As I was driving to work the other day on a Saturday, missing two sons baseball game and picture day, the song “You’re Gonna Miss This” by Trace Adkins came on my Pandora. For those of you who aren’t country fans, this song is about enjoying the stage in life you’re in, even though it … More You’re Gonna Miss This…
Today is International Women’s Day. I honestly didn’t even know it was until I went on social media this morning. I started thinking about it driving my kids to school, and I have a little different take on “my” day. There are women’s movements and women’s marches and women’s liberation ideals. And simply because there … More International Women’s Day
We have a few Christmas traditions in my house, but this is one of my favorites. Every year when we buy our tree, we have the tree lot cut off a 1-2 inch wide section of the trunk. I use permanent marker {nothing special about why other than I had it in the house the … More Christmas Traditions
This post is a little different than some in the past. I like to cook from scratch. Now, I have 3 little kids, and work part time as a RN, and I teach about essential oils as my side hustle {morphing into my whole hustle}, and I have a million things in my head at … More Kitchen Tips
Essential oils are easy to use with kids and babies when you know how. … More How to Use Essential Oils for Kids & Babies
If you are anything like me, you can feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of emails in your inbox on any given day. Today, I opened one about all natural pain remedies from MindBodyGreen.com and it hit me how much knowledge is out there and available for free! A little history here. About 6 years ago, … More All Natural Pain Relief
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about media and my kids. Not too long ago, my husband enabled kids games on the Xbox. Before this, my kids had no idea they could play games on the Xbox. They thought it was just for Netflix and Vudu {online tv show and movie services}. This is kinda ironic, … More Media, Playtime & Your Kids
My husband and I started composting more than 3 years ago, and we have loved being able to put our food waste to good use. Composting has been used by people throughout history, and only recently did people start throwing food waste in the trash {once a reliable trash service became available}. Composting puts vital … More Easy Composting
Have you ever woken up and wanted to start the day over again? Yeah, that was this morning. Both boys crying over nothing, and my daughter angry because her favorite pants {that she wore yesterday and are dirty} are not clean and ready for her to wear to school. It also started raining while I … More I Just Need an Emotional Reset
Have you ever thought of cost and value? My husband and I have slowly become minimalists without initially knowing we were going down that road. As we searched for ways that would allow me to stay home more and work only part time after the birth of our 3rd child, we pared down our expenses, … More Cost vs Value
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