Nichole Hirsch Kuechle

Two Reasons for an Elimination Diet

Are you wondering why there is so much conversation around Elimination Diets? This is what it sounds like: “I am not doing dairy right now", “I need to avoid gluten for a little while", “my child can’t eat corn products", or the big one, “I CAN’T EAT ANY... Read >

4 Ways to Go Green When Baby Arrives

Don't let the arrival of your new baby bring on the mountains of unnecessary stuff and trash that goes along with it. Read along for ways to go green when baby arrives. So when baby time shows up, it’s easy to let all mindfulness go out the door due to... Read >

Alternative gift wrapping

A couple years ago my oldest daughter and I began making gift wrap with the idea of eliminating some of the extra 25% of waste we as a country create from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day. There are lots of ways you can do this from making gift bags t... Read >

Bring Back Handwritten Letters

Who doesn’t love a handwritten letter? Can you even remember the last time you received something just for you in the mail, handwritten by another, that gave you warm fuzzies? I know I can’t, but I’m on a mission to get back that lovin’ feeling! Four... Read >

Chinese Medicine for my toddler? Really?

The past two weeks have been rough for our 3 year old. Naps and bedtimes have rendered her a killer diaper rash. You know the kind I’m talking about: you put them to bed or down for a nap with a soft little peachy bum and they wake with raging red blis... Read >

Kitchen Composting

Kitchen composting, for some reason, can be an overwhelming task for people. I find it super easy…I’m in the kitchen cooking anyway and I need to throw the food scraps somewhere, right? Why not throw them into a compost pile instead of the trash? The... Read >

Coaching the New Mother

New moms are often in the space of just getting by for the first few months. Some moms get an itch shortly thereafter to jump back into life as they knew it. So they do. Then, they find life is not at all as they knew it and resentment can sometimes fo... Read >

Birth: Stuck Shoulders, a Metaphor for Life

Three years ago I pushed our youngest daughter into the world in a beautiful, calm, and quiet home water birth. Just last week I was sharing this video with a friend and acquaintance as she is delivering at home with the same midwives within the month. ... Read >

Tips for Drinking Filtered Water at School

Does your child get enough filtered drinking water while at school? Wouldn’t it be great if kids didn’t have to wait until between classes while rushing down the hall to grab a drink of water? I LOVE what my daughter’s school does. Each classroom has a... Read >

Slim Down Your Budget While Growing a Baby

So many of us “wait" to have that first baby until we have a certain amount of money in savings or until school loans are paid off or until we have a bigger house. Whatever the reason, I see that most often those are superficial reasons and if we “wait" ... Read >

Eat Frequently Throughout the Day to Support a Healthy Pregnancy

Sometimes the last thing we can imagine doing while pregnant is eating…or, it’s exactly the opposite. We’re either on or off, hot or cold, starving or so nauseous even the thought of food can have us running for the nearest wastebasket. Those feelings a... Read >

Thirteen Ways to Get Veggies into Your Kids

Do you remember eating tasteless and mushy green beans from a can when you were little? No wonder it took years to build our trust in that particular food group, as those were memories I’d rather erase. Fast forward to raising your own kids; you know th... Read >

10 Tips on How to Cloth Diaper Your Baby

Seven plus years ago as a newly pregnant mom, I had dreams of a healthy pregnancy, baby, and of saving the planet along the way. NOT in a crazy hard core way, but I wanted to continue my work in being a good steward of the earth, paving the way for other... Read >

7 Ways to Help Kids into a Sleeping Rhythm

When school starts, not only do our children get excited about new teachers, old friends, and a bag of new supplies; they may also experience anxiety, nervous tummy’s, and a feeling of insecurity. At times these feelings lead to sleeplessness, restlessne... Read >

7 Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat Beans

Really, how many of us liked to eat beans when we were young? No wonder it’s hard to convince our own children to eat them when it’s a food most of us aren’t eating enough of anyway. Some want to avoid it due to their gas producing properties and some s... Read >