my favorite lotion recipe

Last week while the daycare kids napped, I was busy in the kitchen making my favorite lotion. 

It wasn't pretty..

It was a mess...to say the least. Since I was going to make 4 batches of the lotion, my mom and I decided to buy the 1 lb block of beeswax instead of the little 1 oz. blocks that we usually buy. I ended up in my kitchen with a hammer in on hand and a butter knife in the other using the two to chisel the amount of beeswax needed for each batch...not an easy task! Next time I hope to have a better way to go about this.

Although this attempt was a bit challenging, it was completely worth it!

I now have 6 jars full of my favorite lotion! 

Find the recipe in this book: http://www.amazon.com/The-Rhythm-Family-Discovering-through/dp/1590307771

This time around I made orange tea tree lotion, rosemary tea tree lotion, peppermint lotion and unscented lotion (which smells a bit like coconut and beeswax).

We ordered most of our supplies from: https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/

This lotion is more like a body butter...perfect for the dry winter months. I however use it year round and love it!

So long 2013!

2013 was a busy/exciting year for us.

That being said...2014 has some pretty big expectations to live up to!

 This year we each chose one little word to kind of guide us through the year.

(idea from Ali Edwards at : http://aliedwards.com/2013/12/one-little-word-2014.html)
 

Mine is:

Nourish/Nurture

My hope is that 2014 will be about growth...
*encouraging growth within my relationships with others
*tending more to and caring for the things that are important rather than just trying to get things done just to say I did it
* choosing foods/products that are better for me...that will nourish my body
* growing in my relationship with God
 

Jakes word is: Moderation
 

Along with our words we set some goals for 2014
 

Some of My goals for 2014:

Add another raised bed to our garden.

Start a small garden with the daycare kids.

Start incorporating more whole foods.
Try kombucha

Make a rain barrel.

Take more time to nurture relationships with others.

Grow stronger spiritually.

Wishing you a Happy New Year!!!

 

 

 



December

Because this is the first Christmas living together in our own home, we didn't have much to decorate with. That didn't last for long though! Over the past few weeks I have been working on some simple little home décor projects to spice things up a bit. 



12 day advent for the daycare kids

 

 

a winter wreath

 

the mantle

and of course we decorated our first Christmas tree together!

 

Now I just have to finish some Christmas gifts!