Choosing the Good Life Through Self Care, Health, and Happiness
Football season is officially here. For many households, kick-off is a divided reaction of whooping joy and eye rolling. In one corner, Husband has been preparing for weeks. The fantasy team has been selected, the beer fridge is completely stocked, and for the next four and a half months the TV has been reserved for […] Read more…
You know me best around here as a blog writing, cutter out of processed food, doTERRA using, clean product having kind of gal. However, I actually have quite the repertoire in the ol’ career department. You may be surprised to learn that I co-owned my own wedding planning business for about six years. My major […] Read more…
The scariest thing about Halloween could quite possibly be the amount of added sugar Americans consume. It’s sort of the gateway holiday that leads into three months of over indulging before we all suddenly awake from our food comas on January 1st and decide to resolve once again to lose the 15lbs. It’s a terrible […] Read more…
No matter how much we think all the positive thoughts, meditate, pray, and gratitude journal, we will inevitably have moments, hours, or even days of being in a funk. You know those days. Whether hormonal, engulfed in bad news, or the baby has been crying for 17 hours straight…..just an awful, terrible, no good, very […] Read more…
When I was pregnant with Lyla, I did a toooon of research while putting together my baby registry. I did this for two reasons. First, it was fun looking at all of those adorable baby items. Second, I was attempting to keep things as “clean” as I could. Now, keeping things “clean” is a very […] Read more…
Choosing good whole foods became a passion of mine years before having children. You can read about my motives in my very first ever blog post. After becoming a mom, I knew I wasn’t in for the picky eater challenge. While some kids are naturally more adventurous eaters, there are things we can do as […] Read more…
We have made two pretty long car trips with the girls over the last two months. The first was a 10.5 haul to the North Carolina coast and the second an 8 hour trip to Ohio. While I don’t want to make this a monthly occurrence, I have to admit it wasn’t as bad as […] Read more…
Do you hear that sound?? Listen……it’s the jovial celebration of parents and children alike rejoicing that school is back in session. After a crazy year and a half complete with canceled semesters, homeschooling, and tedious virtual classes it seems that for the first time in many generations, even the teachers are excited to be walking […] Read more…
It is with some shame that I admit in this open forum that there are few requests that make me shudder more than when Lyla pops happily into the room and tosses the bomb of: “Mommy, will you play with me? (imagine in a slow motion demon voice)” Now, before I dissolve into a puddle […] Read more…
I have been an oil-lover for over seven years now. I was introduced to doTERRA when I was the receptionist for a chiropractor and an advocate came in one evening to teach a class. I had heard of essential oils before, but had never been shown how or what to use them for. At this […] Read more…