Crunchy Betty
Food on Your Face
First of all, what is a herbal infusion? It's just a strong "tea" made with herbs and water. It's easy, quick, and often very yummy smelling.
So what you're doing here is making an herbal infusion and mixing it with your …
I have a few emergent crunchy things to share with you, and two weekend assignments. They are easy, and quick, and you will learn and love and laugh and possibly burst into a million ecstatic stars because of them. Or you …
I went through my sister's kitchen this morning, and found 10 things that she could put on her face, RIGHT NOW, that would either moisturize, cleanse, or exfoliate. I bet her kitchen's pretty typical, so you probably have …
You know how I keep saying stuff about putting food on your face? Well, it turns out, I really meant it. And now, I want to see it.
Seriously.
See it.
Next week, I'm going to add a new shiny page to those static …
Gotta admit, this is a new one for me. I live in an area where mosquitoes dare not tread, and ants basically mind their manners. Buncha moths, but I'm not afraid of them biting me much - the cat takes care of them before …
Look. I know how hard it is to choke down a strawberry. They're just terrible tasting, yeah?
Ha.
Strawberries are nature's little genius fruit, really. It's like Mother Nature said, "Look. Maybe I messed up with …
If I were handed two eggs and a frying pan and told to make scrambled eggs without a recipe, we would be having cold pizza for breakfast. Because somehow the results would end up looking like beef stew and smelling like …
I made the switch to (mostly) homemade beauty, skincare, and haircare products after going through "the change." There was much sweating, crying, and raging about the house. And, no. It wasn't menopause.
It was reading …
I am so excited for this one, and I don’t even have dry skin. This was a new one for me, and I had a couple of people who needed the extra moisture try this out – and this got RAVE reviews! How it came to be was …
Why Yogurt is Good For Your Skin
Full of protein, enzymes, and zinc, yogurt does a great job at cleaning up and softening your skin. It lightens dark spots and blemishes and helps protect your face with its antioxidant …
Crunchies! This is a blast. A refreshing summer project that very easily turned into two great recipes. It is going in my Trapper Keeper forever. It’s pretty intense, so I’ll cut with the chit-chat here. (My, …
Teddy bears are exceptional models.
I worked on a couple of very special recipes today, both involving cucumbers. I'm telling you this now so you can run out to the store and be ready for tomorrow. On your list: A …
I’ll tell you what, I feel like I’m giving away the whole crunchy farm here lately. Between my favorite hair rinse recipe and the homemade laundry detergent I can’t live without – and then this here, …
I have a special place in my heart for bees. I don't mind them buzzing around me, and I'll talk to them for hours. They really hear me. They feel my pain.
Mostly, though, I thank them for the honey.
Honey's kind of …
Ah, summer. Barbecues and cold beers with friends, butterflies and flowers, long afternoons spent poolside ... and oily hair.
If you're like me, your scalp starts working overtime during the summer, and your hair ends up …
So the theme for the Twofer Satur(tues)day is "avocados." Or "avocado" to be exact, because one avocado is all you need (plus the other minor ingredients) to make a fabulous hair mask AND facial mask.
Before I get to the …
Well, kids. I’m sick. It started as a tickle, and now I’m in full-blown, can’t-hear-a-thing, kleenex-hanging-out-of-every-pocket mode. My head feels as if it will tip me all the way over if I stand up, so …
Earlier this morning, Fiance (pronounced fee-yahnce) stumbled in to take his shower. As he was closing the door, I yelled, “Shave day!” because his neck was looking a little like a mid-July lawn that hadn’t …
If you're like most women, you've read a magazine or two. It probably had beauty tips in it. They probably made you feel like you were too fat/too frumpy/too lazy/too uninspired ... I can keep going here, but you don't want …
Good lord!
Blogging is so complicated these days. I feel like an old man who's never seen one of them new-fangled computerizer thingies.
I'm heartsick and nostalgic for the Diaryland days of yore, where you wrote, …
I am very lucky to have a fiance who is thoughtful … and quiet. He chooses his words carefully, he artfully stays out of drama, and he would rather not speak when things get heated, as to avoid unnecessary …
Thirteen and a half years ago, in no way, shape, or form could you have convinced me that I would some day write about the wonder that is castor oil. You see, thirteen and a half years ago, I took a teaspoon of it and then …
You can’t change everything. You can only change one, small thing. And that’s all it takes. – mnmlist.com Completely unaware of how many people are as crazy as I am, I’m just going to assume you all are. …
This is me as I sit and write. Not a pretty picture now, admittedly. But soon, my skin will be tight and clean and amazingly smooth. Beauty by gunk. As I was applying this mask, a mental calculation of all the money …
