Aloha friends! We bring you today a curated selection of the most impromptu photos ever shot…. At my sister’s backyard. Laugh out loud. We wanted this to be a professional photo session, but unfortunately neither of us planned well, so badly in fact that I (Joanne) was suppose to bring my “professional” camera and have … More Meet The Sisters!
A couple of days ago I had an experience that got me thinking about the lessons in life. We have been programmed to think that every event in our lives has a lesson to be learned from, more precisely, a lesson to improve upon one’s life decisions, choices, approach… basically, a lesson to make things … More Not Another Lesson, Please
For many of us the most dreaded place to go are public bathrooms…the sticky floors, the weird stains on the toilet, the dirty sticky handles, the dreaded brittle like toilet paper that feels like blades on your skin, the broken soaps, I can go on and on. What I have done is to create my … More Restroom rules!
If you are reading this post, it is probably because you are excited, like me, to kick off the start of this new series, The Affordables! I thought long and hard on what to review first and decided to do it on the things I use regularly, like shampoos and conditioners. So if you are … More The Affordables: Alba Botanica Shampoo and Conditioner
In this path for a greener lifestyle, we are often challenged to find natural (and hopefully organic) products that fit our budget. If you read our blog post about Challenging the green!, you will know that to us, a greener lifestyle is a choice. One that came and clicked in different ways; some through reading how … More New series – The Affordables
The title sums up the toughest part of becoming green. It almost feels that you have to reinvent the wheel ah! ufff!! There is something about having an undesirable smell (B.O.), sweaty axillas, sweaty clothes and yellow armpit stains. Way before we started this blog I tried to find natural deodorants. My sister introduced … More War of the Pits
If you haven’t heard of the multiple benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar…. then let me enlighten you! Apple Cider Vinegar or ACV is a vinegar created from the fermentation of crushed apples. When selecting a good quality Apple Cider Vinegar, you must look for an organic version that contains the Mother Vinegar. The Mother Vinegar … More Apple Cider Vinegar Hacks
Are organic beauty products better? To some of you the answer is like duh! of course…Many of the owners of these natural or organic lines have suffered skin issues themselves that have driven them to create natural lines of beauty products. Some other owners may have had kids or family members who had reactions to … More Challenging the green!
If there is one thing that tells how old I am more than anything is probably my grey hairs. I am not sure how long ago I started seeing these little white demons across my scalp, but ever since I started noticing them, they’ve multiplied by the millions. Perhaps it has to do with genetics; … More Grey Hairs
I have a 5 year old boy and a 2 ½ year old girl. The older they get and the more they understand their world around them, the more I notice how they take on some of the fears that I grew up with. The strange thing about it is that some of these fears that … More Do our experiences from the past influence our kids even though they did not grow up in the same environment?
The Minimal Sisters 