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Natural Living Articles & Tutorials

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Best Essential Oils to Use in the Car

April 30, 2019

With six kids, going into car travel prepared is a must. We often take games and activities, healthy snacks, and with all those bodies in the car… some ways to counteract the stink! I don’t take essential oil use lightly (they are much more powerful than many people think), but we do bring some essential …

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11 Baby Steps Toward a Zero-Waste Home (That Save Time and Money Too!)

April 22, 2019

It’s clear that plastic is becoming a huge problem in our society and environment. As consumers, it can sometimes feel like there’s nothing we can do to stem the flow of single-use products onto the market (and then into the landfill). The zero-waste movement is one way we can make a difference in our homes …

Read more11 Baby Steps Toward a Zero-Waste Home (That Save Time and Money Too!)
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How to Try Fermentation in Your Kitchen for Probiotics on the Cheap

April 17, 2019

I often sing the praises of bone broth as a healing food, but fermented foods are just as important for a healthy body. Fermented foods are a great way to get probiotics in the diet (among other things) and are very easy (and cheap) to make at home. What Is Fermentation? Fermented foods are foods …

Read moreHow to Try Fermentation in Your Kitchen for Probiotics on the Cheap
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7 Simple Steps to Start Composting

April 16, 2019

One of the tenets of organic gardening is to feed the soil, not the plant. The easiest (and cheapest) way to do this is by composting kitchen and yard scraps to make rich organic fertilizer. Composting is fairly easy and can be done almost anywhere (even in an apartment), so there’s no reason not to …

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microfiber cloths pros and cons

Microfiber Cloths: Green Cleaning or Plastic Pollution?

March 30, 2019

When I first switched to more natural and green cleaning products, microfiber cloths seemed like a panacea. They cleaned almost all surfaces with little or no additional products, were reusable, and seemed really sustainable. I found myself using them more and more and many sources recommended them as a natural cleaning alternative. From a no-waste perspective, …

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How I Use One Natural Plant-Based Cleaner to Clean the Whole House

March 29, 2019

With a family and a business, life can get very busy, very fast. Both take a lot of time and intentionality to nurture and I’m not one to let either of these important parts of my life suffer for the other. One thing I do so that I can have time for my family (first) …

Read moreHow I Use One Natural Plant-Based Cleaner to Clean the Whole House
Candy-free Easter Basket Ideas

Healthy Easter Basket Ideas the Whole Family Will Enjoy

March 22, 2019

Since we largely avoid candy and other processed foods, I have to get creative and come up with other Easter basket ideas each year. As kids, my brother and I always looked forward to Easter and getting baskets with a chocolate bunny and going on Easter egg hunts. Because of these special memories I work …

Read moreHealthy Easter Basket Ideas the Whole Family Will Enjoy
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How to Create the Best Garden Soil

March 20, 2019

If you know anything about organic gardening, you may have heard the saying “feed the soil, not the plant.” Creating healthy soil for plants to grow in is the best way to have a healthy garden that produces without synthetic fertilizers. Knowing that is one thing… knowing what to do is another! It’s tempting to …

Read moreHow to Create the Best Garden Soil
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My Natural Home Cleaning Checklist (for Spring Cleaning!)

March 13, 2019

I’ve written many times about all-natural cleaning methods without the use of chemicals. Now to check off something that’s been on my list for a while: a complete cleaning checklist for the whole house! Sometimes it’s hard to get the motivation (or time) to take on deep cleaning, but the one time of year most of …

Read moreMy Natural Home Cleaning Checklist (for Spring Cleaning!)
best soil for indoor plants

DIY Potting Soil Mix for Indoor and Container Plants

February 20, 2019

For years, I thought I was terrible at keeping indoor plants alive. Forget a green thumb, my thumb apparently was great at killing plants and not so great at keeping them happy. I could keep my outdoor garden alive no problem but I couldn’t figure out why I struggled so much with indoor plants! Lack …

Read moreDIY Potting Soil Mix for Indoor and Container Plants
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How to Create a DIY Indoor Plant Wall (& Why)

February 20, 2019

I’ve already confessed my weird hobby of taking on remodeling projects whenever my husband leaves town. Today, I’m sharing another one of my (somewhat strange) infatuations: my plant wall. Or should I say plant walls, since I’ve created several of them throughout my house. Why a Plant Wall? Well, for starters, plant walls are beautiful …

Read moreHow to Create a DIY Indoor Plant Wall (& Why)
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How to Make Natural Drawer Fresheners

February 13, 2019

Homemade air freshener is great, but sometimes it’s my clothes that need freshening. Homemade drawer fresheners aren’t a new idea (I’m pretty sure my grandmother had some), but they are a simple and economical way to add a fresh clean scent to your dresser drawers or add a special touch to the linen closet. It’s also …

