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12 Practical Tips to Cloth Diapers: We've been using cloth diapers for years and I've been asked a lot of questions, so here are practical tips on cloth diapering. It's easier than you think! #clothdiapers #crunchymama #slowmotherhood #ecofriendlymama

12 Practical Tips for Using Cloth Diapers

A few months ago, I saw a post on Instagram asking for advice on cloth diapers. Another mom was just starting out and was struggling a bit. I reached out and offered some advice (solicited and un-). It ended up…

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Teaching environmentalism is a lot like teaching any other important value. Like honesty and humor, I want to teach my kids to love the earth. Here are 7 things I do to raise kids who care about the environment. #unlikelywahm | #environmentalistkids | #naturalmama | #greenmama

7 Ways To Raise Kids Who Care About the Earth

Ok, first things first. In order to be fully transparent, I should note that my kids aren’t grown up yet (you can probably tell from the pictures on this blog). So I have NO idea if I am doing this…

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Get Plants: A great way to clean the air in our homes. Also helps improve our mood. Win!

5 Natural Ways to Clean The Air in Our Homes

It looks like we are going to be spending a lot of time in our homes for the foreseeable future, doesn’t it? So, we might as well clean the air in our homes. — I work from home (obviously), so…

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DIY Non-toxic Easter Egg Dye: A few years ago, I wanted to get my toddler involved in our traditions. And, toddlers! Everything in their mouth. So, I made DIY non-toxic Easter egg dye.

DIY Non-Toxic Easter Egg Dye

If you’ve been here a while, you can probably tell that I am a bit of a “crunchy” mama. I try to keep our home as toxin-free as possible, like to choose the eco-friendlier options most of the time, and…

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DIY Non-Toxic Disinfectant Wipes: We've got kids, so we've got messes. And with all the germs spreading around, I thought I'd make some non-toxic disinfectant wipes. Here's how.

DIY Non-Toxic Disinfectant Wipes

I’m about to get on a plane to fly across the country in a week (Update: I cancelled the trip… social distancing and all). And of course, we are in the midst of a global pandemic. The kids are out…

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Eco-Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas that are as beautiful as they are earth friendly

Eco-Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

That are as beautiful as they are earth friendly! For me, one of the more stressful parts of Christmas is the waste. I can’t seem to let go of the feeling that, in order to surprise and delight our children…

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No Toy Christmas

Why We Are Doing A No Toy Christmas

This year our, we are going to focus on memories and tradition and try out a no toy Christmas. Oh…the memories of a living room full of wrapping paper, toys, laughter, and love. So much fun. Two or three hours…

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How To Enjoy The Holidays as A Minimalist

Yes, it is possible to enjoy the holidays as a minimalist. You might enjoy it more… Just the other day, I saw a Christmas Tree. I was driving home from a Halloween party and I saw a Christmas tree, 100…

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Sustainable, Simple, Slow LivingHi, I’m Jess. I’m a crunchy mama of two little boys who are almost always outrunning me. I do my best to let them lead and to sit in stillness and watch them. Like most moms, I struggle daily with patience (it is the thing I work on the most). I also struggle with presence, and it is at the heart of slow motherhood. 

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