Natalie Barnett- My Mountain Wild
Montana motherhood and lifestyle blog
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My Mountain Wild is a lifestyle blog for the busy mother looking for affordable wats to get organized, get your kids outside, pull an outfit together, and get dinner on the table. I enjoy working with brands that bring value to my readers. Small shops, eco-friendly brands, and companies that give back to the community are some of my ideal brands to work with. We are new homeowners that moved from Denver to NW Montana and are looking to simplify our lives and connect back to nature. And I want to share with other families that they can do it, too. My dream for Mountain Wild is that it will be an amazing resource and community for mothers looking for inspiration, ideas, how-to's and a place they feel they belong. I have big plans for 2020 to share some home renovation content, more affordable fashion posts, and some campfire recipes I have been working on.
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Have you seen the August box from @fromsimplyearth ?? It’s a good one folks ! I truly look forward to carving out some time during baby’s nap to create something lovely. I am trying to do this every few days. The chores will always be there ! Today I worked on making some goodies from the Candle Hero box. I made a roll-on, a diffuser blend, beeswax sheet candles, and a small candle. I still have the wax melts and the volcano floating candle to make ! If you’re looking for a way to learn how to use essential oils, this is really a wonderful subscription box. I’ve been a daily user of oils for many years, but I rarely take the time to sit down and CREATE something with them. This box gives me a great excuse to do this. Plus, most of the materials are provided in the box, so I don’t have to worry about buying a bunch of supplies for a project. So even if you consider yourself an EO pro, this box is really fun. It’s something to look forward to each month and I consider things like this self-care. Fill your cup, mama ! If you use my code MYSIMPLEWILDFREE and my link (in my bio) you will get : 🌿 The Monthly Box full of goodies 🌿 A free Big Bonus Box worth over $40 🌿 A $45 gift card good for future purchases (when you use my code!) 🌿 Free access to the Essential Oil Hero Course Let me know if you have any questions at all about the box - I’m happy to answer them!
We spent the day in the woods with friends hunting for all different kinds of mini beasts. We flipped over logs and dead trees and found so many ants, spiders, beetles , land snails, millipedes and centipedes & we saw butterflies and bees and cicada skins… It was a good time ! We collected several specimens, then looked up a few in reference books that we weren’t sure of. Nature journaled, then let them go. I read the book Summer Walk, one of my favorites. It’s a super cute picture book about bugs. If you need an easy and engaging activity to do with your kids this weekend, go on a bug hunt ! 🐛🐞🐜🪲🕷️🦟 Field guides from @christybeasley Bug journal page from @yourwildbooks Bug catchers from the Dollar Tree
NEW ON THE BLOG ONE Happy Camper 1st Birthday Party 🥳 ⛺️ This past weekend we celebrated Benny baby and had a camping themed party. Head to the blog to see all the party details with links, grab some free printable cupcake toppers & a camping scavenger hunt! www.mysimplewild.com
I’ve been absent from this space for over a week ! I had my best friend and her family come from Illinois and stay with us for 4 days (so 6 more bodies in the house) then my parents came out to visit for a few days for baby Benny’s first birthday party and leave today. it was busy but SO life-giving. My mom and I got to go to church together again yesterday (I love when we can go to a service together!) and we got to spend the last 7 days surrounded by people we love and who love us. What an amazing feeling. Yesterday evening we went for a quick kayak ride down the road, and as it was golden hour and the birds were flying overhead, and the sound of the water gently lapping against the side of the kayak … I just felt this overwhelming love. Love for creation, love for Jesus, love for my family, love for this life. Do you ever get that feeling ? I have lots of fun things to share here with you this week! And I’ll be busy working on Ben’s birthday party blog post - it turned out so cute and one of my favorite parties I’ve ever thrown. Can’t wait to share it ! ❤️
Benjamin Tucker is ONE!🎂 This was the fastest year of my life. Oh how time does fly. We finally put the baby cradle in the basement the other day and I almost cried. That short time of him using the little wood cradle my dad made seems like it was just a blink of an eye. Benny is tough like his brothers, tries very hard to keep up with them, and loves food. He was my earliest walker, eater, and climber. He is fearless when it comes to heights - he will try to climb ANYTHING. He loves to be outside, he runs for the door whenever it opens. I think he will be a nature-loving wild child even more than his older brothers. His favorite animal is a duck - he follows ours around the yard and goes right to their duck house to check on them. His favorite activity is dancing - a good beat comes on and this kid is squatting low and shaking his butt 😆 Second favorite activity- getting wagon rides from his brothers. Happy Birthday Benny baby ❤️
New on the blog 👇🏻 June’s book club 📚 was Among the Farmyard People. A quick read for a busy summer month, this book is perfect for your kids book club. Each chapter introduces a new animal on the farm and shares their story, which ends with some kind of lesson or moral for children. Some chapters my son liked, others he didn’t care for. The farm theme is so fun, though ! The kids dressed up like animals and farmers and we spent the day on a farm, soaking it all up. Sharing all the details on the food, decor, and activities on the blog (Link in bio)
Summer with my boys >
If you don’t have any clue what to wear to your Thanksgiving get together, her are four simple outfit ideas to get you inspired and ready for the holidays. This is a super comfortable and casual outfit that is perfect for warmer weather that still gives fall vibes. My favorite way to wear this skirt is with big soft sweaters like this one. Remember one important thing, no matter what you wear to Thanksgiving : be COMFORTABLE and if you eat like me, you want something loose or stretchy because you may have a little food baby by the end of the meal.
I bought most of my decorations and supplies from Target, but did find a couple things here and there at Cost Plus World Market, Joanns, Michaels, the Dollar Tree and Goodwill. We did spend a bit more on this one because we can re-use all the Halloween decorations for next year if we throw another Halloween party. I had the living room with some snacks and playing cards, the table on the patio outside with some snacks, a couple small tables and chairs around the fire pit and then of course people were in the garage and mingling in the kitchen as well. I also served a Hocus Pocus punch but put that right on the kitchen table near the bar cart as there just wasn’t enough room to have it on the cart itself.
Step #2: Wrap the hoop with ribbon ( I got this one from the Dollar Tree ! ) Start looping the different kinds of ribbon or scrap fabric you choose at the bottom of the hoop and continue this step until you have your desired amount of ribbon hanging from your dream catcher Double your ribbon, slide it under the hoop ….And pull the ribbon through the loop! so the ribbon or yarn lies close to the hoop.