The family and I are on our way to the left coast to Merry, Merry with my extended family. We will have to take bets as to which is more painful, 13 hours in a car with a toddler or 3 hours on a plane with a toddler. Anyway you slice it, I’m thinking it’s going to suck. I’m also taking into account how much flying period sucks. Stuffed into those cramped seats, being coughed on by sick passengers. The worst is how dry my skin gets. I try not to drink too much water because, well, my nickname is little bladder. …read more

I grew up in Southern California, so all of my experience with cold climates comes straight out of Hollywood. Picturesque snow covered streets. People walking merrily through those snow covered streets with a thin scarf and maybe some gloves. So imagine my utter shock when I actually moved to a place where it’s cold and most likely snowing seven months out of the year. Not at all what I expected. For instance, I was not prepared for what it would do to my skin and hair. Around this time of the year my hair starts to get really dry and uncooperative. I think …read more

In shopping at the mall last week, I stopped into one of those mall hair salons. You know the ones with the cheap hair cuts, but walls of product. Great hair products!
I was totally surprised, happily so, to see that one of my favorite hair care lines, Nexxus, had this Phyto Organics line. Where has this been? Or, more to the point, where have I been?

The line is full of your usual shampoos, conditioners, and styling products. But they all have one thing in common – a very rare nutrient-rich Certified Organic Quinoa Protein. Along with more soothing botanicals …read more