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3 Daily Rituals to Help Mothers of Littles Stay Sane

June 5, 2012 By Haley 11 Comments

Little folks are awesome. I get to wake up next to a sunny baby girl to the sound of our three-year-old boy singing the Zulu chant from the beginning of The Lion King’s Circle of Life Song at the top of his lungs. It is indeed a splendid life.  But, as wonderful as young motherhood is, there are some (many) moments of insanity exacerbated by never having a single moment to myself. After our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motherhood Tagged With: daily rituals, Motherhood, staying sane, Tea, young children

Earl Grey and Dinosaurs

February 6, 2012 By Haley Leave a Comment

Enjoying a break for a cup of Earl Grey during a busy day of digging in the dirt with Benjamin, glueing beans onto paper and calling it art, and making stegosaurus candy with the dinosaur chocolate molds I used for the decor on Little Bear's birthday cake yesterday. And I figure while you're having afternoon tea, why not just use a china cup? Maybe I'm getting a little too into Downton. No … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Misc Tagged With: dinosaurs, earl grey, snobbery, Tea

Tea for a Cold and Preparing for Candlemas

January 26, 2011 By carrotsformichaelmas Leave a Comment

Candlemas is on February 2nd and I would really like to make some 100% beeswax candles to be blessed for the year. Any suggestions on where to get the supplies and how to do it? I think beeswax can be expensive so we might only make a few, I just don't want to be burning anything toxic in our home. You can read the very little that I know about Candlemas on last year's Feast day post. But I still … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Candlemas, Faith & Liturgical Living, Health Tagged With: Candlemas, Candles, Cold Remedy, Tea

Tea for a Cold and Preparing for Candlemas

January 26, 2011 By Haley Leave a Comment

Candlemas is on February 2nd and I would really like to make some 100% beeswax candles to be blessed for the year. Any suggestions on where to get the supplies and how to do it? I think beeswax can be expensive so we might only make a few, I just don't want to be burning anything toxic in our home. You can read the very little that I know about Candlemas on last year's Feast day post. But I still … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Candlemas, Faith & Liturgical Living, Health Tagged With: Candlemas, Candles, Cold Remedy, Tea

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Welcome! I’m Haley Stewart, a bookish mama of four and wife to a beekeeper. Writer, speaker, podcaster, and Catholic convert. Homeschooling, bacon-eating, and bright red lipstick-wearing Jane Austen aficionado. My first book, The Grace of Enough: Pursuing Less and Living More in a Throwaway Culture is available now!

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