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Banana Peel Face Mask: A Simple Natural Skincare Ritual for Glowing Skin

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Right now I don’t have a lot of words, so I’ll sit

Right now I don’t have a lot of words, so I’ll sit with the memories and the time remembering my dad.

May your 2026 bring you time to sit in the present moment, enjoy the life you’re living, love on the ones that are here, and take the time to really remember the ones who have passed.

Happy New Year, Cheers to the New Year, and interrupting my damp January to have some margaritas and remember my daddio. ❤️

#remember #newyear #dad #family

Finally poured the holiday candles! My creative d

Finally poured the holiday candles!

My creative director insisted on 47 photos, 12 scent checks, and one very important home-phone camera shoot. She works in giggles and candle sniffs. Top notch quality control over here!!

Shop the new candles (and all the cozy gifts + stocking stuffers) at The Craft House!

#shopsmall #handpouredcandles #holidaycandles #candlemaker #handmadegifts #smallbusiness #supportlocal #soycandles #stockingstuffers #thecrafthouse

Tried to make the tree twinkle… ✨ instead the lig

Tried to make the tree twinkle… ✨
instead the lights fell off and the wall lamp joined the rebellion.
Technology: 1. Me: still showing up anyway.

A very Happy December 1st 🎄

#momlife #aifail

Sourdough bagels fresh from the oven… aka my favor

Sourdough bagels fresh from the oven… aka my favorite kind of winter magic. Chewy, golden, and way easier than they look. If you’re in your Bagel Era too, you’re in good company.
Ingredients: flour, water, salt, honey, sourdough starter (Rhonda says hi).
➡️ Full recipe on the blog — go grab it!
🥯 Link in bio

Some days I forget how much I actually hold. The m

Some days I forget how much I actually hold. The meals and the midnights, the appointments and the emotions, the soft places for little hearts to land.

I don’t always “bring something to the table” — most days, I am the table.
The steady place. The warm place. The place everyone gathers without even realizing why it feels so safe.

And maybe you are too.
A whole foundation disguised as a woman just doing her best.
A quiet kind of strength that keeps the whole house breathing.

Here’s to the mothers who hold more than anyone sees.
Here’s to the tables we’ve become. 🌿

#Momlife #motherhoodunfiltered #gentlemotherhood #womenwhocarry #momlifecommunity

Happy Halloween!! I might be overly excited this h

Happy Halloween!! I might be overly excited this holiday is almost over, but I do love this candle and candle season!! Isn’t it cute!?

What is your favorite holiday?

#halloween #candle #holiday

🎯 I don’t typically buy candles; but I was super curious about this one when I saw it. Shout out to @target

What are your favorite tomato recipes? Give me ide

What are your favorite tomato recipes? Give me ideas, please!!

I know I’m gonna make marinara sauce and gazpacho. I’ll put the recipe in the comments.

Did you know @underwoodfamilyfarms has a “Pick your own Roma tomatoes” day! 🍅 I’m pretty sure it always falls on Labor Day weekend. (.45 cents a pound, can’t beat it!!

#roma #tomato #pickyourown #grannielife #canning

I don’t know what it is about school time, but my

I don’t know what it is about school time, but my kids always eat way more during the school week. I can’t keep enough snacks on hand.

I’ve been trying to incorporate more homemade snacks and these did not disappoint.

* Bonus, they are more filling than store bought, and way more nutritious. Win, win!!

Honestly though, what do you feed your kids? Logan has breakfast, eats 2 lunches, comes home and eats a handful of different foods, and then two dinners if I don’t put him straight to bed after his first dinner!!

Chewy Granola Bars (you can cut this recipe in half)
4 c. Toasted oats
1 c. Almond butter (or any nut butter)
1/2 c. Hemp hearts
1/2 c. Flaxseed meal
1/2 c. Chocolate chips
1/4 c. Cacao nibs
2 t. Vanilla extract
1 t. Salt

In a 350 degree oven, toast your oats for 10 min or until slightly golden. I use 2 sheet pans for 4 cups of oats, thin layer and mix around about half way through for even toasting.

In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients, hemp, flax, coconut, chocolate chips, cacao nibs and salt, mix together.

In a saucepan, warm the almond butter and honey till it’s fully combined. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Set aside and let cool a little so when you incorporate it with the dry mixture you don’t melt the chocolate chips fully.

Once the oats are toasted and also cooled, add to the dry mixture and mix to incorporate. Then add the honey mixture and mix til fully combined.

In 9x13 baking dish, lined with wax paper, pour and press the granola mixture down til pressed flat and across the entire dish. Put in fridge for 2 hours.

Remove and slice into rectangles life store bought granola bars or cubes.

Store in a container for up to 2 weeks.

#momlife #kids #snacks #somanysnacks #homemade #scratch

I don’t know what it is about school time, but my

I don’t know what it is about school time, but my kids always eat way more during the school week. I can’t keep enough snacks on hand.

I’ve been trying to incorporate more homemade snacks and these did not disappoint.

