Healthy You
Reading Time: 10 minutes Inside: Pasta can be one of the most difficult foods to give up for those wanting to adopt a low-carb, low-glycemic lifestyle. White pasta is a big no-no on the Trim Healthy Mama eating plan, which is my personal eating framework. However, I’ve learned that there are some amazing low-carb pasta alternatives that won’t spike […]
Healthy HomeClean Pee Out of a Mattress with this Easy, 3-Step Trick (That Actually Works)
Reading Time: 7 minutes This 3-step process will remove urine stains from your mattress in no time! A few years ago, my husband and I got a brand new, luxury mattress right before Christmas. We were ecstatic. We had the mattress delivered straight to our door, and it was one of the best early Christmas gifts (to ourselves) ever. Not only […]
Easy Homemade Taco Seasoning
Reading Time: 3 minutes Inside: Keep the MSG out of your kitchen with this super easy recipe for homemade taco seasoning mix! Welcome to this month’s edition of Homemade Homemaking. This month’s homemade recipe is an easy DIY taco seasoning. If you are following the Trim Healthy Mama plan, this recipe is an FP. Back when I was still […]
How I Stopped Blaming the Baby & Started Losing Weight
Reading Time: 12 minutes Inside: I FINALLY stopped blaming my baby for my weight gain, and I started losing weight! Here’s how you can finally get rid of the baby weight too! My “baby” is 3 1/2 years old. For 3 1/2 years now, I’ve been telling myself that I just “hadn’t lost the baby weight.” Finally, toward the end […]
Healthy FamilyA Dairy-Free Trim Healthy Mama Meal Plan That’s Actually Easy to Follow
Reading Time: 5 minutes Inside: Can you eat dairy-free while following the Trim Healthy Mama diet? While it can be a challenge, I hope the following this dairy-free Trim Healthy Mama meal plan will encourage you that it is possible! When I first heard about the Trim Healthy Mama eating plan back in 2013, I fell in love with the […]
An Unbelievably Easy Chicken Fajita Bake That’s On Your Plate in 30 Minutes Flat {Gluten-Free, THM E, FP, or S}
Reading Time: 4 minutes Inside: Love chicken fajitas? This chicken fajita bake will have them on your plate in 30 minutes flat! It’s a Trim Healthy Mama E meal (with FP and S options), and it’s gluten-free! I thought you might appreciate a quick and easy gluten-free chicken fajita recipe that will only take 30 minutes to cook–from start […]
Surprisingly Simple Ways to Build Your Child’s Fine Motor Skills
Reading Time: 7 minutes Inside: Check out these 5 super simple ways to help your child develop fine motor skills at home. When my son was born in 2017, his doctor diagnosed him with low muscle tone. At the time, I had no idea what that meant. Would he ever be able to walk? Would his low muscle tone […]
9 Clean Beauty Gifts Your Teenage Daughter Will Actually Use (and Love!)
Reading Time: 6 minutes Inside: Mainstream beauty products are full of toxins. Thankfully, there are some great alternatives that are clean, safe, and toxin-free gift ideas for teenage girls! When my 3 daughters were infants, I decided that I wanted to give them the healthiest start in life possible: I breastfed all three (plus their brother) until they were […]
How to Avoid a Stomach Virus After Being Exposed
Reading Time: 8 minutes Inside: Think you can’t avoid a stomach virus after being exposed? Think again! I did it–and I think you can, too! Springtime in North Carolina is always full of surprises: One day it’s 75 degrees F, and the next day it’s sleeting. You may leave your home in the morning wearing a coat and scarf […]
5 Attractive Ways That Swimsuits Can Hide Your Mummy Tummy
Reading Time: 14 minutes Inside: Swimsuit shopping can be challenging for any woman–but especially for those with a diastasis recti! The condition can cause a bulging mid-section, producing the appearance of pregnancy. The good news is that you can be proud of our body and that mummy tummy and don’t have to let it keep you out of the […]
What It’s Really Like to Have COVID (and Promising Immune Boosters That Can Actually Help)
Reading Time: 18 minutes The Immune Boosters for Covid-19 One Mom Took + Her Day-by-Day Account of her Mild Case of the Novel Virus Inside: Read one mom’s journey through COVID-19 and get the immune boosters she took that can help fight this virus. Ten days before Christmas, I became became ill with COVID-19. Despite being cautious from the onset […]
5 Helpful Products from the Trim Healthy Mama Store That Will Actually Make Your Life Easier
Reading Time: 15 minutes Inside: Find out which Trim Healthy Mama products to buy from their store when you cannot buy them all. These are the products that are the most helpful and will actually make your life easier! When I first started dabbling in the Trim Healthy Mama lifestyle back in 2013, there was no easy button when it came […]
The 6 Best Non-Toy Gift Ideas That Will Make Any Kid Super Happy
Reading Time: 9 minutes Inside: The kids in you life will love these non-toy gift ideas! They won’t clutter your home either! When my now-30-something brother was an infant, my mother nearly trampled on him, as he was lying on our living room floor. While Mom had been upstairs with 5-year-old me, my 3-year-old sister had removed our newborn sibling from […]
3 Ways to Get FREE Books
Reading Time: 7 minutes Don’t let your reading habit eat up your budget. There are some great ways to get free books (beyond the library)! Read on to find out three of my favorite ways to get free books. You don’t even have to leave your house for these ways to get free books. As a lifelong, self-proclaimed bookworm, […]
8 Places to Shop for Natural Living Products Online
Reading Time: 11 minutes Over the years, I’ve grown to LOVE shopping online–especially shopping for natural living products online! In this post, I outline the 8 places where I personally shop for natural living products online. These online shopping venues have made my life so much easier–and have saved me money as well! Do you ever shop for natural living products online? When […]
