Somewhat Crunchy

I have a confession to make.  About 7 years ago, I was a member of a Christian women's forum.  It was a great place to meet friends with like-minds and to discuss our faith.  As anyone who has been a forum member may know...there tend to be pet peeves or minor irritations...personality conflicts, faith and belief clashes, etc.  My biggest...let's say pet peeve was the moms that I considered "crunchy granola."  These were the co-sleepers, the ones who nursed until their kids were 3 or 4, who made everything from scratch, couldn't imagine working outside the home and who, as a rule, also home schooled their children.  As a working mom of four, I scoffed at that way of life.  **clearing throat** So imagine my chagrin to see how wrong I was.  Admittedly, if I were going to have another baby, I don't think co-sleeping or nursing so long is for me, and I don't feel qualified to home school but making everything from scratch?  Not working outside of the home?  Guilty as charged...and loving every second of it!

 

This shelf is the beginning of my obsession with homemade beauty products. The jar on the left is my nightly face scrub.  I got the recipe here and I love the way my face feels after I wash it.  The bottle next to it holds my facial toner and this I use twice a day.  It costs me so little to make both of these items and they work just as well as anything I've ever bought in the store.  The jar on right is my body butter which is just coconut butter that I've whipped and added some essential oils to.  I also have homemade face wash that I use every morning when I shower.  It is a bit more runny than I would prefer but I'll keep searching until I find the right recipe. In addition, my baby girl & I do a homemade spa night every few weekends.  We use herbs like mint & eucalyptus for steam treatments and then give ourselves a mask that is made of 2 tablespoons of my homemade yogurt, one tablespoon of honey and one teaspoon of lemon juice.  Thanks to Pinterest, I have a ton of recipes to choose from in my hunt to become somewhat crunchy.