Getting the Yard Ready for Spring

This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Tree Top, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #TreeTopInc #raisinggoodapples http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV If you follow along with me on Instagram, you’d know that a certain little girl celebrated her 10th birthday last week, and because double digits are […]

My Revamped Safe & Carefree Makeup Collection

                                              acrylic countertop makeup tray by Caboodle I’ve been slowly working on revamping my makeup collection for the last year, and after making a few more purchases in the last few weeks, I’ve finally […]

How I Find Time To Cook

That old familiar saying about only 2 certainties in life being death and taxes, should be amended to include 3 certainties – death, taxes, and cooking, because we all must eat. And unless you plan to eat take-out for the remainder of your life, someone’s gotta do it, so why not try to at least […]

The Essential Oil Protocol That Got Our Toddler To Sleep

There’s nothing that can really prepare you for the sleep deprivation that comes with being a new parent. You can prepare yourself as much as possible by reading books and asking around, but until your baby is home and you experience first hand the delirium that comes from lack of sleep, you’ll never understand just […]

How I Ditched the CoffeeMate, My Keurig and Caffeine

The question I get asked most often, when readers inquire about the change in my eating habits, is how I was able to get rid of CoffeeMate. From the way folks react with shock horror, when you suggest eliminating the nondairy creamer from their daily routine, you’d think they were more attached to the ritual […]

Post 21 Day Cleanse – Now What?!?

Going through health challenges for an extended period of time, even seemingly minor ones, is one of the most humbling of things we can go through physically. At least it was for me, and because of the roller coaster ride of health I was on last year, it greatly altered the simple notion I had previously […]

21 Day Cleanse Meal Plan & Shopping List Week 2

We’ve almost made it through week 1 of the cleanse, and while many of us were fighting the Friday night cravings, most of us stayed diligent and powered through. By now most of you should be feeling a lot better, although you may notice some cravings may be kicking in, now that the shock and […]

21 Day Cleanse Update

The babysitter has been here since 8 am, and I’ve been sitting in front of my computer screen for at least an hour, trying to type up my article for Babble, and go through emails. I feel almost completely worthless though, in terms of getting anything accomplished which requires actual brainpower. I slept for over […]

Roasted Sweet Potato Cauliflower Rice with Cashew Cream

Last year (for me) was the Year of Cauliflower Rice. And I plan on extending that well into 2015 and beyond. I really believe that we are what we eat and can heal ourselves to a certain extent through the foods we eat. Over the past five years, I discovered a love for vegetables and […]

DIY Home Hair Color by Madison Reed

The women in my family have been dying our hair at home for as long as I can remember. A visit to my Grandma’s house involves as many memories of her feeding me homemade enchiladas as it does watching her walk around with a plastic shower cap on her head, waiting for the coloring process. […]