There's just something special about the oil cleansing method, yeah?The thought of washing your face with oil either attracts or violently repels people. But, in the four years I've been immersed in natural living blogging (and the two years since I wrote the following introductory post), I'm not sure there's a single thing that's matched the OCM's wild successes (and occasional trials and failures).I'm not going to reinvent the wheel, though, so I won't be writing extensively about HOW ... Continue Reading
DIY Beauty
The Lean, Green Avocado Hand Moisturizing Machine Recipe
There are three things you'll always find on the verge of going bad in my kitchen:Sauerkraut, which I've made religiously by hand every six months for the last two years, and I've never eaten. I buy a cabbage, ferment it, and then forget that it exists. By "forget," I mean ignore. The idea of sauerkraut is good in theory, but when it comes to actually eating it, well ... my sock looks more appetizing. By "looks," I mean "smells. A quarter cup of homemade hamburger helper. We have ... Continue Reading
Oh, The Things You Can Make If Only You Try
There's a distinct possibility that the books in the Healthy Living eBook Bundle contain the secrets of motivation and inspiration. Nay, the secrets of the universe. (Except, of course, where the missing socks are stashed after running through the dryer.)Gaze at the fancy collage again. These are the gateways to awesomeness. These 34 diminutive ebook covers.The other night, as I was writing the post announcing this quick sale, I started to read the books. Really read. Before, I had ... Continue Reading
The Crunchy Day of Gift Giving and Radio Listening
Hello, strangers!By now, you're probably no longer wondering where I am, because you've given up on updates. I don't blame you. It's been ... odd, to say the least.The store has been bumping (read on for a goodie, by the way) and I've been lost in oils and creations and shipping and, more than anything at all, learning about the "new way" of looking at the world and our place in it.Have you ever just said to yourself, "What's the right way? The right thing to do next?" And then you ... Continue Reading
9 Pretty Simple Pimple Home Remedies
A few weeks ago when I was digging around for a post to "revive" from way in the depths of Crunchy Betty, my first thought was a very, very old post titled 27 Quick and Crunchy Home Remedies for Pimples. It's a great post, full of fun little ideas for when you have a giant monster on your face and want to treat it quickly. I even used several of the ideas in the Simple Pimple Remedies section of Food on Your Face for Acne and Oily Skin.There's just one problem with it.The picture I used ... Continue Reading
You Have An Amazing Body: Lip-Loving, Gratitude Meditation
Hey, baby. You have an amazing body.Yes, you.I don't care if it's fat or thin or missing a limb, your body is rollercoaster amazing. How do I know this? Because you're reading this right now. Because you're breathing. Because that bag of mostly water that carries "you" around is the vessel through which you experience everything. Everything.Your body's with you all the time, so it's easy to take it for granted, or even hate it for not being what you think it should be. We're going to ... Continue Reading