I am familiar with making Body Butter, but I never took the extra time to whip it, but boy is it worth it! This recipe is as fluffy and delightful as it looks. And while there is a waiting period in the middle while the melted ingredient chill, it isn’t any more difficult […]
The more I learn about harmful chemicals and how they affect our health… and how they are EVERYWHERE, the more I knew I needed to share what I was learning. Detoxing my home of nasty chemicals has been a slow steady process for me over the last 7 years. I definitely did NOT do everything […]
I’m going to go out on a limb and sound like the grinch here, but I don’t want my kids to get everything they want for Christmas. I have seen so many posts in facebook of parents desperately scrambling to fill last minute requests to Santa. Kids getting every wish fulfilled. Christmas magic at its […]
When teaching people how to remove toxic chemicals from their home and cleaning products I always directing them to the environmental working group website and their healthy living app, since labeling and reading ingredients can be tricky and lots of companies use “greenwashing” to make them seem safer and more natural than they really are. I […]
When you are paying attention, pets will communicate complex emotions and feelings. They love deeply and can feel overwhelmed, fearful, confronted, angry, aggressive, trauma, grief, tired, alert and stressed… just like you. And just like you, their emotions can affect their health and well being in a real way. Fortunutely, you don’t have to be […]
I will admit to having bought chocolate covered blueberries (and chocolate covered everything else) in the past, but this recipe brings it to a whole new level, because the fruit is fresh, not dried and it has no refined sugars and coconut oil is a very healthy fat. It’s just good on every level. […]
Ever since deciding that we want to convert a school bus into a traveling vacation home for our family of 7 (once getting over the craziness of THAT), a lot of people have asked, “Why a school BUS?” So. Why a school bus indeed? There are RV’s that are built for families and it […]
Belly Butter is essential to my happiness when pregnant. Anything to help that skin stretch gently without leaving marks and to keep it supple and smooth! Fortunately it’s easy to make a lovely, non-toxic belly butter with a few simple ingredients. What you need for Belly Butter ½ cup shea butter ½ cup coconut oil […]
It all started with our epic road trip… two years ago when my sister and I took the kids from Texas up to Canada and back down the West Coast. Some people probably thought we were crazy, but 4 kids in a mini-van through mountains, forests, islands, deserts and prairies might have been one of my […]
These Paleo Mint Chocolate Truffles are pretty much the flavor of my summer. They are super easy and quick to make and they are refreshing and free of any processed sugars. Plus. Delicious. 1/2 cup extra virgin coconut oil* 1/8 cup of honey (or more to taste) 1/4 cup raw cacao 3 drops peppermint Essential […]
