One of the most frustrating things for me in this clean living space is all the voices shouting about this tool or that tool or this cure all and that cure all. Each coming with a gadget, a price tag, a promise. Reality is you ALREADY have everything you need to start living healthier & cleaner. There are some things that you will need to spend a little more on, over time, but there are also LOTS of ways to save too! Want to see areas I Splurge Vs. Save? Comment GUIDE and I’ll send my list your way!

One of the most frustrating things for me in this clean living space is all the voices shouting about this tool or that tool or this cure all and that cure all. Each coming with a gadget, a price tag, a promise. Reality is you ALREADY have everything you need to start living healthier & cleaner. There are some things that you will need to spend a little more on, over time, but there are also LOTS of ways to save too! Want to see areas I Splurge Vs. Save? Comment GUIDE and I’ll send my list your way!

When I first began to really become conscious of the harmful effects of the chemicals in personal care products and environmental toxins all around, I was overwhelmed. Where to even start? My friends and I would joke “whelp I guess, everything gives you cancer these days”. The jokes would help lessen the pressure I felt as a new mom trying to do my best. As I learned more I began to realize that some people go way extreme on their avoidance of EVERYTHING, to each their own. However what I quickly learned is more people than not fall into information overloaded & exhausted apathy and I knew that health had way more to do with finding balance than trying to do it all perfectly. We can only control so much. There are little changes we can make every day that create positive changes and lessen the negative chemical impact and burden on our bodies. We can choose: - healthier household cleaners. Name brands too expensive, start using simple white vinegar, unscented dishsoap and baking soda. - clean beauty; start swapping out your personal care products for ones void of synthetic fragrance, phthalates, PEGs, parabens, etc. - start opening your windows on clear and cool days. - vacuum & dust your home more frequently. - tune into dirty dozen & clean 15 so you can still incorporate organic, but use non-organic when you can too, which helps with cost significantly. Want a complete guide to detoxing your makeup bag and most harmful chemicals to avoid? COMMENT: “💄” below and I’ll send you my tips!

Along with the very lovely paycheck. Just gone, overnight. And then I had an epiphany! I am my business! And this realization, that had gotten lost in focusing on building someone else’s brand was a wakeup call. It would force me to dig deep into my purpose and why for the clean living work that I feel so strongly called to. A passion that was ignited more fully through my work with Beautycounter, but had begun years before. The community that was fostered. The team that linked arms with me. The clients who further impassioned my why. Today is 1 year since we got the news. This year has been built on letting go of what was and embracing what is. A year of exploring opportunities, further building out my personal brand and website of resources, re-inventing my Elderberry Syrup Kit. A year of being invited to tables and conversations and speaking opportunities that were unexpected, but beautiful gifts to my heart and soul in a season of what felt like such deep professional loss. So thank you to each and every one of you who have stuck with me on this journey, who continue to encourage me as I figure things out along the way. Thank you to all of my Beautycounter clients who have switched to @crunchicollection clean beauty products with me! Thank you to everyone who has ordered my Elderberry Syrup Kits. Thank you to everyone who just hangs out here with me, engaging and messaging and encouraging! It means more than you’ll know. Here’s to more adventures. More challenges. More successes. More growth. More connecting. Here’s to holding life intentionally, but loosely, because we really can’t control much of it anyway🫶🏼. #beautycounter #cleanlivingjourney

Just gone, overnight. And then I had an epiphany! I am my business! And this realization, that had gotten lost in focusing on building someone else’s brand was a wakeup call. It would force me to dig deep into my purpose and why for the clean living work that I feel so strongly called to. A passion that was ignited more fully through my work with Beautycounter, but had started long before deep within me. The community that was fostered. The team that linked arms with me. The clients who further impassioned my why. Today is 1 year since we got the news. This year has been built on letting go of what was and embracing what is. A year of exploring opportunities, further building out my personal brand and website of resources, re-inventing my Elderberry Syrup Kit. A year of being invited to tables and conversations and speaking opportunities that were unexpected, but beautiful gifts to my heart and soul in a season of what felt like such deep professional loss. So thank you to each and every one of you who have stuck with me on this journey, who continue to encourage me as I figure things out along the way. Thank you to all of my Beautycounter clients who have switched to @crunchicollection clean beauty products with me! Thank you to everyone who has ordered my Elderberry Syrup Kits. Thank you to everyone who just hangs out here with me, engaging and messaging and encouraging! It means more than you’ll know. Here’s to more adventures. More challenges. More successes. More growth. More connecting. Here’s to holding life intentionally, but loosely, because we really can’t control much of it anyway🫶🏼.