About five years ago I began a conscious effort to reduce the use of chemicals and unnatural products in our home and in my personal daily beauty routine. The efforts were spurred in part by the adoption of our rescue dog Lulu and realizing that using chemical cleaners in the home wasn’t healthy for her […]
Easy Two Ingredient All Natural Makeup Remover
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Running on a Treadmill with Vibram FiveFingers
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Have you ever packed your bags and arrived at the gym only to find you forgot something? I have found myself in this interesting predicament a few times. Usually it’s been a forgotten water bottle or lock for a gym locker. However, one time the item I forgot was pretty important – my shoes. On this […]
How to Make Homemade Foot Powder
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Most of the all natural recipes I have tried in the past were the result of trying were to replace items I already purchased. For homemade foot powder, this was not the case. I didn’t have any foot powder to begin with. While it’s common to use foot powder, I personally had never used any. […]
Race Recap: May in Bay 5K (2018)
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I’m really stubborn and despite the fact that I ran my last 5K three months ago, I’m going to recap it today. After blogging every race I’ve run over the past 9 years I can’t just let this one go. So here we go! On Saturday, May 26 I ran the May in Bay 5K […]
Small Town Races Are My Favorite, Here’s Why
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It’s coming up on a year now since I ran my last race. While I’m still not ready to jump back into heavy training, or to run a half-marathon again, I recently got the itch to run again. To be frank, I haven’t run in weeks (months?). The spring-like weather this week is truly pushing […]
Why You Need Dry Brushing for Lymphatic Health
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When I first read about brushing my skin with a dry brush, the idea was incredibly bizarre. I always heard of exfoliating the skin in the shower, when the skin is wet. But to be honest, that wasn’t working too great so I was up for the challenge. If you experience dry skin in the […]
Table Salt vs Sea Salt: Which is Healthier?
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Have you ever wondered what is the difference between table salt vs sea salt? I have, and I finally took the time to look into it more. First, for a little background typically I buy sea salt when purchasing salt to go on food for flavoring. But I always also have one large “regular” container […]
Happy Valentine’s Day
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Today is Valentine’s Day. Often thought of as a day for lovers, in order to have a Happy Valentine’s Day many believe fresh roses and chocolate candies must be purchased and gifted. Today I’m sharing some out-of-the-box Valentine’s Day gift ideas and these gifts can be given to anyone who you consider to be a […]