An easy, simple method for making an almost off-grid soap with 3 simple ingredients: tallow, water and lye.
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What To Do When Your Bread Dough Doesn’t Turn Out Right?
*this post may contain affiliate links*I’ve been baking sourdough since 2019. Yes, I am a COVID sourdough baker. But guess what? WE’RE STILL HERE BAKING THAT DOUGH! Maybe just not posting as much since now our lives are back to normal. All of that to say, my dough has flopped many a times. It happens…
Honey Spiced Peaches
*this post contains affiliate links* I just got back from canning with a friend. I love that we can do this, it makes canning such much less annoying and more fun. We were cracking jokes, talking, or quietly working together while the kids played, alllllll day. It was so wonderful! But every year I can…
Do You Really Need A Grain Mill?
Well, that’s debatable. And as someone who is very good at seeing both sides, I’m here to debate it with myself for you. It’s a confusing time to live in. Grains are bad by half of the diets out there. And yet grains are ever so important in other cultures (and even within history!). For…
DIY Tallow Skin Care
*this post may contain affiliate links* Hello all, and also, hello fall! I hope everyone is having a very restful and slow September! The month is almost over, and I feel so recharged and refreshed from all the slowing down. It kind of helped that I was sick this past week, so I really couldn’t…
Slow Living in September
*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),…
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…
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…