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Since moving to the great NorthWest,
the hubs and I have pretty dramatically changed our lifestyle and it
feels great! We're constantly learning new things, and getting more in
touch with nature and ourselves. It was nice having a big house and new
cars, but now that we've scaled back we find ourselves much happier.
Owning our own home again is one of our main goals but the new pad is
going to be much different than the ones we've had in the past! Our
number one priority is lots of land to garden on and live off of. We
love knowing exactly where our food is coming from, and feel better
physically from watching what we've been putting in our bodies.
Over the past year we've also started watching what we've been putting ON our bodies . I learned how to make our own cleaning products such as laundry detergent, soap, floor cleaners, etc. Vinegar, lemon, baking soda and essential oils are my new best friend. It's amazing how simple stuff is and how beneficial things found in nature can be for us.
To ring in the New Year I decided to take it a step further by "naturalizing" some daily beauty products. My favorite new blog is Live Simply I learned so much! I'm a wanna be hippie and started cleaning my hair with baking soda and conditioning with apple cider vinegar. What is all the stuff found in my old products anyway? I've started cleansing my face with avocado oil, made a homemade astringent (apple cider vinegar, essential oil and water) and moisturize with a mixture of coconut oil, vitamin E, and lavender essential oil. I even made my own "acne mask" using oatmeal, honey, tea tree oil and lemon. My favorite part? Having all the ingredients that I need already on hand! Didn't even have to leave the house (which if you know me well makes me very happy!). Why have I been using products with all these unnatural ingredients when I can just use 1 or 2 things that work great? Since moving to Portland my face has been breaking out a lot, but my new regime has improved my skin greatly. For the holidays I made some homemade body scrubs and they were a hit! I'm super excited to ring in 2015 and see what other new "discoveries" the year has in store!
Over the past year we've also started watching what we've been putting ON our bodies . I learned how to make our own cleaning products such as laundry detergent, soap, floor cleaners, etc. Vinegar, lemon, baking soda and essential oils are my new best friend. It's amazing how simple stuff is and how beneficial things found in nature can be for us.
To ring in the New Year I decided to take it a step further by "naturalizing" some daily beauty products. My favorite new blog is Live Simply I learned so much! I'm a wanna be hippie and started cleaning my hair with baking soda and conditioning with apple cider vinegar. What is all the stuff found in my old products anyway? I've started cleansing my face with avocado oil, made a homemade astringent (apple cider vinegar, essential oil and water) and moisturize with a mixture of coconut oil, vitamin E, and lavender essential oil. I even made my own "acne mask" using oatmeal, honey, tea tree oil and lemon. My favorite part? Having all the ingredients that I need already on hand! Didn't even have to leave the house (which if you know me well makes me very happy!). Why have I been using products with all these unnatural ingredients when I can just use 1 or 2 things that work great? Since moving to Portland my face has been breaking out a lot, but my new regime has improved my skin greatly. For the holidays I made some homemade body scrubs and they were a hit! I'm super excited to ring in 2015 and see what other new "discoveries" the year has in store!
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