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Register Now: Purposeful Conception
I want to hurry and squeeze in another round of Purposeful Conception: Preparing Your Mind, Body, and Life for Pregnancy before Matt and I start trying to conceive again.Because I have learned to recognize cervical mucous (thanks to Taking Charge of Your Fertility and Making Babies), I can tell that I’m ovulating right now. We decided to wait at least one cycle after my miscarriage to start trying again. Since my cycles tend to be long, I think the timing will be perfect to offer another course. I want to work through each lesson one more time before we try again.The most recent course was a lot… Read More -
Reflection & Rejunvenation: September
And with that, August is gone.
Swoosh!I want to personally thank Sunset Magazine for making their September issue a sort of “Ode to Summer” instead of making me read about Fall in the heat of August. Down here in Central Texas, summer lasts quite a while.Aside from living within a not-so-fun budget (which I’ll address later in the week), life is good. I’m gearing up for another round of Purposeful Conception. During this course, I think I want to focus on reducing stress in my life (which definitely affects my cycles). As part of that, I really want to examine the amount of complaining I do, perhaps… Read More -
A Natural Deodorant That Works
As I’ve written about many times, I’ve been trying to switch to more natural and healthy personal care products. I’ve switched to a new shampoo, and I already use a great soap. The main item on my list was moving away from a harsh antiperspirant. Honestly, I’m scared of the aluminum in antiperspirants and the parabens that are in a lot of personal care products. But I’ve had the hardest time trying to find a deodorant that works for me (I sweat a lot! And I live in Central Texas!).
I fell in love with this natural deodorant sold on Etsy, but I’m allergic to it (my mom… Read More
