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5 Things I’m Loving This Week… All About Los Angeles!
This week, I have re-fallen-in-love with Los Angeles! I am always interested in finding the new in my city of Angeles, but truth be told, it gets old sometimes. I find myself staying home and having more fun writing and playing with my dogs. This week, though, it...
Balanced Beauty: Schmidt’s Natural Deodorant
Since we just did a big round-up of exceptional alternatives to the conventional, toxin-laden beauty and grooming products that are still lurking in the pharmacies around the globe, it is exciting to give you even more options in the one place where...
Are You Good At Letting Things Go?
What a cool idea from the queen of advice, Ann Landers! What about letting things go? What about not toughing things out? What about not forcing things to go your way, or subtly (or not) trying to manipulate them out of fear…? What about when you realize you just...
7 Ideas To Deal With Super-Negative People Without Going Crazy!
(via) I spent a whole lot of time in my own life being an enabler - helping people to stay in their doom and gloom by listening to their problems while knowing very well that they didn't want solutions. And when I wasn't being an enabler, I would be...
Surround Yourself With Confidence In Shades Of Blue!
(via) Blue is a color that comes in so many forms that I love to play with: mineral shades, deeply saturated nearly ink black blues and even powder blue that's nearly white. In every way and in every shade, blue is a color that's so worth exploring. Wait till you...
There’s No Perfect Decision, So Don’t Stress Over It!
How many times have you been stuck in the perfection-loop of decision making only to make NO decision. Which means, by default, nothing happens? It's not good. Would you want to have lived by default? It's way better to make the decisions that feel best to you...
Make Sure To Have Decor That Reminds You Of Home!
(elle decor) The simplest feng shui ever starts with connecting to your space. TAO means CONNECTION. And whether you connect to objects from your actual home or to objects that remind you of the place you feel most at home (i.e.- bookshelves if you are at home in...
7 Simple & Vetted Product Switches To Detox Your Beauty Routine!
It's no longer a hippie secret that there are chemicals that are decidedly not good for your body and mind that are loaded into many skin care products and cosmetics. Both men and women face the bathroom detox challenge these days, as we are now aware that many...
Stay-Well Tonic!
This is an easy one to keep in your repertoire of stay-well goodies as the seasons change. Stay Well Tonic 1 TB Cider Vinegar (*I do raw, the unpasturized one, but any will do) 1 TB Honey (*can be raw or regular, just make sure its real honey, there have been reports...