This Moment: Love My Learning Tower

The Learning Tower we got for Valentine’s Day is as awesome as I had hoped and dreamed. No more Penelope standing on a chair with the possibility of her cracking her head open at any moment. She LOVES to stir and help. I put about a cup of dried lentils in a bowl and she …Continue Reading »

DIY Placemats

I made these place mats the other week from this tutorial for kids place mats for a girly tea party set.  I can’t wait to make a tiny version for Penelope. I had been wanting to buy some new ones for awhile, I have had the same place mats for a long time and was …Continue Reading »

Homemade Organic Blonde Highlights

The other week I attempted to highlight my hair at home using all organic materials. In an effort to save money and not put the chemicals into my body from the highlights at the salon.  I whipped up a recipe based on a couple I found online, here and here. I boiled 5 bags of …Continue Reading »

Unconditional Parenting: Chapter 6, What Holds Us Back?

Here are my favorite quotes from Chapter 6. “Everything up to this point leads us to one overwhelming question: Why do we do it? If conditional and control-based parenting are really as bad as they say they are-and more important, if they’re as bad as scientific research and real-world experience show they are-then why are …Continue Reading »

Crafty Birthday Presents

These are some birthday presents I made recently. I bought two yards of this fabric at Joann’s the day after Christmas. I pretty much bought my fabric stash for the year in one day for $60. I refuse to buy anything unless it’s on sale. This sweet pillow case dress was for a birthday girl’s …Continue Reading »

10 Ways to Add Yoga to Your Daily Life

1.  Start your day off with yoga.  Before you even get out of bed do a simple child’s pose or cat/cow.  If you are even more motivated, do a couple of sun saluations and literally greet the sun with yoga! 2.  While in the car driving, you can chant Om or Sat Nam.  This is …Continue Reading »

Protandim Lunch and Learn at Good Friends Fitness

My next informational meeting about Protandim will be at Good Friends Fitness, March 5th from 12:30 to 2p FREE lunch catered by The Kitchen Goddess and on-site child care by Seminole Sitters will be provided. Dr. Susan Chase, a Dean at UCF’s School of Nursing and a Independent LifeVantage Distributor will be presenting.  This is …Continue Reading »

Broccoli Quiche

Broccoli Quiche was one of the first things I really learned how to master.  One of the first recipes I could make without having to study a recipe for 20 minutes while I siked  myself up and mentally prepared to get in the kitchen. Before I became pregnant with Penelope, I was a hot mess …Continue Reading »

This Moment: Good Mornin!

Took this picture last week after eating her breakfast of egg and blueberries. She woke with her hair all crazy and it stayed like that all day!

Valentine’s Day Skirt

I made this skirt for Penelope for her Valentine’s Day outfit.  It was so easy! Even easier than a pillow case dress. It took me about 15 minutes, no joke.  And a half a yard of fabric.  I got a yard of this fabric from Joann Fabric’s the day after Christmas for like $4.  I …Continue Reading »

Unconditional Parenting: Chapter 5, Pushed to Succeed

Here are some of my favorite quotes from this chapter: “As the psychoanalyst Erich Fromm once lamented, “Few parents have the courage and independence to care more for their children’s happiness than for their success.” “Obviously, there’s nothing wrong with being proud of our kids.  But when the bragging seems excessive-when its too intense, or …Continue Reading »

Valentine’s Day Mantel Ideas

This is what my Valentine’s Day mantel looks like.  It’s meh-so, so but it was fun and got my creative juicing going.  I don’t have very many Valentine’s Day decorations, so this is just something I threw together to have somethingin the house decorated for sweet Penelope.   I mod podged these rocks from our …Continue Reading »

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