Bleach was one of the tougher things for me to let go of. I didn’t think I could do loads of white laundry without it. It was one of the later things I tried to replace or just remove. I knew it had to go but kind of ignored how toxic it is so I could hang on to it a...
I picked up this concept in a parenting book or child development class, or somewhere like that. I can’t remember anymore. But it struck me and is just so true. I think on this idea probably daily, raising little ones. But this could apply to so many other areas and...
Beauty from ashes . . . While driving through some of the hills that were severely burned in the California fires last year, I was struck by tiny pops of green amid so much char, barrenness, soot, and desolation. Fires are destructive. They are wild. They do not...
Sometimes we look ahead to a special time like a birthday, a milestone, or the new year for a fresh start by lamenting over ways we feel we missed the mark the year before and promising ourselves we’ll do better or be better. We focus on failures and commit to less of...
I’m getting a lot of questions about cast iron. Looks like lots of you got a cast iron skillet as a gift this year! I’m so excited for you. It’s by far my most used and favorite pan. There’s lots of info on the interwebs & handed down by grannies who know what’s...
