I know, I know, I’m not Southern. Gosh, I’m not even American. I just really enjoy using the word (phrase?) y’all, because it sounds friendly and cute and personable… at least, to me it does. So, ummm, anyways… Let’s bake some bread! Simple Sourdough Bread (really!) I suppose the only thing not simple about this …
When you’re submitting a name for the contest…
…please don’t forget to let me know which soaps and lip balm you’re interested in! I’ve noticed several people have left comments without this info, but it’s definitely part of the contest! If you didn’t let me know your preference before, you can just comment again and let me know what it is (without adding …
Have seeds…will plant
I think I’m ready to start! I’ve got: carrots shelling peas sweet bell peppers sweet frying peppers tomatoes- three different varieties, plus one of cherry tomatoes onions sweet corn lettuce mix romaine lettuce passionflower (nothing to do with vegetables at all, but they looked really interesting and supposedly have edible fruits!) I actually still have …
Name my blog!
As I mentioned the other day, I am about 98% certain that my blog is due for a name change (although the content and topics will stay the same!). So, here is what I am proposing- A contest to come up with a new name for my site! Let the fun begin… Here are a …
Accomplishing tasks with little ones underfoot
Since posting my schedule, I’ve been asked several times about how I am able to clean and accomplish so much with very young children (mine are 3 and 9 mths). First of all, I just want to let it be known that I do not accomplish my schedule perfectly every day! Not even close! It …
I’ve been inspired!
As I ramp up more and more for the start of the gardening season, it is exciting to think about the potential of my little, backyard garden (likely not more than 8 ft by 18 ft, though I haven’t measured it yet). But not in my wildest dreams have I thought that this was possible: …
Raising healthy eaters- Requiring children to eat foods they dislike: A discussion
Last week's post (about Feeding Picky Toddlers) brought up some interesting issues in the comments section! I always enjoy comments that challenge my thinking and bring up great topics for discussion, and this post had several! 🙂 I thought that this week, rather than writing another post, I would post some of the points made …
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A question for all of you…
I’ve mentioned a few times that I am working on a site design, and that my blog will also be moving over to WordPress.org. All of this is going well and will happen fairly soon, but there is still another issue that keeps coming back to me. Here’s the issue. When I first began this …
Menu Plan Monday- Feb 25
I had already prepared my menu plan last Thursday, but yesterday I realized I would have to rearrange it a bit. We went to an heirloom/organic seed event at a local garden, and I spent what little grocery money I had left for the month getting seeds! I’m thrilled about the seeds, but had to …
At least I ’ m not allergic to water!
Our sweet little 3 year old daughter has noticed that I am not eating many of my usual foods. Since she has some of her own food sensitivities (for simplicity’s sake, we just refer to them as allergies when we talk to her about it), she understands this fairly well. Everyday she asks me about …
Time to tackle my kitchen…
Every day this week, we have had sunshine by the late morning. I’ve been wearing skirts, barefeet and short sleeved shirts- in February! In Vancouver! Spring is definitely in the air… And with spring comes that insatiable urge to organize, de-clutter and clean (at least for me, it does). I’m feeling it already, and I …
Cutting down on waste
Ever since Christmas this year, and especially since watching the video "The Story of Stuff" (I highly recommend watching this short but very thought-provoking video), the amount of waste that our small family of four puts out has been bothering me. Now, since we already eat primarily from whole foods, we probably have a lot …
Cavities and Nutrition- What is the relationship?
I read a wonderful post over at Womanly Pursuits the other day, that sparked a renewed interest for me in something I had read about previously, but had not really studied enough yet. After the discovery of her first ever cavity, she decided to get serious about finding out what she could do to reverse …
Know where you food is coming from!
Do you know where the food on your table has come from? Or the conditions that it was raised in? Yesterday, I read an article and watched a very disturbing video describing the largest beef recall in history. The video shows clips of very weak and ill cattle, being prodded, lifted up on forklifts, etc. …
I’m sold on the dry diaper pail!
Just a couple of weeks ago, I wrote a few posts about cloth diapering and was asked by a reader about using the dry pail method. It was actually the first time it had occurred to me that it was even an option to not soak my diapers in water! I’ve been trying it out …
At long last- the schedule is finished!
On Saturday evening, I breathed a sigh of relief because my new daily schedule is complete. I have been working on it as much as possible over the course of the last several weeks, examining what wasn’t working with what I currently had, my strengths and weaknesses, my priorities (and my husband’s), looking at other’s …
Menu Plan Monday- Feb 18
Hello again! I’m still puttering away with my restrictive diet… two weeks down, minimum of 6 more to go! Each week I am stretched to find tasty, interesting, healthy and still frugal meals that we can all enjoy. I’m finding that being really purposeful to make yummy dinners (and therefore, having great lunches through leftovers) …
Raising healthy eaters- Feeding picky toddlers
Feeding toddlers can be a bit tricky, can’t it? They’re starving one minute, then they pick at their food the next. They love peaches and broccoli and chicken and rice and anything else that you offer them one week, and then the next week they don’t want to eat anything but oatmeal with raisins and …
Lentil Vegetable Pottage
Well, I’m nearing the end of week 2 of the diet (although the first week was a bit gradual- this week I tried not to cheat at all). So far, so good. I’ve had a few moments where I just looked at the fridge and sighed. But overall, I’ve been able to find enough to …
“Whatever Ya Got” cooking (a frugal way to use what’s in your fridge)
When we were engaged, my sweet husband bought me a book called The New Bride Guide by Ellie Kay (she’s the Coupon Queen- you may have heard of her book Half-Price Living: Secrets to Living Well on One Income). One of the best things that I got from the book was something so simple, but …
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Heirloom seeds and where to find them online
Today I received my co-op order, and I was so disappointed to find that only 3 out of about 15 packs of heirloom seeds arrived. I suppose they were so popular that they sold out (which I can completely understand- they were an exceptional price and sounded just amazing!). For a very quick explanation of …
What is our role in evangelism?
My husband and I have been participating in a course called Christianity Explored at our local church over the last 6 weeks. The course is similar in style to Alpha, where we are; building relationships with non-believers, then watching a video and discussing the video, their questions, etc. It has been such a joy and …
A better (greener) option for groceries and gifts
Over the last few months, I’ve been feeling so convicted about the waste that our family produces. One of the areas that has been really getting to me is bringing home 5 (or 10) plastic bags when I come home from the grocery store. Of course, I save them and try to re-use them, but …
Q & A: On a cleanse while breastfeeding?
This week I received an excellent comment: "On a cleanse diet"? are you still breastfeeding? do the toxins leach in to breastmilk? I’m just curious, because I’m interested in doing a cleanse and I’m breastfeeding my baby. Any info you have regarding that would be great.Erin Erin’s comment was in response to the fact that …