Summer is here! It’s time to swim, tan, and grill out. It’s also time for evil in the form of humidity. I hate it! I take an hour to fix my hair and one step outside, it’s destroyed by humidity.

So here are a few tips for surviving the humidity. I’m not a hair stylist and I’ll never win an award for best hair, but these help me to control it a little better.

-It’s hot outside, so put it up! There are so many cute updo tutorials. I usually go for the sock bun or top knot when I’m a hurry (which is always). Kate from Small Things Blog has so many cute hair tutorials on Pinterest and YouTube.

-Wear a hat! This is a great time of year to wear hats. They are very inexpensive and so cute! Forever 21 has some great ones.

-Embrace the curls! One thing I’m learning is to work with the humidity and just embrace the curls. I use a few tools to make it work (although I’m still trying to master it).

This tool is amazing and makes curling hair so easy. I also use a curling wand if I want that beach wave look

No matter how I style my hair, I always use KMS Hair Stay to finish. It helps to reduce the effects of humidity.

Now it’s your turn. What products or tools do you use to fight humidity and beat the heat?

I decided to make baby wipes after reading about this. So I searched Pinterest for homemade baby wipes and found two problems: 1. Most recipes include Johnson & Johnson shampoo and baby oil, which has crazy stuff in it that I can’t pronounce. 2. Natural recipes include expensive ingredients that wouldn’t really save me money on baby wipes. Finally I came across a YouTube that was natural and affordable.

What you need:

-Roll of paper towels (bounty works best)
-round plastic container
-2 cups of purified or distilled water
-1 or 2 tablespoons coconut oil
-a squirt of natural baby shampoo
-optional: lavender oil and/or tea tree oil

First cut the paper towels in half. It’s kinda a pain in the buns, but using a serrated knife helps.

Next add coconut oil to warm water, then shampoo, then oils

Next place the paper towels in the container (fuzzy part facing down) and pour in water

Then put the lid on and make sure it’s on secure and won’t leak.

Next flip it over and let it sit for 5 minutes.

Finally remove the cardboard from the middle and pull out the wipe from the middle.

And you’re done!

Make sure that you use distilled or purified water or the wipes will mold!

Let’s be honest, teething sucks for everyone! My youngest is 7 months old and started teething this week. It’s been so tough on her (and me), but I’m trying a few natural remedies to make it a little easier. Here are the top natural remedies I recommend or have been recommended to me:

1. Amber teething necklace:

Here’s a link all about amber teething necklaces
My second son had a horrible time with teething, but when I discovered this necklace it made things so much easier

2. Teething tablets

I have used these with all of my kids and they help so much. I try to use teething tablets before Tylenol or Motrin. *there’s nothing wrong with Tylenol or Motrin. I have used it many times, but I’m trying to use natural products first. Just my thing;)*

3. Clove oil

I haven’t tried this yet, but this was suggested to me recently. I love using essential oils! Clove oil is a spicy oil so you have to dilute it a lot. I was advised to do one drop of oil with a tsp of oil (coconut or olive). Test it out before running it on baby’s gum. I haven’t had time to do this yet, but definitely will try it.

4. Nosefrida

Runny/stuffy nose usually comes with teething. I’ve tried the snot sucker thingy from the hospital and the battery powered snot sucker in the past. Then I discovered this crazy contraption. You put blue end in baby’s nostril and the red part wait for it…in your mouth. Then you suck out the snot (there’s a foam guard to protect you from the snot). It sounds super gross, but has worked the best for me. Just think of it as the neti pot for babies!

That’s all I have and I hope this helps some tired parents and hurting babies. Teething is a long and difficult process, but I promise it won’t last forever. I’ve survived two rounds so far:)

Well I decided to start blogging again!  Since I don’t just have little cavemen anymore, I decided to come up with a new blog name. The Cluttered Life came to me during a 4am feeding, so I’m going with that. To start things off, I want to share my favorite things for September. I love seeing blog post and youtube videos like this, so here we go!

First off, I LOVE makeup!  I’m always looking for inexpensive (but awesome) makeup. E.L.F. is a great inexpensive brand from Target. This makeup primer is amazing and makes applying foundation so much easier.

This Vaseline Spray and Go is awesome!  Especially for lazy people like me:)

I love these hair ties because they don’t break or stretch like regular ones. They come in lots of colors and designs.

I’m the worst at meal planning and grocery shopping. This paprika app has helped me out so much especially in the last month.  You can search recipes, add the ingredients to the grocery list, and create a meal plan.

We started watching Breaking Bad a few weeks ago and we’re hooked!  I’m so glad that we can watch episodes back to back on Netflix.

Yay for my first post!