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Another spring tradition — making homemade vanilla ✨

Vanilla extract has been crazy expensive (especially in our family since we use it almost daily for coffee in particular). Making your own DIY vanilla extract is actually really easy to do!

Check out the products below for what we use to make our own vanilla extract to save money 💲

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Another spring tradition — making homemade vanilla ✨ Vanilla extract has been crazy expensive (especially in our family since we use it almost daily for coffee in particular). Making your own DIY vanilla extract is actually really easy to do! Check out the products below for what we use to make our own vanilla extract to save money 💲 LTKHome LTKSeasonal LTKFindsUnder50

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The most comfortable, feminine bedding EVER 🤍

I searched high and low for the most relaxing and luxurious experience our friends and family can have and these are my absolute favorites! Our guest room has a slight European / French vibe going for it. To me the mark of an amazing product is repurchasing power — and I would absolutely purchase all of these again. (Though honestly they’re great quality so you wouldn’t need to for a long time)

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Coffee lovers alert ♥️ this espresso machine is MAGIC! It’s digital, so we can make cappuccinos (my fave), americanos, and more… this grinder is also heaven — it grinds the perfect amount of coffee for any type of drink and totally evenly.

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We did a little refresh on our master bedroom 💚✨

It took a long time, but I finally found a gorgeous lumbar pillow. My favorite thing to do at the end of a long day of work is to crawl into bed and sink into all of the pillows… honestly I have never found any others that are more cozy than these are… our sage green blanket is the same as the one in our guest room (just a different color) and it’s warm without being heavy.

Need some cozy bedroom ideas? All my recommendations are below!
#falldecor #fallbedroom

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These little jars for my morning smoothies are incredible! I started doing smoothie prep and freezing my morning smoothies in these (recipes below!) 🍏

We store them in the freezer and then pull them out and add homemade almond milk, blitzing everything into a delicious healthy smoothie.

Some of my favorite summer and fall recipes:

Strawberry and Banana Smoothie
- 4-5 large strawberries
- 1 whole banana
- 2 heaping spoonfuls of plain Greek yogurt or kefir (sometimes it’s better to add when blending vs freezing)
- 2 spoonfuls of seed mix (chia, flax, raw sunflower, hemp seed)
- 1 scoop of acacia powder and collagen powder
- drizzle of wildflower honey
- 2-3 large spoonfuls of cinnamon granola
- Freeze, then when you’re ready, blend with 8 oz almond milk

Apple Cinnamon Smoothie
- 1/2 of an apple (I love Granny Smith, but honeycrisp is delicious too!)
- 2-3 heaping spoonfuls of plain Greek yogurt or kefir
- handful of hazelnuts (or pistachio)
- 2 spoonfuls of seed mix (chia, flax, raw sunflower)
- 1 scoop of hemp and/or collagen powders
- small drizzle of maple syrup or wildflower honey
- 2 heaping spoonfuls of granola
- dash of cinnamon and nutmeg
- vanilla extract
- Freeze, then when you’re ready, blend with 8 oz almond milk

Berry Smoothie
- 4-6 strawberries, quartered
- 2-3 handfuls of blueberries
- handful of raspberries
- handful of blackberries
- 2 heaping spoonfuls of plain Greek yogurt or kefir
- 2 spoonfuls of seed mix (chia, flax, sunflower)
- 1 scoop of acacia powder and collagen powder
- drizzle of elderberry honey
- Freeze, then when you’re ready, blend with 8 oz almond milk

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Another afternoon of stocking the pantry ❤️

Our farmers market had a ton of tomatoes, so this time I tried the Ball Canning vodka sauce base. All we need is some homemade pasta or gnocchi and some cream to mix with the sauce base and we’ll be set for an easy, at home meal this winter!

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Vanilla extract - the very first thing we #madefromscratch 🤎

We’ve been making vanilla extract for a couple years and now that we know how easy it is to make, I don’t think we’ll ever go back to buying it at the store. Mostly because it’s so much cheaper and homemade is way more potent so it tastes better + lasts longer.

Our favorite beans are from @vanillabeankings. All you need is some cheap vodka and time! (Though bourbon and cinnamon makes a really delicious one too) We usually wait about 8-12 months before harvesting ours and we do them in two batches so we always have some on hand.

