I have so many things to share with you all. I know, I know, I've been gone forEVER. But, trust me, it has been in my best interest - and in yours. The only way I know to describe it is life-altering realizations and a gentle coming to allow reality as it is. There has also been a lot of sock washing. I don't know why, but self-realization really makes me want to do laundry. But none of that is what I want to share with you today. Because, yes, ladies and gentlefolk, Crunchy Betty is BACK ... Continue Reading
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Simple Homemade 3-Ingredient Facial Oil Moisturizer – Customize It For Your Own Gorgeous Skin
Shoot, you guys. I owe so many of you an apology. For years, so many of you have been asking about what I use to moisturize my face. Every time, the conversation goes like this: Curious Person: "Hey, Betty? What do you use to moisturize your face?" Me: "I use a blend of oils." Curious Person: "What kind of oils? Can you give me a recipe?" Me: "Oh, a whole bunch, blended together. I'll blog it soon, I promise." Fast forward to eight thousand years later, otherwise known as today, I was ... Continue Reading
… And That’s the Story of That
To begin where I really left off (everything on the blog has been peanuts since then), over a year and a half ago now, I have to tell you what happened. So you understand where I’m going next – where you can go with me, if you choose. I woke up. For a while, anyway. For a while there was still me there, awake and in hilarious shock at the truth of my life. It started in the midst of the biggest existential crisis I’d been in – or it ended there, I guess, if I’m to be honest about ... Continue Reading
New News and pH Balancing Your Old Homemade Deodorant Problems
Hello, strangers! So, I have some good news and I have some bad news. Which news do you want first? The good news? Yes. That is what you want. Crunchy Betty is getting a makeover! I've been diligently working with a lovely site designer over the past few weeks, and we should (hopefully) be ready to roll it out on August 1st. Better news? With the new design will come a new format, a new way of thinking, a new way of looking at our lives RIGHT NOW AS THEY ARE through what we do. (I'll ... Continue Reading
And Then the Fires Happen
I have to admit, I'm in a bit of a quandary. Two days ago, I was all excited for the Three Days of Silence. I had lists and ideas, thoughts and plans. And then the fires happened. That is my Garden Tower with the fire in the background, taken about 5 hours after the fire started on Tuesday, June 11. Our community, after going through this last year, is now faced with the challenge of dealing with Colorado's most destructive fire ever. Last year's Waldo Canyon fire was ... Continue Reading
3 Days of Silence
So, well, um ... if you haven't heard, there's quite a bit of buzz going around about our privacy (and not just the privacy of American's, but that of the world). It's a slight bit unsettling, y'know? Not just a little off-handedly, I suggested on the Crunchy Betty Facebook page that we should all take three days AWAY from our phones, computers, televisions, gaming consoles, and anything that could collect data on us, perhaps a little out of protest, but a lot out of reconnecting with ... Continue Reading