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Low Water, Low Maintenance Plants with High Impact
“Oh my gosh,” as my five year old would say, we are drying up here in Southern California! We recently vacationed in Palm Springs, a place that already knows it’s a desert, and I was really inspired...
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Octonauts Peso Penguin Costume Tutorial
Four years ago when my son wanted to be Jake from the Never Land Pirates and Disney did not sell it yet, I felt panicked. I was super worried that if I made it he would be the kid in the costume that...
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Costume Roundup – Peso Penguin, Dolphin, Sea Turtle and a Pirate
Well it’s the time of year that I am starting to think about Halloween costumes. My seven year old usually comes up with something he is dying to be but cannot be found in a store or online. This year...
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Sarah’s Fight Led Me to Ask This One Question Every Morning
Who is Sarah Amento? I don’t actually know. I did not know her personally when she started showing up on my Facebook feed because one of my friends was “liking” her “Fighting Cancer with Sarah Amento”...
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Simple White Wine Melon Sangria with a Twist
This is one of those items you can bring to a party and everyone will come up asking you for the recipe and wanting to know how you made it. The secret is Amaretto and time. Any fruit will add flavor,...
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Basic Yellow Cake Recipe with Chocolate Chips
We recently had a movie party theme where I served these adorable cakes in mason jars. We try to follow Michael Pollan’s “real food rules” for eating when we can, and because my eight year old is...
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Yummy Mason Jar Cakes (more frosting goodness!) with Template for Labels
When I saw the cake in a jar idea, I fell in love. I am usually known for my cupcakes (well my kids love them anyway), but this year I wanted to do something different. I figured with the cake in a...
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DIY Blackout Star Curtains with Easy Snap-In Grommets
My five-year old wanted a Batman-themed room, but we compromised on a Super Hero theme instead. I was concerned we would get everything Batman and he would decide he liked Captain America or The Flash...
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DIY Bird Costume – No Sewing Machine Needed!
This year I broke up with the sewing machine to make this costume and I couldn’t be happier. If you are a person, like me, who rarely uses the sewing machine, it can feel like such a battle! The way I...
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Superhero Light Up Canvas with Instructions for Battery Operated Lights
Your little super hero will love you for making this! It is so fun to let them turn on the lights and fall asleep under their favorite super hero city scape. I think this concept would easily work for...
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The Best Parenting Advice I Ever Received Was the Simplest
Before we figured out my son’s sensitivity to dyes (see our story here) and a better way to parent him, I was at the end of my rope. He was three and most days defiant from morning until night. Every...
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Sentimental and Budget-Friendly Baby Gift – With Template for Photoshop Elements
About five years ago, my friends and family seemed to go through a baby boom during which time I went to many a baby shower and many first visits to the new arrivals. I began making these baby...
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How to Buy Just One Essential Oil and Why You Might Want To
I’ve seen this a lot. People want to try doTERRA (and you should!), and they get talked into ordering the sample kit. It really does have most of the popular and very important oils and it’s a great...
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The Best Parenting Advice I Ever Received Was the Simplest
Before we figured out my son’s sensitivity to dyes (see our story here) and a better way to parent him, I was at the end of my rope. He was three and most days defiant from morning until night. Every...
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Is Bringing This to Yoga (or Any Class) Crossing a Line?
I scanned the room and noticed the class was almost full and saw that one of the only spaces available was near the open door. I prefer my yoga on the warmer side, but thankfully the day wasn’t too...
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Is This More Challenging than an Actual Yoga Pose?
Yoga is challenging. Any time a pose seems easy for me it turns out I’m doing it wrong. The instructors will say things like, “Um…What happened here?” Or my personal favorite when I thought I finally...
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The Unexpected Heart Opener for Grief
When my Mom passed away I was heartbroken. My sister, mom, and I were like a triangle of connection. When you talked to one, the information got to the other. We all knew what was happening in each...
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10 Tips to Support Your Sensitive Child Today
Now that I’m aware I have sensitive children (one HIGHLY sensitive), I can recognize it in other kids and want to share the tools that have really helped me to honor their sensitivities and see it as...
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Supporting My Sensitive Sons Does NOT Make Them Wimpy (nor is it easy!)
I think it can make people really uncomfortable when kids cry. They fall, hurt themselves and the first thing we yell is “you’re okay!” We don’t know if they are okay or not but they are crying in...
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Redefining what it means to be “Strong” for Boys
When I first had my sons I this preconceived notion of what it meant to be strong. I thought it was falling down and not crying, not really needing to discuss emotions, being really assertive in...
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