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Shampoo Free: Elsewhere & An Update.

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It’s true. I’m still talking about not using shampoo. Only today, I’m doing it over at The Full Moxie: Why I Quit Using Shampoo.

A few updates since I last blogged about being shampoo free:

I use less baking soda.

Once a week, I use baking soda when washing my hair, but the other …

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December Update & January Intentions.

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It’s a year, which means my blog reader is filled with posts about goals and hopes and resolutions for 2012. I love talking about goals, so I’m excited about it! But, I’m still of a monthly goal kinda girl, since a year makes me lose focus and flail about aimlessly, forgetting what I had …

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A More Frugal, More Simple Holiday Season.

As we all gear up for the holidays – three more weeks! – I thought I’d share a few ideas and ways we try to simplify our holiday season.

Typically one of the most costly parts of the holidays, gifts can be a wonderful part of the season! But they can also get out …

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Still Shampoo Free.

One of my post popular blog posts, and the topic I get most emails about is being shampoo-free.

After over a year of using only these ingredients for my hair and face care, I have learned a lot and have more to share.

The goods: Apple cider vinegar, olive oil, castor oil, baking …

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Tightening Our [Fuel] Belt.

I have a confession to make.

We have a gas problem.

Sure, we only have one car. And, no, we never really fly. And, happily, we already paid off the car. And, yes, we live in a walkable area. BUT. This summer, we drove to NYC, North and South Carolina, to western Massachusetts, across the …

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A Quarter of a Million Dollars in Eighteen Years, They Say!

We hear ALL. THE. TIME. about how darn expensive babies are. But what no one talks about is the ways babies save you money. Yes, you read that right: Gabe has saved us money. Say WHAT?

Let’s discuss:

– I feel like stopping for Starbucks on the way to get groceries, but Gabe …

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