Housekeeping

Frugal.

It's not a word many of us associate with an increasingly natural lifestyle. Stroll through the aisles of your natural food store, or price organic bedding online, and you may suffer from a sticker shock utterly resistant to most natural methods of health promotion!

But it doesn't always have to be that way! Put that bottle of Rescue Remedy back in the cabinet and take a deep, relaxing breath, because there are some simple, inexpensive things you can do that make a powerful impact on the global scene.

I am an independent woman, in many respects.

My husband might joke that "independent" is an understatement; my parents would perhaps prefer "stubborn" or "headstrong." My siblings might choose a word not fit for publication.

However you choose to describe it, I'm the kind of person who likes doing things for myself, and who, whenever faced with a challenge, takes a secret, perverse joy in finding a creative solution that I can design and implement all by myself.