Choosing the Good Life Through Self Care, Health, and Happiness
We spent a lovely week vacationing in St. George Island with friends. This was followed by a lovely week with Lyla, my husband, and myself exchanging some mystery cold illness** that we had caught from our lovely friends at the beach. So I’m back from my fun/not so fun hiatus and thought I would share […] Read more…
Happy Friday! We leave tomorrow for a much needed beach vacation with some friends. In honor of this, I’ve devoted this issue of Friday Favorites to my favorite beach related things. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!! Favorite Beach Drink: I discovered the bushwhacker in Pensacola, FL. It is basically a milkshake for adults […] Read more…
I’ve never been a huge advocate for supplements. I haven’t taken multivitamins since my Flintstones days. I’d heard such mixed reviews about whether or not the vitamins are even being absorbed. Plus, I’m frugal and they always seemed like an unnecessary expense. I did take prenatal vitamins during my pregnancy. I researched several brands on […] Read more…
Lyla’s first birthday is less than a week away. I didn’t want to go too crazy with gifts this year as she doesn’t know the difference and there will be more than enough time for “stuff”. With that being said, I do still enjoy finding things for her to play with…to counterbalance all of […] Read more…
It may sound like rival gangs from the old west, but the Dirty Dozen and the Clean 15 are lists created by the Environmental Working Group each year relating to pesticides and produce. The Dirty Dozen are the crops that have the largest traces of pesticide residue residing on them. On the opposite end of […] Read more…
Happy Memorial Day Weekend! A long weekend is always a treat in of itself but this one offers the added bonus of kicking off a much anticipated summer season for many. I wish I could say I was spending three days lounging at the pool, but this is my final prep time before family arrives […] Read more…
When I think back to the days of living paycheck to paycheck it gives me immediate anxiety. It’s funny to reflect and realize that I operated this way for years and never thought too much about it. Now, being on the other side (and having a child to care for) the idea of not having […] Read more…
It may sound cliche, but I truly believe that a routine date night is a must for a healthy relationship. In the bustle of day-to-day life that includes going to work, taking care of the kids, cooking dinner, paying bills, watching that coveted tv show, and finding a few hours to sleep, staying connected with […] Read more…
As we get closer to Lyla’s first birthday, I find myself getting more and more wistful. I think back to what I would’ve been doing one year ago as we made the last minute preparations. The months from learning I was pregnant to meeting our sweet girl were a blur of excitement, anxiousness, research, and […] Read more…
Hello all! I hope you had a wonderful weekend and Mother’s Day! Since Mondays are often particularly stressful, I wanted to share a photo from my doTERRA magazine. Stress is something that many of us live in a constant of. We often don’t even realize how pent up we are until it starts taking it’s […] Read more…