Archive | July, 2008

30 Days to Live

I may be a little behind the times as far as movies. I just watched “The Bucket List” last night. I was in tears(AGAIN)… I love movies that make us want to live better lives and this movie did just that for me. After the movie I made a list of what I would want [...]

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How Much Water Do You Need?

Living in Southern California, I can’t help but feel concern for the water supply and how we use our water. Here are some facts about what we are using or wasting our water on. 1. Four to seven gallons of water are required to flush a toilet. Placing a brick in your toilet tank to [...]

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New Seeds for my Garden

I just placed an order for more seeds. Yes, in the middle of summer. Most people order before spring, but a new gardener like me hasn’t established a system yet. I am sooo excited because I bought things that I have never even seen before like a red and orange carrot, black tomaotes, cinnamon basil, [...]

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Support & Buy Local Organic Produce

Meetup.com has been a wonderful resource for me to connect with like minded people. This is a link of the buying club I am helping to reinstate. http://organic.meetup.com/100/about/ This is a clip of the organic produce buying club that I support. I am the first one chatting away. I get a bit nervous on camera, [...]

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Homemade Pearly Whites

I was looking up more natural beauty remedies and came across some interesting information on teeth whitening. I currently whiten my teeth with a little food grade H2o2 ( hydrogen peroxide). Sometimes, I have added baking soda (aluminum free) and made a paste. It works fine and I also rinse my mouth out with diluted [...]

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Skin Tone & Food

Problems with a red or ruddy complexion? How about a dull, sallow, or grey cast to your skin? Well, I found that we can correct this through the food we eat in our diet. I have heard many people complain that vegan people do not look healthy, that they look pale. Most meat eaters use [...]

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Getting to know me!

Something feels sooooooo good about starting a new blog. It reminds me of the first day of school with brand new rings of paper and pencils ready to fill the sheets. I suppose an introduction would be appropriate ; ).As you know, my name is Lori. I am 32. I currently live in Southern California [...]

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