Welcome to Keeper of the Home!
We’re so glad you’re here!
If you are a woman like me, you want the people you care about to live happy, healthy lives.
But let’s face it—living a naturally healthy life is not easy these days.
Does This Sound Familiar?
I know it can be tough to get reliable information you can trust about healthy living, especially when we are all busy women living life every day with family and friends.
We have so little time, it seems, yet we know nothing is more important than the health of those we love.
On top of it all, healthy living can cost a lot if you don’t have time to find the deals and learn the tricks to keep costs down..
All of it can leave you feeling frustrated, as if you’re letting your family down, as if you can never do enough for those you love.
And, let’s be real shall we—it can leave you feeling alone.
I Know How You Feel
I am a busy mother of six–almost all teens now!–and I’ve been part of the Keeper of the Home community for quite a while.
I’m here because of my own passion for healthy living and because of the great work of our founder Stephanie Langford. After 8 years and almost 20 million visitors, Keeper of the Home continues to be one of the leading destinations on the Internet for practical help with naturally healthy living.
Our digital library is filled with thousands of articles, thousands of recipes, and tens of thousands of solutions you can use on a wide range of topics—all designed to make it easier for you and those you love to enjoy a naturally healthy life.
I now lead a team of contributing writers, each of whom has felt the pressures you feel, who continue to produce valuable posts and resources you can use as part of the Keeper of the Home community.
It All Starts with My Family
I’m a Christ follower, praying daily for the eyes of Jesus to see others with the love and understanding only He can give.
I am deeply in love with and devoted to my husband. As a busy mom with several teens, I am always working on patience and clarity!
I’m passionate about my DIY bullet proof coffee (though my husband might use the word addicted) and I’m a coconut oil fanatic even while I’m juggling family life, sports schedules, and working from home.
Every morning I wake in awe of my hubby, feeling blessed to walk this life with him. He is a serial entrepreneur and business executive with a passion for helping men lead their families and he has just started sharing our intentional parenting practices.
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As a mama of 6 kiddos, I have had many successes and even more fails.
I recognize the need for moms to share and encourage each other. It is amazing how often I find that women feel alone in rearing kids, being a wife, or just taking the next step on their quest for healthy living and happy homemaking.
I want to make sure that women are getting what they need to make good decisions and to feel good about making those decisions.
That’s why Keeper of the Home exists, because we believe everyone deserves a happy, healthy home.
We’ll send you our latest resource to help you on your naturally healthy living journey when you join the Keeper of the Home community now!
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Wondering what we talk about here at Keeper of the Home? I’d love to tell you.
Real Food
I haven’t always eaten real food. In fact, for much of my life, I ate foods that were decidedly not “real” in any way, shape or form. Growing up on a pretty conventional, standard diet of processed, convenience and refined foods, I had a lot of work to do as an adult.
There are many sites that take a heavier handed approach to teaching you about what it means to eat wholesome, nutrient-dense, life-giving foods, and one of our goals is to avoid that approach.
Instead, we want to offer up the information, along with a heaping dose of grace and real life and celebrating even the small changes, the little victories. Food should be enjoyable and not a difficult or stressful thing. We all need to eat, right?
If you’re interested in making the switch to real food in your family, but not sure where to start, we have a great beginner’s guide to eating better. It includes topics like:
- First Steps to Real Food
- Sweeteners: How They Affect You, Which Ones are Best, and How to Use Them
- Food Is Not Cheap: 4 Steps to Budgeting in Real Food
- Simple Steps to Begin Cooking Homemade: Soups, Sauces, and Simple Dinners
As well as a few other in-depth posts on relevant issues for eating well:
- Good Fats, Bad Fats, and Why I Eat Plenty of Butter
- A Healthy Real Food Diet for Pregnancy
- The Grain Controversy: Should We Eat Them or Not?
- Simple Ways to Improve Your Digestion and Gut Health
- The GAPS Diet: What It Is and Why You Might Consider Doing It
- What is Traditional Food?
- What’s So Great About Raw Milk?
