Healthy Living
I spent several hours yesterday helping our teacher with year-end cleaning of toys and the significance of this task was not lost on me. Four years ago on this date I bought a diffuser and a set of versatile essential oils and jumped into this world of essential oils and non-toxic living. 🌱 Read more “Safer Cleaning for Kids Toys”
Beauty
Postpartum hair loss is such a raw deal. You spend your pregnancy experiencing discomforts of one type or another, but you have fabulously lush hair and glowing skin. Then after you give birth, and go through the whole sleep deprivation period. Your skin loses its pregnancy glow, your hair starts falling out in huge clumps and you have a serious case of dark under eye circles. Read more “DIY Mermaid Hair Spray”
Family
Winter break is over and Little Man is back in school. Yay! We had a lot of fun in the two weeks off, but it also brought some challenges.
You see, I struggled with postpartum depression/anxiety with #1, and while I was never “sad” or “worried” per se, I was really cranky, and had a VERY hard time feeling confident about my momming ability and an even harder time getting out of the house. Read more “Warding off Negativity and Getting Silly”
Cooking
Who else had never heard of delicata squash until recently? Read more “Pasta with Delicata Squash, Kale, and Ricotta”
Essential Oils
Are you craving the smell of Christmas, but don’t want all the toxins that come with scented candles? Grab an unfinished clay ornament and put a few drops of your favorite Christmas or evergreen essential oil on it before hanging it on the tree and, voila, a diffuser ornament. Read more “Christmas tree diffuser ornaments”
Family
Yesterday was pregnancy and infant loss awareness day. As it is also my anniversary date, I thought I’d wait to address this topic today. Read more “Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day”
Knitting
I’m not a fan of the whole “pink for girls, blue for boys” thing, and I always try to choose bold, happy colors when knitting for the wee ones. This pink superwash merino from Malabrigo Yarn found its way into my stash several months ago. Malabrigo’s gorgeous hand-dyed colors, commitment to sustainability, and ability to make superwash wool yarns without using harmful chemicals has recently made them my number one choice for all my knitted baby items. Read more “Baby Girl’s First Mama-knit”
Essential Oils
I didn’t intend to start a small business a year and a half ago when I started using essential oils. I was really looking for something that would help my toddler sleep (this mama desperately needed some sleep!) and help me deal with the stress of home buying in Silicon Valley (yikes!). I fell in love with the results we saw time and again and how we were making our home a less toxic place by removing nasty chemicals from our personal care and cleaning products. Read more “This Is the Face of a Small Business Owner”
Essential Oils
Like approximately half of the voting population of our country, I woke yesterday profoundly saddened and disturbed by the presidential election results. Then I took a pregnancy test resulting in a negative result for what felt like the 927-bazillionth time. The combination of these two disappointments with the raging hormone supplementation my OB/GYN has me doing for two weeks of every month was enough to have me sitting on the kitchen floor with a full-on ugly cry. Read more “Everyone Needs a Little Joy On The Heart Right Now”
Beauty
A few weeks ago, Frank and I had a little getaway to one of our favorite destinations from our Love Story. Our first getaway as a couple was to Point Reyes. While we’ve been back on day trips since then, we’ve not made it a getaway destination. This time we made it out to the Point Reyes light house, visited our favorite restaurants and merchants in Point Reyes Station and stayed in a sweet little cabin in Bolinas. Read more “How Safe is Your Beauty Bag? A Few of My Favorite Products”