A lifestyle blog started in 2016 as a place to keep all of those thoughts that seemed just too long to share on my Instagram. Most likely you'll find a simple way to implement wellness in your life. And if the mood strikes, maybe a recipe, because if I wrote it on paper it’d be thrown out within that week (or live on my entry table with all of the junk mail I have yet to sort). But, most of all this journal is a place that houses our family’s day-to-day life. The little things that I never want to forget and the moments that have bettered our lives.
THE REASON FOR CLEAN
Once upon a time, Isla was 6 months old. It was 3 days after Christmas, and we had a follow up on a biopsy for Taylor. The doctor handed us his diagnosis: MALT lymphoma. Our world was rocked. It’s the type of cancer most commonly found in geriatric patients, not a healthy, active 25-year-old. We drastically changed our lifestyle overnight in hopes of killing the cancer; we converted to an AIP diet, switched to essential oils and tossed anything toxic in our home. He started radiation and underwent treatment every day for 3 weeks, with follow ups monthly until we heard the words: CANCER FREE. We kept up our health conscious lifestyle for awhile, but we slowly drifted— despite the close call we had—and transitioned back into a common American way of living.