At the age of four, if you would have asked anyone in my family what they thought I would be when I grew up, without a doubt they would have replied with a resounding HAIR STYLIST! Why? Well because by the age of four, I was blow-drying, curling, spraying, teasing (yes, teasing- it was the 80’s…who am I kidding? I …
DIY Baby Wipe Spray
When I became pregnant with my first child I was already living a #lifefromscratch. I ate organic nourishing food, used clean beauty products, and DIY’d many of my home cleaning supplies. So, naturally I was concerned about anything and everything I was going to use for my baby. I must have read a dozen books, sampled armfuls of baby bath …
Cooking Beans From Scratch 101
Within the past several years I have been on a journey — a journey that includes living with intention. I evaluated my life and I wanted something better, not only for myself, but for my family. Living in the Pacific Northwest provided a blank canvas to start creating a more natural lifestyle. My husband and I agreed we wanted a …
DIY Mouthwash for Fresh Breath and Healthy Gums
If you would have told me five years ago that I would be a full-fledged DIY chick, I would have told you that you were crazier than a football bat — I’m a girl who’s easily distracted by flashy packaging. I also really appreciate the convenience of going to the grocery store and quickly grabbing whatever it is I need …
DIY Healing Boo-Boo Balm with Frugal Recipe Option
While many people see the new year as a fresh start, until this year it was always the end of summer for me. A new year, heading back to school, meant that I could cast aside the bad habits of summer and get back to basics and new habits. Over two years ago, these new habits included significantly reducing my …
DIY Face Wash Recipe (using the same soap you use to clean your bathroom)!
Yes, you did read that correctly! Today I’m bringing you a super simple (and effective!) DIY face wash recipe. …and yes, I use the same main ingredient in this face wash not only to clean my bathroom, but also to wash my laundry, clean my kitchen, and even keep my skincare retail store shelves and workspaces clean. Today we are talking …
Hydrating Winter Body Scrub
With the start of the new year comes our plans to recalibrate ourselves and either refocus on, expand, or start our healthy living routines. In fact, the new year is the perfect time to make a decision to no longer use toxic products in our lives, especially on our body. My personal journey into living a DIY #LifeFromScratch started when I was …
How to make DIY Aromatherapy Candles
Did you know that DIY Aromatherapy Candles are easy to make and are an inexpensive gift? I love candles! They really change the mood. The flicker of light and scent wafting through the air can be really calming. Making your own candles can be inexpensive, easy, and you can feel good about what is going in them. They won’t be …
DIY Blender Face Mask for Radiant Moisturized Skin
This is me with my daughter Bella. She is creative, kind hearted, caring, sensitive, stubborn, empathetic, smart, and loves animals almost more than anything else in the whole wide world (except for Mommy, Daddy and her brother, Adam). She is beautiful inside and out and she has taught me what it is to be a woman and to love from the …
Creating a Permaculture Home
I first learned about permaculture about 10 years ago when I made a trip out to Bohdi Creek Farm, a Permaculture site in Washington State, near the North Cascades. Our friends Alan and Tricia introduced my husband Andrew and I to this way of living, and with us being very logic and solution-based by nature, the principles of permaculture really …