“The Vagina is an amazing organ. Truthfully, most females do not give their vagina a second thought unless… “ these are the opening words to a blog post I wrote (on my other blog) in April of 2013.

The vagina is an amazing organ, as is every organ in our human bodies. I find it interesting, the varied reactions I get, when a conversation about the vagina is started. I have seen the reaction much like a “deer in the headlights”, or “let’s change the subject,” to “excuse me, I must go now”. Depending on the crowd, I may get a few women ready for conversation. Maybe it is the nurse in me, or maybe something else and I do have some thoughts, but talking about any body part or its biological function just comes naturally to me.

Vaginas need TLC. Every part of the body needs to be cared for and given what it needs to function at its biological best. The vagina needs and deserves this same level of care.

I like butter. Real butter. Butter from cows living naturally: wandering about freely eating the grass nature meant them to eat. Oh yeah, fat and cholesterol laced eggs are pretty darn yummy too. Eggs from chickens that roam freely, eating the things chickens were meant to eat (not some fabricated food bought at farm stores akin to dry dog food - unnatural is my point). I cook the eggs in pig lard. Yup, from pigs that wander freely eating what nature intended them to.

Are you worried I am going to keel over from a heart attack? Stroke?

Don’t. I do not.

My grandparents lived on butter, lard, eggs, pork, vegetables, and fruits, etc. from the animals and produce they raised on their own farms and gathered in the woods (think berries!). I would say I come from pretty healthy stock, sturdy people who all lived to just shy of 90.

Everyone & everything has a back story. That IS what makes life juicy, fun, and creates her-story. 

I began making my own face cream (heavier for winter use) and lotion (lighter for summer use) when I was in my late 30s. I had been studying plant medicine (herbs and eventually essential oils) for 20+ years. I was learning about herbs and essential oils that were skin repairing, skin rejuvenating, for people with maturing as well as sun damaged skin.