Being a mom is exhausting. It's the hardest job there is. Being a working mom, mostly from home while homeschooling your kids, well that's just insane. I admit it, I'm completely insane. I not only keep track of one job, I'm working multiple jobs and caring for my disabled husband. It's not the ideal situation, it's certainly not the least … [Read more...]
3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Chicken Recipe
Drastic measures had to be made! We had switched to a gluten-free diet and began to eat mostly organic whole foods, with no artificial colors or flavorings. A Paleo diet, but with dairy. Not letting go of cheese and milk yet, if I can help it. My sons tummy troubles were almost immediately better just by going gluten free! I didn't know at the … [Read more...]
Why I Threw Away My Shampoo and Conditioner
I have been searching for a natural shampoo that worked well for quite some time. I've even tried not using shampoo, but making my own natural shampoo, which is not technically shampoo at all. The problem with making my own was that my hair would get oily right away and never looked clean. And my hair would feel dry and be very difficult to brush … [Read more...]
How to Fill Gaps in Your Nutrition #lifesupplemented
If you're like me, you try to eat healthy at least most meals throughout the week, but as a busy mom, it's hard to do all the time. I want to model a healthy diet and healthy lifestyle for my kids, but even so, it's not possible to be at my best every day or serving the most nutritious meals each and every meal. Often pizza or hot dogs is all I … [Read more...]
The Key to Naturally Beautiful Skin
Getting out to all the events I’ve been involved in lately, of course I want to look my best. We’d all like to look our best, even when we’re not attending meetings or interviews, right? This whole month has been harder on my skin with the stress of moving, not to mention the dirt and dust from packing and moving furniture. How can I keep my skin … [Read more...]
Better Baby Wipes Plus $100 Target Gift Card
When my kids were babies, I quickly realized they had very sensitive skin. Most babies do! But, mine had especially sensitive baby skin and anything that touched their skin would irritate it. We went through many a diaper rash before I found natural remedies for diaper rash and easy ways to avoid them altogether. One such way was chemical free baby … [Read more...]
Glorious Natural Hair, Skin, Nails
Are you looking for all natural skin and hair products that work beautifully? I have been searching for natural hair products to fall in love with for a long time. I've never liked using chemicals on my body and since I went green in my eating habits this year I have really wanted to expand that to all products I use, especially on my body. And … [Read more...]
Simple Gourmet Sandwich Recipe
This post is sponsored by Foster Farms All Natural Sliced Turkey and all opinions expressed are my own. We eat a lot of sandwiches around here. Sandwiches are such easy and healthy lunch options that you really can't go wrong. When we needed to switch to a gluten-free diet, I had a hard time with lunches at first. I had great recipes for … [Read more...]
e-cloth mop review and giveaway
Can we have natural cleaning and convenience? Over the last few years I have become more and more aware of the affects the products we use have on our environment. So much extra waste is dumped into our land fills with all the single use products that are so popular, such as the Swiffer dusters and mops. I still use a sponge mop with water and … [Read more...]
Love Your Natural Skin Care
Searching for green skin care? I try to only use all natural, eco-friendly products and eat organic foods as much as possible. I care about environment as well as what I put in my body. I really try to research just what is in the items I buy as well as how they are made. I love to support companies that are conscientious. I’m still on the search … [Read more...]
