Health

Our new neighborhood’s informal recycler piled a load of flattened cardboard boxes and crumpled newspaper on his wheelbarrow and hobbled off. He relieved us of our packaging after an exhausting series of moves between small towns and the big city. It was such a relief to discard those boxes that had held everything while we […]

The winter chill at least sent the mosquitoes south, but other critters still seek a warm refuge in our home. Our knee-jerk reaction at the sight of a creepy crawly is too frequently to reach for the can of bug spray under the kitchen sink and douse the intruder with a chemical bath. Insecticide literally […]

Every month some of us go through a few days of Cramps! Finding the solution that works for you is the trick to a happy girl. Here are a few suggestions that we’ve gathered: Bananas …are rich in Potassium that will help relieve cramps they are also loaded with vitamin B-6 that will help with […]

Before we get started Why don’t you go make yourself a nice hot cup of coffee? I’ll wait… By the time you finish reading this, the pot will be cool and the grounds ready to be NOT thrown into the trash… but rubbed all over your beautiful body. Ladies, wake up and smell the coffee! […]

Snow flakes, skin flakes Baby, it may be cold outside, but at least we’re cozy inside. Not roasting chestnuts by the fireplace, but with our indoor centralized heating system. Who needs romanticism when we need warmth? Exposure to those blasts of dry heated air all winter long turn our puckers into scaly, flaky, totally unkissable […]

how many tampons used in a lifetime

It’s week 5 already!  How has the challenge been going for you? What changes have you made in your home and lifestyle this year so far to reduce your waste and impact on our Earth? This week we’re going to look at reusable menstrual products.  Obviously this is what we’re passionate about 🙂  I know […]