Crunchy Betty
Food on Your Face
'Tis the season of giving. Giving, buying, making, giving, giving, giving.
We get so caught up in the giving (and in the stress of finding the right giving to give) that we forget about the other kind of giving. The kind …
I noticed that the world would go on without me. It would change despite my input; it’s always changing, it doesn’t need me as much as I thought it did. I realized that all of my worries – every single one of them – was …
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, truthfully, but more …
It's dark-thirty, midnight, the house is silent.
And I just had a conversation with a lump of sourdough.
It may not have been as much me conversing with the dough, but the dough working magic - some alchemy of yeast …
The very first entry in Crunchy Betty's Food On Your Face category was written on May 9, 2010. It was called "Five Good Reasons To Put Food On Your Face."
At the time, I was fumbling around in the world of blogs. I was …
It's of utmost importance that I be transparent with you all right now, and not just about the pair of parachute pants I still own from 1987.
No, the truth you should know is this:
If there was one thing I would want …
It was 4 o'clock in the afternoon when Amanda Worthington lay her life bare for all to see.
"It was the worst day ever," she whispered tensely. "I was about to start my period, my boyfriend and I broke up the night …
I really questioned whether or not it was a good idea to run a coupon code for the "sales" days coming up here, mainly because we've been so busy with orders already, we have a hard time keeping up with it. (Believe me, my …
If there's any kind of blog post you'll want to stop reading immediately, it's the one that starts with the question, "What is reality, anyway?"
Let me ask you people a different question.
So ...
Reality. What is …
As a life and wellness coach who works with women to improve self-esteem and body image, some people wonder how I became comfortable with my body. Did it come naturally or did I have to work at it?
Wait. I’m comfortable …
So, if you're not up on current world events, yesterday was Labor Day in the United States of America.
This is a holiday dedicated to not working and drinking beer. Also, 6:39 p.m. on Labor Day marks the precise moment …
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 …
I've been doing this little thing lately that I'm calling the "What If" game.
We all do this all the time, anyway, with stuff - but I've discovered that when I play it on my brain, it makes me feel less like stabbing my …
Last week, we talked about the wasteful practice of planned and perceived obsolescence. In that post, I implored you all to share your solutions for ways that we, as caring and conscious people, can help combat or at least …
We bought a new printer a few months ago. It only made sense, because my old, terminally dysfunctional printer (which started malfunctioning approximately 2.3 seconds after looking at it out of the box) was going to cost …
It's hard to remember what century I'm in right now. Is the medicine made of turpentine or petrochemicals? Are women striving for equality or are they striving for ... equality? Are certain aspects of healthcare about …
Here's a question for you: Do you ever think about getting older?
Or, more particularly, about wrinkling? Or gray hairs? Or super saggy boobs that touch your belly button? THAT kind of getting older. Not the other kind …
As I write this, the wind has kicked up again. Flames are still visible from my vantage point, directly outside my balcony. As I write this, the calm that we've all felt for the last 12 hours is interrupted briefly, and I …
Several years ago, I had a friend tell me his story about climbing Machu Picchu. He was pretty out of shape at the time, and every time he looked up to see how much farther to the top, he had a keen sense that he’d …
Look up. The aliens are here.
Just kidding.
I wanted to throw something completely wacky out there, so you didn't find the rest of this completely crazy. Please, as you continue to read, remember that I ain't preaching …
After all of the mushiness of yesterday, I realized that I might have come off as a little complainy about bloggers in general. That is not the case!
The internet is so full of diversity and topics, and we all have our …
It took long enough. Didn't it?
I've been on a very odd journey through my heart, trying to figure some things out. It's been confusing and a little weird, but mostly confusing. I'll try to tell the story succinctly. My …
If you've seen Food, Inc., you know Joel Salatin.
He's unforgettable. Really gives the whole documentary it's juicy, natural flavor. He's the farmer. You know the one I'm talking about. With the large glasses and the …
Today I'm going to tell you a story. Like, a real story with no moral. Because, frankly, at this very moment on this very night I'm really exhausted from thinking about tips and inspiration and information and doing things. …