Resources are on my LTK in the link in my bio if you’re looking to start making your own ☕️🤎

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The pantry is filling up for winter and I’m so excited — this is my first time having so much fresh and preserved food on hand 🍅🫛🍄‍🟫🥕

We have a mix of freeze dried food (like green beans, cherry tomatoes, chopped spinach, mushrooms, chili, mashed potatoes, and even bone broth) and then other things I’ve preserved through water bath canning (like my jams, homemade ketchup, vodka sauce base, marinara, and plain tomato sauce) to help us make easy homemade meals without needing to go to the grocery store constantly, or breaking the bank…

#freezedriedfood #freezedrying #waterbathcanning #preservingfood #preserving

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One of my favorite (and most useful) purchases from Etsy lately ❤️

This local foods wheel is personalized to your region and shows everything that’s in season each month. Cooking from scratch, on a budget meal planning, and healthy living have been much easier at our house with this! I hung it up inside our pantry and each month we check to see what’s available at the local farms or markets so we know what to buy in bulk and preserve.

Be sure to check out my other posts for other resources we love ❤️

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In case my last reel made you think “uh that’s a LOT of cherry tomatoes for two people” 😂 This is the continuation of what we did with that recipe…

Cooking from scratch SUCKS sometimes. Don’t get me wrong, it’s rewarding to see what you made from beginning to end (and hopefully it’s delicious). But you usually have more dishes and everything can just take longer when you’re #cookingfromscratch… we’re busy. And I don’t have time to Julia Child this every day.

After we made lunch in the last video, I took the leftover roasted tomatoes and garlic and blended it into a base that we can use for one of my favorite fall recipes - roasted tomato soup! We used our freeze dryer to turn it into powder (but you could just freeze it in an ice cube tray), which also means if we’re cooking chili, bolognese, or anything that calls for tomatoes and we want a deeper flavor, we can add a spoonful 🧡

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One of our favorite dishes of the summer! Roasted tomato bruschetta 🍅

Eating seasonally is something we’re actively transitioning to — where we eat vegetables and fruits in-season and fresh, and then we preserve some for later in the year. Not only does everything taste better, but it’s cheaper and at its peak nutritional value. (And without preservatives because 😩)

Recipe is below! You’ll want to make sure the tomatoes are sitting in a good amount of olive oil, and I filmed some parts quick because we were hungry, but make sure you season well and as you go.

Ingredients:
- Cherry tomatoes (roast for an hour on 400F)
- Good quality olive oil - one of my faves is linked
- 1-2 heads of garlic
- Basil (fresh is best for the end)
- Salt and pepper
- Balsamic vinegar
- French bread

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If you grow one thing, make it sprouts or microgreens 🌱

I don’t think I realized how easy it was to grow them until I tried, and they’re SO expensive at the store but they’re so good for you! You can get an entire bag of microgreen seeds or sprouting seeds for the cost of one small container of greens at the store…

These are our broccoli and alfalfa sprouts. We add them to the top of our soups, pizza, salad… you can blend them into a green smoothie or into a meal too if you want to go that route.

For microgreens, you just need a shallow container and some dirt. For sprouts, I have some recommendations for the containers on the link in my bio, but there’s a ton of options out there.

#sprouts #inmygardentoday

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My first attempt at homemade jams was a success 🩷💙

Cooking from scratch and preserving food that is organic, clean, and nutritious is an important goal for me, so I’m continuing to move in that direction and making everything from scratch.

Jams and jellies are usually pretty high in sugar since it’s needed to get the jelly-consistency, but I found a citrus-based pectin, which allows the jam to set with calcium water and citrus vs the sugar. This is my first time using it, but I was pretty happy with the consistency!

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The summer I began preserving food 🍅

I’m new to canning and freeze drying (we have started doing both in our home) after we became so tired of the crap put into food at the grocery stores. I wasn’t taught how to do canning, so I’m really loving my water bath canner! It has sensors to truly “set it and forget it” and it takes a lot of the scary parts out by automating the process. This is our marinara sauce we made following the Ball recipe ❤️

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Would you believe I found this secondhand British garden harvest trug for $10??? 😍

If there’s one thing I’ve found, it’s that it’s almost impossible to find a nice, non-plastic, doesn’t stick out like a sore thumb (or ruin the vibe where I immediately want to put it in a closed cabinet) harvesting container… below are some of the ones I saved for inspiration before I found this beauty! (One is actually almost identical)

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These are some of my favorite gardening books and clean eating resources!

