Tara Jacobsen

I know the real words, diarrhea, feces, manure, excrement, fecal matter, bowel incontinence, but let’s face it, when your incontinent elderly mother or father is covered in poop from butt to floor, it doesn’t matter what they call it, you just want to know how to clean it up quickly! I Have Germ OCD Okay, …

I have always been a routine gal, but now what my mother-in-law with Dementia and Alzheimer’s has moved in, we are even more regimented than ever! Wrangling kids, cats, dogs and Mom makes for fun time in the morning. Includes tips and ideas for setting up your morning routine! My Morning Caregiver Daily Routine My …

Essential oils aren’t just for diffusing or using for medical/home uses. They are also a fantastic way to add your favorite smells to your moisturizing needs. Body butters are a favorite for most of us because they are a bit thicker than lotions and make drier parts of our bodies, like legs, feel great for …

So many of the style guides are made for gals who are much less curvy than me. Learning to dress myself, I like to try and find different ways to style my clothes in ways that make me look skinnier. Some of the “common wisdom” about what looks good (everyone says belts!) may be wrong …

Here are three of my best pillow spray recipes to help you get to sleep! Tips and ideas for essential oils to use that can be calming and help you sleep. It happens to everyone from time to time. You can’t sleep. Too much on your mind, too tired to actually sleep, anxiety or a …

As an over 50 woman, I tackle many hard questions, but some of the worst are, is it worth it to do something “just for me”. Is dressing over 50 a thing that makes sense, should I devote time to self care or do things for everyone else? Here are some of my best tips …

I started my clothing journey at 51 after falling into sad dressing habits. Finding clothes that fit had become an absolute nightmare for me… weight and a changed body shape made everything feel too tight or too loose, too frumpy or just plain ugly on me! please note :: I often recommend resources, some I …

For many years now I have been unsure about how to dress myself. When I was young it was easy because I had a super cute little shape and everything looked good, no matter what. But then in my 40s I started to gain a few pounds and sort of gave up completely. I got …

Can essential oils help your ADHD kids? Should you ignore the doctors and go full on holistic medicine rather than putting your kid on medication? Let’s start off with my story! We adopted my son from foster care with his sisters a few years ago and everything we read about him from caseworks, foster parents, …

I have been struggling with body positivity now that I am over 50. Heck, let’s call a spade a spade, since I have been over 40 and stopped being skinny-ish. For those of you in my age group and older, you may have noticed that you stopped being able to dress in “cute” and “hip” …

I am 51 years old and about a decade ago I forgot how to dress myself. I could sort of fake it before that by getting “cute, hip” clothes, but then the downward spiral started. I got heavier (at my highest I was almost 180 on a 5’2″ frame) and then we got kids and …

Liz Gilbert is my spirit animal! Okay, now that we have that right out front, I can tell you why she makes my Wonder Women list… Note: Some links in this post are affiliate links, which means I receive a commission if you make a purchase. I try to find amazing things that my readers …

As someone who suffers from inflammation, I KNOW how insidious the pain is and how it can travel around your body, causing aches and pain everywhere. I hate having to take pill after pill to fight the aches and pain and was thrilled to find out that essential oils for inflammation could help with my …

I have been a work from home office gal since 2001 when I started my first little business. Today I have three separate work areas in our home and run a 3 person team out of my home office! Over the years I have found some things that I absolutely love about my home office …

If you’re new to essential oils, you may be wondering about some of the terminology. One of the big ones you will see are carrier oils. When I was a beginner this one really messed me up! Knowledgable people who talked about using essential oils were throwing around terms that seemed really mysterious to me, …

I have been doing Etsy and Ebay for a while now and honestly my husband and kids are right to complain that my inventory is getting a bit out of control. I have stock in the garage, two offices and it was starting to creep into the upstairs closet. There are affiliate links in this …

Why do women watch, listen and read so much true crime? Is it to keep the boogey man at bay or to prepare themselves so if it happens to them they will a little more prepared? Most women, even tall strong women, can be overpowered by almost any man. I have tried to explain to …

Today I want to talk about what being creative means! Some people seem to know about creativity from a young age… they decide that they are going to be an artist, writer, dancer or anything else they want to be early on and their parents and the world seem to conspire to make it happen. …