Bees a buzzing are a summer staple. While we may scream in fright of getting stung when they are near by, it would be much more scary to live in a world without them. The lovely little honey bee runs around flying from flower to flower collecting nectar and spreading pollen. This pollinates the tree … Continue reading A Tiny Way To Help Sleepy Bees
This is a new watch for me, even though the movie came out in 2010. Although I try to pay attention to what is the greener way to live, I was surprised by a bunch of things in this film and firmly feel it is a must watch for everyone. The movie is about how … Continue reading Movie Night: Bag It
Today's book club book is another fairly popular one that you maybe haven't gotten to yet or you may just really need to look at a second time. The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown has been a bestseller and … Continue reading Book Club: The Gifts of Imperfection
The past few years many a yogi have been social media raving about turmeric. Long before the trend, this spice has been used in recipes across the globe for thousands of years to both enhance flavor and boost longevity. The plant itself is very beautiful with giant green leaves and a pretty tropical yellow flowers. … Continue reading 6 Reasons to Cook with Turmeric
There are a few forms barely can come in, but the most common is in "pearl" form removed from the grass, husk, and bran, the pearl inside is what we find at most grocery stores because they are more palatable and easy to cook. The pearls maintain a lot of their nutritional benefits … Continue reading Just Mad About Barley
This an easy do-it-yourself face mask that uses a very simple house hold ingredients to give you spa quality results at a fraction of a fraction of the price (not a typo). All you do is crack an egg and separate out the whites. You can save the yolk and eat it later if you … Continue reading Egg White Face Mask
It's that time again! Book club has arrived. This time I'm calling upon a slightly older read. The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up writen by Marie Kondo came out a few years ago and has been a best seller, enjoyed by many. I finally got around to reading it only a few months ago and in … Continue reading Book Club: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Okay, time to talk about one of my least favorite subjects: periods. Much like pooping it's pretty gross that our bodies do that, but it's even grosser to not take care of it the right way. So, let's talk for a minute. It's obviously pretty nuts that in some countries women are actually shamed … Continue reading How To Have A Greener Period
I fist learned how to oil pull about a year ago even though I'd heard the phrase much, much earlier than that. For some reason it sounded strange, technical, and maybe expensive like something you'd read about in Goop and only do at a high end zen spa. It's actually not that technical and strange … Continue reading What The Heck Is Oil Pulling?
It's a fresh new year and I'm feeling really good energy about this year for reasons I have yet to be aware of. 2017 seemed like it would be rough and I didn't have high hopes going into it honestly, but this year feels fresh for some reason. For no good reason yet, it just … Continue reading Love List
