• Beautycounter

    HOW TO: Love on your hands

    As I get older, I am always on the hunt for more ways to love on my skin. With the many things that we use our hands for, it’s important not to neglect them from wear, tear and aging. With as many things as we use our hands for, hand care should be a more talked about subject, don’t you think? I am sure you’ve used lotion and hand sanitizer in the past but have you ever thought about the type of love you should show to your hands routinely? With these questions in mind, it’s time that I share a little secret with you. My nontoxic hand care routine…

  • Health

    A Mom Of Five’s Experiences Having Hospital Births + Home Births

    I’ve been able to have five natural births. Most might find that statement incredibly scary but looking back at each one, there was a lesson and for the most part, a great experience resulting in the birth of one of my children.  I am sharing my experience because I have been able to see the differences between the types of births and I feel like it’s important for me to advocate for other women learning about them and deciding which one they want for their birth experience. I am not sharing medical advice, just my own experience. My births have each been very different from one another… the first two…

  • Health

    HOW TO: Make Earth Day Everyday

    OUTFIT DETAILS: top – bottoms – shoes Happy EARTH Day! To be honest, everyday can be Earth Day if we allow it. Why don’t we all strive to make our Earth a better place than when we arrived. You cannot ge through a single day without making an impact of some kind on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. I’m sharing a few ways to make that feasible throughout the year. EVERYDAY ✔️Make a quick scan before you leave the house to unplug things, turn off lights and set your HVAC to not…

  • Health,  Recipes

    Why Our Family Drinks Elderberry Syrup

    This post is in partner with Alex’s Elderberries. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Please read my disclaimer page for more information. My family and I have lived a non toxic lifestyle for almost decade now and I’ve researched and learned a lot through out that time. I am not a doctor so please don’t think of this as medical advice, but I have done more than my fair share of research. Also my husband is a Doctor of Chiropractic so between him and myself, we are very confident in our decisions when it comes to treating our family holistically. During cold and flu season, I am very passionate…

  • Fashion

    The Meaning Behind My Everyday Necklaces

    This post is in partner with Cara O Sello. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Please read my disclaimer page for more information. My taste in jewelry has changed SO MUCH over the years but I’ll say that after having kids I finally feel like I’ve got “my style” down pat. I don’t really wear earrings at all anymore because they bother my ear holes so much that they swell up and are very sensitive, it doesn’t matter what metal they are. I wear a few rings but to be honest, they scratch the kids a lot so I don’t really wear a lot of those either right now.…