BREASTFEEDING! A Big Post. It’s Important Stuff.
Happy breastfeeding baby. Some of you don’t know there was a time when I was crazy writing two blogs. There was (and is) my blog you’re reading now, Kristen’s Raw. I was also writing a Green Mommy...
View ArticleUnconventional Ways to Celebrate Halloween
Happy Halloween As a mom who doesn’t give her kid candy unless it’s dark chocolate, Halloween is a tricky situation (pun intended)… until now. To tell you the truth, we have a lot of things we do to...
View ArticleMy Life: Naked Dolls, Qigong, Lemon Water, Matcha, Hot Yoga
Lemon water did more than I realized. Here’s a day in my life. 700 am Wake up naturally. Sometimes I oil pull at this time. 715 am Drink some spring water with organic lemon juice squeezed in. I’ve...
View ArticleA Hospital Tour For Those Planning Home Birth
Questions to ask a hospital on a hospital birth tour. No. I’m not currently pregnant. But, as I wrote in a post recently that talked about all about breastfeeding, I’m sharing some other posts from my...
View ArticleA Day in Our Homeschooling Life
A day with my kiddo. Homeschooling with unschooling. My daughter is five years old, and on this day of homeschooling, we did mostly “unschooling” (basically teaching through life experiences instead...
View ArticleCorn Chips and Salsa? Nope. Try Apple Chips Instead.
Try apple chips with salsa instead of corn chips. We don’t keep chips in the house, at least not the common kind. And for crackers, we don’t usually eat those unless they’re flax crackers like these....
View ArticleMy 5 Year Old Teaching You How to Meditate
My little girl. :) My five year old daughter, Kamea, was visiting my mom for the night, and they surprised me with this video that she made about “how to meditate.” Glad to know that all of my...
View ArticleLucky YOU! Dr. Cowan’s Garden Coupon Code! Plus Super Slaw Recipe.
My collection of Dr. Cowan’s Garden powders. SO GOOD! Today is your lucky day! Recently, I blogged about my passion for both my new kitchen robot, the Instant Pot Smart as well as my collection of Dr....
View ArticleWelcoming 2017 With More Hands Free Mama Time
Happy New Year! Happy 2017. I’m starting off the year by still wearing the same clothes I wore for the past couple of days, which means I’m wearing the same clothes as last year – hehe. It’s just been...
View ArticleUsing an Online Drawing Class with My Daughter for Homeschool
Getting ready for our online drawing class. We are planning to move abroad (Worldschool here we come!), and even though we won’t be doing this for over a year, I’ve been diving deep into research to...
View ArticleThe Book, The New Global Student, Lit A Fire Under My Ass
This book inspired me to move abroad… sooner than later.Image credit I bought the book, The New Global Student, to inspire my family’s future travels around the world. I don’t recall how I came to...
View ArticlePlease Support Our New Project: Children’s Book for Girls in STEAM / STEM
Let’s do this! (I’m very excited!) My husband, Greg, his business partner, Pam, and I are working on a new project and we’d love your support. We’ll soon be launching a Kickstarter to publish a...
View ArticleGetting My Daughter On Board with Minimalism via a Donation Box
Donation Box worked like a charm. When I started my amazing journey into minimalism, my daughter didn’t quite buy into it. She didn’t know why I would get rid of so many pretty things. So much...
View ArticleHomeschooling with a Headache
Science with dad Wow, I’ve had a splitting sinus headache today. It’s spring, and with spring comes gorgeous flowers, pollen, and allergies. Sneeze sneeze runny nose irritated nose painful...
View ArticleLearning Piano Online For Free!
Practicing proper piano posture. I grew up playing the piano, clarinet, and even the drums. Piano and clarinet were better instruments for me than the drums, and my family probably agrees. My mom...
View ArticleLittle K Talks About The Importance of Our New Book (Video)
Please watch as Little K explains WHY you need to check out our latest project, a life-changing adventure book for kids. (Be sure to watch ’til the end!) We’re working hard to get the word out about...
View ArticleA Good Reason For Kids To Be Up Late!
I love the times I see my daughter secretly staying up past her bedtime, under a blanket with a flashlight and a book, because the book was too good to put down. I quietly back out of the room and let...
View ArticleIt Just Takes One Book…
Always have a good book with you. … to get a kid hooked. For Kamea, that book was Because of Winn-Dixie. The moment she opened it, and read the first paragraph, she was hooked. She read it most of the...
View ArticleNot Tip-Toeing Around My Daughter
I’ve been doing a lot of soul-searching and evolving the past few years, and I’ve come a long way. I noticed something today, though. As I try to tackle my all-consuming passions issues with healthy...
View ArticleI Hope We Change The World. Our New STEAM Book Is Here, STEAMTeam5: The...
I have exciting news about our STEAM book, STEAMTeam 5: The Beginning. Whooohoo! Remember when I wrote over the summer that my husband and his business partner, Pam, wrote a children’s book? An amazing...
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