It took many years and hundreds of pots of chili, but I finally found THE ONE. Seriously - this is the absolute best chili recipe out there, thanks to the secret ingredients + perfect spice profile. You have to try it! Certain foods just remind me of my childhood. Chili is one of … [Read more...] about Best Chili Recipe Ever – With 2 Secret Ingredients
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Why I Stopped Using Coconut Oil as a Skin Moisturizer
I spent years wondering why the supposedly-awesome coconut oil for skin wasn't cutting it for the dry skin on my face. It was SO frustrating! This discovery totally rocked my world, and I'm still using it daily, 5+ years later. Huge thanks to Wilder Supply Co. who asked me to try … [Read more...] about Why I Stopped Using Coconut Oil as a Skin Moisturizer
100+ Free Printables for Home & Health (Calendars, Habit Trackers, Wall Art and more!)
I have big-puffy-heart love for all things digital. Technology enriches our lives in so many ways. (Like earning me an income. Thanks, internet!) Nonetheless - sometimes a girl just needs some real paper, fun pens, and a highlighter or two. It would be difficult to underestimate the … [Read more...] about 100+ Free Printables for Home & Health (Calendars, Habit Trackers, Wall Art and more!)
How I Had my Shortest Labor Ever, Thanks to This Natural Technique
I shaved 33 hours off my previous labor record with this technique! By Contributing Writer, Virginia Miner After the birth of my second son, I became a byword for long labors. “Over 24 hours!? That's a Virginia labor!” My first son was an emergency c-section due to fetal … [Read more...] about How I Had my Shortest Labor Ever, Thanks to This Natural Technique
How I Use Mind Mapping to Help Declutter My Brain
This is the power of mind mapping: plotting out a framework on which to hang your thoughts. Just like the power of tidying and decluttering your house, mind mapping feels incredibly satisfying and freeing. When I first learned more about my personality type (INFP) and how my brain … [Read more...] about How I Use Mind Mapping to Help Declutter My Brain
How Our Family of 5 Lives in 800 Square Feet and Loves It
By contributing writer, Erin Long Have you ever walked through the IKEA showroom and wandered around the displays that boast “Our Family in an Impossibly Tiny Space” and wondered how, as cute and efficient as it might be, people could ever actually live in small spaces like that? … [Read more...] about How Our Family of 5 Lives in 800 Square Feet and Loves It
Forget What You Know About Breastfeeding Positions. Try This Instead.
Guest post by Andrea Vandiver “Am I doing it right?” That’s the first thing I said when my son began to nurse half an hour after he was born. I thought I was a professional. I thought I had prepared. I read The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding like three times. I knew how important it … [Read more...] about Forget What You Know About Breastfeeding Positions. Try This Instead.
DIY Scrub and Lotion for Keratosis Pilaris (“Chicken Skin”)
Guest post by Cheyenne Bell of Girl v. The World As a girl, I remember being dismayed by the appearance of small white bumps that appeared on the back of my arms and wouldn't go away for anything. At the time, I didn't know what it was, but now I know I was battling keratosis … [Read more...] about DIY Scrub and Lotion for Keratosis Pilaris (“Chicken Skin”)
25+ Ways to Include Bone Broth in Your Diet (Other Than Soup)
Mmm, homemade bone broth. I think it's appropriate that I have some chicken bone broth simmering away on my stove as I type. It smells like home, you know? (Read last week's article: The Health Benefits of Bone Broth: Is It Worth the Hype?) The wafting scent is making me … [Read more...] about 25+ Ways to Include Bone Broth in Your Diet (Other Than Soup)