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The Newest Member of the Hippie Family

Dearest Hippie Readers, While Elise is busy enjoying motherhood, it is with great pleasure that I temporarily hijack her blog to introduce you to my new nephew!! Born on Feb. 12th at  6:47am, our little PAC man was a healthy 7 lb 13 oz and 21 inches!  Both Mom and Dad are doing well and enjoying the incredible joy this cutie brings. Don’t worry, your favorite hippie will return to her blogging duties in due time and share all the wonderful (and not so wonderful) details of this journey with you. Sincerely, Laura (Elise’s favorite… Read more >

Be Mine

Love.  I’m not a big Valentine’s person.  Never have been.  Cupid.  Hearts.  Chocolate.  Whatever.  But that’s neither here nor there. The important thing is that the Reginald’s Homemade giveaway winner is #109 Katie @ Peace Love & Oats who tweeted about the nut butters 🙂 Congrats girl!  Send me your address and I’ll be sure your four pack of nut butters get on their way. *Sorry for the early announcement, I’m heading to the hospital*

Due Date

I waited (and waited and waited) to write this post…all in the hopes that I wouldn’t have to. Alas, here I am on the official due date of my son, not in labor. He’s in no hurry.  Maybe I’ve made it too comfortable in there.    Every time I feel a slight twinge of anything uncomfortable I hope it gets worse.  It’s a weird thing to hope for pain, especially after going 10 months (or your whole adult life, if you’ve always planned on having kids) dreading the act of labor.  I’ve been dreading labor… Read more >

Readers request: Hippie Hygiene / Natural (non-food) Products

I got a request to do this post a while ago.  A long long while ago.  So here it is…a compilation of the things I use to keep me and my household clean and toxin free. [FYI, this is not sponsored] Face wash: Avalon Organics Lavender Luminosity facial cleansing gel Face lotion (moisturizer): Avalon Organics Lavender Luminosity moisture plus lotion broad spectrum spf 15 Shampoo & conditioner: Avalon Organics Nourishing Lavender shampoo & conditioner (the big 32 oz ones with the pump are $19 at Target or when they go on sale at WF) Hair… Read more >