Crunchy Betty
Food on Your Face
You are in for a magnanimous treat today.
First, a little back story: Colorado Springs is home to a small group of urban homesteaders and other like-minded crunchy people who band together, share, and create.
Through …
No-Doz.
It got me through college finals and then, later, through five-night-a-week holiday parties, baking, and present wrapping. Those were the days, long ago. Back when I had little regard for my health - or for the …
As the finale for the 40 (what's ended up to be much more than 40) homemade crunchy gift ideas, I give you a plethora of ideas for the ladies in your life. We're so blessed, as women, to be so easy to make things for. …
With their love for electronics and things that go vroom-vroom, it may seem like men are hard to please with homemade gifts. On that note, it was really difficult (at first) to come up with a list of crunchy things you can …
Yes. You heard me. FORTY gift ideas - and not just the best present ideas from Crunchy Betty, but from all over the internet. All spread out over this week.
Last year, as a gift to you, I offered the free printable recipe …
You know how holidays are supposed to be relaxing and fun, but in actuality they're pretty stressful and full of chaos and planning?
Well, here's some news for you: You can't wish it all away. Here's some better news for …
Sometimes, being crunchy can be lonely. You need a little love and support (which a few people commented on yesterday, even). A little something to remind you that there are MANY of us in this with you - right along beside …
One of my friends recently brought up an issue so many people have these days:
"How on earth," she asked me one night, "do you afford to eat organic and grass-fed and make your own skincare stuff out of all these …
Several weeks ago, I posted a quick tutorial on how to make lotion bars. They were fun and cute and all kidsy ... until you read to the bottom and see a mention of Nutty Butt Butter (which are also lotion bars).
It was …
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A couple of weeks ago, early in the morning, my friendly postman rang the doorbell. And I trudged. And trudged.
And trudged.
Down the 10 stairs to my front door.
(TRUDGED.)
He handed me a pretty box and said, …
Good news, everybody!
I'm gearing up to write my next book (the outline's almost done), so in honor of that I decided to put the handy-dandy natural acne and oily skin book on sale for an entire week.
It's 25% …
OMG, the internet world is full of abbreviations for everything these days. FWIW, even I still get confused sometimes. It's a PITA, I won't lie.
The world of crunchiness is no different - we're always tossing around …
My dad had a heart attack.
On Wednesday.
As far as heart attacks go, and after a previous triple bypass 11 years ago and hundreds of steaks (not the grass-fed kind) later, it was only a small heart attack. He's okay. …
Yes, the title is a little misleading. Clearly 10 remedies aren't going to cover everything in the whole entire world.
But right here are my top 10 go-to treatments for whatever ails you problem-wise. They're my staples. …
That's it. I'm done. There are no more things on my bucket list.
HOMEMADE BUTTER? CHECK!
It was everything I dreamed it would be. And more. Creamy, delicious more.
Okay, the truth is, I don't have a bucket list. Or, …
The existential crisis rears its head every once in a while.
The one where I get really lost in wondering why we're doing what we're doing. What's the point of being crunchy? Are we looking backward instead of forward? Is …
Remember that time I disappeared for a week? Somebody thought I fell off the face of the earth, abducted by aliens and stripped of the law of gravity (which allowed the falling, tumbling, and screaming). That didn't …
One of the first real blogs I ever read was a running commentary on what it was like to do the Master Cleanse.
Horrifying, I would say. Words like "explosive diarrhea" and "want to stab the postman in the eye" and "if I …
Hey, sexy. Yeah, you. The one that smells so good - the one that's unique and alluring.
Today, we're going to learn how to make our own solid perfume, and I promise you (PROMISE YOU) that if you choose to do this, no one …
Warning: This post contains graphic images of dirty things. Proceed at your own advisement.
Today, right now, it's a good idea to start saving old lip balm containers. You will want them. Often. For many different …
Every so often, you have an opportunity to glimpse a time shift. You stand on the precipice between to very distinct eras and watch as they meld seamlessly together in the middle of your own city.
The old traditions - the …
This was not on my agenda today, writing this post. But I have to. (I HAVE to.) Because it not only affects something we care about very deeply, but because it dances on my foundational beliefs in freedom of choice.
I'd …
Autumn.
If I had my choice, it would be my name. Autumn Sumner, in fact. I've thought a lot about this.
The energy is palpable, and every morning is exciting. It's the air. The air is magic right now.
There's been …
