One of my favorite things about Fall is the scents that are associated with it. Cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, apple pie, pumpkin. They’re so warm and homey. As much as I keep artificial scents out of my house, I can’t help but stop at the candle aisle in the store to hover over a few fall scented Keep Reading
Free Printable Weekly Cleaning Checklist
Do you struggle to keep your house clean? I sure do! Golly. Over the last decade of being the primary homemaker, I’ve learned a couple things that make it easier for me - though I know not everyone agrees: Smaller house. We rented a largish house for awhile, and I had a hard time keeping up with Keep Reading
How To Make Elderberry Syrup
Learn how to make elderberry syrup to keep your family healthy this winter! So, the flu is spreading like wildfire. And not just in my area, it seems to be everywhere in the midwest and southern states. Needless to say, none of us want to actually catch the flu (duh!) we’d rather keep our kids Keep Reading
5 Natural Headache Remedies
Headaches have been a bit of a plague for my family. My dad gets them a lot, as well as some of his siblings, my cousins, and a few of my own siblings. Fear of headaches is such an ingrained thing in me, that when I read that the FDA had strengthened its warnings that NSAIDs (that’s ibuprofen Keep Reading
5 Ways To Go Green On A Budget
This post is underwritten by iHerb, which is cool, because it means you get $5 off your first order when you shop through this link. I don’t know about you, but I don’t think that being more earth-friendly necessarily has to mean spending a lot of money (what’s up with that anyway?). There Keep Reading
Did You Know You Can Use Essential Oils In Cooking?
Did you know that Essential Oils Can be Used in Cooking??! One of my favorite things in the world is cooking and baking. I mean, you get to create a beautiful, healthy, or at the very least, least tasty dish for your family to enjoy out of a pile of ingredients that are nothing on their Keep Reading
6 Simple Steps Toward a More Natural Lifestyle
This post brought to you by Tom’s of Maine . The content and opinions expressed below are that of The Frugal Farm Wife. Growing up, I had a very flippant attitude about health. I’m sure that’s pretty typical among kids who’ve never really have to think about it. It wasn’t until I was an adult, Keep Reading
My Top 5 Essential Oils For Spring
Ah, Spring, how I love you! the weather starts getting warm, we get a few thunderstorms - which I love! - the trees and grass turn green, flowers start blooming… and there’s pollen everywhere. That part, I don’t love. I doubt very many of us do. With that in mind, I have two main goals when I Keep Reading
Homemade Dusting Spray
If one of your goals this year is like mine - to eliminate as many harsh chemicals from your life as you can - then this homemade dusting spray is perfect for you! We have mostly really old furniture in our house. Our piano is about eighty years old, and the finish is all cracked, and very Keep Reading
30 Household Uses For Baking Soda
I have 100 pounds of baking soda in my pantry. No joke. For most people, I suppose that would last a life time, but for me? Well, I do expect 100 pounds to last for quite a while, but I’m guessing we go through it a lot faster than the average person. So what do we do with all that baking Keep Reading