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5 Practical Ways To Decrease VOCs And Off-Gassing In Your Home

by Meagan Visser | Feb 20, 2017 | Toxins | 14 |

It all started when I was REALLY pregnant with my third child. Our old mattress was hurting my...

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I’m Meagan, a registered nurse turned herbalist, and I want to live life naturally. Follow along as my husband and I and our four sons figure out what natural living looks like for our family. And of course, I’d love for you to join me on this journey, too! There’s nothing better than having a good hiking buddy with a compass!

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Wife, CM homeschool mama, RN to herbalist, lifestyle blogger, Southern Appalachian mountain dweller, and Christ follower | Can I send you letters? ✉️

Yesterday was a glorious Sunday so we decided to b

We met up with Pa-paw this evening to see if we co

We met up with Pa-paw this evening to see if we could find some morel mushrooms. We only found 4 that were small, so we decided to leave them. We’ll try again next week to see if can find more.

This was the perfect way for all of us to spend a Saturday evening—walking in the woods, breathing clean air, talking, and making memories during this stressful and unknown time.

So far through this entire pandemic, we’ve sat here, fairly secluded in the country, watching this crazy mess unfold, as it made its way closer and closer to us here in upper East Tennessee. We now have our first official case here in our small county.

I’m not stressing too much, but I am trying to be prepared. We’re still less than 10 people, and I’m grateful that we can still get together in places like this. For how much longer, I’m not sure. Until then, I’m thanking God for our health, life in the country, and family to spend time with.

Y’all, I am so happy to report that we have offi

Y’all, I am so happy to report that we have officially started working on the landscaping at our new house. We’re tearing out a lot of the old stuff and replacing it with new plants and a fresh design.

So much of what is in the garden beds now was planted 10-15 years ago, and over the past 6-7 years, has just been left to overgrow.

We’ve been pruning, cutting back, dividing, and moving things here and there for the past week, but today we got around to removing some of the bigger plants.

We’ve made some progress at the front of the house, but there’s still so much to do! I’m trying to remind myself that the vision I have in my head is going to take a while to bring to life.

And I’m super thankful for my hardworking hubby who doesn’t mind doing the heavy living.

P.S. If you have any tips on how to go about updating landscaping or you have any favorite gardening websites, books, or, podcasts, I’m all ears. TIA!
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I decided to come back from my Instagram hiatus a

I decided to come back from my Instagram hiatus a week early only because @susannahconway decided to start her #aprillove2020 photo challenge a week early, and I didn’t want to miss it.
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So here I am, sharing snapshots of my life here in East Tennessee along with some of the thoughts I’m thinking all in an effort to document our lives and connect with others.
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Today’s prompt is “through the window.”
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Today as I sit at the window seat in my bedroom looking out, I see;
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- gray skies,
- birds dodging and diving through the air,
- raindrops on bare branches,
- a gray squirrel with a bushy tail jumping from limb to limb,
- the creek—deep and rough after recent rains—flowing towards the lake,
- the grass greening and lengthening—waiting to be mowed,
- briars leafing and stretching out over the pond,
- last year’s landscaping grasses—dead and dry—blowing in the breeze.
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I could go on and on. We have a beautiful home here, and I’m very much looking forward to the busy season ahead as we continue to make this into a place we call home.

So I’m not really sure what to say during this c

Our after lunch nature walks are one of my favorit

Our after lunch nature walks are one of my favorite things to do when the weather is nice.

We’re supposed to have rain every single day this week, so we probably won’t make it out as much as I would like. Towards the end of the week, though, I will probably be itching to get outside which means everybody will grab their rain jackets, rain boots, and umbrellas so we can go for a wet nature walk.

Homeschool moms and dads—I’m curious. Do you go out for nature walks even in the rain? If so, I’m curious what you do on your rainy day nature walks.

I’m really bad for letting the weather stop us from getting out. I guess some days I make more of an effort to go out even if it’s just for 10 minutes, but I’d like to be more committed in this area.

Suggestions for nature walk activities and talking points for rainy days—go!

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