This post is sponsored by Spring and Vine. All opinions are my own. When I was younger my hair wasn’t something that I focused on. It was wild, I was wild, and I didn’t think much about taming it. I used whatever shampoo my mom popped into the shower and didn’t think much else about it. But as time went on and I started paying more attention to what I was putting on and in my body and the impact that those products had on both the environment and my health, I had some decision making to do. ... Read More about Low Waste Hair Care with Spring and Vine #Sponsored
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DIY Bath Soak for Spring Allergies
While springtime feels a little different in the time of Covid-19 something that is showing up exactly the same, virus or not, is the advent of spring allergies! I’m lucky in that my spring allergies aren’t terrible, but I have so many loved ones that are knocked on butts- most notably my mom who just had to get special permission to cut down one of her worst-offending allergies on her property! Her juniper allergy was SO bad with a flowering shrub on her property that she couldn’t go ... Read More about DIY Bath Soak for Spring Allergies
Lessons in Accessibility: Zero Waste Grocery Shopping During Covid 19
When Covid-19 came onto the world stage, naively I did not think that it would affect me much. I work from a home office in an online industry, while I love eating out I don’t do it much, and I’m what I like to call an extroverted introvert- I love people but I need to be alone to calm down and recharge. So I am lucky in that regard, my life and my schedule didn’t flip upside down like so many people’s lives have. But it is the little things that are making this feel so foreign to me: the masks ... Read More about Lessons in Accessibility: Zero Waste Grocery Shopping During Covid 19
Why I Urban Homestead
When I got my first set of chickens (if you’ve followed me on Instagram at all, you’ll know Georgia the want-to-be house chicken who has a HUGE personality- she’s one of that bunch!) I got some very skeptical comments, essentially wondering why as a single, young, twenty-something I wanted chickens, why I wanted to live in the ‘burbs, or why my end game is a homestead in general. I feel like many people have big misconceptions as to what an urban homestead (or a homestead at all!) is, and why ... Read More about Why I Urban Homestead
DIY Purifying Bath Soak
You all know that I absolutely love baths. They’re relaxing, beautiful, and with me- chock full of healing herbs! Covid-19 has the world in a tizzy. We are all feeling a bit more anxious, uncertain, and cooped up. For someone like me who is incredibly sensitive to energy and has an anxiety disorder I have been exponentially more out of sorts than I usually am. So, to combat some of that energy overload I grabbed a few of my favorite purifying herbal ingredients, hopped in the bath, and soaked! ... Read More about DIY Purifying Bath Soak