Healthy Wife, Healthy Life
[Note: My printable organization/planning checklists are at the bottom of the post..] I was hesitant to use the word “organization” in the title because this is one of my weakest areas. I get emails from readers asking how I make time for family, homeschooling, cloth diapering, projects and blogging, so I wanted to share the [...]
In my house, even when we used to use commercial detergents, stains are a fact of life. I’ll likely never be able to give away hand me downs because by the time clothes have made it through my kids, they either have holes or stains that can’t be fixed. Of all the stain removers out [...]
-1- Oil Cleansing Use olive, coconut or almond oil with Castor oil to clean your skin instead of a harsh soap. This will cleanse your skin naturally and keep from pulling out natural oils. My personal blend is 25% Castor Oil (don’t use straight!) and 75% sweet almond oil. How to do it: Rub a [...]
A question I’ve gotten a lot lately is how to eat a real food diet on a tight budget. I can certainly sympathize, since this was one of my biggest struggles when we started eating this way. Along the way, I’ve discovered a few resources and tricks for stretching a budget while eating healthy foods, [...]
Salad dressings are also the only way some parents ever succeed in getting kids to eat vegetables. They certainly have their place, but the store bought ones are loaded with Omega-6 oils and preservatives. Healthy salad dressings, on the other hand, can be a great way to get a good serving of healthy fats in. [...]
Making your own laundry soap is one of the easiest parts of a transition to natural living. It is also a great way to save money on laundry detergent and is incredibly easy to do. Why switch to natural laundry soap you ask? Conventional laundry detergent is loaded with chemicals like sulfates, fragrances, phenols and [...]
Supposedly the only one without lead in the ceramic pot
Glass water bottle with sustainable bamboo insulation/protection. I've been looking for a water bottle like this forever!
