You know those specific foods in your life that once they come in contact with any of your senses, it brings you back to your childhood? Well, rosemary and russian tea cakes do that for me. I know, I know, such a weird combo! When I was about 1.5-2ish (I know, super young! especially considering…
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Beeswax is one of the coolest substances, in my eyes. It’s completely natural, being that it is actually formed by the worker bees (all females) which secret it through 8 wax-producing mirror glands on the inner sides of their abdomen. These mirror glands are the reason for the honeycomb shape. Interestingly enough, the comb actually…
Read MoreThis post is dedicated to all you last minute shoppers. I see you looking at the calendar and thinking, “How am I going to get all my Christmas shopping done before Christmas and what am I going to get that foodie in my life?” No worries. I’ve got you covered because I have compiled 20…
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I may be a little late to the leftover turkey party. Doesn’t surprise me — I’m always late when it comes to seasonal things. I post pumpkin recipes when people are so sick of pumpkins that the thought of putting another piece of pumpkin flavored anything in their mouth makes them want to vomit a…
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(to read part one of My Journey to Become a Peaceful Parent click here) Enter: Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids My dear friend Sandrine from Nourishing Our Children recommended Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids on her facebook page a few days ago. Desperate to find some answers, I bought the book. Within the first few pages, I…
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Have you ever been in one of those places in your life where you felt completely lost, completely drained and was on the verge of having a serious mental breakdown but then had something happen to you where it almost felt as if the angels saw your desperate need for hope? I just experienced one…
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DIY Unbeached Tea Bags are awesome because: They are portable and easy to take with you, even on an airplane! They are completely customizable to whatever your soul is desiring at the moment They make incredibly cute and unique gifts for someone celebrating a birthday, baby shower, or holiday (easy, handmade Christmas present anyone?) —…
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Can you guess what the number 513 and this post have in common? Did you figure it out yet? Okay, okay, I’ll tell you. It took me a whopping 513 photos to come up with these seven photos that are presentable for this post! And actually, my dear friend Kristen from Rethink Simple actually helped…
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Oh boy friends, do I have a bone to pick with you. Or actually, I have an apple to pick with you. A genetically modified, frankenfied apple to pick with you. Pretty soon, you’ll be eating apples that — can you guess it — never brown! Never brown? Yup, that’s right folks, never browns. Jesus,…
Read MoreAlright friends!!! Are you excited or what!? The moment we have all been waiting for. I don’t know who is more excited, you guys or us ladies. This has been such an enjoyable experience for all of us and we hope you enjoyed this giveaway as well (which, I think you have.. who wouldn’t!). So,…
You would think that the makers of baby products products are fully aware of how sensitive and delicate a baby’s skin is. They must know that babies are incredibly vulnerable to all environmental factors because of how thin their skin is. They must know that babies are more prone to irritations and rashes and that…
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Rewind to 4 weeks ago. We had just watched our friends get married and were now waiting in the reception area for our names to be called to dinner; simple chit chatting with people we weren’t too familiar with. “So, what do you do?” My husband asks. “Oh, I work as an engineer for building…
Read MoreWhen I think about the things necessary for a kitchen to function, I think of simple things. Sure, my dehydrator, stand mixer and food processor are super fun gadgets, but if I narrowed it down to the nitty gritty, you know, the essentials… well, they would consist of small, simple things. So, what are they?…
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