Maine {50 States of Yoga}

Me and my beautiful mother sporting tie-dyes!  Now you know where I get it from!

Maine was an amazing state and awful... all at the same time!  But the best part was having my mother along for the trip!

Crafty Chica Cruise 2016

The last week of April, 2016 I went on a cruise with 50-ish creative folks and crafted with... The Crafty Chica!  {You can learn more about Kathy Cano-Murillo, aka The Crafty Chica, here.}  The cruise was 8 days, 7 nights to Mexico.  We stopped in Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo San Lucas.  On the 3 full days we had at sea we crafted our guts out!  This was my first time on a cruise ship and such an amazing experience!  I hope Kathy offers the cruise again, as I would sign up in a heartbeat!

My Crafty Chica cabin-mates!  Bex {on the left} and I work together and Jany {on the right} is Bex's fabulous Mom!
Our first meet up for the cruise... boarding at SFO for our flight to LAX!

Mission San Buenaventura | CA Missions Pilgrimage

Mission San Buenaventura

Ventura, CA

Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana | CA Missions Pilgrimage

Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana

Mission Hills, CA

Mission San Gabriel Arcangel | CA Missions Pilgrimage

Mission San Gabriel Arcangel

San Gabriel, CA

Mission San Juan Capistrano | CA Missions Pilgrimage

Mission San Juan Capistrano

San Juan Capistrano, CA

Mission San Luis Rey de Franco | CA Missions Pilgrimage

Mission San Luis Rey de Franco

Oceanside, CA

Mission San Diego de Alcala | CA Missions Pilgrimage

Mission San Diego de Alcala

San Diego, CA

Essential Oil Roller Blends for your Dosha {Ayurvedic Energy}

Essential Oil Roller Blends for your Doshas!  In Ayurvedic medicine is it believed there are three energies circulating in the body and governing physiological acticity.  Most have a dominant dosha or energy within.  You can find out your dosha here, then come back here to for the right blend to balance your energy!

Big Sur & Hearst Castle

Day One - Big Sur

Starting our drive down Coastal Route 1 into Big Sur

DIY Essential Oil Body Wash

You may recognize the bottle I re-used to make my own body wash with essential oils. I love scented body washes, but never really knew what was in them. Slowly I have been changing my beauty routine over to natural products because I learned that what I put on my skin is also absorbed by my skin and eventually into my bloodstream... and hey, ew! This body wash recipe is simple and easy to make. And the best part is... you can make it any scent you want.. and change it every time!

DIY Face Wash Oil for Oily Skin

Do you have oily skin? Do you suffer from acne? Then try out this DIY Face Oil - you will LOVE it!

It couldn't be easier to custom blend face oils at home. All you need is a glass jar {one ounce or larger}, an eye dropper, and the essential and carrier oils below!

DIY Face Wash Oil for Dry/Mature Skin

Do you have dry skin? Would like to nourish your mature skin? Do you suffer from eczema or psoriasis? Then try out this DIY Face Oil - you will LOVE it!

It couldn't be easier to custom blend face oils at home. All you need is a glass jar {one ounce or larger}, an eye dropper, and the essential and carrier oils below!

DIY Beard Oil

Who doesn't love a man with a full, thick beard? What about one filled with breadcrumbs that is itchy and scratchy? Haha... not so much? This beard oil is incredibly simple to make and also has many benefits for a healthy tuft of chin hair. Oh... and the Clove Essential Oil makes it smell sooo... manly! ;)

DIY Essential Oil Liquid Hand Soap

You're going to love how easy it is to make this liquid hand soap! Just a few ingredients, that you probably already have around the house, and it's done! You will save on your water bill, too!

DIY "Poo-Pourri"

By now you have probably seen the product, Poo-Pourri. I ran across it in a shared bathroom in an office building in Wyoming and loved it. Poo-Pourri has a cute bottle, lovely scents, and it works! Just spritz a little into the bowl before you go #2 and the stinkies are gone!

Essential Oil Chai Tea Recipe

Who doesn't love a hot cup of tea on a cold winter's day? One of the reasons I love the brand of essential oils I use is because they are sourced and extracted with far more stringent requirements than any other essential oil out there. They are also extremely transparent about where their oils come from and how they are extracted. Because of this, many of their oils are ingestible.

Winter Hippie Blend

Christmas time might be my favorite time of year for smells. Anything that has an earthy scent like a forest or Christmas tree attracts me. It's no big surprise to me then, that I came up with this particular blend for the winter!

North Carolina {50 States of Yoga}

En route from West Virginia to South Carolina, I stopped at a rest area in North Carolina and found a brochure of a lapidary museum in Hendersonville, NC.  With an hour to kill, I decided to take the minor detour to check it out.

Clean Eating and Supplement Blends

For a couple of months now I have been trying to eat better. Eat real foods. Eat fresh foods. Not eat sugar. Not eat processed foods. It's a challenge, but one well worth it. So far I have lost 12 pounds. Not bad considering all I have done is try to eat better. Some weeks I am better than others, but trying has been making a great big difference!