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Reflection & Rejuvenation: June
Ah, summer has arrived in Texas. We’ve transitioned from hiking every weekend during our family time to swimming in fresh spring water. So fun! Austin, you’re growing on me.I’m officially a month and a half pregnant, which seems crazy. Adding on the two weeks before actual conception feels weird, but that’s how it’s done on the 40-week calendar, so I will officially be two months pregnant on June 14.I intentionally set light goals for the month of May because I wanted to honor my body’s needs in the first trimester. I’ve definitely been more tired than usual, and I try to nap every day during Henry’s afternoon nap.… Read More -
Natural Deodorant Recommendation
One of the recent Purposeful Conception topics–Detoxifying Our Lives–inspired me to once again focus on natural beauty products. I was doing well a while ago, but my deodorant stopped working (so I switched back to my go-to antiperspirant with aluminum in it), and we ran out of shampoo (so I just grabbed some Burt’s Bees stuff off the shelf at the grocery store and later realized it’s not actually very good for me, according to the Skin Deep database).I worry a lot about antiperspirant with aluminum in it because of the links to Alzheimer’s. I’m frustrated, though, because I sweat a lot and every natural deodorant I’ve ever… Read More -
Backyard Dreaming and Scheming
During our meeting with the architect, we had the chance to look at how our house will be situated on the land. It helped me realize that we will actually have quite a bit of land. Even though it’s a 1/2 acre, lots of that is in the creek, and the flat part of the lot looks pretty small. But based on the survey, I think we’ll have a pretty good chunk of land to work with. Before I jump into the specifics of what to do with that land, I thought it might be better to “start with the end in mind” and focus on the vision piece:- We