I’m OBSESSED with my local foods wheel, which is personalized to the northwest and gives me exactly what’s in season so I’m maximizing the nutritional value of the food I’m purchasing (not to mention cheaper prices). You just turn the wheel to reveal each month’s local, in-season food (it shows about 3 months at a time; and then there’s also listed the things that are always in season).

My Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook is so helpful for any region for what to plant, tips, and an overall timeline to help plan. Then my Complete Garden Planner and Log Book is full of blank (prompted) pages that I’m currently customizing as a garden journal to keep notes on everything I’m growing 🌱

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Gardening season is in full swing 🌱 These are some of my favorite planters for small gardens or larger backyards. We’re slowly planting more and more in the backyard, with raised beds, herb beds, and an indoor little table for my starters.

Check out some of my favorites 💚✨

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Amazon Prime Day 2025 - everyday household recommendations!

(Be sure to check out my other prime day posts for additional tech, beauty, home, etc buys)

These are some staples that I tend to purchase when prime day comes around — primarily to save a little money instead of just buying a bunch of new things… there’s some of the best home cleaning, shower and hair care, and even some bamboo toilet paper!

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Amazon Prime Day deals round up ✨🎉 be sure to check out my other posts for a full list of our favorite prime day sales and recommendations.

Some of our personal favorite brands and things we use every day (some we got on prime day a few years ago and we still adore) are included in this list!

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Amazon Prime Day Deals round up! Be sure to check out my other posts for the best of prime day!

These are some of my favorite lifestyle, home, tech, home improvement, beauty, kids and teen finds. Some of these deals are limited quantities or expire soon, so be sure to snap up anything you want quick :)

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Raise your hand if you buy in bulk and want to reduce waste from packaging 🙋🏻‍♀️

I LOVE finding local grocery stores and markets that provide bulk buying options. This is our favorite spot for buying seeds, nuts, grains, protein and dried fruit mixes, and more near Tacoma. We also have an incredible spice shop that we bring our spice containers into the store when we need more of something.

Supporting local brands and encouraging sustainability and less waste is something I’m actively trying to do in my own life, and I really love supporting brands that avoid producing or purchasing more packaging that ultimately ends up being thrown away or recycled 💚 It’s not a perfect process, but it’s a step in the right direction.

Linked I’ve included some bulk pantry storage solutions and what we use at home in our kitchen. (Don’t get me wrong, the aesthetic pantry organization vibes are great, but less waste, packaging, etc. is my main motivation! Plus it’s cheaper to just buy what fits into the container I already own…)

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A new addition to my wellness library 📖

I think what I appreciate most about this book (which was developed in the UK by a naturopath, herbal practitioner, cosmetic scientist and aromatherapist, a nutritional therapist, and an advocate for sustainable living) is its holistic wellness approach — it combines recommendations for food, herbal teas, lifestyle changes, and other therapies (like counseling, hydrotherapy, acupressure, massage therapy, aromatherapy, etc.) to address the whole person. I absolutely love my doctors — find you a doctor who truly listens and cares about you, it’s a game changer — and this is something I’m using in combination with their recommendations.

Below I’ve linked some of my favorite clean living supplies, natural wellness products, remedies, etc. that I’ve found or have been recommended to me.

*please note that I’m not a doctor. I highly recommend having a traditional doctor and a naturopath who can give you personalized health recommendations and treatments. I share everything I’m doing with my doctors to ensure I’m doing what’s best for my body.

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This cute little marble bistro table is adorable! It’s perfect for our seed starters and microgreens, but you also could use it as a living room side table, backyard garden table for two, etc. 🌱

Our patio’s big window is perfect for our seeds that we’re starting inside before adding them to the garden. The microgreens are sunflower seeds, which I soaked for a few hours before planting 💚

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These little jars are my new obsession! I started meal planning my morning smoothies in these (recipes below!) 🍓

We store them in the freezer and then pull them out and add homemade almond milk, blitzing everything into a delicious healthy smoothie.

