What a month, friends. We had so much going on between kids’ commitments, out-of-town family, home to-do’s and travel planning–and ending the month with a bout of pinkeye for 3/5 of us–that I feel like I blinked and it’s May! School will be wrapping up soon, and then we’ll have a couple of weeks free before summer activities start.
While I’m ready for summer, I’m also enjoying that we’re getting a real spring this year instead of skipping straight from snow to 90 degrees. I loveee rainy days and we’ve had a bunch of them lately (including this morning). Obviously I don’t live in the right place for that, most of the time… but I’ve been channeling my inner Sydney/Bay Area/temperate region girl and enjoying the in-between season this year :)… Read More »
I can be a bit of a health nut when it comes to food. I don’t love taking my kids on adventures with a backpack full of ultra-processed food. Sometimes, as a treat? Sure. (We bought donuts at the farmer’s market just last weekend :P) Every day? Not a habit I want to get into. Plus, have you seen the price tags on processed snacks lately? Yikes.
A lot of homemaking is like that. You set the dishwasher to run. You pop some hand washing in the tub to soak. You make an appointment to have the air conditioner serviced… next week. You water your garden and wait for the seeds to grow. You vacuumed the entry, but someone tracked dirt inside two minutes later. Your friends need to reschedule a playdate. Your cousin has to move a phonecall.
It’s finally spring and we are SO ready for all the gardening, warm weather sports, playdates, cookouts and more! I love that I can now open the window to air out the house every afternoon. And this weekend we’re headed to the farmer’s market for the first time since August!
My transition to holistic skincare and beauty started a while ago–back in 2016, when I first discovered