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Simple Rosemary French Bread

January 6, 2020 No Comments

I’ve always loved baking, but was more focused on the occasional cakes and desserts. Once I became more aware of what was in processed foods, I had shifted almost entirely to cooking from scratch. Except for bread – it seemed like such a time suck. Boy was I wrong! Not only do I get to […]

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Alison + Larisa

Do you want to use cleaner, greener products or serve healthier food to your kids but everyday life gets in the way? Girl, same! We are Alison and Larisa, full-time working moms and real-life friends trying to ensure we surround ourselves and our kids with the best products on the market while navigating the flood of information on what is and isnโ€™t healthy. Oh, and we like cocktails.

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The โ€œIโ€™m off todayโ€ breakfast. #breakfastid The โ€œIโ€™m off todayโ€ breakfast.

#breakfastideas #pastureraised 
#breakfastallday #healthybreakfastideas
This is also your annual reminder to get to the de This is also your annual reminder to get to the derm and have a skin check!

#summerlove #summerlovin #summervacation #skincareshop #eyecream #welcomesummer #sunshine #cleanser #spf30 #summers #iloveskincare #summercolors #summertimesadness #hellosummer #summermemories #loveskincare #clearskin #lovesummer #sunprotection #skinfood #hydratingskincare #sunscreen #tintedsunscreen
For anyone whose experience of motherhood was not For anyone whose experience of motherhood was not what you expected, I wanted to share this beautiful story by Emily Perl Kingsley: Welcome to Holland!

When youโ€™re going to have a baby, itโ€™s like youโ€™re planning a vacation to Italy. Youโ€™re all excited. You get a whole bunch of guidebooks, you learn a few phrases so you can get around, and then it comes time to pack your bags and head for the airport. 

Only when you land, the stewardess says, โ€œWELCOME TO HOLLAND.โ€ 

You look at one another in disbelief and shock, saying, โ€œHOLLAND? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I SIGNED UP FOR ITALY.โ€ 

But they explain that thereโ€™s been a change of plan, that youโ€™ve landed in Holland and there you must stay. 

โ€œBUT I DONโ€™T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HOLLAND!โ€ you say. โ€˜I DONโ€™T WANT TO STAY!โ€ 

But stay, you do.

You go out and buy some new guidebooks, you learn some new phrases, and you meet people you never knew existed. 

The important thing is that you are not in a bad place filled with despair. Youโ€™re simply in a different place than you had planned.

Itโ€™s slower paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy, but after youโ€™ve been there a little while and you have a chance to catch your breath, you begin to discover that Holland has windmills. Holland has tulips. Holland has Rembrandts. 

But everyone else you know is busy coming and going from Italy. Theyโ€™re all bragging about what a great time they had there, and for the rest of your life, youโ€™ll say, โ€œYES, THATโ€™S WHAT I HAD PLANNED.โ€ 

The pain of that will never go away. 

You have to accept that pain, because the loss of that dream, the loss of that plan, is a very, very significant loss. 

But if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didnโ€™t get to go to Italy, you will never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things about Holland. 

#welcometoholland #raisingspecialkids #motherhoodexperience #medicallyfragile #motherhood #journeytowellness #journeyoflife #findingjoy #chooselove #lovewhatis
Starting off my morning right with a large glass o Starting off my morning right with a large glass of lemon, baking soda and pink salt water.  Adding these to your morning glass of water can:
๐Ÿ‹ aid in digestion 
๐Ÿ‹ reduce bloating
๐Ÿ‹ act as an antacid 
๐Ÿ‹ keep your kidneys healthy 
๐Ÿ‹ reduce inflammation 
๐Ÿ‹ balance your bodyโ€™s pH
๐Ÿ‹ regulate blood sugar
๐Ÿ‹ aid in hydration 
๐Ÿ‹ provide necessary vitamins and minerals 

#1 question I always get - is it gross? No! Mostly it just tastes like lemon water. I think itโ€™s pretty good. 

Btw, this is the most โ€˜aestheticโ€™ part of my house. ๐Ÿ˜‚ Everything else in my house may be a complete mess, but I love a perfectly labeled and organized kitchen. Itโ€™s my happy place. And if you arenโ€™t storing your lemons in water youโ€™re missing out! Helps them stay fresh way longer than other methods. 

Have you tried baking soda and pink salt in your lemon water?

#solewater #healthygut #healthymorning #bakingsodawater #healthyhabits #aesthetickitchen #messyhouse #health #healthiswealth #foodismedicine #takecareofyourself #selfcare
Join me in wishing this beautiful (inside and out! Join me in wishing this beautiful (inside and out!) lady a very happy birthday! 

So thankful we found each other crying in an office basement. Thanks for making me a happier and healthier version of myself! ๐Ÿ˜˜

#healthjourney #healthymoms #workbff #absfromlaughing #womensupportingwomen #momfriends #adultvacation #thankfulforyou #birthdaygirl
In love with this natural deodorant kit! Whether In love with this natural deodorant kit!  Whether youโ€™re new to natural deodorant and want to speed up finding the right one or just open to trying a new one, this is super cost effective with a great variety. More details in stories today!

The best natural deodorant kit!

#liketkit #LTKunder50 #LTKbeauty #LTKSeasonal
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#naturalsolutions #skincareproducts #mymotherhood #naturalmama #deodorant #sensitiveskincare #naturaldeodorant #naturalskincare #bodycare #happyskin #mommymode
Youโ€™d think weโ€™d be better about taking pictur Youโ€™d think weโ€™d be better about taking pictures, but truth be told when we get to spend time together we usually donโ€™t stop talking long enough to remember to ๐Ÿ™ˆ

If youโ€™re guilty of saying youโ€™d schedule time with a friend and havenโ€™t - this is your reminder. Send that text now!

#dinnertime #thatmomlife #sahmlife #mommingainteasy #squad #mompower #friendship #lifeasmama #workingmom #friendswhoarefamily
One of the best ways to work around different tast One of the best ways to work around different tastes, especially with kids, is to choose your own adventure.  Buddha Bowls are always a hit in our house and the kids love putting theirs together.

On this particular day we kept it plant-based, but you can also get some protein options in the mix (including my favorite - sushi grade salmon) and keep it fun and fresh with different sauces.

#plantbasedmeals #veganinspo #plantpower #weeknightdinner #dinnertime #funforallages #familydinner #dinnerideas #kidfriendlyfood #kidfriendly #kidfriendlymeals
I want to share a story that helps me when Iโ€™m g I want to share a story that helps me when Iโ€™m going through a hard time. 
๐˜–๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ. ๐˜œ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ. โ€œ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ,โ€ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅ, โ€œ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฅ.โ€
โ€œ๐˜ž๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ,โ€ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ.
๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.
โ€œ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ,โ€ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ!ย ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ!โ€
โ€œ๐˜ž๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ,โ€ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ.
๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ, ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ.ย  โ€œ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ. ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ!โ€
โ€œ๐˜ž๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ,โ€ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ.
๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ. ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต. โ€œ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ๐˜ด. ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ!โ€
๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ.
โ€œ๐˜ž๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ,โ€

The moral of the story is the neutrality of events. No moment or event can be judged by itself as good or bad or lucky or unlucky. Only time will tell what this moment will mean to the broader story. A practice in accepting our current circumstances without judgement. 

Because this moment may feel hard right now. But we shall see. Maybe itโ€™s setting us up for something great.๐Ÿค

#yogaeverydamnday #yogadaily #beginneryoga #beginneryogi #athomeyoga #weshallsee
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