DIY Beauty

There's this magical box that lives in my "crunchy corner." In it are wonders ne'er before seen, like unicorns and fairies and men who ask for directions. Just kidding, men. (You'd never fit in this box.) Actually, what's in this box are small baggies full of herbs and roots and flowers and resins. Every so often, when I go to our local natural food store, I'll pick up an herb that I've recently learned about, but never worked with. I bring it home, smell it, touch it, and occasionally ... Continue Reading

You haven't been so subtle with your hints, y'know. For months, you've been asking me to find a way to make it easier to print recipes from Crunchy Betty. You've hinted that you might not talk to me again if I don't figure this out. Oh, I've seen you stomping your feet, even as you were leaving the most lovely comments. Crunchy Betty sees all, missies. Well, I have good news, and I have better news. First, I'm going to start trying to remember to implement a way to make it easy ... Continue Reading

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

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

My father. Bless his heart, but for as much as he tries, he's so predictably underwhelmed when he receives gifts. If you give him a tie, with a crooked smile, he'll say, "Oh. Wow. Okay. This is great. Thanks." If you give him a spice rack, with a raised eyebrow, he'll go, "Oh. Wow. Okay. This is great. Thanks." If you give him a new car, he'll go ... well, okay, I don't know how he'll go. I've never given him a new car. But I'm pretty sure he'd go, "Oh. Wow. This is great. Was the store ... Continue Reading