Does it feel like your child’s stuff has completely taken over your home? Are you always cleaning up toys? Maybe you watched the Marie Kondo show, looked around your home, and decided that it was time to declutter. Living with less has been one of the best decisions we have made as a family. We […]
HOW TO BOUNCE BACK AFTER FALLING OFF THE WAGON – CREATING SUSTAINABLE HABITS
A new year brings new goals and new challenges. Our shiny ambitious goals can come to a sudden halt if they aren’t set up properly. Will power and motivation are the last things that will come to rescue you when you fell off the wagon. You need applicable tools that can help you stay on track. Every time […]
POSTPARTUM HAIR LOSS AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
I couldn’t believe the amount of hair I was losing. I was scared, was this going to last forever? Soon after giving birth, I noticed large amounts of hair falling out with every wash and brush. Thank the lord I have thick hair so no one else could notice it but me, but boy was […]
The core idea behind Baby Led Weaning (BLW) is that you introduce solids by letting your baby self-feed. So instead of spoon feeding purees, you provide suitable finger foods, while continuing to give them as much milk as they need. We started to introduce the “approved foods” to Grant when he began to be interested […]
POSTPARTUM + MENTAL HEALTH ESSENTIALS
Becoming a mom can be a huge adjustment. It can be stressful, scary, and lonely. Now I never got postpartum depression, but I definitely felt a big shift in my mental state after giving birth. I would feel elated and so full of gratitude for my baby one moment, then an overwhelming feeling of guilt, […]
Surprisingly enough, the time of year has come around again. I don’t know about you, but doesn’t it seem so difficult to buy for people nowadays? Seems with the ability to order things directly from our devices from a click of a button, has made it much harder for the gift givers. Gift giving can […]
12 ECO-FRIENDLY GIFT IDEAS FOR BABIES : NON-TOXIC GIFT GUIDE
Have some new babies in your life and looking for some thoughtful gift ideas you can feel good about? Or maybe you have a crunchy mom friend who only gives her babe passive toys (me). These eco-friendly gift serve any budget and are anywhere from $100+ to just over $10. Whether it’s for a birthday […]
One of my favorite things about autumn is the abundance of seasonal squash in the market. Butternut squash is a particular favorite in our family. It’s naturally sweet, low in calories, and full of vitamins A and C. Sweet Potatoes also are one of my favorite foods. We have an on-going joke in our family, […]
Contrary to popular belief, attaching the baby on the breast is not an ability with which a mother is [born…]; rather it is a learned skill which she must acquire by observation and experience.Woolridge M. Before I start, this blog post is NOT here to put any woman down, no matter what their reason, for […]
TO SUPPLEMENT OR NOT ON A VEGAN DIET?
We can live a healthy and vibrant life if we eat a variety of quality plant-based whole foods. In a perfect world, all the foods we eat would be rich in nutrients from luscious, vitamin rich soil. We would absorb all the minerals and goodness from our food and would have boundless energy. However the […]