One of the main reasons I have stayed sane over the past 3 years, is the support of the amazing friends in my Democracy Club. As the incredible Joan Baez said: “Action is the Antidote to Despair.” My friends make…
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I plan on letting these three words set the stage for my 2020: Engagement Mindfulness Boundaries 1. Engagement When I talk about engagement here, I really do mean political engagement. Politically, 2020 is looking to be the most important in…
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Hi Friends! I know it’s been a while, and this post is going to be a little different that my previous posts. The background behind this post is a big part of the reason I haven’t posted anything in the…
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A couple months ago, I made several batches of soap that would be fully cured in time for a holiday sale. The fruits of my labor are listed below. I have limited quantities, but if you are interested in purchasing…
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I know it’s been awhile and I totally missed my personal goal of posting at least once a week, but life sometimes gets in the way. I’ve been pretty busy for the past couple months, but I feel pretty optimistic…
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This summer is zooming by and I have had so little time. There’s been some bittersweet things: one of my best friends and my housemate moved back to Alaska. Also some awesome things: my sis came for a visit. It was…
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July was a crazy month. I’ve been trying to take the time to write about my pick up and the herbs I received before I forget what we did. Our pick up was on July 13th, so it’s only taken…
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We had our June CSH pick up on Thursday June 15th, but it took me a full week this time to prep all my herbs. I decided to wait until I was done with them all before I wrote about…
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My plan was to write at least a couple times a week. So much is happening, that I want to document as much as I can and this is a great place to do that. But I’ve been alternately busy…
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I have been really into soap making recently. I made my first cold process batch a few months ago using a quick-mix of oils from Brambleberry. This made it really easy for my first batch. I added lavender essential oil…
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