Author: Susan

Have you ever had guests to dinner and had no time to cook? Last Friday was one of those nights for me. At 5:45 pm I was shopping for groceries…

It’s your face. Everybody sees it and you want to look your best, right? There’s billion dollar industry out there to make that happen, but there’s a cost. Liquid foundation…

Ok, I love DIY, but I’ll be honest. My husband does not.  Not all the time anyway, and especially when it comes to cleaning products. Most cleaning products have vinegar,…

For a whiter smile, brush your teeth with dirt. Said no one ever. Until now. Seriously. Homemade toothpaste–made with bentonite clay (aka dirt) is way better for you than the…

Nobody ever has to know… Go ahead. Push that snooze button one more time. You don’t have to wash your hair today and nobody ever has to know. Dry shampoo…

It’s happened more than a few times… You know in the movies when some very important inspector with a white glove glides his hand across the mantle of a sweet…

50,000 toxic chemicals aren’t welcome in my home. Penelope Jagessar Chaffer, film maker of Toxic Baby estimates that 30,000-50,000 toxic chemicals new to our generation could possibly be affecting you…

I thought it’d be funny to pretend I was a wild animal… When John and I were first married, we liked to do everything together (ok, we still do). Every…

It’ll make you want to eat it. Cacao powder, cinnamon, nutmeg-all whipped up into a creamy spread. This whipped body butter looks and smells so yummy you’ll want to eat…

Have you ever been stuck in a food rut? I’ve been in one lately. I didn’t realize it until now. For dinner tonight, I prepared burgers made from grass-fed beef.…