Your child needs a truly nutrient-dense lunch so that their brains have all the vitamins and minerals the brain needs to absorb and retain information. Yet, packing a healthy lunch that really fuels you or your child up and powers you on through the rest of your day can feel really tricky. Here are the 3 guidelines I use when packing up my daughter's lunch.....and my own!
Read MoreThis is not a pro-breastfeeding post. Nor is it a pro-formula feeding post. Its a pro-mommy post. A post about finding balance and your own way in motherhood. A post about planning to parent one way, and then discovering that way isn't going to work for your unique life. It is a post about why I had every intention in the world of breastfeeding my daughter when she was born....and then didn't.
Read MoreOur skin is our biggest organ! Whatever we put on our skin will go into our stystems! So, if I don't want to eat some gnarly chemical, than I certainly want to think twice about putting it on my skin! Here are the chemicals I steer clear of when picking out a sunscreen....and some natural brands that I love
Read MoreI wish I had known years ago how easy and cost efficient homemade natural foaming hand soap could be. Like, so easy. Besides the fact that you are skipping the yucky stuff that are in so many of the hand soap on the market today, this DIY Natural Foaming Hand Soap is probably the easiest product for your home that you can whip up.
Read MoreI don't know about you, but next to coffee and leggings, dry shampoo might just be the lifeblood of motherhood for me. And I've cooked up my own personal favorite DIY Natural Dry Shampoo recipe...with ingredients just kicking around the kitchen!
Read MoreWe parents are blessed with a special superpower; our Mom and Dad "guts". It sounds like an old wive's tale and probably some who aren't yet parents will think it is just that, but us mamas and papas know that the parent intuition is a real and powerful thing. That unexplainable gut feeling that bubbles and nags and leads you strongly in a certain direction when it comes to making a choice that is in the best interest of your child.
And the Mom Gut should never be ignored.
Read MoreThis fun, simple and engaging lesson plan is not only a wonderful way to get your kids into the kitchen...but might also be the nudge they need to embrace new foods.
Read MoreWe are a family who eats veggies and cooks at home, but we are also a family that occasionally goes out for ice cream sundaes. We are a family who fills our lives with movement and nature, but we also deeply value cuddling up together in front of a favorite movie. We are a kombucha-brewing and water-drinking family, but my husband and I will occasionally enjoy beer or a glass of wine when the mood strikes. We are a family of balance, rather than extremes. We don't believe in "all or nothing" because we are in this lifestyle for a lifetime. We want our daughter learn balance instead of depravation. And we want to be able to live a life we can sustain, instead of trying to be perfect each and every day.
Read MoreWhat exactly does play teach our children? Why is play more valuable to a child's development than flash cards and worksheets? Why is play so dang important? Here are 4 things that play does for you child each and every day:
Read MoreI don’t have a big house. Or a big yard. Or a big bank account. But I have the people I love most by my side, joy in my soul, and the memories I choose to fill my moments with. I have everything I need and probably more. Our family’s journey towards simple living forced us to reevaluate what truly brought us happiness….and what simply gave us fleeting sparks of joy. Our home and the objects inside of it do not dictate how successful, happy or rich we are. We do….and the smiles and friends we leave in our wake.
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