Lavender has been known to have calming properties. It can help with anxiety, sleep, and aid with various skin conditions. It can also relieve headaches! Dr. Axe has a great resource for a list of uses! I have added lavender essential oil to my face serum for years, and I love adding a few drops… Continue reading What to Do With Lavender
Every year, by the time late summer comes around and the garden is pretty much done, I say "next year I'm just going to do a salsa garden: only things that will go in the makings of salsa!" The next year, I still plant things that I think we need. And the cycle continues; "next year..."… Continue reading What’s In My Garden
sourceIt's been a tradition for me to select a verse as a "new year's goal", and this year I'm keeping with the tradition but I am also going to choose a word to focus on. Be still, and know that I am God...- Psalm 46:10Sometimes I feel like life gets in the way. That probably means something different… Continue reading New Year: Simplicity
Let's chat about le jardin (doesn't that sound fancy?). Not that I'm a gardening expert, by any means, but my crop hasn't done so well this season. I blame it 100% on the weather. It was dry, and hot, then rained for about 2 weeks non-stop, then got super humid, and now it's in this… Continue reading The Garden: Update
If you saw this post from July 4th, you know that we spent the holiday weekend at my happy place. I've already started my coming home routing: searching for places to live at the beach. I do it every time. Why do I do this? Here are a few reasons...This kind of speaks for itself,… Continue reading Weekend Recap: July 4th
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