I started my journey with essential oils over 5 years ago during my second pregnancy. Since so many things are blacklisted during pregnancy and with a 6 month old already at home, I was interested to learn about how I could introduce natural remedies into our family life and EO's seemed to be the perfect fit. Our oil use over the years has had it's own ebbs and flow, being more prominent when we ...
FAMILY TRAVELS // MOUNTAIN GETAWAY: LAKE NANTAHALA, NC
A few weekends ago we snuck away to what the boys deemed as "a cabin in the woods" (a little ditty they had going on during the 5 hour drive). It was actually the cutest rustic log cabin in the Nantahala National Forest (near the great Smokey Mountains) in North Carolina and we loved every minute of it. It honestly was just what we needed - a quiet weekend away, full of much needed quality time, ...
Pregnancy Announcement: Baby no. 3
For the longest time, I never thought we'd get here, yet here we are with our EXCITING news - We're expecting baby number 3! It hasn't been too hard to keep to ourselves, just because I've been so nervous throughout the first trimester, hoping everything went as planned. After two very unexpected losses last year and a few hard months of consequential infertility, I had to mentally prepare myself ...
MOMHOOD: Dani Colding
Welcome to our best blog series, Mom-hood! I am so excited to share the advice, encouragement, and stories of some amazing moms with you. Every guest blogger is not only a mother, but a business-savvy individual who is raising their tribe the best way they know how. I hope this series is not only relatable and inspiring, but offers comfort in knowing that every mother doesn’t have it all figured ...
A Fed Baby is a Happy Baby
Well, I had all intentions of breastfeeding. I remember early on in my pregnancy with Aden, I was so excited to know more. I would ask friends, family, my mother - my BF idol. I bought books, read blogs, and developed a game plan for feedings and pumping in between. Everyone told me about perfecting the latch and being prepared for the good, the bad, and the ugly - like, thrush and mastitis. ...
STARTING SMALL SERIES: Plum & Sparrow
The focus of the Starting Small series is to introduce you to some amazing individuals who have built their own businesses from scratch. They are full of passion, life, and love. Once a month, we feature a new business owner, and pick their brain regarding how they started their business, advice for those who have/wish to have a business themselves, how they make time for themselves, and most ...
New Year, New Outlook
2017 brought it's fair share of trials and tribulations. I don't typically like to dwell on the negative, but 2017 was nothing short of a sh*t-show, the icing on top of an already pretty devastating year - 2016. When you think about "bad" years, how do you categorize them? Perspective is in the eye of beholder, but for me, when there's a constant flow of health issues, unexpected bills, loss, and ...
MOMHOOD: Jen Holt
Welcome to our best blog series, Mom-hood! I am so excited to share the advice, encouragement, and stories of some amazing moms with you. Every guest blogger is not only a mother, but a business-savvy individual who is raising their tribe the best way they know how. I hope this series is not only relatable and inspiring, but offers comfort in knowing that every mother doesn't have it all figured ...