Posted in Green Living, Health, My Life, Products I Like, Reviews, Uncategorized on July 5, 2009 | 6 Comments »
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you may remember my anticipation as I counted down the days to Valentine’s this past February. I bought my husband a pile of gifts and could hardly stand the tension with them sitting wrapped on the table for what seemed like forever.
Do you know that feeling [...]
Posted in Avoiding Toxins, Green Living, Products I Like, Reviews, tagged cosmetics, makeup, mascara, toxins on June 28, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I started switching out conventional body care, skin care, and cosmetic products for healthier alternatives long ago, but one major hold-out has been mascara. It’s my favorite cosmetic by far, and I just couldn’t believe that a healthy one could do the job. Recently, though, I impulsively added two of the more popular “natural” options [...]
Posted in Products I Like, Reviews, Uncategorized on May 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This review might seem redundant given yesterday’s overall (wildly favorable) Coconut Bliss review, but I thought it was worth following up on this particular flavor because, if you’re anything like me, the thought of mint and coconut together falls rather short of appealing. Coconut and vanilla? Sure. Coconut and chocolate? Gimme more! But coconut and mint? Blech. [...]
Posted in Living with Food Allergies, Products I Like, Reviews, Uncategorized, tagged coconut, dessert, food, ice cream, non-dairy on May 26, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Believe it or not, I still have a pulse — and taste buds. And those taste buds have been dancing with delight over a new discovery. Have you heard about Coconut Bliss? If you haven’t, allow me to share the good news. It’s a dairy-free ice cream made from coconut milk that you can buy in your health [...]
Posted in Products I Like, Reviews on February 23, 2009 | 5 Comments »
My friend entertains a theory that the world consists of two kinds of people: mayonnaise people and mustard people. It seems condiment preference indicates personality. Mayonnaise people, she argues, are bland, pasty, and boring. Mustard people, on the other hand, are zesty, fun, and interesting.
Generally speaking, I count myself among the mustards. I’ll almost always choose mustard over mayonnaise. [...]
Posted in Giveaway, Products I Like, tagged herbal tea on October 27, 2008 | 70 Comments »
For my second giveaway this week, I’m thrilled to offer the tea I reviewed the other day as a prize to one lucky winner. Penny Lane Boutique has generously donated a beautiful saint pouch containing six hand-crafted bags of their signature Lavendar Herbal Blend Tea. Composed of lavender, hibiscus, peppermint, rosehips, and orange peel, it makes a [...]
Posted in Giveaway, Products I Like on October 27, 2008 | 98 Comments »
I mentioned a while back that, after I raved about NuNaturals stevia on my blog, the company sent me a bunch of their products to test and review. I want to share the ones I love with you, and now’s the perfect opportunity! Boggy Giveaways is hosting a massive giveaway carnival this week, so I thought I’d [...]
Posted in Products I Like, Reviews, tagged herbal tea on October 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A couple of weeks ago, Penny of Penny Lane Boutique contacted me about a review of her custom herbal tea blend. I promptly visited her site, and it just about charmed my socks off! Penny hand crafts natural skin care products like gentle bar soaps, soothing lotions, body wash (no sodium laureth/lauryl sulfate!), and mists. Many [...]
Posted in Avoiding Toxins, Products I Like, Recipes, tagged alkaline, coffee substitute, drinks, food, frappuccino, Teeccino on September 16, 2008 | 10 Comments »
In my guest post on hydration at Keeper of the Home a few weeks ago, I mentioned that coffee works against the body in at least two ways besides the drug-like stimulation of caffeine. It’s both dehydrating and highly acidic. Solution? Teeccino, a non-acidic herbal coffee with no caffeine and lots of minerals. After three weeks with Vanilla Nut Teeccino, I’m [...]
Posted in Avoiding Toxins, Green Living, Health, Products I Like, Saving Money, tagged oil cleansing method. OCM, skin care, toxins on September 10, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Transitioning to natural self-care products has played a major role in my health quest over the past couple of years. What we put on our skin is absorbed into the blood stream and, thus, can be almost as important as the food we put in our mouths. I have experimented with a number of products, from [...]
