If you are searching for stress relief, this simple, non-toxic, family friendly option will alleviate stress, improve rest and create calm for you and your family. Heading back to school can be stressful for kids (and parents!). There is a supply list a mile long, a novel worth of forms to fill out and fall activities pick up. For children, there is underlying stress about new teachers, friends and the weight and expectations that come with a new school year. We all want stress relief, a ...
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The Surprising Reason You Can’t Drop the Baby Weight
I was mindlessly scrolling through Facebook when a question popped up, "what do you miss most about your life pre-kids?" Immediately I thought, "MY BODY!" And then it hit me like a ton of bricks. Without barely being aware of it, I was hanging on to so much anger and resentment. I felt cheated. Admitting this to myself and saying this out loud feels so wrong, because I birthed four healthy babies and the miracle of that is not lost on me. But my healing can only come from being honest, ...
Sugar Scrub Recipes, Printable Labels & Teacher Gift Tags
With the winter months closing in on us, our skin often needs a little extra love. Here in Wisconsin, it can be a long rough winter. Today my daughter and I made four different sugar scrubs, sampled them all and we cannot believe how soft our hands are. Even the husband got in on the action, trying out our peppermint sugar scrub. We made them as teacher gifts and have the most adorable free printable labels and teacher gift tags to go along with them! The gift tags, that come in ...
A Girls’ Simple Guide to Self-Care
Sometimes in the midst of taking care of everyone else, us moms forget to invest in ourselves. Self-care looks different for everyone, but there are a million and one ways to take a moment and show yourself a little love. Here are 40+ ways to invest in yourself! (includes affiliate links) Read a book Paint your nails (love this stuff!) Curl up with a warm cup of tea, coffee, hot cocoa. Diffuse essential oils or light a candle Take a bath Pedicure Manicure Facial Take ...
DIY Bath Bomb Recipe, Printable & Gift Idea
One of the coolest things about essential oils is the way you can incorporate them into so many things and experience amazing benefits at a fraction of the cost. Lavender is just eight cents a drop (wholesale). There are so many fun twists you can add when creating your own product. Today I'm going to share a DIY bath bomb recipe and a fun printable. DIY BATH BOMB SUPPLIES 1 cup citric acid 1 cup baking soda 1/2 cup corn starch 1/2 cup carrier oil (fractionated coconut ...