- Grass-Fed Meats
Or find some tasty whole food recipes that we’ve shared. Here are some of our most popular ones:
- Homemade Spice Mixes {with Recipes & Why You Should Use Them!}
- DIY Starbucks Passion Tea Lemonade
- 5 Easy Breakfast Ideas {and a Mini Quiche Tutorial}
- Don’t Like Fish? I Bet You’ll Like These Salmon Cakes
- The Perfect Omelet {And 10 Delicious Omelet Creations}
- How to Make Real Indian Masala Chai Tea in 5 Minutes
- Easy Quinoa Pancakes (Gluten, Dairy, and Sugar Free)
- Strawberry Chia Muffins
- 10 Real Food Salad Dressing Recipes
Or some kitchen DIY tutorials:
- How to Make Water Kefir
- Making Homemade Yogurt
- Homemade Bone Broth
- How to Make Fabulous Soup From Scratch Without a Recipe
And we couldn’t not talk about the real foods I actually buy, and how I would feed my family if we were on a super tight budget:
- The Nitty-Gritty on the Real Food I Buy and Where I Buy It – Part 1 and Part 2
- What I Would Feed My Family on a Monthly Budget of $250 (written a couple years ago – so prices have changed a little, but the concepts remain the same)
- How I Would Improve my $250 Budget Even More
We look at ways to make healthier choices in other areas of home management, such as cleaning.
Living in such a toxic world, it’s crucial that we make every effort to keep those toxins out of the places we spend the most time in, and using all-natural cleaning products is one simple way to do that! Sign up for our free email list and you’ll receive a free copy of our ebook Clean & Simple, with 12 recipes using only 7 natural, non-toxic ingredients!
If you’re looking for more information about natural cleaning around KOTH, we’ve got you covered in this area as well with posts like:
- 67 Homemade, All-Natural Cleaning Recipes
- How to Get Set In Stains Out of (Almost) Anything
- Two Recipes for Odor Eliminating, Air Freshening Sprays
- Natural Homemade Carpet Freshener
- Recipe for a Toxin-Free Kitchen: 10 Homemade Kitchen Cleaners
DIY Beauty? We’ve got that, too.
Many of us here at KOTH enjoy making our own beauty and skincare projects. No, we don’t make absolutely everything, but it is empowering to be able to make many of the products that we would have previously had to buy.
It’s frugal, easier than you think, and you’ll love the comfort of using products with pure and safe ingredients!
- 4 DIY All-Natural Facial Cleansers
- Natural Homemade Facial Toner for Clean Skin
- Safe & All Natural Beauty Products You Can Make at Home
- Simple Steps to Safe and Natural Personal Care {And 18 Homemade Beauty Recipes}
- My Frugal Beauty Routine
Using natural home remedies, herbs and more.
Though I’m not opposed to doctors or standard medical care at times (because sometimes it’s necessary and I’m grateful for it), I also believe that quite often, gentler natural remedies work just as well or better, sparing us from the negative side effects of pharmaceuticals.
One aspect of regaining my own health was learning to support and build up my body with herbs, nutrients, exercise and other lifestyle changes, rather than just popping a pill.
As moms who love to research but aren’t certified medical practitioners of any kind, we aren’t qualified to tell you what to do… but, we do love to share what we’re learning, what’s worked for us, and hope that it inspires you to keep researching, learning and seeing what works for your own family.
- How I Healed My Son’s Skin Infection (Without Antibiotics)
- MRSA: A Safe, Natural, Inexpensive Cure
- Can a Cavity Be Healed With Nutrition?
- Treating Depression Naturally: Supplements, Herbs and Foods for Feeling Better
- Hormone Imbalance: Recognizing and Resolving It Naturally
Take a look at the books we’ve written
Healthy Homemaking: One Step at a Time
What’s holding you back from making the switch over to natural, healthier living? Feeling overwhelmed?
A compilation of practical, relevant and easy-to-implement “baby steps” designed to take you on a one-year journey. We lay it all out, step by step, to take the overwhelm and hard work out of it.
Real Food on a Real Budget: How to Eat Healthy for Less
Are you spending too much on groceries? Would you like to maximize your current budget so that you can afford more wholesome, nutritious foods for your family?
A primer for families who want to learn how to save an average of 20-30% on their food budget, while at the same time serving better quality and more nutritionally dense foods.
Plan It, Don’t Panic: A Complete Meal Planning Resource
What if you could learn to meal plan in a way that helped you to eat better, while saving you money, time and stress?
