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Gray is Gorgeous

Natural approaches to aging beautifully

  • CLEAN BEAUTY
    • Clean Makeup
      • My Clean Five-Minute Makeup Must-Haves
  • NON-TOXIC SKINCARE
    • Safer Skincare: Why you Should Switch to Non-Toxic
  • HAIR CARE
    • The Best Non-Toxic Products for Gray Hair.
    • The Best Non-Toxic Products for Curly Hair
  • HEALTHY AGING
    • My Transition to Gray Hair: How I Went Gray at 40
    • WELLNESS
      • SELF CARE
      • AUTOIMMUNE WELLNESS
        • Why You Should Avoid Gluten
        • My Autoimmune Diet: How I Manage My RA Symptoms with Food
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        • CUSTOMIZED MEAL PLANS
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About Me

Welcome!

My name is Asa and I am a 49-year-old wife, mom, newbie blogger, non-toxic living enthusiast, and pro-age advocate. I love coffee, wine, naps, and southern comfort food.

I made the decision to go gray at 40 when diagnosed with an aggressive autoimmune disease, which also prompted a complete lifestyle overhaul. 

This led to an immediate focus on eating unprocessed foods, ditching plastics, and switching non-toxic household cleaning products, but I didn’t make a change in my makeup or personal care products until two years ago because I didn’t know any better. Most people don’t. You can read about my switch to safer skincare here. 

Researching safer choices led to some horrifying realizations.

The beauty market is flooded with products filled with dangerous ingredients, and unfortunately, many of the products marketed for mature skin are among the most toxic. It doesn’t have to be this way.

Safe and effective can be compatible terms and I firmly believe aging gracefully is possible without compromising our health.

I will share all I have learned, my product recommendations, and tips I have gathered along the way. Sharing about all things midlife, specifically beauty and wellness, and connecting with followers here and on my Instagram account  is my true passion.

I’m pretty laid back so I usually carry on with minimal makeup and natural curls, but sometimes I like to glam it up a bit with my look: a pop of color from a bright lipstick can be enough to change my whole outlook.

THE GAL BEHIND THE BLOG

The best definition for me? Late bloomer. After floundering around in college for what seemed like forever (probably longer if you ask my dad) eventually obtaining a culinary degree, an English degree, and an MS in education, I finally felt like a grown-up. Well, for the most part. I started my career late, found and married the love of my life later in life than most, and had our beautiful daughter at, “an advanced maternal age” (their words, not mine).

Blessed is also a word I use to describe my life despite (or in spite of) my rheumatoid arthritis. I am married to my best friend, have an amazing daughter and two Siberian cats named Tater and Luna.

I hope you will enjoy my posts and look forward to connecting with you soon!

xx,

Asa

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I’m meal prepping for the week(anti-inflammatory I’m meal prepping for the week(anti-inflammatory of course) which includes baking a bunch of chicken breasts, steaming several heads of broccoli, and making a pot of brown rice.

Every two weeks I’ll make clean muffins or bread for breakfast to shake things up a bit. I usually have a protein shake or a few scrambled egg whites and a banana or a piece of Ezekiel 7 sprouted grain bread (gluten free) as toast for breakfast, but sometimes I crave a baked good. 

When I have a muffin (or two) or slice of bread, I add a couple of scrambled egg whites on the side to make sure I have enough protein. 

➡️I’ll link to the recipes for these banana chocolate ship muffins and banana apple bread in my stories. 

Do you meal prep on Sundays as well? 

#cleaneatingrecipes #cleaneatingideas #mealprep #mealprepsundays #antiinflammatorydiet #antiinflammatoryfood #autoimmunewarriors #rheumatoidarthritis #foodismedicine #autoimmuneaging
Just documenting a good hair day. Carry on. 😂 Just documenting a good hair day. Carry on. 😂

❤️Kim @cloud9indy 

#curlyhairroutine #wavybob #silversisters #grayhairmovement #greyhairdontcare #naturalhair #nontoxichaircare #goodhairvibes
Happy Saturday! I hope the sun is shining on you w Happy Saturday! I hope the sun is shining on you wherever you are. 

I’m trying to grade papers but am not feeling it. The world sure is heavy right now. 

What are you up to this weekend? 

#teachersofinstagram #englishteacher #autoimmunewarrior #rheumatoidarthritis #saturdayselfie #saturdayvibes✨
🥳🚌🧑‍🎓💪🏻New year, new semester, 🥳🚌🧑‍🎓💪🏻New year, new semester, many new students, and feeling really well today.
My rosacea is even behaving. 🤣

I did go back to an anti-inflammatory diet after indulging in all the things over the holidays, so it makes sense that I am feeling better. Feeling optimistic anyway. 

🎉I don’t want to jinx it, but what a great way to ring in 2022! 

#rheumatoidarthritiswarrior #rheumatoidarthritis #spooniesupport #autoimmunedisease #autoimmunewarrior #autoimmunewellness #antiinflammatorydiet #onlineteacher #englishteachersofinstagram #silversisters #aginggracefully #over40women #newyearbaby #noondaystyle
❤️19 years ago today, surrounded by family and ❤️19 years ago today, surrounded by family and friends in Cooperstown, NY (and a record snowfall outside), I married my best friend and soulmate. 

I love reflecting on that day and the many beautiful memories we’ve made since then.

Our photographer was the photographer from the National Baseball of Fame and he used several antique cameras to capture our special day. 

#anniversary #winterweddings #cooperstown #marriedmybestfriend #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhiteweddingphotography #antiquecamera @gocooperstown
🎉I can’t remember the last time we had festiv 🎉I can’t remember the last time we had festive New Year’s Eve plans, and I am completely okay with this. 

What about you? How do you celebrate? 

#newyearseveoutfit #newyearscelebration #newyear2022 #sweatpantsforthewin #newyearsevequotes #nye #nye2022
🎄Merry Christmas! 🎄 I wish you all a beaut 🎄Merry Christmas! 🎄 

I wish you all a beautiful day filled with love and time for relaxation. 🥰

Scroll through to see some of my favorite decor over here, like our trees selected specifically to highlight our collection of @crosbyandtaylor ornaments, our Christmas card board for all of our cards over the years on top and those we’ve received from others this year below, and a little something worth celebrating: our first homemade cannoli. Thank you, @preppykitchen for the guidance. We had fun with it. 

It has been a very hard week, which I will share more about later, but we tried to keep things as normal as possible for our kiddo. 

🕊Peace be you. 

#merrychristmas #christmas2021🎄 #christmasdecor #christmascard #pewterornaments
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