Friday Five: five little things I am grateful for

1.  Gaia Adrenal Health: A friend introduced me to this herbal supplement last semester when the going got tough. The adrenal glands are involved in the release of stress hormones (cortisol), adrenal health helps the body regulate the release of these hormones.

2. Whole Foods Trail Mix Bar: I feel like a lot of trail mixes are either missing one key ingredient or have chocolate chips in it, I love the create your own at WF because I can make up fun combinations. My newest one was called Asian Invasion Kick in Yo Mouth. It had wasabi peas, seseme sticks, coconut, dried cherries, and tamari coated seeds. The lesson I learned is that shredded coconut is not ideal for trail mix it falls everywhere and is the only thing left in the bag at the end. Coconut flakes would be more ideal.

3. Dry Shampoo: This past week the door to our apt. ate part of my finger making using my right hand difficult. Washing my hair has been a pain and I have really appreciated my dry shampoo.

4. Bath Tub: What a better way to unwind, I am grateful for my white tub but would be super grateful if my tub looked like the one above, it's like a tub hammock.

5. Library: I am thankful that Chicago and Loyola have a great library and I can save oodles of money on school books as well as can read up on sustainability and design for free.










Friday Five: five little things I am grateful for by cloch1 featuring a dry shampoo

Klorane dry shampoo

Friday Five: five little things I am grateful for this week

FRIDAY FIVE: Each week I want to dedicate my Friday post to 5 little things that I was grateful for throughout the week. Of course I am grateful for my family, friends, home, food, and my job, but in trying to practice gratitude I want to take a moment to appreciate the little things or maybe to find the gems in a not so great situation. This week's 5 are tightly related to my trip to Montana this past week.

1. COCONUT OIL- After spending a little too much time in the sun with too little protection, combined with the dry air, my body loved the coconut oil I put on it after being outside all day.

2. MOUNTAINS- They are just so dang pretty to look at and fun to play in.

3. PEPPERMINT OIL- I have used this numerous times this week and it always comes to the rescue. After driving through the dang pretty mountains I tend to get carsick and the peppermint oil helps with nausea (not to mention headaches, a quick pick me up sniff, or a convenient breath freshener) Just apply a dab on the tummy, under the nose, in the mouth, on the temples, or behind the neck.

4. LAKES- This past week I have enjoyed being out on the lakes in inner tubes, paddle boards, kayaks, and a pontoon. The little, okay big, fish jump up and it's really neat to watch. The mountain lakes have been super refreshing to jump into-- so many laughs and so much fun.

5. SEAT BELTS- Some of the mountain roads are really curvy and I feel better knowing that my seat belt is helping to keep me safe as we hug the side of the road.

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Organic Coconut Oil Pure Extra Virgin