* Bonus, they are more filling than store bought, and way more nutritious. Win, win!!

Honestly though, what do you feed your kids? Logan has breakfast, eats 2 lunches, comes home and eats a handful of different foods, and then two dinners if I don’t put him straight to bed after his first dinner!!

Chewy Granola Bars (you can cut this recipe in half)
4 c. Toasted oats
1 c. Almond butter (or any nut butter)
1/2 c. Hemp hearts
1/2 c. Flaxseed meal
1/2 c. Chocolate chips
1/4 c. Cacao nibs
2 t. Vanilla extract
1 t. Salt

In a 350 degree oven, toast your oats for 10 min or until slightly golden. I use 2 sheet pans for 4 cups of oats, thin layer and mix around about half way through for even toasting.

In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients, hemp, flax, coconut, chocolate chips, cacao nibs and salt, mix together.

In a saucepan, warm the almond butter and honey till it’s fully combined. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Set aside and let cool a little so when you incorporate it with the dry mixture you don’t melt the chocolate chips fully.

Once the oats are toasted and also cooled, add to the dry mixture and mix to incorporate. Then add the honey mixture and mix til fully combined.

In 9x13 baking dish, lined with wax paper, pour and press the granola mixture down til pressed flat and across the entire dish. Put in fridge for 2 hours.

Remove and slice into rectangles life store bought granola bars or cubes.

Store in a container for up to 2 weeks.

#momlife #kids #snacks #somanysnacks #homemade #scratch

Homemade Refresher! 1) Trying to find healthier $Homemade Refresher! 1) Trying to find healthier alternatives for popular drinks my family love. 2) Also trying to save money. No funky ingredients, flavoring or dyes. You control the sugar, and it’s a fraction of the cost. I won’t claim that my family doesn’t eat out, eat crappy processed food, or that I have it all figured out, but we are slowly checking things off the list that we can just make ourselves. This is one of them, and it’s a favorite!! I hope you try this and love it as much as we do!! Refresher Ingredients: Measure with your 💜 6 cups green tea 2/3 lemon juice (3-4 lemons) 1/2 cup berry simple syrup (or more to taste) 1 tbsp dehydrated berries And if you’ve read this far and listened to the lyrics, I (personally) do NOT like it better than champagne! 😂 Cheers!! 🥂 #refreshments #drinks #homemade #kids #summer$

I’m gonna step out of my comfort zone and share a

I’m gonna step out of my comfort zone and share a deep but extremely sensitive part of my heart.

One of the saddest things I’ve experienced is that there are dads out there who have broken their daughter’s hearts, long before any boy had a chance to.

But today, I’m going to celebrate big and out loud the man that has stepped in and stepped up. He is a dad that has shown up since day one, and continues to show up. Regardless of time, space and blood lines.

He showed these girls that blood doesn’t matter but that they matter.
He showed them how they deserve to be loved and treated, and also sets a standard by how he loves and treats me.
He leads with a high standard and a strong presence but also with softness, understanding and compassion.
And knowing how he has lead and loved these girls, I couldn’t be more happy and proud of the example his is for Logan.

Happy Father’s Day to the man who change our life for the better and a man the world needs more of. We are lucky and we are blessed.

Honestly, can’t with myself! Does anyone else ever

Honestly, can’t with myself! Does anyone else ever feel this way??

Who thinks I changed and who thinks I’m just gonna sit in the backyard and drink champagne? 🍾

4•8•2025 The day we gave our daughter away and gai

4•8•2025 The day we gave our daughter away and gained a son-in-law.

Cheers to the Bride and Groom, I love you both so very much! Welcome to the family Leighton 🤍

Practice makes… progress! Been working on my shapi

Practice makes… progress! Been working on my shaping skills.

Like everything, sourdough is a journey, who else is in their sourdough era??

#Sourdough #shaping #bread #breadlife #momlife #homemaker #baker

The benefits of honey seem endless! If you know me

The benefits of honey seem endless! If you know me you know how hard I’m trying to get back to “as close to natural as possible” it really is a passion, face and skin care included!

Honey is amazing for your skin, read in the comments for some of the information I have on it as it’s a bit long to have in the caption.

Share your skin care products and hacks! I think I speak for most women “we all wanna know!!”

#honeytapping #honey #naturalskincare #skincare #nontoxicbeauty

Inquiring minds want to know!? . . . Would you ea

Inquiring minds want to know!?
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Would you eat can crab? (It tastes good!)
Does the paper block BPA, BPS, BPF… ?
@bumblebeefoods
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#Sushi #crab #valentines #food #dinner #homemade #momlife #foodlife

Anyone else have this chest congestion, cough, fev

Anyone else have this chest congestion, cough, fever, headache, body aches, etc running through their families?! It’s terrible!!

It ran through mine, and something still keeps getting passed around. I didn’t get as hard hit as some of my other family members (thank goodness) and I believe I have this to thank for that!

Health benefits: anti-inflammatory, antioxidants, aids in digestion, boosts immunity, antibacterial, antiviral… the list goes on!

