Here’s some truth.  I didn’t think I would fit into the homeschool world.  I had pre-conceived ideas about what a “homeschool mom” would be like… or should be like.  And I really didn’t think I fit that mold.  I didn’t think that I could STAND being home with my kids all day.  Don’t get me wrong.  I love them like crazy.  But I’m not really a kid person.  Like, at all.  So how did I end up being a homeschooling mom?  Well.  It’s time for the confessions of a homeschool mom, who never thought she’d be a homeschool mom.

What do you do when life is tough?  When you’re faced with a challenge?  When things spiral out of your control, leaving you feeling helpless and un-tethered?

We live in a time where there are answers everywhere we turn.  Usually the answers are no further than the phone we carry.  The world is, quite literally, at our fingertips.  Yet sometimes, we can’t find our own answers.  So where do you turn when life is tough, and you can’t fix it?

You want to know how to escape the rat race.  This means you already know what the rat race is.  But let’s just make it really clear.  The ‘rat race’ is a race that no matter how fast or hard you run… you don’t get anywhere.  EXHAUSTING.

Here’s what I’ve learned: Apparently the life of rats can echo the life of people… but the rats are smarter.

Hello, I am Natalie Brett from @Pearlescent_Prosperity and I am so grateful to Cecily for inviting me to guest blog and speak to you on the science of essential oils.  Before we jump in, let me tell you how I got into essential oils.  

In 3 days, I’m hopping on a plane and flying for 6.5 hours to the beautiful island of Maui.  That’s all pretty exciting.  But you know what I’m most excited for?  6.5 hours on an airplane to PLAN.  Yea, I’m fully aware that I’m a nerd.  I’ve been researching the best planners for busy moms, and I finally decided.  So, I went and bought a brand new planner, a fresh notebook, and a whole bunch of nice pens… and I can’t wait for the uninterrupted time to make some plans & set some goals.

This guest blog post on “Healthy Food Options for Kids” is by Christine Muldoon, M.ed, NTP of Nourishing Littles.

This is a guest post from Shanda Fulbright.  Shanda was generous with her time and went live in my Facebook group to discuss this topic- Chasing Perfect.

We were on our way to church and my son wasn’t happy. He looked down at his resin
sculpture, a dog he created with a mold he made, and sighed in disgust.
“What’s wrong?” I asked him. He worked on this piece all day. He was so proud when it first
came out of the mold. He sanded it, cleaned and polished it. He even touched up the edges
and smoothed out the imperfections.

If you look back just a few hundred years, you’ll notice that our bodies only had to detox a few things…. mainly bacteria and viruses.  Now however, our bodies are expected to detox us from a whole slew of things, including chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, and more… Every. Single. Day.  This is why you NEED to know the best ways to detox your body.