Winter can be beautiful but the cold dry air along with traditional beauty and body care products can cause total skin havoc. Luckily, natural goods and some common sense can help keep skin supple and soft even during the harshest winter months. Following are some tips…

Avoid harsh astringents and toners: Both astringents and toners can contain high amounts of alcohol. Alcohol is drying, so on top of winter (with naturally drying air) your skin can suffer.  Instead of conventional toners try a non-alcohol based homemade facial toner, buy a non-alcohol toner, or simply wash your face with a gentle non-drying …read more

It’s a busy time of year for pets and their people. From keeping dogs and cats safe from changes going on outside to making sure inside hazards such as decorations and foods are kept out of reach, we can all use a few reminders and helpful hints now and then!

~ Getting You and Your Pets Ready for Winter at Janet Roper
~ 13 Halloween Pet Safety Tips from Petside
~ Preparing Your Pet for Winter at 4 the Love of Animals
~ Diabetes in Pets from Dolittler
~ World’s Largest Scooby Snack at Dogs Trust
~ What Is Natural Pet Food? from Scratchings and Sniffings
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With cooler temperatures quickly approaching, it’s time to start thinking about keeping our four legged friends warm when they’re outside.

When I was growing up, our dogs always lived outside full-time. They had a dog house and on nights where it was especially cold they’d come into the garage, but they were never allowed in the house.
I can’t imagine doing that with my own dogs, but they’re pretty small and tend to shiver when the wind blows and it’s still 100 degrees out, so that’s not saying much! I have to give them credit for even venturing out to do …read more

My dogs love snuggling. Whether it’s beside us on the couch as we watch tv, with each other in their crate, or in a patch of sunlight on the floor, they’re always seeking out a warm spot to cuddle up for a nap.

During the cooler fall and winter months here in the desert southwest, we don’t get terribly cold. Our temperatures will dip down into the forties during the day and into the thirties at night, and to help save on our energy costs we all buckle down and bundle up.
The dogs, however, don’t have the luxury of layering …read more

As we slide into fall and the skies get darker earlier, sweatshirts are on at the bus stop and the leaves are turning beautiful colors, I can’t help but think… winter will be here soon.
When you really stop and think about it, aren’t you more active in the summer months than the winter months? I think I am with the pool, walks in the evenings and running with the kids all day long. So this little tidbit of information shouldn’t come as a huge surprise.
A five-year study found people treated in the summer were on average 8% more likely to …read more