My homemade laundry detergent, vinegar, and a stray pumpkin Homemade laundry detergent sounds like a really big deal, but you’d be surprised by both how easy, and how effective it is. Granted, it’s not Tide, but it’s still good stuff. Certainly as good as cheaper detergent brands. I’ve been very Keep Reading
Cloth Menstrual Pads; Green, Money Saving, Healthy
Today, I’m thrilled to present a guest post by Paula from Wholeintentions.com on why we women should consider switching away from our chemical laden, feminine paper products. This is an issue that doesn’t get a lot of attention because of it’s personal nature, but that doesn’t mean we should ignore Keep Reading
Easy Homemade Tomato Sauce
We got home from Texas late last week. Hooray! Waiting for us as we walked in the door though were bucketloads of tomatoes from our 200+ plants. I’m so happy our tomato plants are doing well this year! Last year we didn’t properly amend our pitiful soil and the poor plants didn’t do well at Keep Reading
Homemade Baby food
Every time I walk past the baby food isle in the grocery store I find myself wondering: do people really feed their babies that? I mean on a regular basis. There are circumstances where I can definitely see buying jarred baby food - like on a long car trip or something. It’d just be easier. But Keep Reading
Organic Pest Control
Summer’s here! Okay so, maybe not quite. But it’s hot outside, and gardens are going strong…. And they’re full of bugs. What’s the organically minded gardener to do? The last thing we want is to spray pesticides that make the produce unfit to eat. Here are a few of our summer bug Keep Reading
DIY Hair Cut
I got my hair cut yesterday. Yup. Actually, I cut it myself. Don’t worry, I’ve been cutting my own hair for a while now. Paying for a haircut really stinks, so I used to have one of my sister, or Gabriel, cut my hair. But, I got tired of having such a boring cut, so I decided to try Keep Reading
“Easy Grow” Garden Picks
Spring is here(yay!), and as always, I’m looking for ways to make our budget stretch a little farther. Food is expensive. Even more so if you choose organic. One of the best and most obvious ways to reduce that expenditure this time of year is through gardening. If you’re new to gardening, it can Keep Reading
Preparing For Baby On A Budget Part 2
Hey all! I'm back with more about preparing for baby on a budget. If you miss part one, go here to read it. I'll wait for ya. ;) It’s crazy how much you can spend on getting ready for a new baby. The shear volume and diversity of baby gear out there is just mind boggling! So what does a new Keep Reading
Preparing For Baby On A Budget
I went online looking for car seat reviews a few days ago, and was reminded once again just how expensive baby gear is. Fortunately, you don’t have to spend that much! Garrett honestly hasn’t cost us that much, so I thought it might be useful to pass on some of the methods we used for Keep Reading
Sling Love
Garrett was a high maintenance baby. I was never really sure what the problem was. Gas? Or maybe he just wasn’t getting enough sleep. I don’t know, but I couldn’t bring myself to just lay him down and let him cry while I worked. I spent seven long weeks struggling just to get meals on the table. Keep Reading
