I recently received a question about using homemade Thieves Oil around children, especially young children under 3 years old. Unfortunately, many of the ingredients contained in it should not be used on small children. In fact, rosemary essential oil shouldn't really...
More free baby stuff in Germany
Mack and I had to run out to Metro yesterday to buy a few things before the Christmas shopping craze truly hits. We decided to smoke ribs and have a BBQ Christmas dinner this year so I was out picking the ribs up, among other things. Shortly after I got home, the...
Cleaning the bathroom with essential oils & common household products
As the holidays grow closer, my mind wanders more and more often to cleaning the house. I've said it before and I'll mention it again: I'm not a fan of cleaning although I do enjoy having a clean house. Part of my problem is simply the time needed to clean. But the...
Thieves’ Oil Recipe
I have been getting more into aromatherapy and herbs again lately. I had an interest in them before Mackenzie was born but when I was pregnant, I couldn't work with most of the oils so those interests were curbed. But after reading The Complete Book of Herbs which has...
Filling up that baby belly
Mackenzie is officially moving from 9 month to 12 month sized clothing today. In German sizes, that means we're starting on the 80 (cm) sizes now. I pulled a TON of stuff out of her dresser last night, mostly pajamas that just don't quite stretch far enough anymore on...
A big thanks to a fellow expat blogger!
Some people ask me why I blog. There are many reasons really. Blogging is usually very therapeutic for me. I blog about a bad experience, a good experience, something crazy that happened...and I will hear from all of you who tell me you've been in a similar situation...
Bless you little one
On May 1st, Mackenzie Skye Anne was christened. We had the ceremony in Bavaria in the same church where Stefan and I had our church wedding ceremony almost 7 years ago. This beautiful church is in a small town called Metten which is very close to where Stefan's...
I am the Furminator! Beware of the Furminator.
What's going on my dogs? Spring is on again/off again here in Germany and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. It's not too warm to be uncomfortable (although I did seek out the cool floor of the mudroom last week) and not so cold that the water from the stream stings my paws...
Peanut butter and banana doggy treats
Hi friends! Mom has totally been slacking when it comes to posting recipes so I’m going to help her out with the dog biscuit recipe she tried for my birthday. I have to admit that I would have been a lot happier with them if they’d had liver or something like that in...
Getting things corrected
I had to be up bright and early this morning so Mack and I could go to the US embassy. After we got the passport and birth certificate in the mail with the wrong birth date (my mistake, not theirs), I had to figure out what we needed to do to correct it. One can...
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