Kathleen | Roots & Boots
Is Your Root Canal Making You Sick?
You know your yellow tooth is an eyesore when little children, including your own, begin to ask…. What’s wrong with your tooth? Why is your tooth yellow? The truth is, my ever-darkening front tooth is dead. According to my former dentist, it requires a root canal. Several years ago, I might have agreed. In fact, over fifteen years…
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I got a Diva Cup for Christmas
You know you’re crunchy when…you find a Diva Cup in your Christmas stocking. It’s true. Actually, I bought the Diva Cup myself, because I’d been wanting to try one and because several years ago Mr. Native Texan and I settled into a nice arrangement:
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My Winter Capsule Wardrobe
Now that we’ve walked through the steps to creating a Capsule Wardrobe, it’s time to reveal my own Winter Capsule Wardrobe. I’ll show you my key pieces along with sources and pricing info. Ready? Let’s get started!
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How to Create a Capsule Wardrobe – Part Two
Now that you’ve purged your closet and identified specific needs, it’s time to shop for just the right pieces to fill in the gaps of your new Capsule Wardrobe. If you’re like me, you want an awesome wardrobe while sticking to a budget. You also want to be efficient–who has time to shop for days,…
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How to Make Your Own Natural Food Coloring
Since artificial food coloring is bad news and making it myself seemed like a big hassle, we simply didn’t use frosting for a few years (with the exception of this 2-ingredient chocolate ganache, which I highly recommend). …Until I discovered how not intimidating it is to make your own natural food coloring…with real food ingredients!
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DIY Towel Rack Labels
These DIY Towel Rack Labels add charm and remove the guess work in our high-traffic, multi-use powder room. A small project that somehow got stuck on my to-do list FOR-E-VER, the labels required
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11 Ways to Enjoy Winter with Your Kids
I get it–I know cabin fever is a real thing. I know it’s hard to get everyone bundled up. I know it’s cold. I know some days are sunless and dreary. Many people simply do not enjoy winter. While I happen to love winter–A decade spent in Texas left me homesick for full blown seasons and I was thrilled to return…
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How to Create a Capsule Wardrobe – Part One
Last week I shared about My Capsule Wardrobe Project…How late in the summer of last year I’d finally had enough. I was tired of staring into a closet packed with clothes that were out of style or didn’t fit–clothes I hadn’t worn in ages but couldn’t seem to let go of. I was tired of wasting…
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15 Boy-Friendly Non-Candy Valentines
Looking for non-candy valentines ideas? If you shudder at the thought of all the sugar, food dyes, and sketchy ingredients looming just around the corner in the form of valentine treats, these non-candy valentines are just for you. As a real food enthusiast, I especially love the first two ideas on this list. You…
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My Capsule Wardrobe Project
After downright scorning the idea of a capsule wardrobe for a few years and then slightly toying with it for several years more, I finally did it: I conducted a brutal closet purge, then identified the exact types of pieces needed to fill in the gaps and shopped for only those items. My capsule wardrobe…
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