Choosing the Good Life Through Self Care, Health, and Happiness
I have to admit that my Farmer’s Market goals from April have still gone unfulfilled. What is it about Saturday mornings that just make them seem to fly by? As it turned out, April is still a little early to see lots of seasonal spring produce anyway, so perhaps I didn’t miss out on too […] Read more…
This year will be my first official Mother’s Day, so when my husband asked the loaded question: “what do you want for Mother’s Day?”, I wasn’t quite sure how to respond. My initial thought was a quiet morning to myself and that monogrammed beach tote that I’ve had my eye on. Then mommy guilt kicks […] Read more…
Happy Friday! It’s going to be a weekend of food indulgences for the Ehret family. We are going to a food truck festival this evening that I’m super excited about. Last year at this point I was seven months pregnant with gestational diabetes. I obviously boycotted the festival when Tim suggested it as I would […] Read more…
In part one of this post, I discussed my journey to find safe cleaning products to use in the home. My knee-jerk decision to make all of my own products turned out to be disappointing, so I began my secondary journey which was to find store bought options that used safer ingredients, but were also […] Read more…
Celebrating your baby’s first birthday is an exciting time. Not only is it a major milestone for your little one, but it’s likely the first time that you get to plan a celebration all about them. Plus, this is probably the only birthday party where they don’t have an opinion, so you are in complete […] Read more…
With the flowers, trees, and my husband’s allergies in full bloom, I have been thinking more and more about ways to detoxify the air in our home. Typically, I would consider poor air quality to be an outdoors issue. However, according to EPA.gov, most adults spend 90% of their time indoors and the air quality […] Read more…
As we get closer and closer to Lyla’s first birthday, I think back to what I was doing one year ago in preparation to having my first child. By this point, the nursery was almost complete, the baby books had been thumbed through, and we were done with our birthing classes. While I tend to […] Read more…
I can’t believe it’s Friday already! Writing these weekly Friday Favorites posts makes me feel like the weeks just zoom by. We have two birthday parties to take Lyla to this weekend. We’re putting off giving her cake until her first birthday, which means I’ll have to hide to enjoy a piece. Hopefully the bigger […] Read more…
Eating healthy can be a challenge on many levels. First, you have to cipher through the endless array of dieting options and determine what your definition of “healthy” is. Next is creating a plan of action, which typically involves a complete purge of the pantry, freezer, and fridge and lots of Pinterest recipe hunting. Finally, […] Read more…
When you live in an 1100 square foot townhome with no garage, storage can be a challenge. In actuality, this is a blessing and a curse. I find sometimes that the more room you have to store stuff, the more stuff you will accumulate. Clutter is something that I don’t care for. If it’s not sentimental, […] Read more…