by Eva van Strijp | May 8, 2021 | Essential Oils, Simple Living
Don’t do winter without this oil! RC is an essential oil blend that we rely on heavily during the winter months. It’s a powerful combination of 3 types of eucalyptus – eucalyptus radiata, eucalyptus citriodora and eucalyptus globulus – plus black spruce, pine,...
by Eva van Strijp | Apr 24, 2021 | Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
Probably the most common question I get when people learn I homeschool 6 kids is how I do it all. Short answer: I don’t. Long answer: I guide them through various English skills; learning to read, spelling, grammar, punctuation and story-writing. I guide their journey...
by Eva van Strijp | Apr 14, 2021 | Essential Oils, Simple Living
Have you ever noticed that for every pro there is a con? For every voice affirming one thing, there is a voice dissenting? One group who says dummies are great for babies and another that says they’re terrible for jaw development. One school of thought that promotes...
by Eva van Strijp | Mar 27, 2021 | Essential Oils, Simple Living
Forest bathing, or shinrinyoku, is a Japanese preventative health practice of ancient origins, but brought into popular use for stressed corporate workers in the 1980s. Specifically, it’s the spending of multiple hours – sometimes several days – immersed in nature....
by Eva van Strijp | Mar 20, 2021 | Simple Living
This morning I saw that the hashtag #naturalimmunity has been censored by Instagram. And by censored, I mean completely shut down: inaccessible. Instagram’s explanation is that there was some questionable information shared in accounts using this hashtag, but isn’t...
by Eva van Strijp | Mar 20, 2021 | Essential Oils, Simple Living
I’ve been asked many times if it’s really necessary to have ALL the essential oils. There are literally hundreds of them, so it can be a bit confusing as to which ones are essential (pardon the pun) and which ones are just nice to have. All families are different and...
