After reading a piece by another of the Natural Mamas on when to make the decision to have a second child, I realized that perhaps, the other side of the coin should be presented as well. My husband and I made the choice to only have one child. We don’t plan to have another child [...]

Next week, my son will be 1 year old. The time has flown by so quickly. Certainly, there were times when I just wanted it all to end and I wanted my little one to suddenly metamorphosis into a full grown person. But, as I see him grow, I realize that he is no longer [...]

You bet your bottom dollar I’m using that song. Why? Oh so many reasons. Mainly, because I like it. I don’t give one little hoot if you think it’s annoying. I’ll blast it on repeat for the next twelve hours and be perfectly happy. Another is how it puts a concept previously known, but unnamed, [...]

There are plenty of articles out there explaining the benefits of co-sleeping with your child. You will also find articles highlighting the risks. This is not one of those articles. I am going to tell you the main reason why I co-sleep. I read all the data and research and countless articles. I read about [...]

Mother’s Day was founded based on a campaign started by Miss Anna Jarvis. The campaign began in 1907, campaign two years after the death of her mother. Her mother had founded the Mothers Day Work Club which helped to improve sanitation and health conditions in the cities where they were after the Civil war. They [...]

Hello everyone! Samantha here. Thought I would share a bit of my life with you! Almost two weeks ago my husband, Roghan and I moved. We’re still dealing with all that lame moving stuff like having the cable guys out three times and still no internet… Not knowing where anything is, having no safe/free place [...]

Beltaine is traditionally a Gaelic festival celebrated on the first day of May. In modern times, Neopagans and Wiccans have adopted the holiday as a cross quarter (a midpoint between the spring equinox and the summer solstice). Beltaine is a celebration of fertility and welcomes in the season of Summer. Usually, this time is used [...]

In this spirit of April Fool’s, this is just a fun, humorous post with no real value other than laughs. Time – Babies have no concept of time, or the difference between night and day. Just ask the mom whose baby nurses for an hour every 20 minutes all through the night, but sleeps in [...]

Here is the honest truth, if you look like you are trying to steal a basketball or your hottest accessory is a miniature human, you WILL receive unsolicited advice. All kinds of crazy stuff just flies out of people’s mouths. I’m not sure why but people lose their filters when it comes to mothers or [...]

I want to share a dream with all of you. A very crunchy-tastic, hippie-rific dream. I dream of one day having my very own Earthship. Thaaaaat’s right, I want to live in the ground surrounded by recyclables. Okay, I’m sure I’ve already lost quite a few of you. Let me put it simply. An Earthship [...]