Lately, I’ve been enjoying using beeswax taper candles around my home to provide a cozy atmosphere and to make dinner time feel more special. I don’t know about you, but whenever I walk into a store and they have a display of beeswax candles, I just ohh and ahh about them, wishing I could buy…
I worked at a restaurant right out of college that had amazing cheese boards, harvest bowls, salmon filets, pretty sweet potato cake stacks–you name it! What made their food unique? Their food was pretty. Yes, it was also flavorful and well-prepared with quality, seasonal ingredients. But, it was beautiful, and I think this was important….
If you’ve bought seeds for your garden before, you may have just gotten whatever was available at your local garden center and called it a day. But buying quality seeds is a little more complicated than that. There are a lot of factors that go into high quality seeds, including how they were grown/sourced, treated,…
If you’re like me, washing your hair everytime it’s dirty, just isn’t realistic. I first discovered dry shampoo in college. I was busy with studying, working, dating the love of my life, trying to network and plan for my future, and I definitely didn’t have the budget for bougie dry shampoo. So, like most of…
A month ago, I was juicing a whole bag of lemons and was left with so many peels. I couldn’t stand the thought of throwing them all away, so I knew I had to come up with a solution. I decided my scrap lemon peels would be the perfect thing to use to make a…
Fighting off a cold? Trying to recover from a bout of sickness? This wellness shot recipe is your one-stop shop for boosting immunity and staying healthy. We first discovered this recipe during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. We were riding to the airport when our uber driver explained her tip for staying well– this…
Growing up, I always loved toasted marshmallows. I didn’t have them very often as a kid, so whenever I could get my hands on them, I would take full advantage. As an adult, my love for toasted marshmallows hasn’t gone away, but the corn syrup and other less than ideal ingredients do not agree with…
Does an affordable, all natural, zero waste toothpaste sound too good to be true? Think again! With just a few simple household ingredients, you can have this whitening, brightening, strengthening toothpaste in a matter of minutes. We’ve tried all of the toothpaste brands–even amongst the natural brands, it seems like the ingredients get so complicated,…
This late January has been rainy and cold and I couldn’t think of a better time to make a batch of these super easy natural cough drops. Cough drops first came out around the mid 1800’s and since then, they’ve grown into a very normal part of our sick day routines. Unfortunately, cough drops that…
There are so many benefits to incorporating essential oils into your routine. While diffusing essential oils is great for lifting your mood and freshening up your space, essential oil rollers are great for treating common ailments. They’re also great for aromatherapy! In this article we’ll cover the basics of how to use essential oils as…
