About

Hi there!  My name is Wendi.  I live in Austin, TX, have an amazing husband and three kids.

The reason I’m typing about myself  is, I’ve been on a journey.  This blog is my tool to research, document, and discover how to live a healthy and organic lifestyle.  I’m passionate about finding the safest and most natural products for myself and my family.  I’m also pretty crafty and love the idea of chronicling and sharing various DIY natural projects and crafts I do with my kids.

I grew up in a household where my mom seldom cooked and TV dinners, canned soup and Ramen noodles were the staple of my diet.  As I got older and had my own money fast food was added to equation.  I never put much stock into what was in the products I consumed though.   I wasn’t overweight, I felt pretty good and I liked the way my beauty products smelled and food tasted.

We discovered my first child had congenital heart disease, the number 1 birth defect in the world.  My family didn’t have any history of congenital heart disease.  My son didn’t have any genetic mutations that caused his heart problem.  How did it happen?  My research always leads back to unknown environmental factors contribute to birth defects.  Environmental factors like chemicals and pesticides one is exposed to while the little heart was forming.  Which ones??  When?  Why?  The answer is, no one really knows.

This experience forced me to stop and scrutinize what I exposed my family’s bodies to and I had to learn more.  Turns out research does prove the chemicals, GMO’s, pesticides, additives, artificial coloring, flavoring, perfumes and other stuff in our food and products really do affect our bodies and our environment.  I’m not perfect by any means.  Living naturally is a process.  I’m still learning and processing the vast amount of information out there.  I want to be a part of the movement.  I want my children to be safe from toxins in their foods and products.  But I also want to enjoy my food and like my beauty and cleaning products.  There are endless “natural” products out there with hidden ingredients people don’t understand.

I want to make it easier for you to find products, recipes and natural ingredients that really are safe and work well.  I want to give you my honest uncompensated opinion.  I don’t want to smell like a dirty hippie and I don’t want you to either.  I’ll try the dried sprouted snack, offer it to my kids and let you know if it’s palatable or retch worthy.

Thank you for sharing this journey with me!

XOXOXO,

Wendi H.

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