What’s All This Crunchy Betty Stuff, Anyway?
The very first entry in Crunchy Betty’s Food On Your Face category was written on May 9, 2010. It was called “Five Good Reasons To Put Food On Your Face.”
At the time, I was fumbling around in the world of blogs. I was dipping my proverbial toes in the metaphorical pineapple juice, often for the first time right before I blogged it. Some of you were there with me then. A few of you remember the first header Crunchy Betty ever had.
I can’t believe you’re still with me …
I’ve changed a lot in the last three years. My beliefs have changed. My reasons for doing things have changed.
This hasn’t always been easy for me, and I know it hasn’t ever been easy for those of you who read the blog. But you’re still here (or you’re here for the first time, and that’s awesome, too).
On August 1, 2010, I asked all 20 of my readers what they thought a Crunchy Betty was.
After I share with you some of my thoughts on what Crunchy Betty is now, where it’s been and where it’s going, I’m going to ask you similar questions. Your answers – your answers will become PART of what I share tomorrow in Boston.
In the original post, in which we talked about the defining aspects of being a “Crunchy Betty,” I said this:
Do You Have Cart Anxiety? (Deal With It) – Part 2
It’s of utmost importance that I be transparent with you all right now, and not just about the pair of parachute pants I still own from 1987.
No, the truth you should know is this:
If there was one thing I would want to change in this world, it would be the “food wars” we wage against each other. In fact, this might be my new mission in life: To join the human race in one connecting truth. The truth that we’re all doing the best we can with what we believe in any given moment of our lives in order to nourish ourselves and our families.
The truth that there is no “one right way” for every single person in the world. The truth that diversity (in our beliefs AND in the way we eat and take care of our bodies) is what keeps us learning and growing, and is something to be celebrated – not ridiculed (yes, even in the case of processed foods, which we’ll talk more about in a minute).
The truth that we are ALL in this together. All of us. You and me. Us.
And that’s why I think “Cart Anxiety” is an important place to start, because it starts in the open. It starts in a place where we’re the most vulnerable. In public, where everyone can see our vices, our unmentionables, our triumphs and our weakest moments.
Do You Have Shopping Cart Anxiety? — Part 1
It was 4 o’clock in the afternoon when Amanda Worthington lay her life bare for all to see.
“It was the worst day ever,” she whispered tensely. “I was about to start my period, my boyfriend and I broke up the night before, and my sister called and begged me to pick up 10 two-liter bottles of Dr Pepper at the store for her kids’ soccer practices. I wanted to say no, but she threatened to tell our mother about the time I ate her lipstick.”
“Mom’s very protective of her lipstick,” Amanda added. “And it only happened last year.”
Despite Amanda’s terrible day, she found no care or kindness coming from her fellow shoppers that afternoon. “In fact,” Amanda says, “I felt like people were staring at me. Judging. Am I crazy?”
Amanda, a slightly pudgy hospice nurse, pushed a cart filled with a box of tampons, four chocolate bars, 10 two-liter bottles of soda, and 8 boxes of Hungry Man Salisbury Steak frozen dinners.
“Oh. The Salisbury Steak was for Mr. Vitols, an elderly man I shop for sometimes. If I don’t bring his Hungry Man, he waves his cane and curses me in Latvian,” Amanda added.
Hear Me, For I Am The Nudge
Yesterday, I stood up in front of 500 people and asked a question that changed my life.
And, you know, if you’re going to stand up in front of 500 people, it had better be a danged good question. Or you’d better have a danged good reason for asking it. Or, mostly, you’d better be pretty brave and not at all self-conscious about excessive sweating.
Or, there’s another option. You feel something inside of you. A push, a nudge, a voice, or a concrete wordless knowing that you’re moving in a direction intended only for you.
It was the latter that prompted me to ask the question. While being brave. While being nervous. While sweating. None of these things are mutually exclusive.
Good News, Everybody! 48-Hour Cyber Monday Flash Sale on the Healthy Living Ebook Bundle – With Extra Bonuses!
I know, I know. It seems like that’s all you’ve been getting from me lately. But I promise two things:
ONE: This is SUCH good news (especially for those of you who missed out on the first round of the Healthy Living eBook Bundle sale).
Even though it was unfortunate (very unfortunate) news that Hurricane Sandy happened, we had so many people asking for an extension on the sale, because they missed out during the weather atrociousness. Due to this, the big bosses at the Healthy Living eBook Bundle Headquarters decided to bring the sale back for a flash 48-hour sale. If you didn’t pick this bundle up the first time, you have a second chance! (Isn’t it nice when life offers you second chances?)
A portion of the proceeds is actually going to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, as well. You can read below to find out more about that.
TWO: I promise there won’t be any other posts dedicated to selling things for the foreseeable future. We’re about to start MAKING things now, instead of buying them. Soooon.
But, in the meantime, this is – absolutely, positively, without a sniggle of a doubt – the last time you will be able to buy this eBook bundle. Ever. Period. Nada more after this.
Buy one for yourself, and buy one as a gift for a naturally-minded friend. Hello, high-tech, nourishing-wisdom Christmas gifts – perfect for someone who has massive love for their e-reader or tablet!
Best news of the sale: The bonuses got BIGGER! (Like, $73 worth of free product bonuses, in addition to the $300+ worth of eBooks in the bundle. Read below to see the goodies.)
Here’s the official word on the flash Healthy Living Ebook Bundle Sale (and you can read the post here for what I had to say about it earlier) … for the last time it will ever exist in this incarnation.
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