It's going to be loud

As we speak, there are 5 boys running around sword fighting and screaming. Last night these kids stayed outside until 8 pm. I am so happy it is Spring! I love lazy evenings outside while the kids run around. There is nothing better than being outside with the sounds of kids playing (with a glass of wine), dogs barking, music on the speaker and the smell of charcoal from the grill. I wish it was 75 degrees everyday.Today was beautiful. It was a great reminder to be grateful for all we have. It is so easily lost with the chaos of life. I am going to enjoy every damn minute outside before it is 100 million degrees outside! Texas Heat is no joke! Speaking of outside... living in Texas means bugs and mosquitoes! I hate those blood sucking things. If you find your kiddo (or you) has been bitten, try putting Lavender essential oil on the bite. It helps soothe, and you can apply Lavender directly and neat on the bite. Peppermint is also good for cooling (use carrier oil), and Tea Tree (u...

Hello friends! These past few years have been crazy...filled with moves, potty training, kids starting grade school, and teaching yoga (among many other things). My anxiety was out the roof so finding time to blog was non-existent, BUT I have decided to take a break from teaching yoga and focus on the new company I started, Rooted Ritual, and my family. I am excited to share recipes, stories and tips with my blog. Mainly as a way to vent, share and have fun. This blog will include areas like outdoor play for kids, natural remedies, funny stories to help lighten the crazy that is parenthood, Rooted Ritual happenings, and yoga. This blog is intended to help promote natural living but in a real life setting. I mean sometimes fast food happens, right?!? Or maybe turning into psycho mommy over a candy wrapper on the floor, it happens! So pour a glass of wine, tell your kids to go outside and read a new DIY recipe or yoga tip from my blog "It's Going To Be Loud". Glad to be ba...

I don't mind the daily mess my boys make. You know, the one around late morning that you promoted because Pinterest had a great idea with paper plates and paints that snowballs into puzzles, little cars and Legos every where. It really doesn't bother me. I have read the post about "excuse my mess but my kids are making memories". I get it. I like it. However, I can't help but clean up the mess in my head before they are even half way done. So, here are a few tips that can help make the clean up process easier and less stressful. Let the messy fun begin! PAINTING: Start by putting paint in an egg carton. A color for each egg hole. I like to leave a few empty for mixing colors. Let them paint. When they are done, just leave the brushes and paint in the egg carton and close it up. When it is time to paint again re-open the same carton and add fresh paint. I repeat this until the carton has had it and then I start a new one. This keeps p...

I started with making my own surface cleaner a few years back and it has snow balled since. I don't know if it is the money saved, feeling of accomplishment or the (harsh) chemical free aspect of making your own cleaners that got me hooked but something did. Now, I make my personal care products like body and face wash along with stuff for the kids and cold/allergy remedies.  Here are a few of my favorites. These are easy and cost effective. Good luck and comment with questions. Sore Throats 2 tablespoons of sage pour 6 ounces of near boiling water over sage add 1/4 teaspoon of salt cool to very warm temperature gargle with this solution do not swallow Laundry Detergent 1 cup borax 1 cup washing soap 1 bar soap (fragrant free for sensitive skin and babies) place borax and washing soap in mixer shave bar of soap into mixture use food processor to make fine texture for detergent Bubbles - 1 gallon 11 cups water 4 cups dish soap 1 cup corn syrup ...

My oldest in his prime sandbox days. The sand was getting low in the sandbox so the planter box was his solution.  I am all for kids getting dirty. In fact, I enjoy a good summer day driving home with three stinky, sticky boys in the backseat. However, watching the process of three boys becoming stinky and sticky from the sandbox is not so great. The sandbox. Oh, how I loathe the sandbox. This just might be the most disgusting and irritating of all things for them to play with...and they love it. It doesn't have to actually be a sandbox for my boys to make any amount of dirt/sand a sandbox. If there is dirt in a mile radius my boys will find it. Hopefully there are shovels around but usually their hands work just fine for them. This isn't the disgusting part. I should start with my middle guy. He is three. There will be "poo poo pie" served along with a good dirt angel making session. If there is water involved go ahead and be ready for a dirt shake tha...

Last night my middle guy screams out for me and I am pulled away from my warm bed and wonderful slumber. This has become normal this past year. No, I don't have newborn. I have a dramatic 3 year old. That in itself is an entirely different blog for another day. I know there are other issues besides his dramatic nature contributing to the waking up screaming but back to last night's adventures in crazed mommy-land. He starts the screaming. I wait for him to make his journey up the stairs to my bed. This has become routine but last night something was different. He doesn't come upstairs instead he stands in the living room screaming. Now, I know I should be mostly worried but the screaming at night has become so normal and the fact that I have two other sleeping boys in the house promptly puts me in prayer mode, "please don't let the 18 month old up wake up". He is not a sound sleeper like his 5 year old brother. The last thing I want...