You can… for the price of one boxed convenience meal or a fraction of the cost of one night of eating out.
Or check out one of our series of posts:
Traditional Foods (raw milk, old-fashioned fats, meat, fish, fermented foods– the things that have kept people healthy throughout history!)
Gardening 101 (for Beginners)
Natural Home Remedies and Illness Prevention
GAPS Diet
Organization in the Real Food Kitchen
A Month of Routines (a collection of various routines and thoughts on bringing more order to the home– for mealtimes, when Mom’s feeling worn out, in the kitchen, etc.)
We also have resources to help you in your home-keeping journey:
8 Weeks to a Less Cluttered Home (a free PDF guide to help you declutter your home, little by little)
20 Easy Real Food Switches and Substitutions {with Free Printable Chart}
10+ Natural Cold Remedies {Plus Free Printable}
7-Day Real Food Menu Plan {20-Minute Meals Version Plus Free Printable Grocery List}
Homemade One-Size Cloth Diaper Pattern and Wipes Recipe
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We’d love to keep connecting with you. Thanks for visiting!
The Basics
Rising Above Food Wars: Eat for God’s Glory
Even Real Food Bloggers Get the Blues (and How to Keep Nutrition Up in Busy, Stressful Seasons)
Herbs I Have and What I Do With Them
Ever Get Tired of Natural Living?
12 Steps to a Healthier Life in 2012
12 Steps to a Healthier Life in 2012, Part 2
10 Ingredients to Make From Scratch
Food Choices Are Not a Moral Issue
Cooking for a Family When One Person Has a Food Sensitivity
Real Food Baby Step: Homemade Pantry Staples
The Nitty-Gritty on The Real Food I Buy and Where I Buy It
The Nitty-Gritty on The Real Food I Buy and Where I Buy It, Part 2
Frugal Living with Food Sensitivities
For the Love of Sourdough! Starting a Sourdough Adventure
The Benefits of Taking Your Cod Liver Oil
Good Fats, Bad Fats, and Why I Eat Plenty of Butter
What’s So Great About Raw Milk?
How to Make Fabulous Soup From Scratch Without a Recipe
When Good Nutrition Doesn’t Seem to Help
Simple Ways to Improve your Digestion and Gut Health
Valuing the Nutritional Wisdom of Past Generations
Making Healthy Changes When Your Husband Isn’t on Board
Our Motives for Healthier Living
Don’t be fooled by “health food” products!
Dairy Free Alternatives That Work For a Traditional Diet
Serving Our Husbands Through a Nourishing Diet
Serving Our Husbands Through a Nourishing Diet, Part 2
Real Food on a Real Budget: Eat Local, Eat Seasonal
Real Food on a Real Budget: Finding Sources for Purchasing Real Food
Real Food on a Real Budget: Using Cash
The Soy Decoy: Don’t Be Deceived
Cutting Down on Sugar: 21 Ways to Eat Less Sugar
Cutting Down on Sugar: Why Do We Eat It So Much?
How Much Sugar Are You Really Consuming?
