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With each of my three children, it seems like my body chemistry and diet has changed. My oldest two couldn’t tolerate dairy well, and I developed rashes suddenly after eating corn with my second. The third came along with a gluten/wheat sensitivity, and I tolerated corn but not citrus. Avoid the Processed-Food Desperation Grab Whatever [...]
The first rule to upcycling is that everything is fabric. No matter what is is constructed as currently, it it just fabric waiting to be redesigned. The second rule is that nothing is limited. Previously, I showed you how to make skirts quickly and easily out of a simple pillowcase. This is easy and relatively [...]
Most of the time, my sewing time is devoted to my kids. Diapers, woolies, aprons, dresses, and the list goes on. I know why- it’s predictable and safe. I know exactly what sizes will fit them and how much fabric I need to make it happen. And, in my limited skills, I can make some [...]
It began in pregnancy- wondering if there could possibly be a pair of pants out there that neither dug into my ever expanding belly nor fell off of my rear in an effort to sit “under” a belly that slipped lower every day. If such a pair existed, they only fit for a few days [...]
I had the privilege of trying some of Full Circle Home’s cleaning products earlier this year, and now they have added even more to their line of eco-friendly cleaning tools. The Clean House Green House items add to an already outstanding line of products and to my own home. Eliminate Chemicals The idea behind the [...]
When my oldest was a baby, I quickly became a fan of (or more accurately, some might say, addicted to) babywearing. At one point, I recall making a makeshift wrap carrier out of a bed sheet. Still, we were missing a carrier that my husband enjoyed. As basic as they are, ring slings are limited [...]
While I do love to cook, I don’t love to clean. Especially as we are getting ready for our newest baby’s arrival, I don’t want to spend a lot of time on dishes. That means I am usually digging to find easy, one-dish recipes. That way, I’ve only got one pot or pan sitting on [...]
When I was pregnant with my first child a few years ago, I followed the Bradley Method and Brewer Diet for Pregnancy. Unfortunately, I did not get a good cookbook to help me along the way. So, when I was to eat two eggs each day, I skipped creativity and ate scrambled eggs with fried [...]
Not long ago, my husband and I decided that it would be a good idea to drive 13 hours to take a week-long vacation with our two children. These said children are 3.5 years old and 1.5 years old. Oh, and I was just at the end of my first trimester with baby number three. [...]
