Going green can seem like a never ending to-do list. But when I saw how easy it is to make my own deodorant , I was finally empowered to get started on this new natural journey. It’s SO easy! Baby steps, guys, baby steps! This post may contain affiliate links for your convenience. […]
How to “Green Up” Your Life Without Getting Overwhelmed: Toiletries
When I decided that I was going to begin the process of greening up our home, I decided to make an easy fix first in the laundry room. With that first big win, I was ready to tackle something new. I was afraid that if I attempted to revamp our diet, I’d end up biting off […]
Cooking and Baking Unit: Soup Craft
We loved studying cooking and baking for this month’s preschool unit. It was just so natural to learn throughout the day, whenever we were hungry (which is a lot!) We read a ton of great books, so if you need a reading list, I’m all over it for you. This post contains affiliate links that […]
NEW SERIES: How to “Green Up” Your Life Without Getting Overwhelmed
I used to roll my eyes at people that wanted to live “green”. First off, why not blue? It’s not like only green things are earthy. I love the blue sky and the ocean. Second, aren’t these crunchy people just afraid of science and advancements. They seem to believe in old wives tales and […]
How to “Green Up” Your Life Without Getting Overwhelmed: Laundry
This post is part of the series “How to ‘Green Up’ Your Life Without Getting Overwhelmed”. Check out the intro post here for more recipes and tips. This post may contain affiliate links that help support my family. Read more about that here. The laundry room was the very first place I started when I decided I […]
Thoughtful Valentine’s Gift for the Guy in Your Life
It’s that time of year again. The one where you frantically try and come up with a romantic gift for the man in your life that won’t be a total flop. My husband is such a content man, I really have a hard time coming up with a gift each Valentine’s day. We’re just not […]
Simple Cheap Nativity That Kids Can Really Play With
Like so many others, I want my children to know what Christmas is really about: Jesus, the Son of God, took on flesh to so that he could lay that life down for sinful, desperate, me. The story of the first Christmas is crazy cool and can capture a child’s imagination like only a true […]
A Cheap DIY Light Table
This post contains affiliate links that help support my family at no cost to you. Read more about that here. If you’re like me, you’ve seen some really neat activities online for little ones, using a light table. You hurry over to Amazon to see how you can get your hands on one of these […]
Unit Studies for a two year old: Hits and Misses
We’ve been doing the super laid back version of preschool with Loopy for the nearly a year now. It’s working pretty well for us. My favorite part is clearing shelves at the library each month on a particular topic. Glare all you want Miss Librarian. I pay my taxes! Here are the topics we’ve delved […]
Lumpy’s Birth Story (for all those birth junkies out there)
(This was written days after Lumpy was born. Forgive any typos, I was/am sleep deprived.) www.photosbylei.com With Loopy, I started labor 5 days before my due date, so I was expecting to have Lumpy a couple days before my due date; April 26th. Well that didn’t happen. But in the wee hours of the morning […]