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Real Food on a Budget
How I Would Improve my $250 Grocery Budget Even More
What I Would Feed my Family on a Monthly Budget of $250
Using Beans to Keep the Food Budget in Check
5 Frugal Ways to Stock Up on Chemical Free Fruits and Vegetables to Preserve
Using Four Frugal Foods from the Produce Section Creatively
What It Means to Vote With Our Dollars
Pennywise Platter Thursday: Simple, Affordable Bread
Compromising to Make the Budget Work
Real Food in the Kitchen
Seven Reasons to Love An Important Kitchen Tool for Healthy Food Prep
Using Stoneware for Baking and Cooking
Eliminating Aluminum From Our Homes
Real Food Tips
Benefits of a Protein-Rich Breakfast (and a Protein Pancake Recipe)
Recipes and Ideas for Gluten Free Holiday Entertaining
21 Ideas for Celebrating a Simple, Natural Thanksgiving: Eats, Decor, Gratitude
Too Many Holiday Sweets? Give Your Body a Sugar Break
7 Ways to Add More Veggies to Meals You’re Already Cooking
How to Cook Vegetables: Steaming, Pan Cooking and Lots of Tasty Recipes
Creating a Culinary Experience with Cheese
The Mediterranean Secret to Phenomenal Vegetables
How to Make an Amazing Green Salad
Fast and Frugal Snacks Straight From Your Garden
How to Take Advantage of Clearance Produce
10 Foods to Include in Your Summer Meals (And Fruit Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing Recipe)
Chicken Enchiladas and Salad in Thirty Minutes Flat
HealthIER Camping Food: 7 Tips for Taking Real Food With You
Simple Summer Herbs: Refreshing Infusions
How to Make Water Kefir
Making Homemade Yogurt
Traditional Beverage: Kombucha
Getting Started Sprouting Wheat Berries
Liver: Learning to Love (and Cook) This Superfood
How to Make Your Own (Unrefined) Powdered Sugar
Using Sourdough in Wonderful and Unusual Ways
Whole Chickens – Less Waste, More Mouth-Watering Goodness
Taking the Mystery Out of Creme Fraiche (What It Is and How to Make It)
Making Your Own Sprouted Grain Flour
Simple Dinners: Making Meals that Work Together
Baking Day: Filling my Freezer with “Convenience Foods”
Breaking the Habit with Coffee Alternatives
Raw Milk Substitute for Cultured Dairy Products
The Great Debate- Washing our Fruits and Vegetables
The Dirty Dozen (Making the Most of the Money you Spend on Organics)
Making Your Own Convenience Food Mixes
Making Cooking Easier: Using Your Slow Cooker
“Eating From the Pantry and Freezer” Month
Real Food Encouragement: Whole Wheat Bread
Easy Breakfast Ideas: From Scratch, With Real Food
What Eating Seasonally Looks Like For Us
Meal Planning
Resources and Recipes to Make Your Meal Planning Successful
11 Simple Meals for Busy Nights
Tips for School Lunchtime Success
Getting Back in the Swing of Meal Planning (and My Two-Week Plan)
Real Food & Kids
Let’s Talk: Should You Allow Your Kids to Eat Junk at Birthday Parties?
10 On-the-Go Healthy Snack Ideas for Toddlers
Kids, Veggies, and Grace: What to Do With a Picky Eater
Q&A- Healthy snacks and easy lunches for little ones
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Plan It-Don’t Panic Series
You Asked For It: Plan It- Don’t Panic! {A 6-Week Meal Planning Challenge}
Plan It- Don’t Panic: Week 1 of the Meal Planning Challenge
Plan It- Don’t Panic: The Official Start of the Meal Planning Challenge
Plan It- Don’t Panic Meal Planning Challenge (Plus Grocery Budget Tips)
Plan It- Don’t Panic Meal Planning Challenge (And Recipe for Okonomiyaki)
Plan It- Don’t Panic Meal Planning Challenge Week 5 (And 7 Ways to Use Those Leftovers)
Plan It- Don’t Panic Meal Planning Challenge Week 4 (And What to Do If You Mess Up Your Meal Plan)
Plan It- Don’t Panic Meal Planning Challenge (and Simplifying Menu Planning for Busy Times)
Plan It- Don’t Panic: Last Week of the Meal Planning Challenge
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Eating From the Pantry & Freezer Series
Let’s Save Some Money: The Eat from the Pantry and Freezer Challenge!
The Eating from the Pantry and Freezer Challenge Begins
Eating From the Freezer and Pantry Challenge: Week 1
Eating From the Pantry and Freezer Challenge: Week 2
Eating From the Pantry and Freezer Challenge: Week 3
Eating From the Pantry and Freezer Challenge: Week 4
GAPS Diet
Does the GAPS Diet Make You More Sensitive?
