Last month I went back and forth with my husband about whether or not I wanted to get a treadmill so that I could stay consistent with running or walking. My brain works so much better when I move my body daily. But with a whole lot of deliberation, I...
We woke up to half a foot of fresh fallen snow this morning, with no signs of it stopping. I had plans to go for a walk and talk to a dear friend, but without snowshoes, the paths through the back woods would be hard work to trudge through. But...
I don’t naturally feel the call of the outdoors to get outside and play. In all honesty, I’m not a great “player” at all. In California it was easy year round to fling the door wide open to our gated yard and say, “go play” and know that my kids...
UPDATE: this week only (until March 10th), you can boost your winter skin with a free full-sized bottle of the All Bright Vitamin C serum (valued at $90, and listed below as an essential product in boosting my skin’s glow) with orders of $125+ as a part of Beautycounter’s 10-year...
On the first day of the year (2023), Nick and I sat around the kitchen table for an hour after the kids finished their lunch and went off into the other room to play. I looked at Nick after looking out the window for some time and quietly spoke, “I...
Can Vitamin C serum be safe for sensitive skin? The answer may surprise you… You keep hearing about how amazing Vitamin C is for reducing discolorations and sun damage, possibly even treating melasma, and reducing the signs of premature aging… But you have sensitive skin and the thought of putting...
Healthy hot butterbeer recipe. Paleo and Keto friendly, and dairy-free optional. This nourishing copycat recipe of Harry Potters butterbeer will not have you missing the “real thing”. Don’t stone me… but I wouldn’t exactly consider myself a Harry Potter fan. My husband has tried to get me to watch it...
Here are a few simple ideas you can use to put together a elementary school homeschool Thanksgiving unit study for preschool – second graders. This post is a bit last minute, as Thanksgiving in a short two weeks away… but if I was able to pull together a simple Thanksgiving...
Curious about being a Beautycounter consultant? I thought I would finally put together an FAQ post about being a consultant, after thinking about it for a year. If I am anything like you, I wanted to do my homework and research well before I reached out to anyone about becoming...
I’m about to tell you how you can make your own homemade beans (lectin free) in your Instant pot in under an hour with less than 5 minutes of prep time. *Beans, beans the magical fruit… the more you eat the more you, uh, toot…* Hold on, it does not...
