We had such a lovely time spreading kindness and love with the help of our Kindness Elves throughout the month of December and Miss G was definitely sad to see them go after they left her one final note on Christmas night. They did say that they’d be back at some point, but we didn’t know when that would be…
While Grae and I both seem to be extremely good at avoiding the terrible sicknesses that circle through our groups of friends, today she woke up with a runny, but congested nose. Since we prefer to do things the natural way in our house, the first inkling of a cold means a day filled with non-stop fruits and veggies, and extra powerful green smoothie, and a garlic-filled dinner. …Plus some sick kid sensory soup as of today – hah!
{this post contains affiliate links}By now, it’s no secret that our family is a slightly ‘crunchy’ one {even if Brad fights it just a little and despises that use of the word crunchy}. We’re by no means the extreme, but we do our best to make things from scratch, eat whole foods, avoid unneeded chemicals and toxins, and generally live pretty naturally. One of the things we use daily in our attempt to live more naturally is essential oils. I’ve never been a huge user of traditional medicines, and since the arrival of Miss G four years ago, my medicine cabinet has slowly grown more and more full of pretty little oil bottles with less and less traditional medicine to be found.