*This post may contain affiliate links* Today marks the first day of September. And for a lot of us that mean back to the daily grind of juggling homeschooling and homemaking. Personally, I love this time of year, making new plans for our homeschool days (as if I didn’t already plan that back in April),…
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Easy Summer Dinner Ideas
At a loss for easy dinner ideas in the Summer? Give this blog post a read to gather some ideas you may not have thought of!
How to Make an Herbal All Purpose Salve
Lately I’ve been into making a lot of our own toiletries. In the past I’ve made hair detangler, toothpaste, sunscreen, tallow face balm, body oil, bar soap and even my own make up. One thing I’ve been enjoying learning about is herbal remedies and how herbs can be applied topically with my kids using our…
All Natural First Aid Kit
It’s summertime, and you know what that means: sunshine, barefeet, fresh air, swimming and freedom. If you’re a parent it means being prepared for all the cuts, sunburn, scrapes, bug bites, splinters and poison ivy. I took a poll on my instagram page (probably like a year ago, if I’m being honest) and everyone unanimously…
Homemade Natural Hair Detangler – Two Ways!
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…
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. …