As you know, I am a work at home momma, running All Things All Natural. I need your help to help my store grow!
Help support small businesses and work at home moms. It's good for your soul!
Some ideas:
-Hang some business cards at your local shops (Let me know if you will and I'll send you some!)
-Post a link to my shop on your facebook page/blog/business ect http://www.allthingsallnatural.com
-Write a blog post about All Things All Natural
-Tweet
-Review a product
-Post on Pinterest
-And help spread the word any other ways you can think of!
This APP is CRAP!
This APP is CRAP (Hope you don't mind me using that quote, Samantha!)
So I have this app on my phone, it's a health & wellness/body & mind app. It sends 'motivational' messages and what not throughout the day. It just told me, 'You'll be more beautiful and more people will like you if you're thin'.
Hmmm.
So friends, is this true? Will you like me more if I lose a few pounds?! Are we only beautiful if we are thin?
(Deleting that app now...)
Seriously. I'm beyond disturbed. This shit is what screws with kids (and adults alike) minds and can cause serious illnesses (anorexia, depression ect.). Not cool.
I see a nice letter to the company in my future.
And remember, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL JUST THE WAY YOU ARE! I love you all, no matter what.
~Peace & Love~
So I have this app on my phone, it's a health & wellness/body & mind app. It sends 'motivational' messages and what not throughout the day. It just told me, 'You'll be more beautiful and more people will like you if you're thin'.
Hmmm.
So friends, is this true? Will you like me more if I lose a few pounds?! Are we only beautiful if we are thin?
(Deleting that app now...)
Seriously. I'm beyond disturbed. This shit is what screws with kids (and adults alike) minds and can cause serious illnesses (anorexia, depression ect.). Not cool.
I see a nice letter to the company in my future.
And remember, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL JUST THE WAY YOU ARE! I love you all, no matter what.
~Peace & Love~
Ever just have one of those days?
I knew it this morning when both girls were up before 6:30am.
I haven't been feeling well lately and haven't slept much the last few nights. I knew it was going to be one of those days.
Nothing seemed to go right all day. Every little thing seemed to turn into a challenge. I even burnt lunch. Frozen pizza. Who does that? Whatever.
Are we in some weird astrological cycle that I am not aware of?
Our dryer just got a new heating coil barely two weeks ago and broke again, 3rd time it has broke. Not cool. Our washer doesn't spin out (you have to wring every single fucking piece of clothing out by hand) and our printer broke today, trying to print the truck tabs receipt (which was due apparently in August!). Awesome.
My husband came home early, as I was swearing at the printer, and announced he got laid off this afternoon. What the fuck? Keep it going universe, why not.
My toddler climbed on the table during dinner and dumped over a vase of flowers (filled with water, obviously, that's what a vase is for)...on top of my freaking laptop. Super. I can deal with it. What else you got?
A glass candle thrown at me, shattering at my feet, on our kitchen floor. Bring it. Just a small cut on my foot, piece of cake.
I poured a glass of wine. I win.
I don't know how we'll wash or dry our clothes, print anything, pay our mortgage, buy groceries or deal with a power outage without candles.
But we will be ok. We always are.
Just another day.
And at the end of the day, no matter how totally shitty it is, when you see this, you know it's all good.
I haven't been feeling well lately and haven't slept much the last few nights. I knew it was going to be one of those days.
Nothing seemed to go right all day. Every little thing seemed to turn into a challenge. I even burnt lunch. Frozen pizza. Who does that? Whatever.
Are we in some weird astrological cycle that I am not aware of?
Our dryer just got a new heating coil barely two weeks ago and broke again, 3rd time it has broke. Not cool. Our washer doesn't spin out (you have to wring every single fucking piece of clothing out by hand) and our printer broke today, trying to print the truck tabs receipt (which was due apparently in August!). Awesome.
My husband came home early, as I was swearing at the printer, and announced he got laid off this afternoon. What the fuck? Keep it going universe, why not.
My toddler climbed on the table during dinner and dumped over a vase of flowers (filled with water, obviously, that's what a vase is for)...on top of my freaking laptop. Super. I can deal with it. What else you got?
A glass candle thrown at me, shattering at my feet, on our kitchen floor. Bring it. Just a small cut on my foot, piece of cake.
I poured a glass of wine. I win.
I don't know how we'll wash or dry our clothes, print anything, pay our mortgage, buy groceries or deal with a power outage without candles.
But we will be ok. We always are.
Just another day.
And at the end of the day, no matter how totally shitty it is, when you see this, you know it's all good.
Parent Confession
I thought it'd be fun to do a once a week 'parent confession'.
This week's confession:
Sometimes I serve TV dinners (kids cuisine, lean cuisine ect.) on plates to make it look like I cooked it. My girls fall for it. My son (15 years old) not so much. LOL
Fess up parents. What's one of your dirty little secrets?
This week's confession:
Sometimes I serve TV dinners (kids cuisine, lean cuisine ect.) on plates to make it look like I cooked it. My girls fall for it. My son (15 years old) not so much. LOL
Fess up parents. What's one of your dirty little secrets?
