SIERRA CAMELIA
SIERRA CAMELIA
Holistic Health, Sustainable Living, and Minimalism

The Best Ethical Denim

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Beauty

Beauty
My Favorite Non-Toxic Beauty Products
My Favorite Non-Toxic Beauty Products
What to Know + Expect When You Switch to a Natural Deodorant
What to Know + Expect When You Switch to a Natural Deodorant
How to Make Your Own Deodorant (That ACTUALLY Works)
How to Make Your Own Deodorant (That ACTUALLY Works)

SUSTAINABLE LIVING

Sustainable Home
4 DIY Non-Toxic Household Cleaning Products That Actually Work
4 DIY Non-Toxic Household Cleaning Products That Actually Work
The Best Non-Toxic Mattress on the Market: SLEEP EZ
The Best Non-Toxic Mattress on the Market: SLEEP EZ
Where to Find Affordable Sustainable + Vegan + Ethical Winter-Wear
Where to Find Affordable Sustainable + Vegan + Ethical Winter-Wear
How We Built Our Raised Garden Bed
How We Built Our Raised Garden Bed
Luxuriously Sustainable Sheets: DOPLNOK Sponsor
Luxuriously Sustainable Sheets: DOPLNOK Sponsor
Sustainable Beauty Swaps
Sustainable Beauty Swaps
Sustainable Bathroom Swaps
Sustainable Bathroom Swaps
Zero-Waste Traveling Tips
Zero-Waste Traveling Tips
4 Eco-Friendly Alternative to Disposable Razors
4 Eco-Friendly Alternative to Disposable Razors

Ethical Goods

Ethical Goods
My Favorite Ethical Denim (and the Runner-Ups)!
The PERFECT Ethical Valentine's Day Gift
The PERFECT Ethical Valentine's Day Gift

MINIMALISM

Minimalism
How to Tidy Up & Minimize Your Wardrobe | KonMari Method
How to Tidy Up & Minimize Your Wardrobe | KonMari Method
Minimalist & Sustainable Christmas Decor 2018
Minimalist & Sustainable Christmas Decor 2018
Explore Your Personal Style: Step Outside Your Comfort Zone
Explore Your Personal Style: Step Outside Your Comfort Zone

Do you ever feel bored with your wardrobe and style? I definitely have! Recently, I’ve been stepping outside my comfort zone with my wardrobe and reaching for pieces I wouldn’t typically go for….The result? I feel more in touch with my personal style now more than ever!

Minimalist Packing Tips & Essentials
Minimalist Packing Tips & Essentials
10 Ways to Minimize Your Home
10 Ways to Minimize Your Home
How To Create a Minimalist Wardrobe
How To Create a Minimalist Wardrobe

holistic health

Holistic Health
How I Fight Depression & Practice Mental Health
How I Fight Depression & Practice Mental Health
How to Stay Healthy While Traveling | Avoiding the "Travel Hangover"
How to Stay Healthy While Traveling | Avoiding the "Travel Hangover"
5 Tips to Help You Make Better Food Choices & Eat Healthier
5 Tips to Help You Make Better Food Choices & Eat Healthier
5 Easy Healthy Habits to Adopt in 2019
5 Easy Healthy Habits to Adopt in 2019
10 Ways to Naturally Detox Your Body
10 Ways to Naturally Detox Your Body
Toxins: What They Are and Why They're Dangerous
Toxins: What They Are and Why They're Dangerous

Vegan recipes

Vegan Living
Almond Milk Recipe
Almond Milk Recipe
How to Make a Tasty Vegan Pizza (3 Recipes)
How to Make a Tasty Vegan Pizza (3 Recipes)
Easy Vegan Smoothies
Easy Vegan Smoothies
1 Week of Easy Vegan Breakfasts
1 Week of Easy Vegan Breakfasts
 
 
 
