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Health and Wellness

03 Apr

We are kind of obsessed with essential oils recently. Lemon essential oil is one of our favorites.  It was one of the first essential oils I ever used – probably because of it’s refreshing, invigorating scent.  You can’t help but love it!  I began to diffuse it every morning as an enjoyable, stimulating way to start our homeschool workday.  You simply can not be in a bad mood when you smell lemon and experience the power of lemon essential oil! Lemon essential oil is probably best known for it’s cleaning abilities, but the benefits go far beyond that!  Lemon essential oil contains large amounts of d-limonene, which...

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16 Feb

A few months ago, in an effort to make our home a little safer and environmentally friendly, I wanted to start making my own laundry soap.  So I did some research, namely Pinterest, some bloggers and some DIY books.  Not so surprisingly, everyone announced that their recipe was the best.  I could find no agreement as to whether liquid or powdered was better…  it was all very confusing for a beginner such as myself.  I finally settled on a powdered recipe that seemed to be repeated multiple times throughout the blogosphere, and because it seemed to be one of the most simple recipes. ...

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18 Dec

Our most recent Five in a Row book has been The Rag Coat, by Lauren Mills.  In this story, the main character, Minna’s father works in the coal mines.  He becomes sick and eventually dies from what is presumably Black Lung Disease.  This was an ideal opening for a discussion on lungs and the respiratory system. We all Need to Breathe We began by learning what is normal.  I pointed out to Clark and Luci that we always have to breathe.  Of course, Clark had to challenge this statement (I knew he would), so he experimented by trying not to breathe.  This didn’t last...

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14 Nov

We have been studying the classic children’s book, Madeline, which served as an introduction to a series I wanted to do with the children on Health and Wellness. As a nurse, I am constantly teaching my patients about the importance of handwashing as a first line of defense against disease and dirt.  Of course this is also something that I taught my children as they were being potty-trained.  They began with perfect form – I was so proud of them!  But as the novelty of being allowed to “play” in the water wears off, so did the perfect form.  So I decided to...

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15 Oct

I had a defining moment several weeks ago. After working a night shift, I was taking a nap and my husband was watching the kiddos. While cleaning the bathroom, he got a phone call and went to answer it. While he was on the phone, our sweet, sweet 5 yr old son decided to help him clean the bathroom. He took our (what I now know to be toxic) spray cleaner and covered every surface of the bathroom, including his eyes and face. Knowing he had done something he should not have done, he ran and hid. When I woke...

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04 Jun

It's Banana Swirl! I had the nerve to call this Banana Ice Cream, much to the distress of my 5-year old son.  I was quickly corrected!  He apparently got this idea off a children's TV show, along with the instructions on how to make it.  I had seen it on Pinterest and was curious about it, too, so I decided to try it out with the kids before Clark's incessant requests drove me mad.  The instructions are very simple, but that does not mean the process is so simple!  Oh - and I had Clark watching and correcting me at each step,...

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