Reading Time: 4 minutes As I write this, I just finished giving my infant a bath. She giggled and cooed and played with her toes and babbled her new favorite word–“mama.” To think, just 7 mere months ago she resided in my womb, warm and comfortable and nourished and loved. Her first images of the world were blurs of […]
You’re Half Blind {to my life}…So Let Me Open Your Eyes
Reading Time: 3 minutes Yeah–that’s me–pretty make-up-less–except for the smudged mascara that I had a really hard time putting on! This past weekend, I spent my entire Saturday half blind. My family had spent Friday night in a hotel with my parents for a family reunion of sorts to celebrate my grandfather’s 90th birthday. I left my contact lens […]
Not-So-Natural Reactions to Natural Food Colors
Reading Time: 4 minutes “Natural” food colors may be to blame for your child’s mysterious allergic reactions. Annatto and carmine can be just as harmful as artificial food dyes. By Hilary Kimes Bernstein, Contributing Writer As a fairly new mom, I remember being shocked when my sweet 18-month-old son started violently and repeatedly banging his head against anything. Even […]
A One-Size Diaper That Fits from 5-35 lbs. and Doesn’t Require Stuffing? Yes, please!
Reading Time: 3 minutes This post is sponsored by Sweet Little Blessings. I was paid monetarily and received a free diaper. This cost helped off-set the expenses of publishing my ebook on cloth diapers. All opinions are mine. Right before I launched my new ebook, Confessions of a Cloth Diaper Convert, Coleen, of Sweet Little Blessings, sent me a […]
Do You Have a Diastasis?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Diastasis is a split in your abs that’s wider than normal, and causes great dysfunction all throughout your body. Learn here how you can fix your diastasis. Guest Post by Beth of Fit2B That belly that still looks pregnant when it’s not…That wee bit of a leak when you laugh hard or sneeze…That perpetual slouch […]
Cooking with a Cast Iron Skillet
Reading Time: 2 minutes Use code HOMEMAKER10 to get 10% off at Mighty Nest!! Over the past few years, I’ve been slowly detoxing my kitchen. It’s been a quick fix to transition to non-toxic and/or homemade cleaners, but trading out my kitchen tools and specifically my cookware has taken a bit longer. So I jumped at the chance to […]