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 ...
ESSENTIAL OILS
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 ...
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 ...
My Why
Once upon a time, I had a toddler and newborn baby and my husband came home to me "playing" on the computer while the toddler played and I bounced the baby in the bouncy chair. When he asked me what I was doing, I told him I was starting a blog. I wasn't sure what that meant or what exactly I was doing or even why. Looking back, I can see that I was searching for some sort of identity outside of being a mom--something that was just for me. I had quit my job as a teacher and was home all ...
A Reader Comment That I Need to Address
I received a comment the other day from a reader that I want to address. I had sent out an email highlighting some posts I thought would be helpful for the back to school season like first day of school signs, 20 ground beef recipes, etc or something like that. Then a long time reader left a comment. I know she is a long time reader, because I remember her leaving me a comment years and years ago. Her original comment was back on a post about life with young children, family and my thoughts ...
