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The beginning of something beautiful

I’ve been sitting here racking my brain trying to figure out what I should post about first…. Do I post about Crohn’s Disease? Do I post about homeschooling? Do I post my diy recipe for mascara?? Oh yes…. All of these topics will be coming in hot!

But where do I start? I suppose the first thing I should talk about is a little about me and my family. Who are those Swanks anyways??

My husband and I have been married for 13 years already! I can’t believe it. We have a beautifully blended, large family. 6 boys and 1 girl to be exact! Also, as of 2022, we became grandparents!! (All of those sayings about how you wish you could be a grandparent first, before becoming a parent – ya – those are all true!)

We are down to 4 kids still living at home, and during the pandemic in 2020 when they shut down the schools, we decided to not send our kids back! Neither my husband or I have ever homeschooled children before so it has definitely been one giant learning experience! Of course I’ll be sharing all the deets with you so you don’t have to figure it out on your own! I gotcha boo!

Back in October of 2022, our son Graycen was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. This came as a huge shock to us since he never really showed any of the more common symptoms. A swollen knee equals Crohn’s Disease?? See how this was a shock? But we’ve been learning everything related to Crohn’s and doing more research than we ever have before! I’ll get deeper into this later on and share what has been working for us.

Another thing that I (we) have been researching is toxins! All of the toxins in everything around us and how we can limit these toxic exposures in our home. When I tell you my brain is mush, it TOTALLY is. Yet, earlier this evening, what was I doing? You guessed it, more research! I’ll be sharing my family’s journey into becoming a non-toxic home in the posts to come.

Another thing I love to do is product reviews! Everyone’s a critic right??? I’ll be sharing what I LOVE and what I didn’t love on a wide variety of products. Anything from mushroom coffee to Shein deals! I’m actually pretty excited to bring this back because I love to share my experiences and help guide those who are still in their deciding phase!

I’m so excited to begin this blogging journey and to have you all along for the ride with me! Be on the lookout in the future to subscribe to our blog, check us out on YouTube, and follow us on Pinterest and TikTok so you can stay in the know on ALL the things! See you soon!

XO,Kaycee