oh, our spring garden warms my heart. the snap peas are flowering, the arugula is ready for harvesting & the strawberries are ripening. daily i walk around our garden & watch for little signs of change.

woah. seriously.
we are graduating this weekend. we are packing up a moving van & heading down south in a little under three weeks. if that isn’t enough for an update, here are a few more.

– {him + her designs} is having a moving sale! i’ll be closin’ up shop soon so grab some goodies while you can!
-speaking of moving, we found a house! we had one day to find a place to live & we {thankfully!} did it.
– i am participating in {tend} & i just love it. if you have a moment, stop on by. this week, i talk a little bit about {propagating}.

i wish you a great start to the week! i have some work to finish up & a bit of packing to do.

may day & cosmetics- what a combination! two completely different topics but topics worth talking about. so lets get started.

may day was exceptionally wonderful. my friend, {vivian}, & i exchanged little surprises of life. i potted some herb starts from the cold frame, harvested some radishes & gathered some spring bulbs for next year’s planting. she gifted me some yellow potted daisies in a pretty little daffodil teapot. we attended the {really, really free market} & finished off our day with ice cream. i believe in may & all of its wonderful goodness- the beginning of spring’s harvest & consistently warm temperatures {well, usually}.

may also tends to spring on new ideas for me & this may is no different.
in the midst of all of life’s craziness, i spent an hour on sunday standing in the isles of target picking up bottles of beauty products & scanning through the list of confusing & unfriendly ingredients. finally, i settled for some tom’s toothpaste, a generic shampoo & floss.

after watching {this} & hearing about {this}, i have become fully aware of the toxins i intentionally put on & inside of my body & the ignorance of the government to avoid regulations on these products. i have attempted to purchase the earth-friendly & healthy products, but right now we just cannot afford a $10 bottle of shampoo.

i am realizing that the best option for us would be to make our own beauty care products. unfortunately, i haven’t had much luck with this. last year i attempted to make our own toothpaste & by the middle of the winter i was using a knife to saw off bits of the toothpaste from the jar because the coconut oil had hardened.

so here is where you come in. i need your advice, your wisdom, your recipes!
are there any affordable products on the market that are safe?
do you have any recipes that are user-friendly & relatively easy to make?

thanks so much & i really look forward to reading your thoughts on this topic.