I have been thinking about pregnancy and birth a lot lately because I have so many good friends who are pregnant right now. As they have asked me about my birth experience and how I prepared myself for my natural birth with Peter, it has caused me to reflect a lot on my experience and READ MORE
Category: Mamas & Pregnancy
Please, Be You
I wish you could know that beauty is not pain. That you don’t have to pluck, starve, or tear yourself apart to be acceptable. You don’t have to shove your foot into heels. You don’t need long, dark eyelashes. You don’t need silky hair. I wish you could know that you aren’t defined by your READ MORE
Recenter
So lately I’ve been getting so excited working on so many things. Making homemade cleaning products, organizing and decorating our apartment, switching to more natural living, sustainability, seeking community and connection with others… These things are wonderful. It’s exciting and satisfying. I feel so good after using my own homemade dishwasher detergent or making a READ MORE
Grateful ♥
So I just finished binge watching the twilight series this week. I know, kind of silly. I’ll admit I’m a little embarrassed that I did… haha! Not that I wasn’t a serious team Jacob member in my teenage years when the books were huge. But the movies kind of doused the flame of love for READ MORE
10 Ways to Start Connecting with other Moms
I am so excited to finally share this post that I wrote back in MARCH. Just days before the craziness of Covid 19 hit us. Given those circumstances and the strict social distancing guidelines, I didn’t feel like it was the best time to share about getting together with groups of moms. But I feel READ MORE
A Weekend in Jackson Hole & the Tetons + 5 TIPS for Camping with a Baby
Our little family was lucky enough to spend last weekend up in Wyoming exploring Jackson Hole and Teton National Park. What a BEAUTIFUL place! I feel so blessed to live on such a diverse and beautiful earth. Our last road trip was down to Goblin Valley in southern Utah. This time we went the same READ MORE
Our First Birthday Party- Planning an Eco-Friendly & Minimalist 1st Birthday Party
I still can’t believe that our bitty boy is 1! What a year we have had with our sweet little man. We wanted to do something special for his 1st birthday, but Covid-19 has made it a little trickier to plan how we would really like to. We opted to do a family-only party (only READ MORE
How to have a POSITIVE experience Camping with a Newborn
It’s crazy to me that we are back to summer nights and camping trips! I started this post last summer when we were camping with a wee newborn and I thought I’d polish it up and finally post it! Giving birth in the middle of summer definitely had its pros and cons. I was so READ MORE
Unique Homemade Gift Ideas for Dad
Father’s day is fast approaching! I’ll be honest. Carter and I are not huge gift givers! My favorite place to find gifts is at the thrift store… nothing better than finding the perfect gift secondhand and for an unbeatable price! This year’s father’s day gift is definitely second hand… 😉 But what if you can’t READ MORE
10 Delicious (& Easy) Dinners with built-in Veggies
The sun is shining through the window and it has me dreaming about warmer weather and sunshine! About this time of year I always start dreaming about our garden and the beautiful herbs, veggies, and berries I want to grow. Sadly, at our new apartment we don’t have a place for planter boxes, so somehow READ MORE