A couple of weeks ago, my nine year old Addie decided to be a vegetarian. She finally understood the reality of our food source, and couldn’t handle it. Now, having gone through a similar experience as a kid, I could totally relate. When I went through this process, my family was not supportive, and I know […]
Last week, I posted my hair secret on Facebook and really shocked a lot of my friends. There were questions, disbelief, and several people brave enough to try my tip. It started a huge discussion, and I thought maybe this topic belonged over here on the blog! If you’ve been dealing with dull, lifeless hair, […]
Over the last 5 years, I have really been making an effort to live a more non-toxic life. It started as a concern over the environment, and what we we disposing from our homes. As my oldest developed skin problems, though, we started questioning everything we put on our bodies. As with most things in […]
Holy moly has life been hectic lately. So hectic that I feel my carefully designed blog schedule starting to slip! I hate missing a blogging day, but sometimes our priorities have to shift. My focus has been really wrapped up in recovering from a back injury, and something was bound to slip. I’m trying to […]
We’ve all been there. You’re on a roll, getting through that mountain of laundry, and then you get distracted. Maybe it’s gotten late and you start fixing dinner. Or, maybe you had errands to run. Either way, the inevitable happens. You forgot a load in the washer and the dreaded mildew starts to set in. […]
I don’t know about you, but in our house, spring brings with it a season of activity. We garden, spring clean the house, start prepping for the end of school, and prep for the girls’ dance recital. All of that keeps us really busy, and on our feet for a lot of the day. Maybe […]
Every now and then, I get a wild hare and decide to start experimenting in the kitchen. We’ve been trying a lot of new recipes since starting the Trim Healthy Mama meal plan, and most of them are a huge success. This post contains affiliate links. To learn more, see my full disclosure here. One […]
One of the reasons I got into essential oils in the first place was so that I could start making some of my own DIY beauty items. At the time, making things myself just seemed so much easier than researching every brand out there and picking products. Little did I know that there are tons of terrible […]
Well, it’s that time again! I have to admit that I feel like a dummy for not thinking about it sooner. The cause of all of our problems lately. The head…the throat…the eyes. It’s pollen season. At least, here in Texas it is. Pollen season used to be a lot worse for us, but as we’ve […]
A couple of weeks ago, I was approached by a fellow blogger from Organized Marie asking to write content for the blog. I love meeting and working with other bloggers, so I was so excited to get her email! Then, as I started reading, one of her post suggestions was based on how to set […]