Naturally inspired living for homemakers
Change this and give an example of a week and what I might do each day or the week. Keep it shorter and simpler. Hee, hee. What home education looked like today is not exactly what it looks like most other days, so it feels like a rather funny thing to be writing about this …
What home education looks like in our house these daysRead More
We're gone, even as you read this post! (Isn't time-delayed post publishing a beautiful thing?) One entire week (8 or 9 days, actually) of vacation. Much needed, and much anticipated. While we are gone, I will be taking a hiatus from my beloved blog. Though I love, love, love to write it and keep up …
Ok ladies (and any gentlemen that happen to be reading this!), this is the last of 4 giveaways from the Tickle Trunk this month, so please make sure you don't miss out on this one! What I love so much about these giveaways is that the products are high quality stainless steel, intended to replace the …
One last hurrah for amazing stainless steel products!Read More
Imagine taking a chocolate-loving woman (so, that would be pretty much any woman) to some incredible chocolate store, perhaps in, say, Belgium. The shelves and counters are lined with incredibly decadent, melt in your mouth, sweet perfection and goodness. Chocolate truffles, chocolate covered cherries, chocolate toffee, hazelnut chocolate pralines, chocolate ganache. As she stands there, …
For the stainless steel water bottle and container giveaway that is ending tomorrow evening! Up for grabs is your choice of anything over at The Tickle Trunk… it's all amazing stuff that would really help you on your journey to finding safer items for storing your food and drinks in, so make sure you get …
I promised some healthy Christmas snacks, and though I haven’t been feeling well this past week, I figured I could still manage to get a few ideas out to you and maybe spark up a bit more of an appetite for myself in the process! Christmas treats really don’t need to revolve around sugar, so …
I have been leading up to writing more specifically about what good nutrition looks like for those living with PCOS. Although what I have to share today is not specifically about PCOS, it is solid, nutritional teaching that will benefit anyone and is the backbone of overall good health. These are the teachings of Dr. …
Nourishing Traditional Diets- For those with PCOS and anyone else desiring good health!Read More
(When I asked for blog topics just recently, Donielle mentioned that she wanted to see more about me, my family and our daily life. Well, today is my 28th birthday, so I thought I'd share a little about myself today- which feels so selfish!- but hope you enjoy!) FOR TODAY… Outside My Window… The snow-capped …
For those who have been entering the last two giveaways for stainless steel water bottles, and eyeing all of the other fantastic products at The Tickle Trunk, you are just going to love this giveaway! Not only could you still win an incredibly practical and wonderful, BPA-free, stainless steel water bottle, but if you'd rather, …
Some weeks take a whole lot more thought, to wade through the material in the chapter of From Clutter to Clarity and consider how I can apply it to my life. This week, however, took about 2 seconds flat. I was instantly convicted with this paragraph: Often we intellectually admit that we need God, but …
You know, I'm just a bit stuck lately. It's not that I don't have any bloggy ideas at all, but I'm just a little bit worn out and uninspired. I think what I could really use is a good Christmas vacation (And hey, what do you know? There's one just around the corner!) What I …
I'm still a bit of a sickie, but figured I could pull together a 5 minute post to share a couple of useful links with you! 🙂 For anyone still looking for something for the child or baby on their Christmas list, I just noticed this article on Toxic-Free Toy Shopping, from the Green Guide …
We have a rule in our house. I am not allowed to play Christmas music until December (you must understand that this is a tragedy of serious magnitude, because I have quite a penchant for Christmas music and would happily listen to it all year long if I could. My darling husband merely puts up …
First off, a winner… Carey (Alberta) is the lucky winner of an 18 oz pink stainless steel water bottle! Congrats! Wish it was you? Then today's your day, because I'm kicking off the week with yet another fantastic bottle giveaway! Just like last week's giveaway, this is for 1 stainless steel water bottle of your …
As I sat here, wracking my brain for the right way to introduce a carnival on ways to simplify our Christmas celebrations and keep them focused on what’s most important, I stumbled across this post and realized that this is the most important thing to remember, no matter how great our tips and advice and …
Here's a recent question from my inbox: …What I am getting is that all grains that I use need to be soaked, whether they are in the grain form or milled (flour) form. To me that would include: rice, barley, wheat, spelt, kamut, oats, wild rice, and then the flours from these types of things …
Ever wondered why people are making such a big fuss about toxins in this and that? Why do itty bitty amounts of harsh cleansers and fragrances in shampoos, or minute pesticide residues in food, or trace amounts of chemicals that seep into our water, really matter? In fact, forget the why. Perhaps the better question …
Looking for ways to keep your Christmas simple, stress-free and Christ-focused this year? Me too! Just wanted to remind you that this Saturday, December 6, we'll take a short hiatus from the regular Living Simply Saturday carnival, and instead focus on simplicity in our Christmas celebrations. I'm eager to read your posts on how your …
There is nothing like the smell of warm gingerbread, wafting out of the oven on a cool winter day… This is my favorite gingerbread cake recipe, which I made for my daughter’s 4th birthday party. Guess somebody else thought warm gingerbread sounded just right, because they asked me to post the recipe, so here it …
Only slightly long winded (seriously, it’s a talent of mine!), it’s time to end this series on how to lay the best nutritional foundation by starting with the foods you use. I’m hoping to end it with a bang, and leave you with something entirely, utterly practical and helpful! I wanted to compile as many …
Nutritional Foundations: Finding high quality sources for a whole foods dietRead More
Many of you may be noticing that when you try to visit my site (or perhaps other blogs as well), that a pop-up box for Blenza comes up, asking for a name and password. I'm not exactly sure what this is about, but it's related to sites that use Mr. Linky for blog carnivals. To …
Here's another 2 week menu plan, as I continue to work on cooking to please my husband more: Monday: Chicken Divan over rice Tuesday: Samosas (homemade, using the Nourishing Traditions recipe) with plum sauce and spinach salad Wednesday: Quinoa Stuffed Tomatoes and Chicken Apple Sausages Thursday: Lasagna, salad and garlic bread (with guests) Friday: Taco …
Menu Plan Monday- Dec.1 (and the start of some great giveaways!)Read More
