With a pregnancy comes the realization that babies are expensive. But is that really true? Since Adam and Eve, people have been having babies and it didn’t seem to pinch their pocket books with families of 10, sometimes even 20 children. In my opinion, even today, having a baby doesn’t mean you have to kiss…
Archive For August, 2011
Creamy Cucumber Salad Dressing
This turned out to be quite the yummy experiment, so had to share! Usually you’ll find the cucumbers under the dressing, but in this case they ARE the dressing! Cucumber Salad Dressing Makes 1 1/2 cups 2 cucumbers, chopped 1 cup Healing Cuisine Mayonnaise OR full-fat Greek yogurt 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice 1 Tbsp…
DIY Natural Relaxing Bath Salts
A warm bath has a way of relaxing out the stress from your muscles. Pair it with the heavenly scent of lavender which provides a natural soothing effect, some mood lighting, quiet music, and you’ve given yourself a great gift — 20 minutes of relaxation! Here is my recipe for Lavender Bath Salts. Lavender Bath…
The Post Partum Visit: What the family needs
As time seems to be flying by and I can tell D-day is approaching (that’s Delivery Day), I’ve had some time to think about what will happen after the birth, adjusting to a new way of living with baby in our world, and all the visitors to come. I guess in a way we are…
Grain Free Blueberry Bread
Enjoy this delicious blueberry bread. Simple to stir together and pop in the oven. Makes for a filling breakfast smothered in soft butter with a cup of tea! Gluten Free Blueberry Bread Makes 1 Loaf 1 cup fresh ground flax meal 1 cup almond flour, sifted 1/2 cup shredded coconut flakes, unsweetened 1 scoop unflavored…
How To: Dry Brushing
Have you heard about Dry Brushing yet? It’s been getting some buzz recently in magazines and news programs as the method makes a comeback, even to “the rich and famous,” as a simple way to exfoliate your skin and get a glowing complexion. Let me fill you in on a little more. There are several…
Melon-Lime Smoothie
Hi guys! We are BACK! And I am finally getting this post posted! If you’ve been following us around on Facebook or Twitter, you’ll know we made it back from our trip to the U.P. of Michigan a couple Saturdays ago. And ever since I have been Internet deprived, and thus have had a huge…