This has been a difficult week for me sleep-wise. The baby has not been sleeping well. I say all this to explain my reading for this week. I've been reading what I call "brain candy" - novels and not the greatest quality either. I've just been too tired to do any deep thinking when I …
I struggled a little getting things done this week because my baby has had some sleep issues which, of course, means I had sleep issues. I did manage to do a few things though.This has been on my to-do list for quite a while - a binder cover for my youngest daughter. I made one …
Vitamin B12 is a hardworking vitamin. It is used to treat anemia and fatigue. For those on a very strict vegetarian diet it is easily depleted. This vitamin like so many of the other B vitamins is very important to cell production especially red blood cells. It is necessary for energy, healthy nerves, converting beta-carotene into …
Hopefully you've noticed the banner change and the name change. ☺I'm in the process of renaming the blog.When I first talked with my husband about starting a blog we had a vision of the direction we would go with it. Things haven't happened that way though, and I haven't been happy with the name "Healthy …
The girls and I had a special package in the mail this week. We ordered a topsy tail tool for doing different hairstyles. I could kind of do it with my fingers, but it hurt and didn't look super smooth. I remember when the topsy tail tool came out I thought about getting one. I …
Recently I had a day that demonstrated to me how important it is to teach our children how to help around the house. It started with a headache when I first woke up. I had planned to get up early and have some quiet time to myself to think and organize my thoughts for the …
I am excited to share this with you. This is a project - fixing a ripped up folding chair - that I had on my to do list for a long time and finally just made the time to do it. My two oldest boys had a folding chair in their …
A couple of weeks ago I picked up the book 50 Dates in 50 States by Tiffany Malcom for free on my Kindle. I think I've mentioned this before...if you sign up for a daily email at jungledealsandsteals.com you will get a list of free books every day. I have picked up so many good …
This has been a busy week with what seems like an abnormal amount of errands. As well, the baby has taken to nursing a lot at night which leaves me functioning on partial brain capacity during the day. I usually like to get up an hour before the children. The house is quiet and I …
Another simple tip today. Sometimes either you or your daughter want fast and simple like two ponytails. They're cute, but for just a couple extra minutes you can dress them up a little by using a zigzag part. I start with damp hair because that makes the part easier to do and nicer …
Intentional Simplicity 