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6 reasons eating healthy is easier than you think

1. It’s cheaper! Believe it or not, eating healthy is cheaper than eating junk! Now, stay with me for a sec. How can eating healthy be cheaper? A 2-liter of…

Finding motivation

  Some days I really don’t feel the motivation or the energy to start or finish tasks.  Some years feel the same.  Last year was one of those years.  It’s…

Summer Biking

One my favorite times of the year is any time I can take my bike for a ride.  Not only is it a great way to get from point A to…

Spring is for beginnings

In some ways, spring is a better time for resolutions than the beginning of the year.  Spring is when everything is starting over, like a rebirth.  If you think about…

Yay For Spring!

Can you feel it?  The temperatures are getting warm, the air smells fresh, and green plants are peeking up through the brown!  Spring is coming and it’s coming fast!  After…

Is 2nd Winter 2013 Over?

  Honestly, I love winter.  It used to be maybe my favorite season of the year, especially before I had kids.  I love snuggling up in a cozy blanket and…

Halfway through 2012

Wow, where has 2012 gone?  It’s already August, and the summer just seems to have slipped by so quickly!  School will be starting in two weeks and the kids will…

Resolutions – Step Two – Make My Own Baked Goods

The first resolution that I made, drinking broth daily, is off to a pretty good start.  For the last week, I have had at least one or more cups of…

How I Plan on Keeping My New Years Resolutions

I made some resolutions for the new year; of course, I’ve made resolutions for previous years, too.  But, I plan on keeping my resolutions this time.  I need to keep…

Great article from Mother Earth News…

I wanted to post a link to a great article I read in the Oct/Nov 2008 issue of Mother Earth News. Lucky for us they also posted it online. http://www.motherearthnews.com/Natural-Health/2008-10-01/Dietary-Fat-Health-Weight.aspx

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Traditional Foods

What foods are good for you? What foods are bad? There’s a lot of conflict over this issue; More than one would think. Is soy good or bad? Is fat…

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Update on my No Pooing…

Ok, it’s been over a week since I posted my progress with this. The last week, I started to mix in some honey (about 1/2 tsp) in with my baking…

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Different uses of honey…

There are so many different uses for honey, you’d be amazed! September is National Honey Month, so this is a good time to check out The National Honey Board’s website….

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School update

G is having a great week at school. At his birthday party on Friday, one of our friends brought their nephew, who is also a kindergartner at G’s school. They…

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My baby started kindergarten!

G started kindergarten last Monday. I can’t believe he’s growing up so damn fast! Of course, Brian had a harder time than me. We had to leave so that the…

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I’m going No ‘Poo!!

Yes, you read right. I have decided to try not using shampoo! I’ve been reading a lot lately, and I found about the great uses of baking soda and ACV…

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Happy Mother’s Day!!!

I would like to wish all the mothers out there a Happy Mother’s Day! I got the best Mother’s Day present from Gavin. He made me a jewelry box at…

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Lovely weather, eh?

I absolutely love the rain. So the past two days have been wonderful! Thunder and lightning, very very frightening….We even got some hail and, luckily, it was pea size, so…

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Do you know what day it is?

Today is 4/20/07. It’s the anniversary of the Columbine shootings, Hitler’s Birthday and it’s the day of too many threats on schools across the country. What the heck is wrong…

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