What happens when you’re expecting 20lbs of delicious grass-fed beef delivered to your door from Home Grown Cow and you only have one freezer that is currently full of stuff? For me, I went through my freezer, threw out some things that have been sitting in there for way too long and found that I had an…
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What’s a party without a dip and something crunchy to eat with the dip? A lame party, for sure. I can’t deny that I am the queen of crunchy foods. The apple didn’t fall far from the tree with Andrew either. In fact, he loves crunchy food so much that he likes to crunch out loud…
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There is no hiding that this pregnancy is 100% different than with Andrew: from our lifestyle (no chickens and garden back then!) and diet, to our beliefs, concerns, and wishes through the pregnancy. We’re choosing to home birth in the comfort of our home (more info on that soon), making sure we don’t clamp the cord until it…
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Psstt.. every Wednesday I write a post called “Why I” and last week I wrote one on Why I Chose the RIE Method of Parenting — just in case you missed it. I remember the first time I had been exposed to non-refrigerated eggs and I was a bit shocked. “I have to run an errand before…
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Note from Naturally Loriel: Today’s resourceful post comes from Claire over at Bloom. I LOVE her knowledge in gardening and chickens. I love this post especially since I am having issues with pests in my garden… and I am sure you are too! She’s written some great topics on Naturally Loriel about gardening like this one about…
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“In my world there are no bad kids, just impressionable, conflicted young people wresting with emotions and impulses, trying to communicate their feelings and needs the only way they know how” — Janet Lansbury The day I started becoming a good parent, in my eyes, is the day I started to begin to understand life…
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By now I hope you know that I am no superwoman. I’ve learned that living a natural lifestyle is not about trying to make everything from scratch; it’s about learning to find what is sustainable and important to my family. It may be different than what is sustainable for your family but that’s quite alright and I…
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When I first became pregnant with Andrew there were two things that I was overly obsessed about not happening: gaining too much weight and getting stretch marks on my belly. I was young and naive at the time so I didn’t realize that genetics also played a roll but I made sure to slather cocoa butter…
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Psstt.. every Wednesday I write a post called “Why I” and last week I wrote one on Why I Don’t Buy Everything Organic — just in case you missed it. Living a natural lifestyle is all about making everything from scratch, right? Wrong! I used to think that too, but when I became so deflated…
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It’s not every day that someone claims to be able to whiten your teeth naturally with black powder but my friend, today is that day. I first discovered I could whiten my teeth with activated charcoal about 3 years ago. I approached Scott and said, “You know, we should whiten our teeth.” He replied, “What…
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It may come as a surprise to you when I say I don’t buy everything organic, but it’s true. The reality is that organic food is more expensive… there is no hiding that. Even though it’s expensive, I feel it is totally worth it and the benefits of reduced pesticide exposure — especially for children —…
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