Mother health, plant-based recipes, playing in nature, raising the littles with community
Essential oils are safe for you and your family. I’ll admit it. I’m a little late to the essential oils game… by late I mean more than a few years behind. Better late than never, right? It’s difficult to change habits that you have been doing all of your life. Like… the way we eat, […]
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Cloth diapers are not scary. I repeat, cloth diapers are NOT scary. I promise. When Eric and I announced that we planned to cloth diaper Teddy, the majority of responses were negative. People literally laughed in our faces. We were told on more than one occasion: “Just wait until he starts having blowouts” “You’ll change
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WHAT IT IS The fourth trimester describes the three months after giving birth to your baby. This special time is full of healing, bonding, adapting, growing, sleeping, sharing, and caring for your new baby as the new family you have become. Whether you have already had one baby, have many littles, or he/she is your
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In 2017, I began pursuing a vegan lifestyle with only the intention to create less demand for harming animals. I’m from Texas, talk about an awkward conversation to have with people. But… little did I know how quickly this ideology would extend to many (like all) faucets of our daily life including beauty products, cleaning
The Things We Love to Know Pigs are highly intelligent. Studies have discovered they are smarter than dogs and even some primates. Studies show that pigs have cognitive abilities greater than 3-year-olds. “Their level of cognitive ability allows pigs to play joystick-controlled video games, have abstract thought, use tools, recognize their own names, dream, and follow commands.” “Pigs
WHAT DO YOU MEAN TRADITIONAL CLEANERS AREN’T SAFE? In all of the hooplah and hubbub surrounding the most recent scandal with the detection of benzene in Johnson & Johnson sunscreen, I thought it would be an ideal time to share information on other ways to clean up your products at home! The reality is that
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Yes, your vagina is drier. No, you are not imagining things. Postpartum sex is different. Hot tip: USE LUBE There are many things we don’t talk about postpartum that I believe are critical for a new mother to expect and for her partner to be understanding of, namely postpartum sex. Giving birth is one of
Serves 5-6 chickpea salad sandwiches | Prep 15min | Cook 5min | Ready in 20min Savory, simple chickpea salad sandwiches that are ready in a jiffy! We enjoy these as quick lunches served with fresh fruit, avocado, chips, and other fresh ingredients. Chickpeas are high in protein and offer many nutritional benefits. This recipe is a vegan twist on traditional chicken salad,
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Serves 12-15 cups vegetable broth | Prep 10min | Cook 30min | Ready in 40min This is an easy way to utilize your vegetable scraps for a homemade, healing vegetable broth. I keep a large ziplock bag in the freezer to add scraps to as I cook throughout the week. When it is full, I have enough to make a quick,
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Serves 2 dozen oatmeal chocolate chip cookies | Prep 10min | Cook 10min | Ready in 30min This is a vegan twist on traditional chocolate chip oatmeal cookies! This is a tried-and-true recipe, a crowd pleaser for sure. Recipe PDF download at the bottom of the page! INGREDIENTS ¾ cup Earth Balance* butter, softened ¾ cup brown sugar ½ cup granulated sugar 1
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