Guest Post at The Darling Bakers: 5 Steps Towards Minimalism Hey everyone! One of my favorite blogs, The Darling Bakers honored me with an invitation to do a guest post on their blog. Since minimalism is a topic we are both passionate about, I chose to write about 5 Steps Towards Minimalism. Please go read it and […]
Tired of clutter? You are asking yourself the wrong question. Clutter is not only unattractive, but it also distracts us from what really matters. It can be overwhelming to try to organize. And very often a cluttered house leads to a cluttered mind. With 4 kids in a moderately small house, I was tired of […]
Raising healthy kids in an unhealthy world isn’t an easy task… I am actually writing this post in response to some comments and conversations that resulted from my “you might be crunchy if..” (both on my blog and some other sites where the quiz was shared) and in particular question #33, which mentions kids […]
My first Birth Story. Young and unprepared, it didn’t go according to plan, from the emergency c-section to the formula supplementation… but in the end I got my baby and it’s all good… This birth story was written a little over 10 years ago when my first son was born. It was before I turned […]
So, you have heard the horror stories and you want to know how to prevent mastitis? It’s just as bad, if not worse than they say. It starts as a slight tenderness in your breast and within a matter of hours can turn into what feels like the flu/getting hit by a truck/kill me […]
How I Beat Mastitis Without Antibiotics I consider myself very lucky that I never got mastitis with my first 3 babies. I heard the horror stories, but never had to deal with it myself and never learned how to prevent mastitis. Until #4. My baby was 6 weeks old when it happened the first time. […]
This is a water BIRTH STORY. To the uninitiated, there may be details you would rather not hear, so if that is the case, this is your cue to exit. Still here? Enjoy! All throughout my pregnancy I felt like this time would be different. Both the boys were late. To read the birth […]
This is a Birth Story in all it’s spectacular (and perhaps gory) detail. If you aren’t prepared for that, stop reading now. Baby #4 was due on October 5th, 2012. Because his sister had arrived 3 days early (here is her birth story), I was all geared up to have a baby the first week […]
Children learn how to love from their mommy… …and their daddy and any other full-time caregiver. This is NOT to downplay the role of dads or other involved adults. But since full time mommy is one of the many hats I wear, this is a reminder to myself that my children learn first and foremost […]
How to Milk a Cow – As told by my eight year old son This is a guest post by my son Farmer John (names have been changed to protect the eight year olds). Farmer John is only a farmer in his heart and when he goes to grandmas house. But he has a […]