How to Prepare for Going on the GAPS Diet
The GAPS Diet: One Mom’s Experience
An Update on Our GAPS Diet and Related Q&A
The GAPS Diet: What It Is and Why You Might Consider Doing It
The GAPS Diet: Why Our Family is Doing It
Recipes, Kitchen Tutorials & Preserving
Main Dishes
Risotto with White Fish and Orange
Don’t Like Fish? I Bet You’ll Like These Salmon Cakes
Thai Peanut Coconut Sauce (goes with Indonesian Rice above)
10 Easy Meals for when You Forget to Plan
Ultimate Nachos: 30 Minute Dinner
10-Minute Lunches: Turkey Wraps
10-Minute Lunches: Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
Soups & Stews
Boosting Your Immunity: Mushroom Soup with Herbs
Simple Soup for the Spring and Summer
Sides, Salads & Appetizers
Pumpkin Pie Casserole: An Autumn Comfort Food
Butternut Squash with 12 Cloves of Garlic
Janet’s Bread and Butter Pickles
Papas Chorreadas (Creamy Potatoes)
Bread & Baked Goods
Yogurt Dough: A Versatile and Easy Recipe
Soaked, Yeasted Whole Grain Bread
Simple, Affordable Sourdough Bread
Breakfasts
Grain Free Granola: Super Easy, Use What You Have
Pumpkin Spice Pancakes: A Perfect Winter Breakfast
The Battle for a No-Fail Nourishing Popover
The Perfect Omelet {And 10 Delicious Omelet Creations}
Oatmeal Whole Wheat Pancakes and Homemade Pancake Syrup
Whole Wheat Buttermilk Waffles
The Easiest Sourdough Pancakes Ever
Nourishing Wife-Saver Breakfast Casserole
Desserts & Sweets
Cranberry, Apple and Walnut Cake (A Perfect Fall Dessert)
Dark Chocolate Flourless Pudding Cake: A Sweet Valentine Dessert
Simple and Frugal Soft Drink Recipes
Chocolate Peanut Butter Chia Pudding
Blueberry Maple Coconut Dairy-Free Ice Cream
Grain-Free Dehydrated Apple Pie, Sweetened with Molasses
Cranberry, Apple and Walnut Cake
Strawberry Coconut Cream Popsicle
Condiments
Dill and Bread & Butter Pickles
10 Real Food Salad Dressing Recipes
Kitchen Tutorials
How to Cook Vegetables: Steaming, Pan Cooking and Lots of Tasty Recipes
Making Your Own Sprouted Grain Flour
How to Make Coconut Milk Kefir
How to Make Fabulous Soup from Scratch Without a Recipe
How to Make Your Own (unrefined) Powdered Sugar
What Bone Broth Should Really Look Like
Homemade Beef Tallow: A Simple and Convenient Way to Store It
Video Blog: How to Make Coconut Milk Kefir
Preserving
Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Recipes and Tutorials to Keep You Busy Until Thanksgiving
How To Peel Peaches and Tomatoes for Canning
Freezing Raspberries and Strawberries
Blanching and Freezing Vegetables
Home Remedies
Fighting a Cold with Home Remedies
Keeping Your Family Healthy During Cold and Flu Season
Homemade Herbal Vapor Rub to Relieve Coughs and Congestion
Using Kudzu to Fight a Cold (A Simple Remedy for Children)
Boost Your Immune System For the Coming Cold Season Using Real Foods
Herbal Remedies
Using Herbal Powders to Supplement a Healthy Diet: An Alternative to the Daily Multivitamin
Favorite Winter Herbal Remedies: Colds, Coughs, Stomach Viruses, and Headaches
Backyard Medicinal Plants: Do You Have Herbal Remedies Right Under Your Nose?
Naturally Neutralizing Stress: Herbs that Calm
Herbal Honey: A Sweet Holiday Gift
Cold Kicker Remedy: A Tried and True Recipe
Getting Sick = Good Practice with Herbs!
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Natural Denistry
Natural Sugars Can Still Cause Tooth Decay
Holistic Dental Care: Looking at the Causes and Prevention of Cavities
Rethinking Oral Health Care: A Homemade Toothpaste Recipe for Tooth Remineralization
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Home Remedies: The Basics
Treating First Aid Situations Naturally
How I Stock My Natural Medicine Cabinet
Resources and Links for Natural Home Remedies and Illness Prevention
Resources for Home Remedies: What to Buy, Where to Buy
Using Homeopathic Solutions for the Family
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Home Remedies
Healing Ear Infections Holistically
How to Treat Bug Bites Naturally
How I Healed My Son’s Skin Infection (Without Antibiotics)
Clay As a Natural Home Remedy (Yes, Really)
What is Adrenal Fatigue and Do I Have It?
