When I come across a great find or something that I truly adore, you know I want to let you know about it too!! That is what community is all about. So today, I am going to share with you my Five Favorite Things that have caught my eye and helped me with managing my home, being a mom or just taking care of myself a bit better!
1. Lavender Buckwheat Pillow
I think I may have mentioned this Lavender filled pillow a few years back, well – we still have it and it is going strong. I love it! We recently found another use for it and it involves my four year old. He is now sleeping with this little pillow! He asked to borrow it one night and it has never come back in our bed!!
My son loves the firmness of the pillow and the size, but most of all – he loves the smell of Lavender and that we re-new the scent using Young Living Lavender essential oil. Since we began using essential oils almost two years ago, sleep has not been an issue in our house for anyone, but with this pillow, even more so. I love that he gets to choose between the diffuser {this is our favorite diffuser for bedrooms!} running in his room or using the pillow. {Sometimes he does get to use both!}
2. Alaffia Everyday Coconut Super Hydrating Body Wash
I ran across this body wash when I was at our local co-op last week and I picked it up after reading the ingredients – I was impressed. Even more so that it was on sale for only $7.99 – seriously! When I looked it up on amazon {my favorite go-to place to ship direct to my home, I saw it sold for $15.99}. Still not incredibly horrible for the type of body wash it is – no synthetic fragrance, Paraben Free, Vegan, Gluten Free and No animal testing, plus it is made local to my area, just south of Seattle in Olympia. When I don’t have time to make my own DIY Homemade Body Wash, this is the perfect fit for me!
3. Real Food Planning Challenge
This incredible ebook by Kristin over at one of my ALL TIME favorite blogs, Live Simply is a MUST have for any busy mom who is really trying to feed her family better. {Raises hand high!} That is me, and it can be so challenging. This resource is packed full of custom-designed printables to make the planning and prep just a bit easier. You get daily step-by-step instructions, recipe cards, a season shopping guide, time saving tips and much more. I just have cooking for dinner tonight on of the recipes included in her October recipe selections – Beef & Barley Stew, which is available to you for FREE as a subscriber to her blog! I can’t wait, it smells fabulous and it was easy to do. Grab your copy now, it’s only $8.99 and is available immediately.
4. The Best Yes
I bought the book, but decided to also get it on Kindle AND Audio!! Yep, cover all my bases so I could let it all sink into my soul in different ways. This is the next book for our book study and I hope to announce our schedule next week. If you want to get a head start, grab your copy now. Being able to listen to a book out loud is to refreshing for me, it brings another element into absorbing the material. Do you find audio books good for your soul? This book is a major keeper – so pick it up in at least one form – you don’t have to do all three like me!
5. The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School
Okay, so this one is really for those of you who have little ones in the house. It is a hardcover book, but mainly for little kids – but let me tell you – I love reading this to my four year old. It is an adorable story and I love when an author makes rhymes – and this one is full of them. Cut story about a Gingerbread Man who runs all over school looking for the classmates who made him, believe me you will love it. Grab a copy on amazon for a gift, or on Kindle or see if your local library has as copy you can check out.
That’s what is bringing a smile to my face these days – how about you?
What can you share as a favorite in your home right now?
