I got here the hard way. These are the things that stuck with me.
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Nettle: what it is, what it does, and why I’m finally reaching for it
Nettle is actually one of the most mineral-rich plants you can drink. Iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, silica, and zinc, which are the minerals our bodies quietly run on every day. It has been used as food and medicine for thousands of years. Most people know it for the sting. The

Chamomile: what it is, what it does, and how to use it
There is a specific kind of tired that just does not lift with sleep. You go to bed, wake up, and something still feels off. The day starts before you feel ready. The night comes, and the signal to wind down arrives too late, or not at all. Chamomile is

2 ways I cook in the Summer without turning on the oven
The AC has been running since eight this morning and is having a hard time keeping up with this heat. That is usually when I decide dinner is happening somewhere other than the oven! This week it was a chuck roast. I had radishes, rainbow carrots, celery, and an onion

Fresh Italian Cucumber Salad Recipe
This Italian cucumber salad recipe is one I almost always have in my fridge. And it’s made with dill I cut straight from the patio. I walk out to the patio, pinch off what I need, and before I even get back inside, the smell is already on my hands.
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In My Slow Summer Era
It was in the 90s last week; the air quality was the worst I’ve ever experienced, and I lasted about four minutes outside. I had a whole list of things I wanted to do, and I did none of them, and then I spent the evening with that feeling of

Maintenance | The Parts Nobody Talks About
There’s an old chair in the corner of my bedroom that I walked past for probably two years without really seeing it. It just held clothes or random things that needed to be put away that didn’t have a home yet. A few weeks ago, I finally cleared it off,
