When I placed my first order with Olive and June, I thought to myself, "This will either be a complete waste of money or this will be a miracle product." It would have to be a miracle to convert me into someone who paints her nails. Before Olive and June, I never painted my nails. I have never had a salon manicure, and I didn't even wear nail polish for my wedding! Now more than a year into using Olive and June, I can confidently report that it is in fact a miracle product. If I can become someone who paints their nails with confidence, anyone can. This post contains affiliate links. What is Olive and June? Olive and June … [Read more...]
4 Reasons Why I Avoided Essential Oils and What Finally Changed My Mind
I have been part of the green, natural, crunchy (whatever you want to call it!) world for a long time, but for years I avoided trying essential oils. Everyone I followed online sang the praises of essential oils, but I couldn't get on board. Three years ago I (finally!) gave them a try. Here is my essential oils story. This post contains affiliate links. 4 Reasons Why I Avoided Essential Oils 1. The cost - Essential oils are a financial investment. Yes, you may save money in the long run if essential oils keep your family out of the doctor's office and pharmacy. But I couldn't do it. I couldn't bring myself to over $100 for a starter … [Read more...]
5 Ways Having a Baby is Easier the 3rd Time Around (and one big way it is harder)
It is completely natural for new moms to be nervous, yet hopeful when having their first baby. (I certainly was!) The thought of having more than one child may seem insanely difficult to a first time mom, but for myself, having a baby was easier the 3rd time around. This post contains affiliate links. 5 Ways Having a Baby is Easier the 3rd Time Around (and one big way it is harder) 1) I had experience giving birth. - My first baby had a fast and natural birth. My second baby was a breech birth via c-section. No matter which way things went with baby number three, I had already walked through both options. No two births are ever … [Read more...]
I Hate Cleaning, But This Helps . . . (Free Cleaning Kit)
This post contains affiliate links. I am pretty honest about my struggles here. If you've been reading Simply Rebekah for even a short amount of time, you'll know that one of my biggest struggles is cleaning. I hate cleaning. My personality type (ESFP) doesn't handle structure and routines very well. Instead, I love to live in the moment. Often I find myself neglecting cleaning tasks because of other bright and shiny fun that delightfully distracts me. Because of that, I've come up with some tactics to help me overcome my hatred for cleaning. The Just Clean Something Challenge has been an excellent kick-in-the-pants. My … [Read more...]
ePantry: an Online Source for Natural Products I Can Trust
The most important step I have taken towards natural living was to simply replace the products I am already using on a regular basis with something safer and more natural. Yes, it is wonderful to add supplements to your diet or use essential oils, but the first thing you should do is make sure that your current routines are safe and natural before you start adding new things to your routine. When I started my journey towards natural living, the first thing I did was buy the safest baby bath products that I could find. Then I concentrated on my cleaning products, and finally I moved on to my own bath products. I'm not making a perfect … [Read more...]
The Day the Natural Living Community Turned on Me
Last May, Erin from The Humbled Homemaker shared a post I had written in 2010 about washing disposable swim diapers. She has a large facebook following and the post took off like wild fire. The Facebook post received 1,113 likes, over 300 comments, and 3,932 shares. All of that attention on Facebook resulted in my highest blog traffic day ever up to that point. Over 16,000 different people visited my blog that day. Unfortunately, it wasn't all good news for me, because it was also the day the natural living community turned on me. The comments came pouring in... Many, many, MANY people thought that I was disgusting, an idiot, or … [Read more...]
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