Adrenal Fatigue: Help and Resources for Healing
Treating Depression Naturally: Supplements, Herbs and Foods for Feeling Better
Harmful Handwashing: The Dangers of Antibacterial Soaps
Hormone Imbalance: Recognizing and Resolving It Naturally
One Mom’s Guide to Avoiding Swine Flu Naturally
Insomnia: How to Find Sleep Naturally
MRSA: A Safe, Natural, Inexpensive Cure
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Eczema
Eczema: What is it and what causes it?
Bringing Relief to the Discomfort
How a Hard Lotion Bar Helped My Eczema
Solving the Underlying Causes, Part 1
Eczema: Solving the Underlying Causes, Part 2
Mothering and Encouragement
Mothering
The Friends and Foes of Motherhood
Looking Through a Child’s Eyes
Parenting with Humility: From A to Z
What Does It Take to Change a Life?
What the Hands and Feet of Jesus Look Like
The Value of Making Small Changes
Cultivating a Servant’s Heart as a Mother
Mothering – Practical Tips
Training Kids to Help in the Kitchen
How Do You Deal With Challenging Behavior? (An Attitude Check for Moms)
11 Ways to Teach Your Children to Be Diligent Workers
Picky Eaters: Avoiding the Dinnertime Dilemma by Raising Children with a Heart of Gratitude
Five Important Ways to Impact Your Home…and Your World
Encouragement for Mamas of Strong Willed Children
Cleaning During Stolen Moments
Creating A Dinner Time Routine
Starting Traditions as a Young Family
How to Date your Kids (and why that’s so special)
Memorizing Scripture as a Family
Get Outdoors and Get in That Sunshine!
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Work-at-home Moms
Managing Life as a Work-at-Home Mom
Managing Life as a Work-at-Home Mom: How to Juggle It All, Part 1
Managing Life as a Work-at-Home Mom: How to Juggle It All, Part 2
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Taking Care of Mom – Encouragement
Eliza Spurgeon: Legacy of An Apt and Godly Helper
Motherhood, Moses and the Beauty of Broken Vessels
Goals and Plans for a Slower Season
Carrying Burdens That Don’t Belong to Us
Finding Fulfillment in Being a Mother Only
Routines to Help the Weary Mom
Finding Freedom with Flexible Routines
Getting Back Into a Routine When You’ve Gotten Off Track
My Journey to Burnout: Proof That I Really Can’t Do It All
The Terrible Thirst of Depression
Panel Discussion on Burnout and Fatigue: 3 Women Get Real About Their Struggles
Panel Discussion on Burnout and Fatigue: 3 Women Get Real About Their Struggles, Part 2
I Wasn’t Trained to Be a Mom (But I Can Still Love It)
Why I Love Being a Mom (Let’s Shout it Out Loud)
Dealing with Daily Frustrations
When You Feel Like You’re Failing in Every Way
Spirit-Led Parenting: How Motherhood Calls Us to Lay Down Our Lives
If Motherhood isn’t a Competitive Sport, Then Why Do We Beat Ourselves Up?
From Cube to Farm: Surviving and Thriving as a Stay-at-Home Mom
The Titus 2 Woman: Encourager of New Moms
4 Ways to Take the Drudgery Out of Motherhood
I’m a Mess, You’re a Mess, We’re All Just Lovely Messes
My Journey to Burnout and Back: A One Year Update
Taking Care of Mom – Health
Making Mom’s Health a Priority
Developing the Exercise HabitHow I “Do It All”
Homeschooling
All Ready for Another Year of Home Educating!
Homeschooling Throughout the Summer
Home Education Schedule for the Fall
How a Visual Schedule is Bringing Order to Our Home
Seven Strategies for Home Schooling Moms
Why Our Family Leans Towards Classical Education
Going with the Flow of Learning
Creating Routine with Little Ones
Keeping Kids Entertained While You Work in the Kitchen
Projects & Activites
Cooking With Kids: Ways to Involve Young Children in the Kitchen
Getting Your Kids Outside and Having Fun, Too!