Three of my favorites:

Strawberry and Banana Smoothie
- 4-5 large strawberries
- 1 whole banana
- 2 heaping spoonfuls of plain Greek yogurt or kefir (sometimes it’s better to add when blending vs freezing)
- 2 spoonfuls of seed mix (chia, flax, raw sunflower, hemp seed)
- 1 scoop of acacia powder and collagen powder
- drizzle of wildflower honey
- 2-3 large spoonfuls of cinnamon granola
- vanilla (optional)
- Freeze, then when you’re ready, blend with 8 oz almond milk

Apple Cinnamon Smoothie
- 1/2 of an apple (I love Granny Smith)
- 2-3 heaping spoonfuls of plain Greek yogurt or kefir
- handful of hazelnuts (or pistachio)
- 2 spoonfuls of seed mix (chia, flax, raw sunflower)
- 1 scoop of acacia powder and collagen powder
- 2 drops of maple syrup or a drizzle of wildflower honey
- 3 heaping spoonfuls of granola
- dash of cinnamon
- vanilla (optional)
- Freeze, then when you’re ready, blend with 8 oz almond milk

Berry Smoothie
- 4-6 strawberries, quartered
- 2-3 handfuls of blueberries
- handful of raspberries
- handful of blackberries
- 2 heaping spoonfuls of plain Greek yogurt or kefir
- 2 spoonfuls of seed mix (chia, flax, sunflower)
- 1 scoop of acacia powder and collagen powder
- drizzle of elderberry honey
- Freeze, then when you’re ready, blend with 8 oz almond milk

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Our cozy master bedroom 🤍🤎

I wanted to create a calming retreat, so I leaned into oatmeal and sage green hues, linen and bamboo textures in the bedding, with velvet curtains.

If you love natural bedroom ideas, check out some of our sources below!

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Spring means it’s time to plant seeds into our herb garden and raised bed vegetable patch!

This is my favorite seed storage I’ve found so far, it’s the cutest seed binder that has slots to perfectly fit our seed sachets 💚

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Sundays in the garden 🌱 Today I planted some more seedlings in my starters, and I also did some planning for our raised beds and herb garden.

This year I’m planting lots of herbs and vegetables, particularly for homemade stock.

All of my garden favorites are below, including our raised beds, garden tools, flower and planter pots, dribber, spray bottles and more. What are you planting this year? #LTKWatchNow

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A roundup of my spring garden favorites — including raised garden bed ideas, our herb garden planters, seed starters, garden soil and compost mix, watering solutions, gloves, accessories and more 🌱💧

If you’re garden planning or looking for garden ideas or recommendations, check out the below (and some of my other posts!) for my favorites.

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Fun fact… a sharpie is the best tool for planting in your starter trays 🌱We are planting some herbs and vegetables in our starter trays this month to kick off our vegetable garden.

Linking some of our favorites below, if you’re doing some spring garden planning and want some garden recommendations, check out some of my other posts!

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Another spring must — sprouts and micro greens 💚

I recently purchased a sprouting kit so I can grow sprouts to add to my meals. Sprouts have so many health benefits, which being autoimmune is so important for me, including reducing inflammation, reducing bad cholesterol, improving gut health, cancer fighting… the list goes on. Make sure to do lots of reading to ensure your sprouts are properly cleaned, organic, and safe. Sustainability is a focus for me this year, so I’m really excited 🌱

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Spring means it’s time to begin planting! This year we are planting herbs and a variety of vegetables, so we are using a starter for a good number of them and then we will transplant them to our larger raised beds in the garden 🌱🥕🧅🥬

If you’re a beginner and you’re wanting to start an easy herb garden or need some vegetable patch / garden ideas, check out the below.

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Some of my spring favorites from Etsy ❤️ Spring gardening, greenery and flowers, kitchen and bread must haves, 2025 home trends, decor and more.

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All of my favorite Harry Potter merch in one spot ❤️

Harry Potter of course has a special place in my heart, and these are some of my favorite collaborations and Harry Potter / Wizarding World items — from our Hogwarts Express train to cozy outfits for kids and adults, notebooks (for those of you who like New Year’s resolutions), home decor, millennial fashion, illustrated books, games for the family, and more ✨

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Another little corner of Christmas decor in our home 🕯️✨

If you’re looking for living room Christmas decorations ideas, and you love German and European Christmas, candles on the mantle, garland, wooden and natural accents, I’ve got you covered!

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A Christmas decor addition in our home this year — candles for the mantle!

These were much easier to arrange than I thought! We added our Christmas garland, and then arranged the candles within the branches to make it look more organic and natural. If you’re looking for Christmas mantle decor ideas, I’d highly recommend!

Be sure to take a look at our Christmas decor collection on my LTK for more recommendations for Christmas tree decor, ornaments, popcorn garland, and more 🎄✨

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The perfect winter outfit during Christmas 🌲❤️

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