Happy ? Day + ?2 GIVEAWAYS?

Honestly, I never noticed “Earth Day” on the calendar ?. However, since having Cateleya I’ve been a little more aware of the environment, what our planet will be like in her future. I’ve been attempting to find alternatives that are environmentally friendly and that fit our family lifestyle. It’s a slow process, creating new habits take time, because I’m familiar with routines that I was brought up with.

I’ve teamed up with Re-Play Recycled and Between You and Me for not 1 but 2 separate ?G I V E A W A Y S ? that you can enter in, so read on for more details!

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No bottle just a Doidy please

Cataleya is exclusively breastfed, so that means me being near to nurse her on demand. Now we purposely waited to introduce the bottle till she was about 5 months and honestly if I could avoid it, I would. However, there were times I needed to be away for a couple hours, and thats when we realized the challenge. She wouldn’t take a bottle for the life of us and a part of me felt a tiny bit guilty not introducing the bottle sooner.

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Making that Elderberry Syrup

The first batch I made was pretty legit, but surprisedly thought it was a tad bit too sweet. So when I made the 2nd batch that I happened to give to a few friends (sorry guys?) I put an 1/8 less of honey. To me the syrup tasted a bit watered down and the third time I stuck with the recipe. I’ve never been successful in altering a recipe ?.

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