 
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“Shine on me, beautiful sun. Melt away the parts of me that should be gone.”⠀ ⠀ This year has been my refining year. At the beginning of each year, I choose a word and I study it. This year, my word was “purity”, which seemed like a random word at the time but regardless, I chose it and studied what the Bible said about it. ⠀ ⠀ As I’ve learned more about purity, I have seen the uncanny relevances of the refiner’s fire in relation to purity. The fire melts away the impurities, so to speak.... and although it burns to lose those parts that used to be part of you, you turn into something much more glorious in the end. ⠀ ⠀ And that’s what 2019 has been for me - my refining year. God is definitely refining me, and as painful as it is to feel the burn of the OLD melting away, it’s a painfully beautiful process.⠀ ⠀ Every time it hurts and I’m tempted to grow bitter, I remind myself that God is doing a work in my life that I can’t yet see the outcome of. And so I’m excited and ready for what God is doing in my life. I invite him in, even though it hurts.⠀ ⠀ Even though it hurts, I know I’m growing... I know I’m healing.
Allow yourself to experience the art of boredom.
I have a dentist appointment today and honestly, I have anxiety around going to the dentist. Growing up, I had a JACKED UP mouth, which led to lots of procedures and spending most of middle & highschool in braces (AND HEADGEAR GUYS... H E A D G E A R!)⠀ ⠀ Once I got my braces removed finally, I pretty much decided that I was done with anything dentist related... but I knew I still had to go every once and a while for a teeth cleaning and scan, but I managed to push it off until after college. ⠀ ⠀ Y’all - my first time back at the dentist (in 2015), I had a full on anxiety attack and ended up having a melt down in the X-ray room. The lady had to stop the X-ray and console me 😅🤦🏼‍♀️ Anxiety is weird...⠀ ⠀ So my dentist appointment today... it’s been 5 years since I’ve been, and I’m already dreading the shame that I will inevitably get from the dentist. BUT HEY, I have been following @askthedentist who shares awesome tips on keeping a clean and healthy mouth, and I never skip brushing my teeth, EVER, and I floss ALMOST every day 😆 (don’t judge, sometimes flossing just feels like too much when I’m super tired lol).⠀ ⠀ I’m also weird and have my own dental cleaning set which I do a couple times a week.... so I’m honestly hoping and praying the dentist will be like “WOW, you have the healthiest teeth we’ve ever seen!!” I know that probably won’t be the case 😅 But hey, a girl can dream, right?⠀ ⠀ Also - I just ordered The Dental Diet by Dr. Steven Lin and I’m OH SO EXCITED to add another nerdy health book to my growing stash of nerdy health books. Check it out, it’s all about how to EAT to prevent and even reverse cavities and keep a healthy mouth! ⠀ ⠀ Okay I’ll stop rambling. I’m distracting my brain from the minor anxiety, and I need to go deal with that now and spend time with the Lord 🥰 Have a good Thursday 😘
There is beauty in simplicity 💕 ⠀ ⠀ I truly believe this message is so important. In a society that is constantly screaming at you to HAVE more, DO more, and BE more, remember to pause and enjoy the simple things. ⠀ ⠀ Life doesn’t need to be glamorous to be enjoyable. You don’t have to go on luxurious vacations or take aesthetic photos to post on Instagram to have a good time. You don’t even have to buy nice handbags and trendy shoes to enjoy life...⠀ ⠀ In fact, most of the time, the most special moments that make you, YOU, are formed in the intimate moments with your friends and family. ⠀ ⠀ All those other things are nice, but don’t let that distract you from the things that truly matter in life.
I don’t always straighten my hair, but when I do, I must take 981 pictures to commemorate the specialty. ⠀ ⠀ On a side note, I have been growing out my hair since 2013 when I hurriedly decided to get a bob cut. I was also about 30lbs heavier, meaning my face was a lot rounder. Def wasn’t the best hair decision of my life, but 6 years later I am PROUD TO PRESENT TO YOU, my long hair. I have waiting for this moment my whole life :,) LOL
A writing kind of day 🖊 📖 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 📷:(Taken at our cute lil air bnb in Tulum)
There’s something so oddly satisfying about have a clean, organized, and minimal pantry 🤓🥰 ⠀ ⠀ If you need some inspiration to go clean & organize something, I made this video just for you~~ link in bio (you know the drill). P.s. Look at these adorable wooden pineapple bowl things! My sister @crystal_westlake thrifted & gifted them to me as a house warming gift when I first moved to Austin :) #thriftingwin
“If more of you means less of me, take everything.”⠀ ⠀ Singing those words in worship and TRULY meaning them is terrifying. I can’t help but fall to my knees... Fully surrendering to God and genuinely praying for Him to take everything if it means more of Him - that’s a frightening thought, because I know He can. ⠀ ⠀ I think it feels even more real because this past year, part of me (at times) has felt like God has taken from me. I have questioned why He would take Tim’s health. I even get angry sometimes, because it changed everything I thought was the foundation of our relationship. It even changed me, and I have seen ugly parts of me that I didn’t even know were there. ⠀ ⠀ And maybe this wasn’t caused by God. Maybe it was an attack from the enemy, or maybe it was just the nature of living in a broken world. ⠀ ⠀ Whatever the cause was doesn’t really matter - our lives have changed. And it’s hard, guys. It’s really really hard, because even after 13 months of multiple doctors, specialists, MRI’s, blood tests, we still have no answers, and it’s scary. We both know it could be way worse, but even this is hard for us because we still face a future of unknowns. ⠀ ⠀ Staying faithful in the midst of the unknown is absolutely terrifying. Yesterday was a good day, and today will be too, but they aren’t always good days. But one thing I do know is that God is always good, He is love, and every good and perfect gift is from God. God does not come to kill, steal, or destroy. He comes to bring abundant life. That is the God I serve, and I have to remind myself of that. ⠀ Everything I have is a blessing from Him.⠀ ⠀ Yet, I know He could just as easily take it all back because He is God and it’s all HIS to begin with. The fact that I get to experience these little pleasures is simply a gift from Him, and I’m so grateful to be bestowed this wonderful gift called LIFE. ⠀ ⠀ So I am praying for more of Him even if it means the cost of everything... that kind of trust and love is the kind of love I want to have. Because I know God is always good, even when the circumstances around me are not.