Self Esteem
Raising kids in todays society can be a challenge. Society 'tells' kids how to look, what to play with, what girls should play with (barbies, princesses) and what boys should play with (cars, trucks, super heros). How do you block your children from all the 'stuff' that seems to reduce men and women to objects. In the stores, on tv, even clothing. It's everywhere.
Kids are born with so much love for themselves. Seriously. Their outlook only changes because of someone or something(s). I truly hope that my kids self esteem will be so high that no matter what they encounter they'll feel comfortable and confident being themselves and not conforming to society standards ever. I want them to have a sense of confidence and love for themselves aside from their physical looks. I want them to love and appreciate the human body, no matter what size or color. It's a pretty damn amazing thing! I don't ever want them to be embarrassed of their bodies.
I struggle with my self esteem. I won't lie, it's hard for me sometimes to bite my tongue when I'm not having a good day, sometimes I'll slip and say things like 'I feel so fat', 'I don't have any nice clothes' or 'I hate my hair'. Kids are sponges and hear and see everything. I want my kids to always feel beautiful. I want my girls to know that they never need make up and sexy clothes to be beautiful, and my son, likewise. A few years ago I made a commitment to myself to ditch all the fashion magazines. No more Cosmo to make me feel like a lesser woman. I am changing my perceptions about my body so that my kids can grow up with a positive, healthy body image, undistorted.
Kids are born with so much love for themselves. Seriously. Their outlook only changes because of someone or something(s). I truly hope that my kids self esteem will be so high that no matter what they encounter they'll feel comfortable and confident being themselves and not conforming to society standards ever. I want them to have a sense of confidence and love for themselves aside from their physical looks. I want them to love and appreciate the human body, no matter what size or color. It's a pretty damn amazing thing! I don't ever want them to be embarrassed of their bodies.
I struggle with my self esteem. I won't lie, it's hard for me sometimes to bite my tongue when I'm not having a good day, sometimes I'll slip and say things like 'I feel so fat', 'I don't have any nice clothes' or 'I hate my hair'. Kids are sponges and hear and see everything. I want my kids to always feel beautiful. I want my girls to know that they never need make up and sexy clothes to be beautiful, and my son, likewise. A few years ago I made a commitment to myself to ditch all the fashion magazines. No more Cosmo to make me feel like a lesser woman. I am changing my perceptions about my body so that my kids can grow up with a positive, healthy body image, undistorted.
Confessions of a 3rd time momma
When my son was a baby, I was so careful with everything. Changed his diaper the second he peed. Sterilized everything. Washed all the new clothes before he would wear them. If a binky feel on the floor, he didn't get it back until I could wash it off. Gave him a bath almost everynight. I would read stories and rock him to bed. He slept in his own bed/crib most of the time when he was a baby. I coslept with him when he was a toddler.
Then comes baby number two, I was more relaxed. Binky fell on the ground, I sucked it clean. Didn't wash all the new clothes, baby detergent wasn't really neccessary, was it? I didn't have time or energy to sterilize everything. Gave her a bath every other night, usually. I coslept with her from day one. When she was a toddler, she fought sleep constantly so she would watch TV and fall asleep watching Dora.
Third baby, Binky fell on the ground, I might suck it clean or just let her put in right back in her mouth. Maybe germs are good for them? New clothes, prewashed? Nope, hand me downs, maybe washed if I had time. I gave her a bath when her sister was getting a bath or shower, usually every other night. We coslept from day one. I breastfed her until she was two years old. She would fall asleep breastfeeding every night, we never even had a crib for her.
Then comes baby number two, I was more relaxed. Binky fell on the ground, I sucked it clean. Didn't wash all the new clothes, baby detergent wasn't really neccessary, was it? I didn't have time or energy to sterilize everything. Gave her a bath every other night, usually. I coslept with her from day one. When she was a toddler, she fought sleep constantly so she would watch TV and fall asleep watching Dora.
Third baby, Binky fell on the ground, I might suck it clean or just let her put in right back in her mouth. Maybe germs are good for them? New clothes, prewashed? Nope, hand me downs, maybe washed if I had time. I gave her a bath when her sister was getting a bath or shower, usually every other night. We coslept from day one. I breastfed her until she was two years old. She would fall asleep breastfeeding every night, we never even had a crib for her.
I'm supposed to wipe with that?!
When I wake up in the morning, like most people, I pee.
I sit down, do what I need to do, and then see this:
Seriously? There are four other family members (ok only 3 that use the potty) in this house, this is the second time this week that I have encountered no toilet paper. The first time I realized it before I sat down, the second time I wasn't so lucky. Please people, replace the roll.
Thankfully, I didn't poop or have my period. That would have been an adventure.
I sit down, do what I need to do, and then see this:
Seriously? There are four other family members (ok only 3 that use the potty) in this house, this is the second time this week that I have encountered no toilet paper. The first time I realized it before I sat down, the second time I wasn't so lucky. Please people, replace the roll.
Thankfully, I didn't poop or have my period. That would have been an adventure.
Giveaway!
I'm thinking we're do for another giveaway!
Once we reach 125 Facebook 'likes'we'll run a giveaway for a free Rock-N-Roll Scarf
Spread the word!
Once we reach 125 Facebook 'likes'we'll run a giveaway for a free Rock-N-Roll Scarf
Spread the word!
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