It is amazing how often we can let life's little problems blind us to all the wonderful things we have. In general I am a pretty thankful and optimist in my thinking about life but I think everyone can be guilty of getting caught up in all the things that stress us and cause anxiety and we forget to relish in the all the things that are good and right. On the eve of Thanksgiving I write out my annual list of all the things I am most grateful for this year... I am THANKFUL to be 6 … [Read more...]
Natural Earth Paints Review
School starts back up in just a couple weeks. This means that bed times need to come back down to a reasonable hour... aka no more Lego building until 1:00 in the morning. You hear that dear daughter???? It also means that I am getting antsy about sending my youngest to Kindergarten. I want the transition to be as easy as possible and that is a tall order for a child who doesn't do well with change. He will be leaving his previous school (preschool) and going to the same school as his older … [Read more...]
TGIF! Illness, Hospitals, & Good Books
Have a great weekend all! I will be taking it very easy myself because I was knocked onto my tush this week by a cold. I haven't been sick in quite a long while and my good streak was abruptly ended by a week and a half of bad eating. I had it coming. Life got busy with school graduation parties, a visit from an out of country relative, and a local blogger event. I ended up eating only 50-60% paleo and had grain based meals several times, plus a dessert here and there. All the grains and sugar … [Read more...]
Free From Gluten
As I mentioned in my post on Sourdough Bread, I am not a fan of grains and try to keep those to a minimum in our diet. They are hard for us to digest, they are often refined in such a way that makes them nutrient deficient, and many are causative in some autoimmune disorders like Celiac disease. There is also quite a following of parents who believe that grains and specifically gluten, is like poison to a child with autism or other sensitivities. You hear more and more about families going … [Read more...]
Devil in the Milk
Ever heard of the raging debate about A1 and A2 milk? No? I hadn't either. But I am generally not a fan of milk so I thought perhaps I just wasn't being observant. Raw milk is about the only milk I will drink and I haven't even had that in a quite a while. A new book I read this weekend has me wondering if that shouldn't be a permanent thing. As it is now, we have reverted back to using some milk products... like cheese. I picked up a book called Devil in the Milk and the introduction talked … [Read more...]
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