Easy Cheap Rainy Day Toddler Craft

There's basically a hurricane outside my window today. No, seriously. A late season Nor'Easter is bombing out over my house. We should get over 3 INCHES of rain today and the winds are 75+mph for gusts. It's nasty out. So, despite extreme disapproval of my kids, we will not be going outside today. However, that …

42 Weeks in, 42 Weeks out: a Letter to my UBAC Baby

Dear Inara, There is so much joy surrounding you that I almost have no words for this letter. You have been a part of our lives for your 42 week gestation and now you are just about 11 months. However, these pictures are from the day your gestation matched your time Earthside and earlier. During …

Minimalism: I’m Jumping on the Bandwagon and Nothing Can Stop Me

In 2009, I packed one suitcase and one carry on. I got in a plane, moved 3500 miles away, and didn't look back. I left behind 95% of my belongings and started 100% new. It was the best thing I've ever done. Living a minimalist life was wonderful. I had nothing on my walls. I …

The Courage To Be Gentle

Sometimes, a day is so hard that I just can't turn my brain off at the end of the night. I sit in bed amongst my three sleeping children and my husband and always end up writing. Tonight is one of those nights. It started with Inara waking up at 5am. My 10 month old …

This tea will kick whatever illness you have in no time!

I don't think anyone likes being sick. I know I don't. This time of year, it seems pretty much everyone is sick. The whole name of the blog, Double Crunch, comes from us being a crunchy family and having twins. Being crunchy means that you tend to follow a less mainstream lifestyle. Some examples of …

10 Cooking Hacks That You Need to Start Using Today

I spend almost my whole day in the kitchen. Seriously. Whether I'm preparing snacks, meals, food prepping for future days, washing dishes, making home remedies, getting drinks, or corralling tiny humans out of my refrigerator (which MUST have a secret TV in it that I don't know about) I feel like I am always in …

Be a Lady, They Said.

Sometimes, really awesome stuff comes across my newsfeed on Facebook. Things that really resonate with my soul. Today was one of those days, so I want to share it with you. It speaks entirely for itself, so I will let you digest it all by yourself. Would love to know your thoughts in the comments …

Just Believe Women. My New Year’s Challenge to You

I've spent the whole year not talking about it. But tonight, on the last night of 2017, a post came across my feed that showed just how much we MUST talk about it. There were many things about my childhood that weren't common as childhood goes. Surviving years of abuse doesn't come lightly. But amongst …

Breastfeeding Support: What is an IBCLC and How do I Find One?

I get messaged frequently with breastfeeding questions. With the amount of research I did in the first year and the amount of questions I asked of Moms with much more experience than I, I have acquired a lot of knowledge about breastfeeding. However, an experienced Mom does not replace the necessity and value of help …

Guess What? A Healthy Baby Isn’t All That Matters!

Have you ever shared something about your birth that was less than perfect?  Maybe it was something disrespectful that was said, bodily autonomy that was taken, silence that was forced upon you, or any other number of things that go wrong in mainstreams births.  Then, after you've shared that bit of painful truth, the person …