Crunchy Betty
Food on Your Face
On a steamy summer day, you're sitting at a table in front of this orange. You're going to eat it. It's one of the most simple things on the planet, receiving sustenance from food. The air is still and nothing exists but …
Something you want. What is it? What do you want? Choose one thing.
Write it down. (I'm not kidding. Write it down.) We'll get to why you're doing this soon.
In the meantime, have you ever read Dale Carnegie's How to …
You're a 5-year-old kid.
Yes, you. Right now. You're 5 years old and you're playing quietly with your chalk, and Johnny snot-nose next to you has blocks out, which he's throwing all over the ground. It doesn't even look …
There is a tension belt in your head. At optimal levels, it's stretched just tight enough to keep everything running smoothly, with a tiny bit of slack for moments of stress. The tension you feel on a daily basis - the one …
Let's talk about trust.
And money.
And stuff.
In the olden days of yore, money served one purpose: To exchange your time for goods or services. It was pretty honest, you know? "Hey, Octavius, can I buy that gold …
Traditionally witches were those folks, mostly poor &/or older women, who just didn't fit in with their medieval neighbors. Their crimes included healing with herbs, having pets & helping birth babies. Oh, & …
Claire, if you're reading this, please continue to pay attention. You, especially, will enjoy this story.
"According to Vedanta, there are only two symptoms of enlightenment, just two indications that a transformation is …
WARNING: This post contains artistic nude paintings and sculptures from historically famous artists. If this kind of thing upsets or offends you, please read no further. There is no vulgarity; just depictions of the female …
If you've ever felt frustrated with finding natural solutions to your beauty problems ...
If you've ever thought about throwing in the towel ...
If you've ever contemplated how much you wish you weren't the way you are …
It is the season of giving, and goodness knows that many of us are looking into a well of empty bank accounts already, but we are fortunate. We are. Look around you. Smile. See all the things you have? The love and …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Mine is a quiet revolution.
As the world takes to the streets in defiance, I take to my life in peace.
Mine is a quiet revolution.
As the world has days of rage, so I have days of self-discovery.
Mine is a quiet …
This book has me terrified. I'm not exaggerating.
I keep telling myself, "More people read the blog you post to several times a week than will ever read this book."
Like that's supposed to make me feel better.
It …
I really want to ...
I keep meaning to ...
I'll do it tomorrow ...
I'm so curious about this, but ...
BANNED.
Those statements are banned from your vocabulary for the month of September. Got it? You're …
Hello, lovelies.
If you have not written your letter to a loved one yet, I highly suggest you do so now. Before reading any further.
Because I'm about to reveal the purpose of this, and it will be far more meaningful …
Today we're going to do something wholly different.
It's a two-parter, which is why I'm getting a jump on things. The second part of this exercise will happen Monday afternoon at some point.
It will be the moment when …
What does "crunchy" mean to you?
While you're reading, ponder this.
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You belong to a tribe. If you're reading this, if you've ever commented on this site, if this reaches your email inbox, if you've sent me an …
Meet Binky. She’s a good robot, as far as robots go. She’s a little immodest, but we won’t hold that against her. Binky serves two purposes. She gives and she gets. When she gives, it is good. What she …
There is more to being crunchy than mushing food about your facial region.
There is the other side. The reasons we make these new and sometimes seemingly radical choices.
Whether it's to stay away from synthetic …
Such a small distinction, that between anti and pro, but it makes a world of difference in the way you approach life.
You first need to ask yourself: What brings me more joy? What allows me to grow fully into a caring, …
You people drive me insane, with your slow walking and your taking up the sidewalks and your labored, unpredictable weaving and bobbing. And that's just the lot of you that aren't drunk.
You do this, and the walk to the …
I will never lend you a book.
Ever.
Bank on that.
I will, however, gladly give you any one of the books I have. Freely, and without expectation that you'll return it. If you do, that's awesome and you win.
If you …
