Choosing the Good Life Through Self Care, Health, and Happiness
This time of the year, I think Lyla receives more mail than I. The number of stores that put out catalogs with ONLY TOYS is quite surprising. While we do our best to moderate the worship of “stuff” during the holiday season, we do enjoy experiencing the fun of gifts through her eyes. The enjoyment […] Read more…
**I actually wrote this article four years ago, but recently came across it while browsing saved files. So please replace the “6 month old” child reference to a plural “four year old” and “18 month old”. I felt the need to share because now more than ever, embracing the true spirit of the season is […] Read more…
As a mother, I have realized that the morning after Halloween is officially the “holiday season”. How as a kid did it seem like Christmas took 47 years to come back around and as an adult I feel like as I’m putting away the Easter eggs our Elf on the Shelf blindsides me with an […] Read more…
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…