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How to Build Sliding Barn Doors With Simple Hardware

February 6, 2019

I’m a big fan of DIY projects. Heck, I make my own deodorant. That’s why when we needed a door for our office but the opening was a weird size so regular doors wouldn’t fit, I decided to build sliding barn doors instead. DIY Sliding Barn Doors Barn doors have become wildly popular lately. Along …

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Cheap Ways to Avoid WiFi

The $15 Fix to Reduce WiFi Exposure by Half

January 26, 2019

EMFs are a controversial topic these days! Many types of technology are new and we don’t yet fully understand how they impact the body. In a technological world, avoiding all EMFs is nearly impossible, but there are simple steps we can take to reduce WiFi and EMF exposure, including a simple and inexpensive tip that …

Read moreThe $15 Fix to Reduce WiFi Exposure by Half
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Natural Homemade Air Freshener Recipes

January 16, 2019

Between pets, kids, and everyday life, homes can smell less than fresh sometimes. Artificially scented air fresheners don’t offer much of a solution as they just mask the smell with toxins. I frequently use these 3 methods to cleanse the air in our home, but I also like using these natural air fresheners for their …

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plastic free alternatives

Plastic in the Ocean: How We Can All Reduce Single-Use Plastics

January 5, 2019

This post is a humble plea to help be part of the solution to a problem that is much bigger than any of us… the growing amount of plastic in the ocean. We’ve known for a while some of the health issues related to plastic use, and now the environmental concerns are becoming increasingly alarming. …

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Natural Stain Removal Guide (No Harsh Chemicals Needed!)

January 3, 2019

If your house is anything like mine, laundry stains are a daily fact of life. For many of us, laundry tops the list of household jobs we’d rather not do. In fact, its often voted the one job we’d gladly hire someone to help with if we could. Especially with small children, stains make laundry even tougher. …

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How to Make DIY Industrial Pipe Shelves

December 19, 2018

Fun fact… I have a long running habit of secret things I only do when my husband leaves town. If you guessed drinking wine or watching chick flicks… you’d be wrong. Remodeling and DIY projects are my guilty pleasure, but he hates messes (and getting roped into projects) so I normally only do them when …

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The Tradition of St. Nicholas Day Around the World (December 6th)

December 1, 2018

Thanks to a European influence on both sides of the family, my husband and I both grew up celebrating the tradition of St. Nicholas Day on December 6th. Many people just know St. Nicholas by the name Santa Claus. While the modern figure of Santa derives from St. Nick, you’d hardly find this patron saint …

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26 Non-Candy Halloween Treats Kids Will Love

October 25, 2018

Halloween and I have a complicated relationship, at least since I became a mom. Take trick-or-treating, for instance. It’s a fun tradition, but there certainly aren’t too many healthy Halloween treats (or even close to it). Easter and a few other holidays require some similar soul-searching. So what’s a health-conscious mom to do? As I …

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Is Borax Safe to Use for Natural Cleaning?

October 4, 2018

It may be natural, but is borax safe? This is a question I’ve tackled before but is worth another look as it is in the news more than ever. No longer just a cleaner our grandmothers used, borax is enjoying new popularity as a wonder ingredient for natural cleaning. It’s found in many recipes for …

Read moreIs Borax Safe to Use for Natural Cleaning?
Natural Oven Cleaner

The Best Way to Clean an Oven (+ Natural Oven Cleaner)

September 18, 2018

Oven cleaning stinks! It is time-consuming and the chemicals that are used in most conventional oven cleaners are toxic. When I started switching all of my household cleaners to more natural methods, finding a way to clean the oven using a natural oven cleaner was at the top of my list. I do not have a self-cleaning oven …

Read moreThe Best Way to Clean an Oven (+ Natural Oven Cleaner)
How to Stay Safe in a Disaster- Emergency Preparedness List

How to Stay Safe in a Disaster: Emergency Preparedness List

September 14, 2018

My heart breaks for all of those affected by the pandemics, tornados, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and all the other natural disasters that have caused so many issues. I grew up in a hurricane zone, so I am no stranger to natural disasters. In the past, some of my family members have lost everything in Houston, Texas, …

Read moreHow to Stay Safe in a Disaster: Emergency Preparedness List
Creative Uses for Beeswax

12 Creative Ways to Use Beeswax (& Benefits)

August 22, 2018

Imagine for a second a scenario in which you were simultaneously: caring for a newborn that needed constant care building a house with your own hands having to fight off people trying to break into your home still responsible for normal cooking and cleaning Stressful… right? Yet this is what a honey bee colony does every …

Read more12 Creative Ways to Use Beeswax (& Benefits)
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