Organization and Planning: My Routine [Printables]

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[Note: My printable organization/planning checklists are at the bottom of the post..] I was hesitant to use the word “organization” in the title because this is one of my weakest areas. I get emails from readers asking how I make time for family, homeschooling, cloth diapering, projects and blogging, so I wanted to share the [...]

Why We Cloth Diaper

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  I have to confess… for everything else I do that is natural and organic, I was late on getting on the cloth diapering bandwagon… and I’m kicking myself for it now. For our first two children, I used disposables and didn’t think anything of it. I thought cloth diapering was a thing that our mothers [...]

How to Save Money: Amazon Mom

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Today I want to share a couple of resources I’ve recently found that save money and make finding natural food/products MUCH easier. If you aren’t already a member, I highly recommend checking out Amazon Mom. Someone mentioned it to me months ago and I just recently got around to checking it out. I’m kicking myself [...]

The Birth of Baby “G”

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For all men who happen to read or anyone else not interested in hearing all the details of birth, here is the short version: Labor was long, mom is fine, baby is fine… the end. For anyone interested… here’s the full story: The Birth of Baby G I took the pregnancy test just before I [...]

She’s Here!!

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I took a break from posting this past week to enjoy our newest little blessing!! Bambina arrived last week after 25 hours of labor and is absolutely perfect! I’m extremely grateful to the awesome midwives who helped me have a successful v-bac and have been very blessed to have my fastest recovery yet. Her siblings [...]

Make Your Own Natural Labor and Birth Kit

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I’ve gotten several emails lately about resources and advice for natural labor and birth. Since I hit “full term” this week and am working on getting things ready myself, I thought I’d share some of the best resources I’ve found and what goes with me during labor/delivery. Some books that I read that were influential [...]

Optimal Diet and Nutrition for Healthy Pregnancy

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Oh, pregnancy…. that wonderful time when everyone offers unwanted advice and your body changes in ways you didn’t know possible. Since I’m now in the third trimester of pregnancy myself, and starting to really “feel” pregnant, I though I would offer my own completely unsolicited advice for a healthy pregnancy. (If you’re pregnant, you are [...]