This is a sponsored post from BlogHer and Tropicana. It’s funny, if you look at the USDA food pyramid… if you tried to eat as many servings of everything they want you to, it would be really really hard. (Well, at least the pyramid I grew up with. Not sure about the “my pyramid” or… Continue Reading
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5 Ways I Put the “Good” in my Mornings
This is a sponsored post from BlogHer and Tropicana. You’ve heard about “waking up on the wrong side of the bed,” right? Some days, that happens. But often, you can get out of that morning funk if you make a conscious effort to start the day off with GOOD. Here are some little things I… Continue Reading
Little Things add up to a Big Difference
This is sponsored content from BlogHer and GE. What do you do to conserve energy? Here’s what I do: Cloth: Why use something disposable when you can use cloth? (This goes for paper/plastic dishes, cups, and utensils too.) Sure I have paper towels around, but I rarely use them. Instead of storing them prominently within… Continue Reading
How to Keep From Going Crazy before a PCS
This is sponsored content from BlogHer and Olay. As you know, my husband is in the Navy and we have moved a lot. A LOT. And we’re moving again in January (not far, just to base, but still…), this move will be our 5th move in 4 years. And I’ve learned a few things about… Continue Reading
10 Ways to Embrace Motherhood
This is sponsored content from BlogHer and Olay. Now that I’m a mother, my life is very different. And I love it. Here are just a few things that are different and wonderful: I wake up slowly, at whatever time my little girl decides is “morning.” We cuddle and nurse in bed until we’re both… Continue Reading
My Beauty Non-Routine
This is sponsored content from BlogHer and Olay. Since I’ve had a baby, my time for myself has been a bit hijacked. My “routine” is a bit un-routine, since I have to play each day (each hour, each minute) by ear. Here’s how it generally goes: Daily, no matter what: Brush my teeth, morning and… Continue Reading
Octopus Arms Would Be Useful: Multitasking and $250 Giveaway
This is a compensated review by BlogHer and Intel. Multitasking. Everyone does it. But everyone’s version looks different. And one person can have different multitasking scenarios. Here are a few different multitasking scenes from my life lately: While pregnant, I might have had all of these things going on at once, JUST on the computer:… Continue Reading
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and stay at home mom of two beautiful children. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate my home on a budget, and keep a happy household. I tandem breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, practice elimination communication, homebirth, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
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