Recently I traveled from Texas through Canada, and all the way up to Alaska to settle into my new home. Camping alone along the Alcan Highway was a magical experience, and I plan to go back someday! Unfortunately, my home wasn’t finished when I arrived, so I continued camping in my yard for a couple of …
Me wearing and eating my homemade non-activated charcoal. People often assume that activated charcoal is safe to consume whereas non-activated charcoal is not safe. This assumption is false. I have never found a single source that suggests non-activated charcoal is unsafe. According to many sources, the only difference between activated charcoal vs. non-activated charcoal is …
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It really does sneak up on you. It starts with a few drinks, and somewhere in your life, you decided that drinking every night is not a big deal. After all, you know plenty of people who drink every night, and they have a great job, nice car, and a beautiful family. If they can …
Old pic of me in a burned field. When I was a teenager, my family passed me around like a hot potato – no one wanted me. At 16 years old, I was kicked out and faced with two choices – to sink or to swim. I chose to swim, meaning I got a job, …
You name it, I’ve tried it. Tom’s, Native, Dr. Squatch, Primally Pure, and on and on. It’s not just natural deodorants that I’ve had a problem with either. Even in the past – the way long ago times – when I used conventional deodorant with all the toxic stuff, nothing seemed to work for me. …
Recently, I stumbled upon a gorgeous little dung beetle when I was out for a walk with my dog. The poor thing wasn’t moving, so I attempted CPR. Just kidding… But, I did take it back to my house for a photoshoot. When I was writing about the beetle and posting photos of it, I realized …
My tiny house in the woods of Texas constructing Confidence – A Poem It has taken yearsWith limited tools And little understanding of how the tools work – as I had to teach myselfBut the house stands tall and true It withstands stormsIt was not built on credit It was crafted from ancestral ruins found …
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If your uterus or other lady parts are facing eviction soon, or have already been evicted, your doctor should have talked to you about pooping. Constipation is common in women who are recovering from a hysterectomy, and it can be very painful, or so I’ve heard. Fortunately, I didn’t experience any constipation after I lost …
There I lay, fidgeting in bed, unable to sleep, because of the itching. Don’t scratch it. Don’t scratch it. Don’t – Ahhhh! I can’t take it anymore! I scratched and scratched to no avail until I remembered. Oh yeah! I know of a few natural ways to treat bug bites! I reached for the jar, …