Posts by DesertFlower

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a packaging solution for granola bars and power bars. Does anyone here know where I can buy some online? Thanks :)

I work in a hot environment (I'm a chef in a cafe in Southern Arizona), so I can sweat a lot. Out of consideration for my co-workers, I started using anti-perspirant when I work. Otherwise, the only natural deodorant that works for me...

I'm sorry to hear all that. Her bio father seems harsh. Most teenagers will shoplift (or try to) at least once. I know I did, got grounded for a week or something, with the warning that if I got caught again, the punishment would be...

It's complicated. I'd have to convince my ds's dad and step-mom to move too, and then start all over, make new friends, create a new support system for after-school care etc. And, I do really love my bf. He's an amazing man. Also, I...

How early do you wake up? Is it before or with your kids? If before, what do you use that time for? What time do you go to bed? I'm just wondering. For the new year, I've decided to establish goals, and seriously focus and work on...

I tend to end up with many different pieces of clothes on the chair in my bedroom. I usually wear denim mini-skirts over leggings, but here and there I'll wear other kinds of skirts. I'll wear them once, then put them on the chair at...

Theorically, you could heat the yogurt to incubation temperature, then culture it, but if you use raw milk, eventually the culture is likely to get contaminated and could make you and your family sick. If you boil (pasteurize) it you...

I rarely felt like I belonged anywhere, even as a kid. I was visiting the United States (from French Canada) at 21 when I got pregnant. I subsequently got married and settled in a small (as in <1,000) town.  Three years later,...

My ex and I don't exactly get along, but are doing much much better than we have before. I'm thinking about getting him and his wife a holiday present from ds and I (they teach yoga and I saw this really cool book on the anatomy of...

Monkey Princess, Do you make the gingerbread house from scratch?   For me, today (although it'll probably spill onto tomorrow, DS is with his dad for the weekend): Mulch garden beds Do the laundry Clean my kitchen...