Farmer’s Market Project: Make a Salad with Kids
Natural Cleaning
In the Home
Recipe for a Toxin-Free Kitchen: 10 Homemade Kitchen Cleaners
Two Recipes for Odor Eliminating, Air Freshening Sprays
Better, Cheaper, Safer 4-Way Soft Scrubber
Non-Toxic Cleaners You Can Make at Home
Clean Your Shower or Bathtub Simply
How to Keep a Clean Home: It’s all About Prevention
Conserving Water: Why it Matters and Ways to Do It
Back to the Basics: Frugal, Non-Toxic Green Cleaning
Laundry
Natural and Eco-Friendly Laundry Soap Review: 5 Moms Test and Compare
Forget the Bleach: How to Use the Sun to Whiten Your Whites
Natural, Non-Toxic Laundry: Nellie’s Dryer Balls
How to Get Set in Stains Out of (Almost) Anything
The Stain Removal Trick That Saves Kids Clothes, Money and My Sanity
Charting the Way to Successful Stain Removal
Favorite Resources
31 Days to Clean
Pregnancy & Babies
Pregnancy
Surviving Early Pregnancy With a Houseful of Littles
Healthy, Natural Pregnancy: Sciatica
Healthy, Natural Pregnancy: Something Fishy
Healthy, Natural Pregnancy: Heartburn
Healthy, Natural Pregnancy: You mean my family still expects to eat while I have morning sickness?
Embryo Adoption: A Unique Option to Give a Child Life
Depression During Pregnancy: My Experience
Treating Depression During Pregnancy, Naturally
Preparing for the New Baby: How a Large Family Gets Ready
Why I’m So Glad I Exercised This Pregnancy
Postpartum Rest and Recovery Tips (From a Mama Who Learned the Hard Way)
1O Decisions for Parents of Newborns
10 Decision of Newborn Parents, Part 2
Natural Ways to Recover from Pregnancy
A Comparison of Birthing Settings: Home, Hospital and Birthing Center Births
OB or Midwife: Finding the Birth Provider that Works for You
A Healthy Real Food Diet for Pregnancy
Taking Care of Mom After Baby’s Arrival
Managing Your Wardrobe: Pregnancy, Post-Partum and All Those Sizes in Between
An Easy-Peasy Meal Plan for the Pregnant Mom
Taking Care of Yourself While Pregnant
Kepler’s Birth Story: Water, Water, Everywhere
How to Have Natural Childbirth in the Hospital
Healthy, Natural Pregnancy: Preparing for Labor
Healthy, Natural Pregnancy: Caden’s Birth Story
Healthy, Natural Pregnancy: Considering Homebirth
Healthy, Natural Pregnancy: Considering Homebirth, Part 2
Exercises for Pregnancy and Beyond
Natural Bonding with Baby During Pregnancy
Charting Primer: Using the Sympto-Thermal Method to Predict Ovulation
A Year of Herbs: Pregnancy and the Use of Essential Oils
A Year of Herbs: Pregnancy and the Use of Essential Oils, Part 2
Homemade Belly Butter (All-Natural Pampering for Pregnant Mamas)
Healthy, Natural Pregnancy: Counting our Blessings!
Healthy, Natural Pregnancy: Prenatal Vitamins
Healthy, Natural Pregnancy: “Labor-Aid” Recipe
Cloth Diapering
Homemade One-Size Cloth Diaper Pattern and Wipes Recipe
Healing Rashes While Cloth Diapering
Solutions to irRASHional Problems with Cloth Diapers
Reducing Waste by Using Cloth Diapers
Dispelling the Myths: Why Cloth Diapering is Truly Easier Than it Seems
3 More Reasons That Cloth Diapering is Easier Than You Think
How to Swish a Diaper in the Toilet and Your Other Cloth Diapering Questions Answered
Affording Cloth Diapers on a Low Income
Babies
Basic Necessities for a New Baby
Safe and Natural Children’s Toys
Better Bedtimes for Little One
Our Experience with Newborn Chiropractic Care and Why You Should Consider It
Saving Big Money On Your Little Ones
The Thoughtful Parent’s Guide to Thinking Through Vaccinations: 10 Questions to Ask
The Thoughtful Parent’s Guide to Thinking Through Vaccinations
The Thoughtful Parent’s Guide to Thinking Through Vaccinations: Pro-Vaccine and Cautionary Resources
Learning the Gentle Art of Infant Toilet Training
Adjusting to Life with 3 Little Ones
Making Mothering Babies Easier: Babywearing
Breastfeeding
Feeding Babies: A Relaxed, Common Sense Approach
The Nursing Basket: A Breastfeeding Mother’s Help
Diary of Nursing a Low Milk Supply
Organic Gardening and Homesteading
Gardening
The State of My Garden So Far (Challenges, Mistakes, Pests and All)
It’s Not Too Late to Start a Garden
7 Gardening Lessons from a Novice Gardener
Gardening 101 Series and Heirloom Seed
Selecting Seeds for Garden Success
How to Plant a Garden That Works for Where You Live
7 Reasons to Square Foot Garden
Plan & Plant Now for Sustainability, Freedom, and a Backyard Revolution
How to Plan Your Garden, Part 2
How to Plant Garlic in the Fall
Heirloom Seeds: A Frugal and Healthier Option for Gardening
Gardening with Herbs 101: Harvesting Your Herbs
Gardening with Herbs 101: Preserving Your Herbs
Gardening with Herbs 101: What to Grow
Gardening with Herbs 101: Where to Begin
Getting Organized in the Garden: Seed Starting and Planting Schedule
Organization in the Garden: Evaluating What You Have and What You Need
Reflections on Another Year of Gardening
5 Steps to Being a Lazy Gardener
Sprouts -The easiest greens you’ll ever grow!
