I am back in an extremely dry climate and my cuticles can prove it! Scary! Now is not the time for me to apply to be a hand model. I am also too embarrassed to get a manicure. (Yes, they really are that bad!) Today I wanted to make a cuticle […]
Taylor
Yesterday was Independence Day, the day we celebrate being able to pursue life, liberty and happiness. This day is just as much a reflection of what our forefathers sought for us as Thanksgiving is about giving thanks. We have a lot to be grateful for. Can you travel to any state, move […]
America: the Brand
Happy 4th of July! Today is Independence Day for the United States! We hope you have a wonderful holiday with your friends and family. If you need to travel, please travel safely. My travels in China keep me from the USA this year, but my spirit celebrates the birth of the USA. […]
It is the 4th!
1 Yesterday I made the Emergency Lotion for Dry Skin. I really liked it, but it took some work to rub into the skin. Perfect for when you want a massage, but I also wanted a lotion that was similar but more fluid, without the required time to rub it into […]
Emergency Lotion for Dry Skin Day 2
I am now back home and quite happy to see friends, pets, and familiar sights. I have also experienced an extreme change in relative humidity, and my skin is protesting. I have just seen a difference of 83% in relative humidity. Yikes! I climb in the shower and I don’t […]
Emergency Lotion for Dry Skin
2 One of the first things I have planned after recovering from my trip to China is a lip balm party with all of my girl friends. I am so excited to spend an afternoon with them talking about my trip, our summer plans and everything that has changed while I […]
Lip Balm Party – Cocktail Hour
>I am loving China. We have had some things get stuck between what we ask for and what we get. You could call it getting stuck in the translation. Only two individuals in our group can speak Chinese. Jerry, for whom Chinese is his first language, and me, but my […]
Getting stuck in the translation
3 I am on vacation at the moment and I am in China! I have been here for four days and I still can’t believe it. The good news is that I was able to leave a clean kitchen behind, the bad news is I don’t have a photo. I hope […]
I am in China!
With summer here, I find myself in need of more quick gifts. I mean, there are impromptu BBQs, family reunions, holidays and more! I am also not the only one. I discovered my friends had the need for quick, easy, no sweat gifts too! To solve our collective problem, we […]
Quick Gifts to the Rescue! Lemon Sugar Body Cream
1 I will be honest with you. I have been dying to play with our new Sea Buckthorn Oil. I really like the color and I wanted to see it in a lip balm. I have seen other get a red-orange color to their lip balm and I was green with […]
Black Cherry Lip Balm with Sea Buckthorn Oil
I just had to share how lovely our sage is looking at the moment. It is blooming right now! I love looking at it as I head into work each day. I got thinking about what I could use it in. If you had sage available to you, what would […]
Our Sage is Blooming!
5 With me leaving for China in 9 days, I want to make sure I have my essentials for making all kinds of body treats while I am there. I have received some great ideas of what I need. This is what has made it to my list so far. Pipettes, […]