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Why We Started the Autoimmune Paleo Diet

WEBYesterday morning I drank my coffee (sweetened with cream and sugar), and munched on my toast with peanut butter, and reflected on the fact that it was the last time I would be eating all of these things for a few months. After thinking seriously about this I might have drunk a second cup of coffee for … Why We Started the Autoimmune Paleo …

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Easy Homemade Whipped Body Butter Recipe

WEBInstructions. In a double boiler or glass bowl, combine all ingredients except essential oils. Bring to medium heat and stir constantly until all ingredients are melted. Remove from heat. Put bowl in the freezer to harden, about 30 minutes.

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Fresh Thyme Market: My First Trip, and Why I’ll Be Back

WEBI love Fresh Thyme. The one near me is a very congested area but the deals are good enough to have me come back week after week. I usually go on Wednesdays for Double Ad Day. 🙂 Between Fresh Thyme, Aldi, Walmart, Amish salvage stores and Marc’s, I get my grocery shopping done with good prices.

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How to Handle a Big Change: on becoming a stay-at-home mom

WEBHi, I’m Bethany! As of today, I am a stay-at-home-mom. Yesterday was my last day working as a chiropractor’s assistant–a job that I enjoyed for the past two and a half years. I saw my last patient, gave my last nutritional consult, and shut the computer down for the last time. I am trading in … How to Handle a Big Change: on becoming a stay-at …

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Our First Week on Autoimmune Paleo Diet (and how we survived!) …

WEBOur First Week on Autoimmune Paleo Diet (and how we survived!) #aip #autoimmune #paleo #eczema #diet #health

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This Week’s Meal Plan and the Tortilla that Changed Everything

WEBMeal planning is a necessary evil. I don’t enjoy meal planning. It is time-consuming, tedious, and stressful. I have tried many different methods to try to make it a less odious experience. At first, I just tried winging it every week. I figured that I had the creativity to come up with meals on the spot! … This Week’s Meal Plan and the Tortilla …

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Our Last Week as Just the Two of Us

WEBAnd just like that: I’m at the end of my pregnancy. This pregnancy has included a lot of things I didn’t expect, and didn’t include a few things I took for granted. In the first trimester, I wasn’t terribly nauseous in all those beginning weeks, when my fellow preggo-pals were struggling to keep a meal down. In … Our Last Week as Just the Two …

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Mornings are for Making

WEBIt has been a whirlwind summer in the Lotulelei household. Back in May, Saia quit his job, and launched his own business, a masonry company. He has been working long days all summer, generally six days a week, 10-hour days, and taking a day off whenever it rains.

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Gideon's Birth Story: Part 1

WEBI have always loved birth stories. I’ve read dozens of birth stories throughout the last nine months, and listened to even more thanks to one of my absolute favorite podcasts, The Birth Hour. So I am just incredibly excited to share my very own birth story today! This post became so long, that I decided … Gideon’s Birth Story: Part 1 Read More »

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The Post About the Placenta Previa

WEBIt’s been an emotional couple of days over here in pregnancy land. Six weeks ago, at my 22-week ultrasound, I was diagnosed with placenta previa. Most placentas attach high up on the uterus, but mine (and about 1 out of every 200 pregnant women) decided to attach low down. This causes problems when it comes … The Post …

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34 Week Bumpdate

WEBWe made it to 34 Weeks pregnant!! If you heard a gusty sigh of relief, that was me after I read in my weekly Mama Natural update that “babies born at 34 weeks with no other health issues are usually healthy and need nothing more than a little time in the neonatal nursery. Phew!”. Phew, indeed! When I had my 28-week ultrasound, and found …

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Five on Friday: my very first planner, and meals in the garden.

WEBThis past week really has felt like summer between bike rides to the farmer’s market, eating lettuce straight out of our garden, and early morning runs. Here are a few updates from our lives this past week! 1) The melodrama wrapped up. For the past few months I have been finishing work at six, hopping in … Five on Friday: my very first planner, and meals in the …

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What Surprised Me About Motherhood

WEBThis baby boy has turned our lives upside down, in the best possible way. Gideon is six weeks in a few days, but it still feels like I’ve barely begun to figure out this new mama life!

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6 Ways to Prepare for Pregnancy

WEBSince hubs and I aren't at the point that we are ready for a family (he's still finishing up his undergrad degree) the first few months of marriage I spent sighing gustily on my facebook feed which looked like a who's who of Baby Gap, and pregnant mothers. But as the months waned on (we have been married all of eight months) I began realizing that this time in …

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How to Naturally Get Rid of Carpal Tunnel

WEBI have been struggling with carpel tunnel the last few years. It all begun one long, dark finals week when I was staying up late typing papers around the clock. I am a very speedy typist, and I can pound out papers incredibly fast. As college progressed, I became even more adept at putting together … How to Naturally Get Rid of Carpal Tunnel Read More »

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25 Things I am Going to Do Once I Graduate College

WEBMy college life is quickly drawing to a close. A few more papers, two more monologues, and a couple of tests and I will be a college grad. When I graduated high school back in 2010 I was a mess.

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36 Week Bumpdate

WEBYou guys, I only have ONE midwife appointment left before I deliver Baby L! I am SO excited about this!! My appointment this week, actually went really, really well! Part of that was no additional bad news was revealed (thank you, Lord) and the other part that made it better was that my Mom went … 36 Week Bumpdate Read More »

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Our Experience with Christian Healthcare Ministries’ Maternity …

WEBThe cost for my prenatal care, C-section, and six week follow up ended up being $20,000. Well, $21, 331.93, to be exact. Back when I was struggling with baby fever, I remember trying to decide if I should raise our insurance to fully cover all things maternity. My insurance level, at the time, would have … Our Experience with Christian Healthcare …

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Gideon: 2 Month Update

WEBMy little sidekick is already two months old! As I write this, my little man is sleeping all snuggled up against my chest: his little hand gripping my sweater. Every few minutes he chuckles or smiles in his sleep. A friend told me that once my baby came, that I wouldn’t remember a time when … Gideon: 2 Month Update Read More »

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