Average Woman Hosts Up To 515 Chemicals a Day

Are you aware of how many chemicals you put on your body? I have gone all natural when it comes to my skin and hair. Here are some of my recipes!

Scrubs:
1 cup sugar - 1 cup coconut oil - scents(essential oils or any additions listed below)
additions:
chocolate cake: only do 1/2 cup sugar - 1/2 cup cocoa -2 tbs vanilla
pumpkin spice latte: use brown sugar instead of white - 2 tbs ground coffee - 2 tbs pumpkin spice
vanilla latte: no sugar - 1 cup coffee - 2 tbs vanilla
cinnamon & brown sugar: brown sugar instead of white - 3 tbs cinnamon
orange cream: 2 tbs vanilla - 5 drops orange oil (can top with orange zest if giving as a gift!)

Deodorant: (are you aware that commercial deodorant has mercury in it? And do not use antipersperants! They prevent your body from sweating, but in turn that clogs your pores and causes infections.)
6-8 tbs coconut oil - 1/4 cup baking soda - 1/4 cup arrowroot or cornstarch

Detox Bath: (Make sure to stay hydrated! I always feel slightly sticky after, so I rinse in cool water)
2 cups epsom salt - 1 cup baking soda - few drops of essential oils
optional: green tea packets - 1/3 cup ginger

Bath Salts:
1 cup sea salt - 1 cup Epsom salt - 1/2 cup baking soda - essential oils

Body Wash/Shampoo: (the coconut oil will solidify, but melts very easily in hot water. I just run it under the shower water for a minute and then shake.)
1 cup Castille soap - 1 cup water - 3 tbs coconut oil - 5-7 drops essential oils

Lotion:
1 cup coconut oil - essential oils




What are some of your recipes?

New Kitty!

Meet River, our new kitty! She is about 6 weeks old and tiny. She is such a snuggle bug. Alexandria wants to play and be rough, but River just wants to sleep and snuggle.
Welcome to the family Professor River!

Our Potty Training Journey

     When Alexandria was about 14 months old, she became very interested in the potty. We would always take her in with us when we had to go. She was to scared to sit on the big girl potty, so we got her her own. It was the pink Fisher Price Royal Potty, and it played a little tune when she would go. She did great within the first couple weeks, but then we moved. That threw her off again. It took a while to get back on track. She would always poop in the potty, and would pee when we sat her there after waking up because she always woke up dry.
     On March 2, 2014, we decided to really go for completely potty training. She was 2 years and 4 months old. I made her a potty chart and she got a sticker every time she went potty. We threw away all the diapers and switched her exclusively to panties. Yes, she had a few accidents the first couple days but got the hang of it very quickly. She was down to about 3 accidents a week by the 24th.
     Now here it is a month later, and she rarely has accidents. She is always dry at night and even tells us she has to go when we are not at home. We got her a portable potty ring so she didn't fall into the big potty.
     The biggest thing to remember is to never discipline them when they have an accident. You have to remember that this is something new to them and it is very confusing. We let them go 2 years thinking it is okay to just go in their diaper and then we expect them to turn around and stop doing it suddenly.
     Good luck in your potty training journey! Let me know if our way worked for you.

Conversations with My Two Year Old

Past:
1-22-14
Me: “Alexandria, don’t put your cup on the couch, it spilled all over me!”
Baby Butt: “but bear told me too!”

Damn teddy bear, don’t tell my baby girl to do bad things!

1-23-14

"What do you want for lunch?"
“Mac and cheese! Mac and cheese soooo good. I love it!”
“Lol okay, I’ll make you Mac and cheese.”
“Thank you Momma! I love you! You’re awesome.”

Aw, Baby Butt, I love you!

1-27-14

Baby Butt: *a string of gabber accompanied by a very serious face*
Me: Um… okay…?
Baby Butt: *runs off like she is on a very important mission*

Uh… what did I just agree to???

2-11-14

Snuggling with Alexandria on the couch. Me: “I love you!”
Alexandria: “I love fruit bars!”

Oh, good to know that you love food more than me…

2-27-14

*Alexandria points at an instrument *
A: What’s that?
Me: An Oboe
A: *gasp* I have an elbow! Look!

*Shows me her elbow*

About Me!

      Hello blogging world! I'm Sarah Wonderstruck. I am 22 years old. I have been married 3 years, to my best friend Rob. We have a 2 year old, Alexandria, who is my whole world.
     I love being crafty. I make my own body and hair products, and all of my own cleaning supply's. I make bows and tutus for Alexandria.
     I am geeky! I love playing video games. My favorite franchises are Silent Hill, Resident Evil and InFAMOUS.
     My favorite shows are Supernatural and Doctor Who. I also have an obsession with teen dramas; Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, Pretty Little Liars, ect.

Hope you enjoy my blog.
     ALLONS-Y!