via Jeff Griffith-Jones - AVAC “Children aren't coloring books. You don't get to fill them with your favorite colors.” ~Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner, Chapter 3 I like looking at friends’ social media posts and seeing how different we all raise our kids. My favorite is reading a debate between Sears Family Bed-ists and Cry-it-outers;... Continue Reading →
DIY Face Mask
via Self You'll need: 1 tbsp citrus juice plus 1 tbsp baking soda Instructions: Combine citrus juice with baking soda and watch it fizz, says Kayla Fioravanti, chief cosmetic formulator for Essential Wholesale Labs, a skin-care company in Clackamas, Oregon. Stir until bubbling lessens, apply, leave on for 20 minutes, rinse. The benefits: Citrus fruit... Continue Reading →
“Kick In The Face” Lessons In 2013
via Danielle Griffith-Jones - AVAC I know, I know, the title of this is so cliché, even I flinch when I read it and I wrote it. But 2013 has been the first year to serve me some real “kick in the face” lessons or maybe this was the first time I had truly stopped... Continue Reading →
Vulnerability
via Ksenia Bergantz - AVAC 2014 is right around the corner, which means it is time to reflect back on the events of the passing year. For most of my life, I’ve had a mentally that the more walls and barriers I create towards others, the easier things are going to end up being. The... Continue Reading →
Exercise Quotes
via Eden Thompson, AVAC It is a proven fact… exercise is a fundamental component to an individual’s physical and mental well-being. You’ve been hearing it all of your life from doctors, friends, and family, but if that still isn’t enough to convince you that it is time to start moving, here are 9 of my... Continue Reading →
Leisure Life: Microadventures
via Jeff Griffith-Jones - AVAC“A microadventure is an adventure that is cheap, short, close to home, simple, and yet very effective..” ~Alastair Humphreys, National Geographic Adventurer of the YearHumphrey’s also says you do not need to fly to the other side of the planet to do an expedition, you do not need to be an... Continue Reading →