Category Archives: Health

How To Cure Picky Eating

Awhile back, I wrote a post here about my middle daughter’s picky eating. Her eating habits were partially my fault, as I let things slide in the food department when I was pregnant with #5. Instead of insisting on her … Continue reading

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Food Waste Friday and Wheat Free Week

I did better than last week, but I still tossed more food than I would like to. I’m honestly in awe of The Frugal Girl who wastes so little. 8 black beans? Really? That’s the kind of thing I would … Continue reading

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Ways to Reduce Food Waste

I’m making it a goal to reduce our family’s food waste. I do several things in an attempt to keep our grocery budget reasonable yet as healthful as possible. I do some shopping at ALDI. I carefully meal plan each … Continue reading

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Post Pertussis

Yesterday I took the kids to the Pediatrician. The 3 youngest had an appointment, and I wanted to make sure they were ok after our bout with pertussis. I suspected that the baby had coughed herself a mild umbilical hernia, … Continue reading

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Whooping Cough – On The Mend

The baby is sitting on the floor playing with toys. This isn’t remarkable, babies do this every day. Only when they don’t, because they’re too sick to waste any energy playing. It’s so easy to take that for granted. We … Continue reading

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Whooping Cough, Part 3

The other posts in this series: Whooping Cough – first sick kid and positive pertussis result Waiting For Pertussis Results – had remaining kids and hubby tested Part 3 On the Mend Post Pertussis We got Pertussis test results from … Continue reading

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Waiting For Pertussis Results

Saturday we took all the kids to get tested for Pertussis. (So far we only know for sure that Zoe, 13, has Whooping Cough.) Zoe is staying with relatives until she’s no longer contagious (though it’s probably too late for … Continue reading

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So… We Have Whooping Cough

Quite an opener, isn’t it? At first I planned on naming this post “Whoop… there it is”, but thought better of it. This illness can be really scary, and I’m not taking it lightly. But a girl does have to … Continue reading

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Help Your Feet, Heal Your Body

Today I interviewed Annette Yen of Healthy Foot Coach . I’ve known Annette online for several years, mostly through our membership in Solo Masterminds (formerly Mom Masterminds). Annette has a new project that I wanted to share. So many of … Continue reading

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Want to Heal Your (or your child’s) Teeth? Free Event

Remember when I mentioned OraWellness, an all natural tooth cleaning product in this post on natural toothpaste alternatives? I still love it. One of my favorite ways to use OraWellness is to put a drop on my floss. It helps … Continue reading

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