See that sweet baby sleeping on my chest? That’s Zoë as a newborn. My sweet little 10 lb. 1 oz. baby girl. I can’t believe that picture was taken 5 years ago!
I have delayed writing this post because I feel like every time I say something about the girls making a positive step towards choosing independence for themselves, I jinx it and we regress. But it has been a few weeks now, so I feel comfortable saying…
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At Expo West, I met a ton of great brands offering new gluten free products. One of the companies I discovered Among Friends, which makes healthy baking mixes, including two gluten free cookie mixes.
I always get nervous baking with new mixes because I’m never sure whether my egg substitutes will work or not. [click to continue…]
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Do you love cooking for your family? Do you want to improve upon your skills? Here are some free Kindle books that can give you some new ideas! Just click on the images to go download your free copy. But hurry, they won’t be free for long!
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Since we cook almost everything from scratch at home, the girls love playing chef. They are always coming up with creative ideas on what to serve mommy and daddy from their pretend kitchen.
Since we eat a lot of produce in our house, their pretend meals often include organic fruit or veggies. They have worn out of a lot of their play food by taking it outside, so I was excited to be able to get them a new set.
We received the New Sprouts Fresh Picked Fruit & Veggie Tote from Learning Resources to review and the girls were super excited about it!
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We live in a world where everything is fast paced, moving and grooving at a speed we can barely grasp. As a mother of two, trying to keep up with my two kids as well as everything else can be challenging. Our children have everything available to them today at their fingertips.
It appears to me, more than ever, that everything could be an epidemic or on the rise to becoming an epidemic. It’s literally as easy as a push of a button to quickly download a movie or a video game.
I think the challenging part in assisting our children to be healthy in this world (both mentally and physically) are instilling in our children the enjoyment in things we cannot buy or download. Empathy, compassion, patience, love, concern and awareness are some of those important priceless items. The saying we are familiar with hearing is “Happy wife, happy life”. I definitely believe in “Happy, healthy mother = happy, healthy children”.
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Welcome to the May 2013 Natural Living Blog Carnival: Taking Time for Mom.
This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Natural Living Blog Carnival hosted by Happy Mothering and The Pistachio Project through the Green Moms Network. Oftentimes, Moms are so busy taking care of their families that they forget to take care of themselves. This month our carnival participants have written posts about what they do just for themselves.
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I have a problem – I don’t take enough time for myself. I think it’s a problem most moms have. We know we need to make ourselves a priority, but that motherly instinct overtakes us – and our kids, our husband, our home and our work ends up taking precedence.
You’ve heard the saying, “If Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy,” right? It’s so true. You need to take care of yourself so that you can take better care of everyone else. Easier said than done, I know.
Some days I forget to take any time for myself, but I try to remember as much as possible because I know it’s important. My husband works a lot, so I have to figure out simple ways to steal a minute or two for myself throughout the day. [click to continue…]
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As a Good Cook blogger, I’ve had the opportunity to try out a bunch of their Touch products this month. Since I cook every day, good kitchen tools are a must, and I can say that I haven’t been let down by the Good Cook Touch products!
I find myself using a new Good Cook gadget every day, but I wanted to share some of my favorites with you!
I have been wanting some good measuring cups for a while now, so I chose to review the 3pc “Measure From Above” measuring cups.
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After a long day, I like to relax with a nice glass of wine. During the winter, I enjoy a good Cab or Pinot and, during the summer, I often enjoy a glass of Chardonnay or Pinot Grigio.
I have a tendency to grab the same wines over and over because they’re my tried and true (affordable) favorites. However, I really enjoy sampling new wines to see if I can discover a new favorite. For every 3 bottle of my standbys, I usually try to grab 1 new one.
I recently had the opportunity to try a 1-month membership to Club W, an online wine club that is looking to redefine how people buy, discover and share wine. They have a team of well-known curators that taste hundreds of boutique wines from around the world and choose a select group each month for their members.
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Today I discovered that not only can you look at the list of the Top 100 Free Kindle books, but you can also browse around and find more free Kindle books that haven’t made that list yet!
I found some great gardening and homesteading Kindle books that I had to share with you! Just click on the image to go to Amazon and download your copies!
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Welcome to the May 2013 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Emergency Preparedness
This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared their plans to keep their families safe. Please read to the end to find a list of links to the other carnival participants.
These are things no one wants to think about, but everyone should. You don’t want to be caught unprepared when a disaster happens. Your neighbor may not have enough to bail you out, and it’s not fair to expect anyone else to take care of your family in that situation – it’s up to you.
Much of being prepared means teaching your family to [click to continue…]
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