Anyone who knows me just a little should know that a book titled “The Backyard Homestead ” is guaranteed to make me swoon! Add in a subtitle of: “Produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre!” and be still. my. heart. At the conference we attended last weekend, my darling hubby saw …
Planting Potatoes, Pitchforks and Other Fun Things
Sometimes I think I take things too literally. I'm pretty sure that when Laura mentioned she had put holes in the bottom of her potato planting garbage can by going to town with a pitchfork, she wasn't actually suggesting that as the best method for getting the job done! Nonetheless… …here I am. Having way …
Don’t Cry Over Sour Milk (Using Your Raw Milk Gone “Bad”)
A few years ago, I wouldn’t be caught dead suggesting that you use up and consume your soured milk products, let alone touch them myself. The proper place for them was down the drain! That was until I became a raw milk advocate. Though it took a little bit of reading and researching to wrap …
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Menu Plan Monday- April 27
Short and sweet, here is my menu plan for most of the rest of the week. I am going to go until at least May 2 before I shop (completing my month of "Eating from the pantry and freezer" throughout April). I may or may not add some plans in for this Sunday with what …
Rejoicing in My Role
Image by LaserGuided Though last week was so busy with my eBook launch and baby steps that I didn't take the time to mention it, our family went to Seattle on Thursday night so that my husband and I could attend a homeschool conference. In random, stream of consciousness form, here are some thoughts and …
Healthy Homemaking: Homemade Condiments
Baby Step 12- Homemade Condiments What this baby step is about: Try your hand at making a homemade condiment of your choice. Why this step is important: Have you read the back of a condiment label lately? Enough said! ☺ Seriously though, there are so many unnecessary ingredients. Sugar (which tops the list and is …
Healthy Homemaking: Meal Planning Primer
Baby Step 8- Meal Planning Primer What this baby step is all about: To make a meal plan of your dinners for the next week (if you already do this, you could try planning breakfasts or lunches if you don’t already). Why this step is important: I think that most women, if asked about cooking …
Healthy Homemaking: A Good Egg
Image by wwworks Baby Step 7- A Good Egg What this baby step is all about: To consider buying a higher quality of eggs than you are currently buying. Why this step is important: Eggs are powerhouses of nutrition; they are considered by many to be one of the most nutritionally dense foods out …
It’s Earth Day! (Healthy Homemaking: Naturally Female)
Happy Earth Day! What a perfect reminder to celebrate and be thankful for the beautiful earth that God has given us to live in, take dominion of, and enjoy! It's also a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the ways that we can live more simply and put less of a burden on our planet: …
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Healthy Homemaking: Creative Repurposing
Taken from Healthy Homemaking: One Step at a Time… Baby Step 14- Creative Repurposing What this baby step is all about: What? Repurposing? Okay, so it’s just a fancy word for reusing, but you have to admit, it sounds a bit sophisticated, doesn’t it? The goal is to find a way to repurpose an item …
Gratitude and a Little Bit of Housekeeping
On Saturday morning, I was making some sandwiches for a picnic with friends. I pulled some sandwich meat from my deep freeze, and thought to myself, "Self, this meat seems just a tad less frozen than I would have expected it to be". Thinking it was probably just that it had been in a spot …
Introducing Healthy Homemaking: One Step at a Time!
Healthy Homemaking: One Step at a Time A 52 Week Journey of Baby Steps to Help You Move Towards More Natural, Nutritious and Sustainable Living Hooray! After a year of brainstorming, spending afternoons in various local coffee shops with my husband's laptop, researching like crazy, writing some more, editing, editing, editing, and then pulling all …
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Cooking With Littles
Ever struggle with finding the time to cook healthy, from-scratch foods, while caring for little ones? Sometimes it feels like it's hard enough to get noodles cooked and leftover sauce heated up, when you have babies and toddlers that just want mommy to focus on them, and not on that gourmet dinner you've long since …
A Nourished Start: Peanut Butter Smoothies and Baked Oatmeal
Breakfast just might be my favorite meal of the day. I have a real penchant for breakfast foods (waffles, pancakes, fresh fruit and berries, yogurt, sausages, smoothies, hashbrowns, eggs benedict… I could go on, but I’m sure you get the point!). Lucky for me that eating a wholesome and hearty breakfast is a fantastic way …
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Getting Things Done (Or At Least, Attempting To Do So!)
If ever there was a good time to get organized, this is it. I've already got two little ones, and only about 3 1/2 months until the third one arrives, a home to care for, mouths to feed, a business to run, a garden to tend, a church to take part in, people to know …
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Adorable Girls Hair Clips: Want to Win Some?
Sometimes I think that one of the funnest parts of being a blogger is doing reviews and giveaways! Now, girls hair clips may not have too much to do with natural living, homemaking or nutrition, but it does have something to do with our sweet little girls, and the fact that we just love to …
Pregnancy Update: 24 Weeks
**This was taken by 4 year old Abbie. It took about 30 shots, but I think she did a good job, don't you? In the process of all these pregnancies photos, you may just get a small tour of my house, too. You know, I think it's actually started to sink in that I'm …
The Aroma of Warm Bread Rising and Other Things We’d Miss Out On
I'm in the midst of a fabulous new read, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, and just had to share with you something the author, Barbara Kingsolver, said that caught my attention. It's uncommon to hear a feminist admit the losses and burdens accompanied by the removal of wives and mothers from the home. I thought it was …
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Week 3 Plan- “Eating From the Pantry and Freezer”
**The Tuesday edition! 🙂 We're into our third week of the challenge now, and I'm amazed at how easy this has been! I did go produce shopping again yesterday, and would have spent less than $30 except that I was a softie and picked up a treat for my daughter and some discounted (but gorgeous!) …
It’s too nice out to blog!
I thought I would end my Easter weekend blogging break today, but when we had guests over late last night, produce shopping this morning, a spur of the moment lunch with family members at noon, and nice, sunny weather… I decided to take the day off. 🙂 I really need to take advantage of the …
Celebrating Our First Passover Supper
Last night we had our first Passover/Seder Supper as a family (plus my friend's sweet little guy who was visiting us). It took a bit of extra effort to pull it all together, as I only came up with the idea to do it on Monday, but it was well worth it! I tried my …
It’s Planting Time!
As I alluded to Monday, this has been a busy week for gardening, but it’s been so worthwhile. Starting on Sunday, I have put in over an hour every day up until today, and I am so glad that I did! Here are some of the seeds that we planted on Wednesday. In the last …
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
quotes from chaper "6 impossible things"very interesting downplay of feminist ideals, and how they're missing out
You Tell Me: Homeschooling Math Curriculum and Read-Alouds
After mentioning some of the homeschool resources I'm looking for, several of you responded with suggestions in the comments. I realized just how helpful it might be to put these questions out to you a bit more formally. You ladies are always such an incredible resource for me, and I hope you know how much …
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