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· DIY, Natural, Skin Care

DIY Natural Shaving Cream

Leave your skin feeling soft and moisturized with this easy DIY natural shaving cream. With only 4 basic ingredients you can whip this up in no time.

A couple of years ago I decided to make the switch to a more natural living lifestyle. One by one I stopped buying many of the products I have used all of my life.

Shaving cream was of the first I cut out. For a while I just used bar soap as an alternative but wanted something thicker while also keeping some of the lather.

I love making my own natural skin care products and had common ingredients on hand so thought why not give it a try?

For the last few weeks I’ve been using this homemade shaving cream and loving it! I cannot believe I didn’t make this earlier.

The castile soap helps wash off dirt, bacteria and other nasties on the skin while the other ingredients leave it soft and
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· Books & Resources, Early Elementary, Homeschooling

Homeschool Kindergarten Resource Books

With the school year quickly approaching it’s time to start planning. Homeschool books are the best resources, especially for kindergarten youngsters!

Kindergarten is just right around the corner and we couldn’t be more pumped! I’ve got just a bit more of preparation to do and then we will be all set and ready to roll.

Unless something changes I have our start date set at August 3rd for the 2020-2021 school year. Lately I’ve been working on putting together our first unit study for the fall and learning a lot myself in the process.

Unit studies can be done many different ways but I’d say the number one most utilized resource is BOOKS!

I’m sure we will accumulate many more homeschool books over the years but everyone needs a starter set, am I right?

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· Baby, motherhood, Pregnancy

Amazon Newborn Best Buys

Check out this Amazon list for all the newborn best buys! Babies don’t need much but there’s just some items us mamas can’t live without. Here’s mine!

Having a baby? First time mom with a newborn?

I can guarantee at some point during your pregnancy you will be stressing about what items to buy and what to leave behind. I believe the most popular post of new expecting moms on Facebook sounds a little something like,

“What do I REALLY need for my newborn? Tell me all your must haves!”

If that’s you then girl I’m here to tell ya!

You will see articles and blog posts all over the web featuring the “best” baby items and “must haves” but of course its going to be different for every mom! The only tried and true method is to find out for yourself. You may love wipe warmers
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· DIY, Natural, Skin Care

DIY Lanolin Healing Salve

Soothe and protect your skin with this DIY lanolin healing salve recipe. With its moisture locking abilities your skin will feel healthier than ever!

Lanolin healing salve is a great skin care recipe to keep around the house because of it’s ability to be versatile.

In the winter healing salve is perfect to use on dry and irritated skin from harsh cold temperatures. However, it’s also good for the summer months as well to relieve discomfort from bug bites, rashes and other skin problems.

This recipe can be for yourself or add it in a nice gift basket set for a friend or family member!

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· Early Elementary, Homeschooling

2020-2021 Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum

We are a mere two months away from having a Kindergartener! I am more than ready to finally share what core homeschool curriculum I’ve chosen for the year.

I can hardly believe that in 2 months my oldest will be in Kindergarten. We decided on homeschooling when Wyatt was 3 and I remember thinking it would be so long before we needed to make it “official.” Time caught up with us quickly because now is the time and I’m more excited than ever before!

In today’s time there is a lot of uncertainty of how public school will go this year. I cannot imagine sending my child to his very first year of school in the mess that’s going on in this world. I think that makes me even more thankful that I made the decision to homeschool before COVID-19 was even thought about.

If you are homeschooling this year
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