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5 Simple Yet Essential Changes to Make at the Grocery Store

January 27, 2017 By Emily McClements
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Do you ever feel overwhelmed with how to buy healthy real food at the grocery store? You need these 5 Simple Yet Essential Changes to Make at the Grocery Store!

Do you feel overwhelmed with which healthy foods to buy at the grocery store? You need to make these five simple changes on your next grocery trip!  I'm walking aimlessly up and down the aisles of the grocery store. My eyes are kinda glazed over and my cart is basically empty. I feel paralyzed. Overwhelmed. My family needs food to eat, but I have no idea how to buy healthy food at the grocery store. Most of this food doesn't fit into my vision of feeding my family only real, whole, … [Read more...]

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The Mom’s Guide to Setting Goals You Can Actually Achieve! (+12 Natural Living Goals for the New Year!)

December 29, 2016 By Emily McClements
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How to Set Goals You Can Actually Achieve As a Mom

As a mom, it can be so hard to set goals you can actually achieve. Here's the goal setting secret I found to help me set and achieve my goals! It's funny how things change as we get older, isn't it? From high school through my early years of marriage, I relished sitting down in front of a fresh white piece of paper to write detailed, lengthly resolution/goal lists between Christmas and New Year's Eve. Things like keeping my room clean and making the varsity soccer team evolved into … [Read more...]

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3 Essential Ways to Maximize After-School Time with Your Kids

November 2, 2016 By Emily McClements
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Maximize your after-school time with your kids with this great routine - snacks, activities, and family time. Essential tips for time management after-school!

It's important to maximize after-school time with our kids in order to encourage free play time and enjoy quality time together as a family. I stare down at her smooth skin, her blonde hair flowing across her shoulders, her eyes closed tightly, and I realize that even though she's right here in front of me, I miss her. This is the first time I'm seeing, truly seeing her today. The hours since she got home from school have been jam packed and overwhelming. Seeing her so still and peaceful … [Read more...]

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8 Postpartum Self Care Ideas for the Natural Mama

October 3, 2016 By Emily McClements
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Postpartum Recovery Self Care for the Natural Mama - Snuggling your sweet new babe but feeling exhausted and overwhelmed? These tips and ideas will help you recover and heal more quickly after having a baby.

In the days and weeks after your new baby is born, it's so important to focus on yourself and your postpartum recovery. Find eight ideas for postpartum self care for the natural mama!  You've made it through labor and delivery and are snuggling your sweet babe. But, you feel like you've been hit by a truck! You're exhausted, you're sore in places you didn't know could be sore, and you find yourself crying and have no idea why. I've been there too. I'm now eight weeks postpartum and want to … [Read more...]

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Griffin’s Homebirth Story

September 13, 2016 By Emily McClements
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Griffin's Birth Story

It's hard to believe it's been over a month since Griffin was born! I wrote down his birth story the week after he was born while it was still fresh in my mind, and I wanted to share it with you because I believe it's important for women to share our birth stories with each other and with the world. And I'm so incredibly grateful to have this birth documented in photos by my friend and birth photographer, Meg. Griffin Lee was born at home on Sunday, August 7th at 10:11pm. However, … [Read more...]

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10 Healthy Pregnancy Items I Can’t Live Without!

June 15, 2016 By Emily McClements
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After 4 pregnancies I've settled on my must have pregnancy items that help me to have a natural and healthy pregnancy. Here are my 10 natural pregnancy essentials and tips!

  It's still a little hard for me to believe, except for my hugely bulging belly, but I'm 31 weeks pregnant and in the final countdown to sweet baby boy's arrival! If there's one thing I've learned through this fourth and surprise pregnancy, it's that you can never be fully prepared for all of the side-effects and symptoms of pregnancy that you will experience. As you strive to have the healthiest pregnancy that you can, some of your symptoms will be the same as previous … [Read more...]

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25 Inspiring Date Night Questions (Written by my Husband!)

June 1, 2016 By Emily McClements
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Ready for date night? Inspire conversation and have fun with these 25 date night questions, written by a husband, they're perfect for married couples!

Ready for date night? Inspire conversation and have fun with these 25 date night questions, written by a husband, they're perfect for married couples!  My husband and I went on a date night a few weeks ago, and he brought out this list of questions he had put together to inspire our conversation. I thought it was one of the sweetest and most romantic things he could have done to make our date an intentional and fun time. We took turns randomly picking a number between one and … [Read more...]

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A Summer Self Care Plan for Moms

May 25, 2016 By Emily McClements
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Summer can mean long days at home with our kids, which means we mamas are in need of some self care to get us through! Create a plan with these ideas, tips, and activities for summer self care for moms!

Prepare yourself with a summer self care plan! Take steps to fill up your cup and enjoy your days with your kids this summer! My kids are done with school in just over a week, and I know some school's summer breaks have started already! While I'm definitely looking forward to sleeping in and lazy mornings, not having to wake my kids up every morning and get them out the door, I also realize it's going to be an adjustment for all of us to be home together all day. Every day. So, I've … [Read more...]

2 CommentsFiled Under: Family & Children, Green Living, Natural Health, Renew Your Life, Simple Living

14 Inspiring Green Living Books to Read!

May 11, 2016 By Emily McClements
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Looking for great information and inspiration for going green? Check out these 14 Inspiring Green Living Books to Read!

Looking for great information and inspiration for going green? Check out these 14 Inspiring Green Living Books to Read! Reading is one of my very favorite pastimes. I love to get lost in the characters of a novel, or explore new topics and learn new things from non-fiction books. Lately, most of my reading is done in the form of listening to audiobooks on Audible, but I also love discovering new books at the library and reading on my Kindle too. When I was just starting out on my green … [Read more...]

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How to Ditch Synthetic Fragrances (and why you should)

April 4, 2016 By Emily McClements
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Do you know what's lurking in all those scented products around your home? How to Ditch Synthetic Fragrances, and why you should!

The air fresheners and fragrances we use can cause the air inside our homes to be more polluted than the outside air! Ditch synthetic fragrances today and replace them with green, safe, and affordable alternatives! It's hard to imagine living in a world without fragrances. They are an ever present part of our lives, found in so many products that we expose ourselves and our families to every day. Or maybe our families are exposed to these fragrances without actually choosing to be. I … [Read more...]

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