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Bumps and bruises

Usually when a child falls and gets a bump or bruise, what’s the first thing that you think of doing to help?  Grab an icepack, right?  A few years ago I learned that putting ice on the hurt area really doesn’t do much of anything (besides annoy the child!).  I discovered a very simple way [...]

Food, Inc.

… is the name of a documentary coming to theaters June 12th.  It’s about time a film made it into the theaters that will actually show some of the realities of the so-called “food” being offered to us these days.  I’m so excited about this!!!  Check out the trailer and let me know what you [...]

Eating raw

Neither my husband or I grew up eating what I would consider healthy food - lots of sugar, convenience foods, canned goods, margarine, Spam and Tang with not a lot of fresh fruits or vegetables on the side.  Skip ahead to 9 years ago.  At this point, we were just beginning our journey toward better [...]

Deodorant

Several years ago, Scott and I stopped using anti-perspirants because of the aluminum content in them, which has been linked to many health problems including alzheimer’s disease and cancer. I suppose that this might have been harder for us to do if we were still living in the humidity in Texas, but in Oregon [...]

Better Living Show

This past year, I’ve been asked to participate in many, many trade shows, craft bazaars and exhibits. Due to life circumstances and finances (some of the shows can cost up to $1000 to participate in!), I’ve declined all of them this year. One of those shows was the Better Living Show, which took [...]