Have you tried using essential oils in the bedroom? They can be a great addition to help inspire romance!! In the bedroom, you can use essential oils topically or aromatically. Certain scents are shown to have powerful effect on our olfactory lobe, which is part of the limbic system that houses sexual desires – as well as memories and emotions. Essential … Read More
Immune Supporting Bath Salts
As a child, I took baths all of the time! But as soon as I graduated to showering, it was years before I actually returned to the tub. Honestly, I just didn’t understand why people took baths. I didn’t have the time for that. Who wants to sit in a warm tub for a long time?? Turns out, it is … Read More
The Easiest Way to Inhale Essential Oils
Essential oils are a very powerful tool to keep in your healthy lifestyle toolbox. One of the easiest ways to use them is to inhale essential oils to get the benefits directly into the body. Many people do this with a diffuser, a spray or simply inhaling from a bottle. One of my favorite ways is to make my own … Read More
Backpack Makeover: Supplies for Success!
Now that my kids are back in school and away from home most of the day, that means they are away from some great resources – the Essential Oils! It is time for a Backpack Makeover! When my kids were putting together their supplies for the school year, I realized that they had most tools to work at school, but … Read More
The Best Healthy Eating Tips For Travel
My family travels a lot. We love it. We love to experience new places, new people, new cultures and of course, new food! I am fine with letting loose a bit on our dietary lifestyle, but I still find it important to know how to eat healthy on the road. These healthy eating tips really help my family stay on … Read More
Attitude Adjustment
Perhaps you have found yourself in a situation where you could use an attitude adjustment. No? Then perhaps it is everyone else around you!!! I have to say, the biggest surprise in my Essential Oil journey has been how they can profoundly affect emotions. I used to think that was weird hocus pocus, until I was able to see … Read More
The Number One Health Mistake You Are STILL Making (Free PDF and Webinar)
You have made the switch to real food. You are reading ingredient labels more closely. You are choosing more nourishing ingredients. But are you choosing safe cosmetics? But I bet there is one thing you might not be thinking about yet… What you put on your skin! Our skin is our largest organ and the beauty and personal care … Read More
Homemade Soft Scrub Recipe
One of the easiest things I have done in the mission to detox my home is switch to better, and often homemade, cleaners. This easy and very inexpensive homemade ‘Soft Scrub’ recipe is one more tool in my toolbox that easily gets rid of greasy sink gunk and soap scum. I am LOVING it! We have been detoxing our household … Read More
Mom to the Rescue!!!
As parents, don’t we all have our own little bag of tricks? Our bag of tricks is only filled by experience and daily lessons. And I am fairly certain that yours are different than mine, too! Since all bags are different, you might have some tricks that I haven’t heard of or tried yet. And vice versa! Parents are … Read More
Homemade Jewelry Cleaner
I will admit, I am not good at keeping jewelry sparkling and clean! I rarely take off my rings and earrings and they get coated in soap, dirt and just general ‘gunk’. But this homemade jewelry cleaner makes it easy to do and is non-toxic, too! I do love when I stop by a jewelry store and they clean … Read More
Spring Giving Project
Kelly and I like to support a variety of charities as individuals. There is nothing better than giving back to organizations you are passionate about, right? It makes you feel so good to do good! We were at the most amazing conference this weekend where we learned not only amazing business skills but ways to be better parents, spouses, friends and human … Read More
Homemade Shaving Cream
If you recall, I recently posted a recipe for a homemade after shave! I got to thinking, if I can make an after shave for my husband, why not make a homemade shaving cream?! How hard can it be? Turns out it isn’t hard. However, finding a shaving cream that my husband will actually use IS hard. The thing is, … Read More
Homemade Massage Oil for the Bedroom
Are you looking for an all natural homemade massage oil for romantic evenings in the bedroom? As you know, many commercial products, like lubricants and lotions, can contain unsavory ingredients like synthetic fragrances, pthlates, petroleum products and more. It can be very easy to make your own and be confident in the quality of the ingredients you are using. … Read More
DIY Eye Makeup Remover
A few years ago I came across a recipe for my own homemade, DIY eye makeup remover! Could it work? I was willing to try it! Besides, I was beginning my journey to a non-toxic beauty cabinet so I figured I had to give it a whirl! Are you starting your own journey? Check out this awesome PDF that we made just for … Read More
Homemade Moisturizing Shower Gel Recipe
I have really been enjoying detoxing my home and beauty products and this homemade shower gel recipe does not disappoint. It is so important to be mindful of both what we put IN and ON our bodies. Oh Lardy started out more focused on real, nourishing foods but as we grow and develop, we are starting to focus on quality … Read More
Best Posts of 2015!
2015 has come to a close and we can’t thank our readers enough for all of your support! We couldn’t do this without you! We wanted to share with you our top posts for 2015! These are the posts that got the most traffic all year! We hope you enjoy them, if you haven’t seen them already! We wish … Read More