When you have nothing to say, you may as well keep your mouth shut. The wind and the rain don't go on forever. If nature knows enough to give it a rest sometimes, so should you. As I'm wont to do every few months, I've taken an unscheduled breather. Removing a few things, if you will. Becoming wiser. All is right and well with the universe, and in my home, and The Crunchy Betty Natural Market has not, in fact, taken the breather with the blog - so don't fret if you've placed an ... Continue Reading
Archives for September 2012
How to Crystal Clean Your Electronic Screens for Pennies
One of my favorite things about being "Crunchy Betty" is the way it really enhances the quality of conversation my friends and I have. Before, our conversations would go something like this: "Hey." "Hey." "Wanna go get coffee?" "Sure." "I dreamt about cheese last night." "Cool. I like cheese." Now, we share tips instead. This tip comes from my technologically obsessed, electronically gifted friend Ryan. I would trust him with the life of all of my ridiculously overpriced electronic ... Continue Reading
Homemade Flavored Toothpick Tutorial
At the end of a hearty meal, what more could you ask for than a no-calorie, delicious treat that also doubles as a crud-picker? (I am not ashamed of my lack of finesse with words, when it comes to oral hygiene. Oral hygiene should be a laughing matter. How else are you going to show off your shiny white choppers?) Homemade flavored toothpicks are ridiculously easy to make, and not only will you want to keep a bunch around for yourself, but they also make adorable little gift additions. Or ... Continue Reading
Wanna Love Your Body? Start With Loving Mine
Let's start the week off on a self-loving note! Today, we are SO blessed to have a body-image altering guest post from Melissa King, who blogs at Simply Flaw-Thentic and is a wellness coach at MyHeartDances. This is joyful Melissa. There's no way you can't look at her huge smile and give a giant grin right back. She's also the mastermind and creator of the video My Body ... Finally (which also happens to be THE most shared video ever from the Crunchy Betty Facebook page). After you've ... Continue Reading
Natural Ingredients: Sometimes Things Just Stink
You remember how, when you were a kid, your mom would put a plate of broccoli and cauliflower and carrots in front of you and you would squinch your face really hard, purse your lips, and then guttural gagging sounds would fall out of your mouth? Your mother would say, "Missy, eat your vegetables. They're good for you." And then she'd stare at you with slitted, all-seeing eyes, and inside you totally hated her guts and wished God had given you a different mom. A nice mom who wore fluffy pink ... Continue Reading
Politics, The Crunchy Way
So, if you're not up on current world events, yesterday was Labor Day in the United States of America. This is a holiday dedicated to not working and drinking beer. Also, 6:39 p.m. on Labor Day marks the precise moment after which women are not allowed to wear white. This may or may not be law (I believe it is in the Hamptons). Labor Day, by the way, was a holiday invented by a person with the last name of Maguire. Historians debate whether it was Peter, Paul, or Mary Maguire. At their ... Continue Reading