With flu and cold season coming up, I’m going to be sharing a lot of my healthy immune boosting strategies here on the blog. We are a family who chooses NOT TO RECEIVE FLU SHOTS! Why? We don’t need it! Growing a healthy immune system is…
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This year Leo will be attending nursery school twice a week for the morning. You all know I’m a teacher, and though I’m not completely sure what type of schooling we’ll end up doing with Leo–my school has a special program for littles. So, not only…
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Makeup has never really been my strong suit…but skincare has always been a passion of mine. Even when I would come home in my 20s blackout drunk I made sure to wash my face (even if it meant combatting the spins and falling asleep in my…
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Lately, I’ve have to come to some startling (to me) realizations about myself. The last year I’ve been really rude and hurtful to people who tend to do the most for me. Mainly, my husband and my Mom. This is a vulnerable post for me to…
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My wardrobe has changed so much within the past five years. I grew up as a punky offbeat kid who always loved having statement pieces, to wearing literally nothing, to wearing just sweatpants and sweatshirts every day (even to work when I was in college–YUCK!) Now,…
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I don’t do the whole new year thing these days. At the risk of sounding like a real spiritual douche, I used to gather books, affirmations, and have all of these ideas of what I thought I would do once the new year was rung in.…
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I am ALWAYS looking for new ways to use my oils and keep it simple. The other day The Essential Life Co asked me to review one of their amazing diffuser pieces. I haven’t quite found a diffuser necklace that I liked yet, so as the…
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Living our world is no picnic. I get it. Free radicals, germs, and other crazy things put stress on our bodies and minds. Thankfully, selfcare is a thing and detox baths are some of the easiest ways to cleanse the system and promote relaxation. You don’t…
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As part of my new year goals, I wanted to really focus on writing again for myself and practicing more gratitude. I also realized that I tend to have a very “all or nothing” personality which has stopped me from completing certain goals in the past.…
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Every year I hear the same thing–“you don’t get a flu shot? But what it you get the flu?” And I just smile, nod, and move along with my day. We were never “flu shot people” and when I lived home, I was usually coerced into…