With Thanksgiving approaching, the hustle and bustle is in effect prepping for great food, family, and fun.  If you’re like myself, you’ll be using fresh herbs to prepare tasty meals for the holiday season.  Rosemary goes great with potatoes and sage adds a colorful twist to stuffing, but did you know that these herbs make a great hair rinse that is easy to make?  So, while preparing your shopping list, grab some of these extra herbs to give your hair a nice treat.

Rosemary and Sage Hair Rinse

1/2 c each of fresh rosemary and sage

1/4 c cider vinegar

1 qt water

Place rosemary and sage in large bowl.  Boil water and pour over herbs in bowl.  Strain and discard herbs.  Add vinegar and mix well. 

After shampooing, use 1/2 to 1 ounce as final rinse.  Rinsing hair and completely removing shampoo is necessary in achieving clean and shiny hair.

*Photo courtesy of freedigitalphotos.net

Top of Amicalola Falls

Georgia Mountains

Picture perfect sunset

That was our first time visiting, but definitely not the last.  If you need a place to reflect, connect with Mother Nature, or just a moment of peace, Amicalola tops my list!

We're getting started on the first trail. The foliage was picturesque.

One of many overlook areas that offers spectacular views.

Proud of the wee ones for fearlessly walking across the suspension bridge

Dam owned by Georgia Power that is part of Hydro-electric Generating Complex

Couldn't get enough of the vibrant leaves greeting us everywhere

Even the drive home was awesome yet peaceful

Truly, a humbling and great place to visit…I can only hope to return soon, very soon.

Entering Tallulah Gorge State Park

View of L'Eau d'Or (LaDore) Falls

Another view of LaDore Falls

One of several overlook access views--awesome experience

Suspension bridge that is incredible to walk on

I’ll share some more beautiful views tomorrow…I’m also hoping to have a short video taken from the suspension bridge.  The sound and view is awesome, so lets cross our fingers that I can get it uploaded smoothly!

I am thrilled about Sulori’s recent feature in Points North Magazine written by editor Heather Brown.  The article titled “Skin Care As Nature Intended” focuses on ingredients used in skin care products urging consumers to look beyond marketing claims and to look at the ingredients used.

Big thanks go out to Heather and Points North Magazine for including Sulori amongst other great skin care companies!

One lucky recipient will receive a Lavender and Mint Gift Basket that includes the following full-sized products :

2 Bars of Lavender Organic Soap

1 Peppermint Organic Lip Balm

1 Minty Fresh Foot Soak

1 Minty Fresh Foot Balm

1 Lavender Botanical Spa Salts

1 Lavender Organic Whipped Shea

There are 2 ways to enter:

-Subscribe to Sulori’s newsletter.

-Fill out Giveaway Entry form  and put “giveaway” in the subject and message field.

*One entry is allowed per person. No purchase is necessary.

The contest will run from October 1, 2009 through October 31, 2009 Winner will be randomly selected and announced on Sulori’s website and blog on November 2, 2009.

Contest Rules:

Sulori’s Eco-Friendly Beauty Giveaway is open to residents of the United States and Canada aged 18 years of age or older. Void where prohibited. No purchase is necessary to enter or win. Must be 18 years of age or older to enter. Sulori respects your privacy and will not sell, share, or trade your information with anyone. When you opt-in to receive Sulori’s newsletter, your email address will be used to provide Sulori news, giveaways, product information, and promotions.

The winner will be contacted via email and will have 72 hours to reply. If no reply is received within 72 hours, the winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be randomly drawn. Sulori is not liable for any notifications that are lost, not received, or intercepted for any reason. The prize will be shipped within 7 days from winner accepting the prize. The winner will be announced on Sulori’s website and blog.

Acceptance of prize gives Sulori consent to use winner’s name for editorial purposes, advertising, publicity, and promotions without any further compensation or consideration. Prize is non-transferable and may not be substituted.

By entering, you agree to be bound by these rules and give Sulori permission to contact you via email or mail.

Yesterday, the hint was that you’re feet will thank you for thinking about them.  Hint #2…this herb has long been touted for aromatherapy benefits of inducing relaxation and soothing headaches.  Sulori uses this herb in its whole form as well as the essential oils.

One more hint to come tomorrow, before the big reveal!

Wanna know what we’re giving away?  Since we don’t want to spoil the surprise, we’ll give a hint everyday here at the blog until the details are ready for full disclosure.  The first hint….your feet will thank you for thinking about them.  Tune in tomorrow for the second hint.

On Friday, I had the pleasure of being featured in the “Powerful Beauty” section of the Bionic Beauty blog.  If you’re a beauty junkie like myself, then I highly recommend checking out Jami’s blog as it’s loaded with valuable information including product reviews and skin care information

So, the question was “How do you achieve powerful beauty?”.  Since this question has never been posed to me, I was more than happy to think about and answer this question.  You can check out my answer by visiting Bionic Beauty blog.

“Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower.”-Albert Camus

I’m not sure what it is about this particular year, but I’m experiencing major “fall fever”.  Usually, spring is my favorite time of the year.  If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I’ve tweeted about my desire for the fall season.

The “fever” must be due to my family’s first visit to Anna Ruby Falls and Unicoi State Park in Helen, GA last fall.  Anna Ruby Falls is a set of twin waterfalls that lies within the Chattahoochee National Forest.  If you look closely at the top of the picture, the high point of the waterfalls can be seen and is truly breathtaking.

Here are some other shots that we captured while walking along the trail:

If you don’t have “fall fever” after seeing the falls, maybe you will after seeing Unicoi Park which is where Anna Ruby Falls is located.  With the park being over 1,000 acres, there are endless possibilities for beautiful scenery especially during the fall months!

“Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting, and autumn a mosaic of them all.” -Stanley Horowitz