This Week On My Nourished Home

What is Smart Coffee? This is what it really did for me.

Cynthia Rusincovitch — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 20:11:30 +0000

Smart Coffee is supposed to give me a boost of energy without the jitters, make me happy, help me sleep better, improve my focus and help me lose weight to boot?? Uh huh. The first time I heard that I started looking to the sky for magical unicorns and falling fairy dust. What is...

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Guide to Applying Essential Oils

Cynthia Rusincovitch — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 19:45:37 +0000

Applying essential oils to the skin is a great way to enjoy the benefits they provide. Some of the benefits include reducing pain in localized areas, improving digestion, easing sore muscles and it’s a great way to heal and improve skin conditions. However, before using these oils topically, you should be aware of the rules...

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Why I Force My Kids to Play Sports

Cynthia Rusincovitch — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 16:55:46 +0000

I have three daughters, and my husband and I both force them to play sports. Except we don’t do it for the reason that you think. The catch is we don’t really care what they play, and we don’t really care if they are competitive. We don’t care if they ever win, we don’t care if...

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How to Develop a Consistent Bedtime Routine

Cynthia Rusincovitch — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 10:09:18 +0000

Do you have a regular bedtime or is your bedtime routine constantly changing? Going to bed around the same time every night is important but it can also be difficult. Life is unpredictable, especially if you have kids, which can interfere with your night time routine. In addition, many people simply don’t realize just how...

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Your Kids Will Eat Their Veggies… Eventually

Cynthia Rusincovitch — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 10:00:08 +0000

Advice From A Hippie Mom of Three

I was not born a hippie. I sort of evolved into one. I don’t look like a hippie either, whatever hippies look like. I look like a middle class mom with 3 kids. But I secretly grow a ton of vegetables in my backyard - because the Homeowner's Association in our middle class neighborhood disapproves of gardens where other people can see them. So my husband and I grow in secret in what we call our “sphere of non-influence.” Such rebels.

Our children are 2, 4 and 15 - why did we decide to have a baby, toddler and teenager at the same time, you ask? My husband is a remarkably intelligent, kind man. He is also hot with a real job. Now we have 3 children. The End.

We have learned a lot along the way (or so we think). Among the most important is that what goes in our kids’ mouths comes out in ways that impact our daily lives for better or worse. When they eat well, they feel well and play well and laugh a lot and help a lot. When they don’t eat well, we put everyone to bed early and open a bottle of wine. This has lead us to minimize the quantity of refined food our family consumes, especially refined flour and sugar.

On the nights that we open a bottle of wine, we’ve discussed - at length - ways to never do it again. (Not the wine part, the cranky kids part.) Here are the rules we’ve devised to get our kids to eat well.

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5 Bad Habits That Make You Feel Unhappy

Cynthia Rusincovitch — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 10:00:57 +0000

Everyone feels a little unhappy from time to time but when unhappiness seems to fill your life, it may have a lot to do with your habits. There are actually bad habits that make you feel unhappy and make life, in general, seem worse than it really is. If you’re feeling a little underappreciated or...

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Save Your Mattress From Smelly Potty Accidents

Cynthia Rusincovitch — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 06:16:31 +0000

If you’ve ever potty trained a toddler, then you know that accidents happen and they happen everywhere. They happen in the car, they happen on the floor, and they happen on a mattress. Considering that mattresses are ideally a long-term commitment, I was desperate to come up with a way to save the mattress from...

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How to Organize Essential Oils and Supplies

Cynthia Rusincovitch — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 10:00:01 +0000

Once you really get into essential oils, you’ll probably discover you have quite the collection going on. Are you struggling to decide where you should put your oils, diffusers, and accessories? It’s a good problem to have but the great news is that there are many wonderful ways to organize essential oils and supplies. We’re...

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