Healthy Wife, Healthy Life
Oh, Jello…. the sugar (or chemical) laden mystery food of hospitals and cafeterias. I went to public school and got my fair share of this stuff back then, so I had never made this for my kids… until now. The “Jello” Gelatin you can buy in stores is packed with sugar or chemical sugar substitutes, [...]
If you are still using the cancer-in-a-bottle store bought lotion on yourself or your family, there are super easy natural alternatives! A lot of people on my Christmas list got homemade lotion this year, and it couldn’t be simpler to make. You can customize your lotion to your skin type and desired scent, and you [...]
I highly recommend this type of t-shirt quilt for several reasons: No hand sewing required No interfacing, starch or other backing needed No batting or inner layer needed Easy to sew Really warm! Machine washable! I came up with the idea for this quilt when my husband decided he had too many shirts from college [...]
As crazy as it sounds, this one simple home remedy can really whiten teeth (and help with gum disease) and is also very effective against food poisoning and other types of internal toxins. I used Activated Charcoal a few months ago when I had an awful bout of food poisoning, and it worked wonders! This [...]
Hopefully cold and flu won’t strike at your home this year, but this is a good remedy to have on hand in case it does. For babies and small children especially, treatment options are limited, but congestion and coughing can really interfere with their ability to sleep well. We used to keep regular Vicks Vapor Rub and [...]
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 [...]
Stuffing is such a part of Thanksgiving for so many people (me included), yet it almost always is bread based and adds very little nutritional value to the meal. This has been the most difficult recipe to make a healthy version of, but I am pleased with the (much more nutritious) outcome. This stuffing [...]
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!
