Broccoli Cupcake

Welcome back! We’re all learning together so please ask a question, leave a comment or share a tip. You can also subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Lately, I’ve been kind of obsessed with lemons.  I love the way they look piled high in a glass bowl, the fresh, citrus scent that lingers in [...]

Last year, I went through all of my make-up and found the health and safety ratings for each item in the Cosmetics Database.  This is such a useful tool and I encourage everyone to check it out.  Personally, I was surprised at the ratings and chemicals that were in products I put on my eyes, [...]

With all the rain and standing water left in Nashville many of us are preparing for a busier and itchier mosquito season.  In the past, I’ve tried to stick to simple tricks like staying indoors at dusk, the most active time for many mosquitoes, wearing light weight, long-sleeve clothing and avoiding scented lotions.  It’s worked [...]

Every summer we lather on sprays and lotions to protect ourselves from the sun’s harmful rays unaware that the ingredients in our sunscreens can be just as harmful.  I first researched and blogged about this last May, but thought it was worth revisiting as we prepare for summer (even though it doesn’ t feel like it [...]

If you joined us for the coconut oil challenge the 30 days are coming to a close.  I can’t wait to hear/see all of your results.  I didn’t take a before and after photo of myself because I’ve been using coconut oil as my moisturizer for months.  But I recently had a college student mistake [...]