My husband and I tag-teamed to turn this hunk of junk that was about to be taken to the dump…. Into to backyard heaven, also known as Penelope’s Park, to her wee friends. On a evening walk a few weeks ago, we spied our neighbors putting together a brand new swing set for their kids. …Continue Reading »
Child Yoga: Donkey!
April 27, 2011 By 5 Comments
Donkey is the next stage of advancement after your child has learned Down Dog and later mastered. It’s such a fun yoga pose for your child. The pride they feel when they can accomplish it, is priceless. So just like any other pose, you show them the pose first and then ask them to do …Continue Reading »
Unconditional Parenting Chapter 9 and 10
April 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Wow, this was the longest online book club of your life, right? This book was so fundamentally important and changed the game up big time for me, that I really felt it was important to dive into each chapter…however next book we review will probably be more general and done in one post. So Chapter …Continue Reading »
This Moment: Coming Up Roses!
April 22, 2011 By 1 Comment
My knock out roses have been hard at work this month. They just recently finished their beautiful show. But I love my back yard, when one plant is finished is onto the next one. Their is always something beuatiful going off. My Conferdate Jasimne is at its peak right now. So on this Earth Day, …Continue Reading »
$7 Room Makeover
April 21, 2011 By 4 Comments
BEFORE…. So horrible! Ugh, looking at this picture makes my stomach hurt. The mess! The clutter! The horrific curtains!! This next one may hurt your eyes. This window treatment was meant to be a very temporary treatment, but it stayed up for years!! AFTER…. So it may not be worthy of a design magazine, but …Continue Reading »
Sprout Tutorial and Giveaway!!
April 18, 2011 By 10 Comments
Sprouting is one the simplest things you can do to add fresh, raw, nutrient dense greens into your diet. BUT, do not sprout Alfalfa! Which of course is the main seed that all sprouting kits come with. Apparently, Alfalfa sprouts are mildly toxic and inhibit the immune system. I mostly sprout lentils but I also …Continue Reading »
My Favorite Posts
April 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Bikini Wax Initiation Make Your Boobs A Happy Place 2 Minute Mama Yoga The Yoga Mamas Way to Reduce Stress Gonna Eat My Placenta Cornais Family Pizza Babywearing Call to Action Perfectionism and Yoga Homemade Growth Chart Baby/Tot Yoga: Moon Toe Flying with Toddlers Recycle, Reuse, Refashion II Penelope’s Birth Story Moroccan Lamb, Italian Beef and …Continue Reading »
Natural Easter Egg Coloring
April 14, 2011 By 7 Comments
While the food dye industry continues to assert that food dye’s have no correlation of hyperactivity in children and whole host of other negative impacts, I for one, do not believe them at all. Just a few weeks ago the Huffington Post came out with an article about how the FDA is looking into changing …Continue Reading »
Butterfly Pose for Tots
April 13, 2011 By 5 Comments
Butterfly pose is such a fun and easy pose for your toddler. You can start teaching this pose as soon as they have mastered sitting up. In fact, most babies, as they are learning to balance while sitting up, will naturally put their feet together in front of their bodies, to create a more stable …Continue Reading »
This Moment: Belly Flab
April 8, 2011 By 17 Comments
Oh, man, this is kind of painful. Hopefully it will hold me accountable and help inspire me to eat less sugar. Basically, this is what eating cookies every day looks like. I eat very healthy and make sure to meet my nutritional needs, but I have a serious sweet tooth. I have no words for …Continue Reading »
How to Really Store Breast Milk
April 8, 2011 By 12 Comments
I know everyone is pretty familiar with the breast milk storage guidelines. They have been the standard guidelines for a long time and anyone who’s anyone in the breastfeeding world stand by them. Here is Kelly Mom’s standard page and here is the La Leche League’s. I have found them to be conservative in some …Continue Reading »
Freezer Cooking with Slow Cooker Recipes
April 5, 2011 By 470 Comments
Welcome, Pinners! Please be sure to check out my Real Food tab at the top to find more slow cooker freezer meals! Also, I love to see everyone excited and sharing on their blogs and social media when they use my recipes, but please be sure to link back to me and do not …Continue Reading »
