It’s not that I’m admitting that I’m tired… but I do sometimes need an extra boost in the morning. I’m not drinking coffee because I’m doing an elimination diet to figure out E’s eczema (long story—for a different day), and weeks like this one where he is getting 4 new teeth at once cause me …
I’ve been making a lot more body and beauty products these days for a couple reasons. First, since I’m pregnant I want to be extra careful about what I’m putting on my skin. Second, I don’t feel like cooking but I still like Making Stuff. The specific reason for this body butter has to do …
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This weekend I asked myself what the most logical and practical thing would be for me to do on Sunday. My potential list included things like: packing a hospital bag, finding my doula’s phone number, doing prenatal yoga, finishing putting away baby clothes…you get the idea. So what did I decide to do? Make lip …
You may wish that there was a solution or cure for stretch marks you already have, but the truth is, outside of improving the appearance of them a bit, once you have stretch marks they are permanent. This means the best thing to do is to prevent them in the first place! It’s true that …
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I won’t mince words here—deodorant is bad for you. When sweat leaves your body through your armpits, it carries toxins out with it. This is awesome–it’s like your pits are a self-cleaning oven and they help your body’s toxicity level go down. Deodorant with aluminum, however, stops the sweat from pouring out. This also stops …
I don’t know about where you live, but in California in the winter, the air is much more dry than in the summer. My lips crack and my skin is dry. I do try and stay on top of my skin health with my Lazy Girl’s Approach to Oil Cleansing, my homemade facials and pore …
You’ve probably heard about oil pulling by now (if you haven’t, learn more here). Maybe you even saw my post last week about how I used it to get my gums to stop bleeding during pregnancy. There is a lot of information about it floating around, and although I can’t give you any peer reviewed …
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I’ll start by saying I’m a huge fan of the oil cleansing method based on the theory behind it and the results I’ve gotten! I’ve studied it and experimented with it extensively over the last few years. Being an adult with annoying problematic skin can lead a person to trying extreme things—I’m sure some of …
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I dye my hair regularly. Not because I’m high maintenance or really care that much about my hair color… but because I have premature grays. I had one or two in high school, and about ten when I was in my mid-twenties. After my sister died, I almost immediately got a gray streak, and it …