Save post, recipe in comments!

And for full benefits of honey, it shouldn’t be heated beyond 100 degrees F

#momlife #homemade #naturalmedicine #health #honey #turmeric

Trying to do it all when it isn’t already a part o

Trying to do it all when it isn’t already a part of your routine? That can be super overwhelming!

The secret: ✨Start with just one thing✨Commit to making one thing from scratch. It could be an herbal remedy, mayo, dressing, hummus, bread… just start small and simple.

Here is what will happen:
⚡️you taste the difference
⚡️you feel the pride of making it yourself
⚡️it’s finds a way into your routine, and suddenly it feels doable.

And then it starts, the magic! Once you’ve nailed the one thing, it becomes easy. You can then add another, and then another.

And before you know it, you’ve built a habit of making things from scratch. 💥 without the stress of being overwhelmed and/or biting off more than you can chew.

Improving what we eat and what we feed our families isn’t about perfection, it is about progress and falling in love with the process.

These small habits will give you great rewards, I promise!

What is one thing that that you want to try to make from scratch this year? Let me know in the comments.

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#momlife #homemaker #sahm #fromscratch #homemade #cookingfromscratch #microhabits #food

Big THANK YOU and shout out to @chewy for your gre

Big THANK YOU and shout out to @chewy for your great customer service and thoughtfulness. It was a sweet gift to come home to after a heartbreaking weekend.

Not an ad, just appreciation. Let me know if anyone wants to recreate my beautifully crafted bun!! 😂

#chewy #messyhairdontcare #pets #kitty

I purchased this cleanse months ago, and finally a

I purchased this cleanse months ago, and finally able to carve out the time to do. Im looking forward to “most” of what is in store for me. 🫣🤣

I am curious who has done a cleanse? How long was it? Results? Enema? 🙈 I want all the deets!!

My 10 days start tomorrow, LET’S GO!!🤗 🙌🏼 (this is me pumping myself up)

#cleanse #health #selfcare #momlife #mindfulness

I need a new book to read, any suggestions?? What

I need a new book to read, any suggestions?? What are currently reading??

Good Energy @drcaseyskitchen
The Anxious Generation @jonathanhaidt
Stolen Focus @johann.hari
Ultra-Processed People - Chris Van Tulleken
The Real Anthony Fauci @robertfkennedyjr
The Psychology of Money @morganhousel
The Iodine Crisis -Lynn Farrow
Anatomy of the Spirit @carolinemyss
Iodine|Why You Need It @drdavidbrownstein
The Salt Fix - Dr. James DiNicolantonio
The Last Lecture -Randy Pausch
The Algebra of Happiness @profgalloway
Meditations -Marcus Aurelius
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff -Richard Carlson

#books #health #info #food #bigpharma #realfood #read

I highly recommend you make this asap! It’s easy,

I highly recommend you make this asap! It’s easy, delicious and nutritious!!

It’s always a hit as an appetizer! Serve it with some sliced bread or crackers. And if there is any left over, I put it in a jar, keep in the fridge and use it in my cooking.

Directions: Heat oven to 275 degrees F. Put a few heads of peeled garlic cloves in a small baking dish. Cover with EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) and sprig of fresh rosemary, and a few sprigs of fresh thyme. Bake, uncovered, for 2 hours or until garlic is golden brown.
Let cool slightly. Smear on whatever your heart desires!

A few health benefits of garlic: boost immune system, reducing the severity of common cold symptoms, helping manage cholesterol and blood pressure, boosting heart health, and reducing the risk of liver injury. Helps fight bacteria, viruses, fungi, and even parasites

#garlic #appetizer #realfood #healthy #confit #homecooking

Does anyone else LOVE soup?? I am ready for it!!

Does anyone else LOVE soup?? I am ready for it!!

Laughed when I saw this reel going around, clearly it deeply resonated!! Cheers and Happy Friday!!

#friday #soupseason #friyay #wine #aloevera

Whelp, it’s official. I drove my mom some 2,200+ a

Whelp, it’s official. I drove my mom some 2,200+ across the country to her new residence. CA to TN

It’s been a long few months helping her go through her things. It’s been stressful, tearful, sometimes infuriating, a lot of sleepless nights and super early mornings. But after it’s all said and done, I’m lucky I choose to help her rather than let her handle it on her own.

She won’t be here forever, and it’s inevitable that I will have to go through her things. When that time comes, it will be tears of grief, the memories, the love I have for her and part of my heart that only she has.

If you have a parent that has a lot of things, or a tremendous amount of things, I encourage you to help them go through, simplify and purge.

It won’t be easy, I can almost guarantee that! Probably the harder task is to get them to actually go through their things. I’ve been doing this for 3 years with my mom. It was only the last few months she took the task seriously and jumped on board.

I still have so much to go through, but reflecting back on the blessing and realizing MINDSET IS EVERYTHING!!

#momlife #crosscountry #moving #stuff #halloween #bringingbacklongaberger #baskets

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