 Our innovative selection of 100% natural facial masques just got a facelift: we’ve tripled the size of each jar, while delivering a 60% savings. Tres fabulous, no? Each one is a dry powder that you can mix in 30 seconds or less with pantry ingredients to create a fresh, totally customized treatment especially for your skin type. It’s super-simple and no-mess, with instructions right on the jar. My personal favorite? Strawberries & Creme. Luscious strawberries blend with Argiletz rose clay and powdered buttermilk to create an amazing facial treatment that softens and renews tired skin as it boosts brightness. The perfect “perk me up” for you rksin this holiday season! 
 
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 Regular readers will likely know that I am obsesses with tea. And I don’t mean mildly obsessed. I fuel my addiction regularly with new tea varieties and teaware, but this particular tea-to-go mug is my favorite. Crafted of ceramic, it boasts double walls which help the tea stays hotter longer and also means it isn’t uncomfortable to hold, even when freshly filled. I love the bold graphic design and the sandblasting adds texture making it even easier to grip. Snatch one up for just $12 at Stash and take your morning pick-me-up on the road! 
Crushed Freshwater Pearls: Celebrated by Asian women and ancient Chinese pharmacopoeia for more than 3,000 years, pearl powder has a rich history and a myriad of legendary tales about its use at the Imperial Palace. Created by pulverizing real freshwater pearls, it is reputed to boost skins brightness and is rich in both amino acids and trace minerals. 
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma- which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” - Steve Jobs 
3 tbsp. Dried Lavender Flowers* Process lavender flowers in a blender until they become a powder, turning off the blender and scraping down the sides as necessary. Whisk together lavender powder, milk, and honey in a glass bowl, then pour into a jar. Before each use, shake the jar and pour half of the mixture into the bath. Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Makes enough for 2 baths. *Dried lavender flowers can be found in the spice section of gourmet and specialty stores. (Recipe courtesy of the National Honey Board) 
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Washington DC in picturesFebruary 1, 2007 As soon as we got off the plane, it began to snow pretty hard. My girls were ecstatic as we rarely ever see snow in our native South Carolina. This is the babes trying to catch snowflakes on their tongues- on the steps of the Bureau of Printing & Engraving- right after we finished a tour of how money is made!  By the next day, our buddy Brodie had joined us. This is the kids on a tour of the US Capitol, standing in front of a bronze statue of George Washington. If you look closely, his right foot looks awfully polished… they say rubbing that foot brings good luck and apparently, it gets a rub rather often.  (From left to right) Celie, Brodie, Robin, Chloe and I are standing in the Capitol building, just inside a balcony where Martin Luther King Jr. once gave a speech.  On the day of the United For Peace & Justice March, we gathered with the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. They didn’t take the typical approach. Rather than being anti-war, the BPF is pro-peace, not simply in our current conflict, but in all conflicts. And rather than loud chanting, they chose to be a silent monument to peace. We formed a meditation circle during the rally that preceded the march and then proceeded to walk around the Capitol building in silence.  Chloe took a real shining to the face paint and spent the better part of the morning painting peace signs on everyone’s faces.  As the rally ended, we took to the streets for the actual march. There were between 100,000 and 400,000 people gathered (depending on which media report you’re reading) and I was nervous that my 32 pound monkey might get lost in the crowd. I borrowed a baby carrier from a friend (thanks Ellen!) and strapped Celie to my back. It worked wonderfully, but carrying a 6 year old on your back for 4 hours is thoroughly exhausting.  I was a proud mommy: Chloe helped lead in the entire BPF, carrying these prayer flags she created the night before at a pre-rally religious ceremony.  Robin and I were holding it together pretty well on the day of the march, until we saw this scrawled in chalk on the march route. Then we both lost it. That’s precisely what I am: hopeful.  We visited the Vietnam War Memorial that evening. Staring at all those names on the wall, I think my kids really “got it” that night.  We ended the visit with the requisite trip to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. We saw an IMAX film at the museum and the kids cracked up as African safari animals jumped out of the screen in 3-D. There are almost 2,000 beautifully eloquent pictures from the march (snapped by people around the country) right here. It was a wonderful experience and I am very grateful that my family got to be a part of it… Tagsprinter friendly |
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