well beyond the kitchen  

This has been the week of frozen treats in this house. Summer really started for us on July 1, and we’re hitting it full force! We were doing a major house purge/cleanout/finally give Rye a room, and so our weekends were quite full. Because it feels like it got off to a bit of a late start, we had a...

I remember feeling really overwhelmed by how to make sun tea. My Mom used to make it all of the time, and it always tasted so good. I figured that if something tasted that good, it must be complicated. And my younger self wasn’t interested in complicated!

And then I found out there are three (3!) ing...

Hi friends! Woah, I can't believe it's been almost a month since I posted here. Just dropping a quick post to let you know I'm still here, haven't given up on my blog, and am not going anywhere!! I've had an intense month in many ways, and truly have had to preserve the little energy that I have at...

I've got so many ideas of what I want to say and share these days! I know I keep telling you that, but it's true. This post came to me during a middle of the night nursing session a couple months ago. How do I relay to people how becoming a Beautycoutner consultant really has changed my life? And ho...

A smoothie recipe! What should have been one of the first recipes for me to post here, has taken me a year and a half. Why? Because I never measure anything...so it’s pretty hard to share a recipe for something with no measurements. BUT I made myself measure, and then I played around with it to get...

Choosing a “word for the year” was a new concept for me in 2018. This was one of the many personal development facets that came along with being an entrepreneur, and having my own business. In 2018 my word was CONSISTENCY. I was working hard to build a strong foundation for my business while I was p...

1. Zutano Booties - Finn lived in these until he was about 2 years, and Rye is on the same track. They keep their little feet warm, they never fall off, and the grips are great once they start moving. These are such a great gift, too!

2. Beautycounter Baby Collection + Diaper Cream - Safe products ar...

This sounds like a dramatic title for a recipe, especially one for egg salad….I get it. But honestly, egg salad has saved me! When Finn was a newborn I had a hard time prioritizing feeding myself. When I had a free moment I didn’t know what to do, and usually eating wasn’t top on my list. This was f...

When I set out to create a blog, my vision was a post on how make bone broth as a cornerstone of the website. Well, here I am over a year after my first post and I’m finally getting to it. (It feels good that this is my first real post since having my daughter 6 weeks ago). What’s been holding me ba...