5 Simple Steps to a Non-Toxic Home There are chemicals lurking everywhere. So much so, that it may seem like an impossible task to get them out of our homes. While we can’t eliminate them completely, there are a lot of things we CAN do to reduce our exposure to common chemicals, many of which […]
My Love Affair with Peppermint. It’s been going on for years. We knew each other as children, but it wasn’t until I was pregnant with my third child that Peppermint really stole my heart. I couldn’t get enough. Peppermint tea, peppermint ice cream, peppermint shampoo. I would literally sit out in my […]
I use lot of essential oils in DIY Beauty recipes and in my crunchy momma’s home remedy kit. You are here on this page because you are looking to buy an essential oil to make one of my recipes or to help your family get healthy. The oils I recommend come from Young Living. Why do I […]
I used to battle yeast infections almost constantly and I finally found a way to not only to get rid one them once they occur, but how to prevent them completely. My friend over at Green Thickies asked me to write a guest post about it, so please head over there to read how […]
6 Points to Help You Decide if Backyard Chickens are for You! If you are a real food enthusiast who strives to eat real, fresh, healthy, local food, getting backyard chickens may have crossed your mind. Or the road. Or… well you get the point. And the point is that why should you buy fresh […]
Welcome to the 30 Day Fermented Foods Challenge! I have wanted to do this fermented foods challenge for a long time, but not by myself! I need others to hold me accountable and to share recipes and tips with! Are you interested in fermented foods, but not sure how to get started? You are […]
So, you have heard the horror stories and you want to know how to prevent mastitis? It’s just as bad, if not worse than they say. It starts as a slight tenderness in your breast and within a matter of hours can turn into what feels like the flu/getting hit by a truck/kill me […]
How I Beat Mastitis Without Antibiotics I consider myself very lucky that I never got mastitis with my first 3 babies. I heard the horror stories, but never had to deal with it myself and never learned how to prevent mastitis. Until #4. My baby was 6 weeks old when it happened the first time. […]
We don’t really make a big deal out of V-day, but I want to share my top 5 ways of showing my husband I love him… all year long. We will be celebrating our 14th anniversary this year. Before you start thinking I am super old, please note that we got married really young […]
Maybe you are one of those lucky people whose life partner is someone who shares their passion for real food, sustainable living and hatred of plastic. Or maybe you are like the rest of us…
