Wellness
Little Known Ways to Increase Hydration
Hydration is key to the success of our health and self care regimen. Besides water and low calorie beverages there are many other ways to help get adequate hydration into our bodies. Any food that becomes liquid at room temperature can be counted toward your daily...
The Secret of Living with Intention
What does living with intention mean? It has been easy through the years to be led and stretched in many different directions feeling quite certain THAT was my path to follow. How do we find ourselves in a flurry of busyness, commitments, plans, and things and be able...
Here’s a Quick Way to Label Your Garden
I am a collector of vintage things! From old toy tractors from the fifties to a nearly 100 year old farmhouse to SPOONS! Yes, I will be the elderly lady someday knitting on her porch while eating peach cobbler selling tickets to the world's greatest wacky museum of a...
5 Ways to Release Your Inner Entrepreneur
Have you ever had an idea you wanted to express to the world but were to afraid to do so? Whether you are a stay at home mom or a woman who works a nine to five, you have something unique to share with the world. Your passions and aspirations are the blossom of...
A Little Known Way to Use Citrus Essential Oils
For very good reasons, Essential Oils have been a hot topic of interest. You may have heard of  using Essential oils to aid the common cold or calm a fussy child but have you ever heard of it as an ingredient in dessert? What about a dessert that is halfway healthy to...
The Best BBQ Chicken Slider
The sun is shining and I can smell grills cooking, sense the relaxation of many camping trips to come, envision picnics in the park and the play-outside-all-day-in-the-dirt season coming our way at Simple Acres. The Best BBQ Chicken Slider with a savory homemade sauce...
Growing Confidence
I am thrilled to be partnering with Durango Boots as they sponsored this post. These are my honest insights about life and the role amazing boots can play! Simple Acres has been an opportunity to grow as a person. Country living has always been in my blood as I...
Mason Jar Rainbow Parfait
With every season comes celebration, holidays and yummy (not so low calorie) foods. As I Registered Dietitian and mom I encourage "fun food" regularly as long as it is balanced with other healthy choices. BALANCE is a simple concept but a hard one to do in daily life...
Secrets to Simplifying Meal Time
Warm sand in my toes, the hush of waves calming my nerves and salt crystals settling on my tan, fit, gorgeous ..... POOF! The daydreaming of my exhausted mind from a glorious day of "mom-life" is broken by REALITY! The reality that instead of walking on a warm sandy...
Comforting a Hurting Heart
Your "baby" walks in the door with tears running down their face. Their heart has been hurt by words and actions of another. You turn on the news to only be suffocated with negativity. We can find ourselves overwhelmed as mothers, peace-keepers and...
Hey There!
Happiness, health and success is yours NOW! Inspiration in wellness and creativity to nourish your passion, purpose & venture in life is here for you at Simple Acres where simplicity is a way of life!