I always wanted to be the house where people gathered. Initially it was because I wanted to be able to keep an eye on my kids’ groups, but nowadays, it’s more that I want to make sure peop [...]
I wrote a book a couple years ago. (I still am in disbelief that I managed to do that!) It’s called Soap & Soul: A Practical Guide to Minding Your Body, Your Home, and Your Spirit with Dr [...]
Although I’ve written previously about the importance of sunscreen and how to choose a good one, I’ve never shared the personal place this advice comes from. I urge everyone to wear sunscr [...]
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The History of Castile Soap
A confession: I’m astounded at how much I discovered I did not know about this topic before I started my research. After all, my family's been making soap for five generations, and primari [...]
There are many things I am not great at (cooking neatly, managing time, hiding gifts), but one skill I have gotten pretty good at over the decades is asking questions and researching answe [...]
Ever since I made the mistake of looking up the composition of dust, I consider it an icky four-letter word. I had assumed dust was just really fine dirt. Like super ground up rock particl [...]
