How to Make an Upcycled Flower Vase and 7 Tips to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

How to Make an Upcycled Flower Vase and 7 Tips to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

  This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tom’s of Maine. All opinions are 100% mine. We all know about Earth Day but why not celebrate Earth Month? Or, for that matter, take it all year round with a #LessWasteChallenge in partnership with Tom’s of Maine. We’re going to start doing this weekly and challenge ourselves to reduce our overall waste by 1 pound. Even though it may not seem like a lot, if everyone does their part; it goes a long way. I also want to talk about easy tips to reduce, reuse, and recycle that the whole family can do. Americans dispose of more than 700 billion pounds of paper, glass, plastic, wood, food, metal, clothing, electronics and other…

Natural Dental Care

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. As we continue to take steps towards a healthier life and natural living, today we discuss natural dental care. All opinions are mine alone. #NaturalGoodness #CollectiveBias People begin to learn about dental health from a very young age, often when we lose our first tooth. But in spite of such early awareness, many people fail to maintain good dental health through their adult life. Good dental health comprises brushing and flossing your teeth every day, and regular visits to a dentist or dental hygienist as well. But, did you know that it doesn’t take harsh chemicals to keep your teeth and gums healthy? This has been a struggle for our family as we…

Natural Ways to Boost Your Immune System

As a child, I want to say that I had a pretty good immune system. As an adult, that hasn’t changed too much. Sure, I’m the victim of seasonal allergies, I have sensitive skin, and I’m lactose intolerant… but, I don’t get sick too often. When I do get sick, usually it doesn’t last too long though there have been some colds that really threw me for a loop. I try not to reach for medicine because I feel that it’s suppressing my immune system rather than working with it. And that’s why I’ve started looking for natural ways to boost my immune system. Having a good immune system can help you avoid contracting many illnesses and common colds, or at least make them last…

How To Raise A Natural Child

So as you’ve seen, or may have seen in our goals, we’re on a quest to living a more natural lifestyle but what do we really mean by that? Are we really seeking to return to nature and become entirely self sufficient? Yes… and no. While we would love to be able to be more self sufficient in the future, for the time being we’re taking small steps. By doing things like starting a garden, recycling, and detoxifying our home. We’re also making changes in how our children are being raised. But how to raise a natural child? Today we’re going to attempt to answer that question. Raising a natural child is something that many parents are interested in these days. Some parents hear about…

5 Ways to Naturally Manage Your Stress

5 Ways to Naturally Manage Your Stress

Stress is a part of life. It’s not always negative stress, but it is something that practically everyone deals with. Even kids. But we’ll get to that in another post. Today I want to talk about 5 ways to naturally manage your stress. In our quest to a healthier and more natural life style, I’ve also started to explore other options for holistic health. I want to try and use less medications and get back to a more natural way of living. Some of these changes are diet related and others are based on the products that we use. But I digress. Let’s get to those natural stress management tips! There are numerous ways to manage your stress of course, but these natural stress management…