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Life Through Photos | Simple Father’s Day Gift
Life Through Photos | Simple Father’s Day Gift Handprint and Footprint Art I was trying to come up with something cute and special to make for my husband for Father’s Day. I normally have the kids just draw a bunch of squiggles on a blank piece or paper for...
Life Through Photos | 10 on 10 June
Life Through Photos | 10 on 10 June Played around with this month’s ’10 on 10′ and photographed a couple items using my phone’s Macro lens and then the pulled back version. Just a few fun things lying around the house… {My son went to a week long ‘Beach’ themed...
Life Through Photos | Snow Day Freezer Meals
Life Through Photos | Snow Day Freezer Meals What do you do on a snowy day? For the south, most of the city panics and rushes to the grocery for milk and bread. Instead – I sent my husband to the store to gather items I needed to make {SEVEN} freezer...
Moving Tips for Families with Children
I’m sure there are more stressful things in life, but packing up and moving to a new state has been a HUGE event in our lives this year. At first, it really doesn’t seem all that difficult. I’ve moved to several states and even stayed in a different country for a...
Silent Sunday: the last Sunday in July…
Silent Sunday: July 27, 2014 Silent Sunday is a photography series I created on my personal blog to capture the small, ordinary moments of a Sunday. The intention of the series was to instill a growing appreciation and gratitude for these moments and all the ones like them to follow…...
4 Ways to Set Boundaries With Technology
I’m a blogger, an Internet salesperson, and an on-call doula… as far as lifestyles go mine is fairly reliant on technology. If I’m at home I am writing posts, updating my social media accounts to drive traffic, checking out other blogs, and doing research for future posts. If I’m out...
DIY Calendar {for Kids}
Using a daily calendar with your child opens so many educational possibilities. It’s such a simple and natural way to introduce concepts like yesterday/today/tomorrow, days of the week, months of the year, and numbers. I’ll get into more ideas about using a calendar, but first I want to share how...
Transitioning Children to a More Nourishing Diet
It seems like every day I am seeing more and more new information about the negative effects various processed foods are having on our health and the health of our children. It is great that people are becoming more educated about what they are eating and advocating for healthier options,...
What are Essential Oils and How Can I Use Them?
I love essential oils and use them daily – but not everyone does… yet! It is exciting to see the use of essential oils growing; Mamas are using them to keep their family healthy, wellness practitioners are recommending them to their clients for common ailments and hospitals are also using...
Container Gardening
Container Vegetable Gardening 101 In an age when there is a grocery store or fast food restaurant on almost every corner it may seem silly to think about growing your own food. Why go through all the trouble of growing something that you could just buy? Not to mention the...
DIY Banner
I always receive so many beautiful and thoughtful cards whenever there’s a special occasion such as a birth or holiday. I love how someone has taken the time (and spent the money) to write and send me a personal note or thoughtful message. And the cards are often so cute–...
Organizing Your Home (and keeping it that way)
I started the Home Sweet Home series to share what I’ve learned while decluttering and organizing my home. Not only do I want to create a more organized and peaceful home, but I want to teach my kids to appreciate and care for the things they have. So moving forward...