their medieval neighbors. Their crimes included healing with herbs, having pets & helping birth babies. Oh, & …
I wrote this when I was 36 years old.
By the time you read it, I will be 37. In mere hours, I will have aged an entire year.
It's high time we start marking our passing of time not in years, but in minutes. The …
During the winter season, my house is never empty of ginger. It's a must-have for cough and cold season, as well as any tummy upsets that might sneak up. Also, it's delicious. And spicy.
Spicylicious.
It looks like …
Claire, if you're reading this, please continue to pay attention. You, especially, will enjoy this story.
"According to Vedanta, there are only two symptoms of enlightenment, just two indications that a transformation is …
I've said it before, and I'll say it a million times more. Crunchy Betty is blessed with the best readers ever to grace the earth. Not a day goes by that I don't receive a sweet, thankful email that melts my heart.
And …
Today we have a special treat from Bonnie at Hungry Chicken Homestead. I first met Bonnie at a local community swap, and she's a vivacious urban homesteader with an infinite amount of homesteading wisdom behind her. Here's …
Timing is really everything, isn't it?
Were it not for timing, a delicious sequence of events that brought you to a special place in time, you wouldn't have met your significant other or even your best friend. Without the …
