Recently my three-year-old son, Camden, and I did a fun little project that you might enjoy doing with your young son or daughter. Not only did he love creating his I Spy Bottle, but it now sits on our kitchen table and we play with it after lunch and dinner. Playing I Spy helps with toddler attention span and sight skills. Using the funnel, measuring cup and rice helps with pouring, hand/eye coordination and patience. Since Easter is coming up,…
Skinny Love Carrot Cake
I’m blessed to have my 87-year-old Grandma Charlotte as a guest in our home for the next week. Every time she visits, or I travel back to see her in Michigan, I always pick up some baking tips (and a couple of extra pounds) because she is such a master baker. Since Easter is almost here and one of our family traditions is baking a to-die-for carrot cake, I wanted to share a healthier version we made together. This cake…
Count Me Healthy Valentine’s Day Gift Guide + Giveaway
Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays: The colors, the paper-goods, the sweets! There is something airy and light about it. But I feel like the flowers and chocolates are being replaced by cool things you can actually wear and use. Gone are the days when I bought my 6th grade boyfriend a 4-piece mini-box of Russell Stover’s assorted chocolates and the single cassette tape of C&C Music Factory’s “Just a touch of love.” Don’t hate. I still love…
New Year, New You! Creating Your Success Map
Happy 2016! This is the third year of doing my New Year, New You series and I hope to offer up some useful bits you haven’t heard before. Nothing is worse than reading the same old tired sh*t like “take the stairs instead of the elevator or replace fruit for dessert.” Nope…not going to insult your intelligence and waste your time. As a mother, wife, daughter, business owner, etc the definition of New Year, New You extends beyond just healthy…
Made With Love: Essential Oil & Brown Sugar Scrub + DIY Gift Wrap by Natalie Jackson
I asked Natalie Jackson of the mindful lifestyle blog, My Green Son, to talk about her homemade scrub that if she produced on a mass scale would seriously put FRESH scrub out of business. My Green Son is a great addition to your blog repertoire if you are looking for whole food family recipes and organic beauty product DIYs. – CC What is better than a homemade, hand crafted gift. I love making this body scrub for my girls. I…
