Category Archives: health and beauty

KIOS: Grooming, Part 7: DivaCup Love (first half)

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Laura

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading →

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KIOS: Grooming, Part 6: Family Cloth and Mama Cloth

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Laura

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading →

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KIOS: Grooming, Part 5: Lotions and Sunscreen

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Laura

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading →

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KIOS: Grooming, Part 4: In Praise of Infrequent Flushing

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Laura

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading →

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KIOS: Grooming, Part 3: Soap, Shampoo, and Toothpaste

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Laura

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading →

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KIOS: Grooming, Part 2: In Praise of Infrequent Showering

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Laura

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading →

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KIOS: Grooming, Part 1: The Spots That Scared Me Into Change

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Laura

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading →

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Chopped It! (Twice Makes A Tradition, Right?)

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Laura

I donated my hair when I was just not even 2 months pregnant with Ellie.  I was ready to do it again so decided, why not make this a tradition to do when I’m pregnant? So here’s before: And here’s … Continue reading →

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Remember that Shampoo Experiment? (An Update)

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Laura

A long time ago, on my old blog, I posted a 3-part series about “My Crunchy Granola Girl Experiment,” (see the links to the old posts below) in which I stopped washing my hair with commercial shampoo, made my own … Continue reading →

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“My Crunchy Granola Girl Experiment”, Part 2B – The End

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Laura

I started this series, “My Crunchy Granola Girl Experiment” back in October. Here’s part one introducing the topic. Here’s Part 2A about why I stopped using commercial shampoo. And finally, the part that you all have actually been wanting to … Continue reading →

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