Back on Track

Mom is back home and I have off from work tomorrow. I think that this calls for a shopping trip so that I can get back on track with all the stuff I've been trying to accomplish.

Reusable bags + Farmer's Markets = Win.

In other news, Rothschild Farms will not be making oils anymore. I'll have to start making my own garlic oil. This could be fun.

Epic Failure

So for the last couple of weeks, I've been taking care of my mom's cat. What does this mean? It means a lot of fast food, and grabbing crappy snacks and eating at stupid times of the day.

It means epic failure for creating less trash and trying to eat healthier. But, mom comes home on Tuesday and maybe we can get back into the swing of things.

All nettle is not created equal.

I've learned another something new about the stinging nettle. Freeze dried whole leaves work great for me. Powdered extract in a capsule - now so much. In fact for me, not at all. Plus it costs more. A lot more. Ouch.

I'll keep buying from Sign of the Bear, thank you.

Stinging Nettle - Failure due to User Error

So, the stinging nettle is fantastic. Except when I forgot to take it. Duh.

More Granola Bars

So the other day, I was at Lisa's house and I made more granola bars. With some help. The 6-year-old across the street helped. And had a ton of fun. Then he was afraid to try them. About what I expected, honestly.

We made tropical flavor bars - dried pineapple, papaya and coconut, and crushed macadamias.

Then later, I made another batch with Raw Chocolate and Sweet Cherries.

Put it to the Test

So a while ago, I decided to switch to an all natural deodorant. I bought Crystal Body Deodorant, which is a mineral salt, aluminum free "chunk" of deodorant. (also, you can use it on your feet.) I feel like it's not as good an antiperspirant as Mitchum, but I don't think anything is, and it seems to be, for me anyway, a better deodorant. **edit** I checked, Crystal Deodorant isn't an antiperspirant at all, duh **

The reason I looked into this in the first place was because I was getting huge pimples in my underarms. I mean, pimples that felt like I was sprouting a 2nd, evil, head from my armpit. And nothing, not even a prescription borrowed from a friend seemed to clear them up. It hurt like there's no words to apply deodorant over them or even touch them, and going without deodorant seemed to make them get even worse.

Well, this Crystal stuff seems to be doing the trick. No break outs, it keeps up with me in spite of my hyperhydrosis (excessive sweating) and I don't stink. A winner all around. Of course with summer getting here, we'll see if this stuff continues to keep pace.

So far, so good.

So, I took the stinging nettle yesterday, and I felt really good. Better than I have in a long time, but I was thinking that the morning would make or break it. This morning was much better, even without the added benefit of a sinus rinse. I'm excited. Although, honestly, it still remains to be seen if this continues working. I seem to build up a tolerance to allergy meds awfully quick, but I'm hoping that this is different what with being a natural remedy and not really an antihistamine.