A Little About Me
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My Birthing Center Experience
My son is asleep. Did you hear me? My 6 week old son went to sleep, without a big fight, and this is his second nap of the day. His second nap, might I add after sleeping relatively well last night. Relatively … Continue reading
Postpartum Freezer Meal Prep Ideas
So here I am, 1 day shy of 39 weeks pregnant and my delicious little boy is still chilling in my belly. I didn’t officially start maternity leave until I was 38 weeks. So i’m super grateful that he held … Continue reading
Why I’m Aiming for a Natural Birth
Whenever I tell people that my plan is to have my baby at a Birthing Center with a Midwife I get one of two reactions. For some people they are excited and supportive. Many people say that they thought about … Continue reading
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Tagged Birth, Birth Without Medication, Birthing Center, Child Birth, Home Birth, Hospital Birth, Ina May, Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Natural Birth, Midwife, Natural Birth, Natural Childbirth, Natural Pregnancy, Pregnancy, The Business of Being Born, Unmedicated Birth, Water Birth
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A Delicious and EASY Kale and Ground Turkey Taco Recipe
Man oh man, it’s been a LOOONG time since I’ve done one of these. I’m feeling really excited and accomplished today! For those of you who don’t know yet, I’m PREGNANT! I am 16 weeks pregnant as of yesterday and I … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, dinner, homemade, homemaker, housewife, Kale, Kale Chicken Tacos, Kale Tacos, Kale Turkey Tacos, Leftovers, meal, recipe, Taco Tuesday, Tacos, Turkey Tacos
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Homemade Laundry Powder Recipe and Laundry Routine
Since we live in our oh so humble abode, we do not have a washer and dryer in our apartment. That means that I get to go to the beloved laundromat. I do our laundry every week, rain or shine, … Continue reading
A Semi-Homemade Indian Inspired Meal
Now I know that if I was Super Homemaker I would cook all of our food from scratch. I’d slave in the kitchen for hours on end to go through every step in the process to make the perfect homemade … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicken Tikka Masala, dinner, Home Cook, homemaker, Indian Meal, kitchen, meal, Semi Homemade, Semi-Homemade Indian Meal, Stonefire Naan
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Setting your Expectations when Transitioning to Natural Living
So you’ve decided that you want to live “naturally”. You want to incorporate homemade cleaning and beauty products into your life. You want to cut back on artificial fragrances, colors, and flavors. You are ready to go all in and … Continue reading
My Favorite Things Birthday Party
Well today is my 32nd Birthday! I am not doing anything big this year. I usually like to do a big party with lots of planning involved. But after my wedding, I have kind of taken a break on planning … Continue reading
How to Care for Kinky Hair
Perhaps you have a child who was born with kinky hair but you have straight hair. Maybe you just adopted a child with kinky hair. You may be a parent who has relaxed hair and you are not sure how … Continue reading
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Tagged Adoption, Child, Co-Wash, Deep Condition, Hair, Kinky Hair, natural, natural hair, Protective Styles, shea moisture, Shea Moisture Products
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No Judge Zone, No Judge Zone!
One of the most baffling things about going “natural” is all of the judgement that goes around. When I say natural I mean it in every sense of the word. Natural hair, natural health, natural living, natural household products, natural … Continue reading
The Goree Truth 