In our family, we try to be creative and resourceful in our gift giving which many times means doing homemade gifts and using great secondhand finds! And I don’t know about you, but it is so hard to figure out what to give my husband (or any man in my life really), even if I…
Even since my oldest daughter was about four months old, we have tried to parent in a way that elicits critical thinking. Because, for us, it is important that we are raising children to problem solve and not be 100% dependent upon us. And in the end, we have encouraged independence in our toddler and…
Three weeks in to my older daughter’s life and we were scrambling for ideas to help her and to keep her happy. She was gassy, she constantly cried and screamed, she was high maintenance. Baby number two made her debut into this world with her hand by her head. In both instances, getting adjusted at…
This is the perfect guide of what to have on hand for essential oil lovers new and old. Having this handy list and keeping each item on hand means that most impromptu needs and essential oil project can be completed without scrambling to find the supplies. Collect these 10 “must have” essential oil supplies to…
After a long morning of surviving two kids, every little thing my baby did seemed to be something that would be unacceptable for an adult or older child to do. So it started making me think how newborns are really against the grain to the rest of society. I mean, they have it so easy…
I have taken care of two kids, in fact I have babysat somewhere around five at once by myself. I even did as a teenager. But nothing quite prepares you for being a mother and transitioning to two kids. In fact, the season of life when two becomes a reality and the first week comes…
What if we gave our children helpful boundaries by telling them what they could do, showing them their guardrails, instead of always insisting they not do something, making them wonder what their boundaries actually are? This is where shifting to positive language comes into play instead of always saying no as a parent. We want…
It was two and a half years ago that we started our natural parenting and cloth diapering journey. Somewhere in the first half of my first pregnancy, we started digging deep into how we could be better stewards of both our environment and money even with children. While we knew we wanted to save money,…
Two and a half years ago I was preparing to welcome my oldest daughter into the world. I wanted to have a natural childbirth, but due to circumstance I wound up having an emergency cesarean after working so hard to naturally birth a frank breech baby. My doctor told me the morning after delivery that I was a…
I have mentioned before that we bed share and I have made it no apologies for doing so. It’s not only a part of our natural and peaceful parenting approach, but we genuinely love it. It is time spent with my daughter that is precious and time that I could otherwise not get back. However,…
It was 11:53pm the night before my birthday. And the next day would become the most unforgettable birthday of my life. I didn’t receive a single gift that day, didn’t eat any cake or blow out candles, and almost entirely forgot that it was “my” day because all I was focused on was bringing a…
This year is coming to a close and that’s always a great time to reflect on what happened in the previous twelve months! This year was definitely a year for the books in our home in many ways, but most notably I learned so many lessons in motherhood and got a full dose of what life…