This post contains affiliate links. I successfully detoxed my shower routine. Onto laundry. When I first saw a post detailing how to create wool laundry balls, I was so excited at the simplicity. I created a set of four, but was not impressed by their weight. I knew part of the way laundry balls work...
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{Classical Conversations} Cycle 3 | Week 18
We’re really simplifying this year. You can see our Game Plan here. Here are activities I found when we did Cycle 3 last time. The book list has been updated. ___________________________ History: Pearl Harbor Like WWI, WWII is covered in Cycle 2 so we’ll focus on the U.S. event of Pearl Harbor and resulting Japanese Internment....
How is school going? #womenslives
I’m trying to be positive and enjoy the fact that pushing our most volatile child to school has dramatically changed the daily atmosphere in our house for the better. However each interaction with the school leaves me reeling. “She has been super cooperative for me.” Of course she has. You’re not a safe person in...
{Classical Conversations} Cycle 3 | Week 17
We’re really simplifying this year. You can see our Game Plan here. Here are activities I found when we did Cycle 3 last time. The book list has been updated. ___________________________ History: President Wilson and WWI Because another Cycle 2 covers WWI more thoroughly (at least in my head), I really wanted to focus on the...
Foto Flashback Friday
We have a tradition of visiting two local train gardens sometime during the Christmas season. It’s a tradition that my grandparents started with my mom decades ago. When I was a photography student in high school, the train garden (especially the one at the fire house where the lights cycle on and off) was one...
Detoxing Your Shower Routine
Once I realized what an impact detoxing our diet had, I set out to detox other areas. The additional benefit is that the new routine is actually much more cost effective. Hair Care. I use a simple solution of water, apple cider vinegar, and essential oils. My hair has always been greasy and oily. When...
{Classical Conversations} Cycle 3 | Week 16
We’re really simplifying this year. You can see our Game Plan here. Here are activities I found when we did Cycle 3 last time. The book list has been updated. ___________________________ History: Immigration ABC’s of Immigration Book (Appendix A and B) Map of cities with high immigrant population (Appendix E) Poem for memorization (Appendix E) Melting...
Essential Oil Popcorn
Because we allow ourselves to cheat on the grain-free thing 20% of the time, one family favorite snack is POPCORN! I experimented recently with how to incorporate essential oils. First, I tried popping it as usually and drizzling it with coconut and essential oils. It left a greasy mess in the bottom of the bowl...