I’ve really been trying to focus more on making a lot of the products that we use every day. Keep your eyes peeled for future blog posts where I will share how to make toothpaste, soap, bug spray, and maybe I’ll even figure out shampoo and conditioner. There are a few reasons why I like…
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Free Reading Tracker (Plus tips on reaching for your phone less and for your books more)!
One of my goals this past year was to reach for my phone less, and reach for my books more. It’s March now, and I can say that I’m still going pretty strong! I’m not as strict as I was at first with screen time restrictions, but am still reading quite a bit more than…
The Best Home Made Play Dough
*This post may contain affiliate links* Does the perfect play dough exist? I’ve been on a quest to try all the homemade play dough recipes on Pinterest and still have not found the best one, sure there’s been great ones but not what I’ve been looking for. I started looking at popular small batch play…
How to Create an Advent Calendar
*This post may contain affiliate links* Two Christmases ago, I wanted to make an advent calendar that we could refill and reuse each year. I scoured the internet and couldn’t find anything I loved, so what did I do? I just kept obsessing over it until I figured it out, basically. A friend from high…
How to Get it All Done (or At Least Some of it):
*This post may contain affiliate links* Have you ever felt just straight up overwhelmed with the demands of life? Me, too. The cooking, the cleaning, the sibling fights, the wife duties, the paperwork, the homeschooling, the side hustles, the laundry, the animals, the house, the field trips, the… the… Everything. The list goes on and…
How to Study Herbs with Your Children
*This post contains affiliate links* AKA Herbschooling. Herbschooling is just a fancy way of saying, “we’re studying herbs and their medicinal properties”. I’ve always dreamed of being an herbalist, like how cool is it to find something growing outside and make it into a balm, soap or tea?! Except, I didn’t know where to start. …
Pumpkin Pie Gummies
*This post includes affiliate links* If you’re not hip to eating gummies (basically homemade jell-o), then what are you even doing with your life? They are perfect for quick snacks, pre-breakfast snacks, or pre-bedtime snacks. Gummies are good for you, unlike pre-packaged or pre-made jell-o, because: We usually stick to just juice & gelatin, because…
My Easy (& Unorthodox) Sourdough Routine
My Easy (And Unorthodox) Sourdough Routine: Eating real, whole food should be easy. I fear that us species of the human race severely over complicate every aspect of life. See what I did there? I even over complicated that statement just to prove my point. I’m here to tell you how I’ve minimized my sourdough…