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Over the years I have heard about the importance of a structured morning routine in order to start my day off right. The problem was that I could never actually establish one, let alone stick to one. As a full-time working mom of 3 for so many years, my morning routine involved a scramble to get out of bed, get the boys ready for school and to the bus, and then be carried by the current of a mad rush where I ultimately threw on a dress and boots or whatever jumped out of my closet, ran a brush through...

If there is one thing I have learned in the last four years, it is that self care is not only essential, it is non negotiable. Self care also involves much more than a day at the spa, at least as far as I define it.  If you find yourself trapped in a daily spiral of stress-filled to-do lists, a sense of being pulled in twenty directions at once or you just feel....not quite yourself, you might need to incorporate some self-care into your life. Self care was the foundation of my business a few years ago; meaning, I started...

Planting and incorporating healing herbs is such a large part of what led me to organic gardening in the first place. Today, it is simply a staple in my spring and summer routine, and something I look forward to planning every year.    I don't grow all of the herbs and vegetables that I use due to the complex nature of some of them, and, let's face it, I am all about simplifying these days. An easy fix for this is to visit the farm down the street that is literally a stone's throw away, and purchase from the family that...

If you find yourself looking for a way to get grounded during the busy pace of your daily life, aside from the quick meditation practice I mentioned in an earlier blog post, you can also try one of my favorite, go-to methods for feeling grounded & relaxed. Tea Time may have started abroad, and it is where I first picked up the habit during a trip to England when I was twelve years old. Yes, I have been drinking tea daily since I was twelve!   Let's get specific about a few things. Tea is actually a lot like we...