Spring gardening, here we come!
Gardening in Less-than-Ideal Spaces
Naturally Controlling Pests in the Organic Garden
Preserving
5 Ways to Use Blueberries this Season
Small Batch Dehydrating for the Summer Bounty
How to Peel Peaches and Tomatoes for Canning
Dry to Preserve: A Quick Guide to Dehydration
Freezing and Using Up an Abundance of Peppers
Play it Again: Canning Pumpkins
When Life Hands You Soggy Pickles… Make Relish!
Preserving Food with the Lactic-Acid Fermentation Method: Sauerkraut Tutorial
Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Canning Pears
Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Freezing Spinach and Dehydrating Tomatoes
Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Canning Pears
Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Drying and Grinding Herbs
Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Freezing Garlic
Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Beautiful Blueberries
Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Blanching and Freezing Vegetables
Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Tomato Canning Tutorial
Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Freezing Raspberries and Strawberries
Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Making and Canning Applesauce with Kids
Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Considering the Savings
Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Recipes and Tutorials to Keep You Busy Until Thanksgiving
What to Do With All Those Summer Berries!
Preserving the Harvest: Sweet Fruit Chutney
Homesteading
Having Vegetables When You Can’t Grow Your Own
29 Ways to Reduce Waste in Your Home (and Save Money While You’re At It)
Questions to Ask at Your Local Farmer’s Market
How to Find Local Sources of Meat
How to Find Local Sources of Raw Milk
Chickens Coming Home to Roost – In Our Backyard
Beekeeping: A Matter of the Heart
Beekeeping 101: Let’s Get it Started
Loving My CSA: Learning to Eat a Variety of Seasonal Produce
Understanding Communited Supported Agriculture (CSA’s) and Their Benefits
Homemaking & Productivity
Scheduling and Productivity
Even Home Organization Has Limits
Seven Strategies for Having More Productive Days
8 Weeks to a Less Cluttered Home
How to Quickly Get Your Home Ready for Guests
Your Turn to Get Organized with a Meal ePlanner!
Overcoming Scheduling Challenges: Bringing More Peace to my Day
Organization for the Disorganized
Q&A: Blogging and Balancing Time
Homemaking and Giving
9 Homemade Gift Ideas: Frugal and Fast
Coming Out of My Bubble: Serving Others by Serving Food
A Tour of Our Family Closet (Video Blog)
Four Steps to a More Peaceful Home
Kitchen Organization
Organization in the Real Foods Kitchen: Making Room for Bulk Storage
Organization in the Real Food Kitchen: Notes from a Small Kitchen
Organization in the Real Food Kitchen: Ferments Everywhere
Organization in the Real Food Kitchen: Planning to Make Food Preparation Happen
Organization in the Real Food Kitchen: Knowing and Using What’s in Your Freezer
Organization in the Real Food Kitchen: Menu Planning
Organization in the Real Food Kitchen: Favorite Recipe Lists
Organization in the Real Food Kitchen: My Recipe Binder
11 Alternative Uses for a Coffee Grinder
31 Ways to Use a Mason Jar in Your Kitchen