Natural living. Healthy eating. Attempted gardening.
This post may include affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I’ll earn a small fee at no extra cost to you.Thank you Blue Shield of California for sponsoring this post. They are committed to health and wellness, and they believe in tackling health issues before they start. Does it seem like everyone in your house gets sick in the fall? The kids catch a cold at school, they bring
October is time for soup and sweaters, falling leaves and scarves. You might think that it’s too cold to garden—but it’s not! There are lots of tasty vegetables you can plant in October. All of these vegetables can handle the cold weather just fine. And everyone will be impressed with your gardening skill when you’re harvesting fresh veggies in the winter. 😉 This list of vegetables is specifically for Zone
There’s an answer for us scaredy-cat soapmakers who want to make soap without using lye! This method is easy and safe to do with kids around. Did you know that your skin is the largest organ of your body? Makes sense when you think about it. That’s why it’s so important for me to stay away from chemical cleaners, and choose my personal care products wisely. I’ve read quite a
You won’t believe how easy it is to grow garlic–all you need is a sunny spot and these important tips. You’ll never have to buy garlic from the store again! Garlic is amazingly easy to grow, and is one of the few crops that never fails me. I’ve grown it for several years in our backyard garden and always end up with a great harvest. It’s a good thing, too,
Want to attract hummingbirds to your garden? Make this easy hummingbird food and enjoy watching them fly around like little jewels in the sun. These amazing photos are courtesy of Meagan at TheHummingbirdPhotographer.com. Our family loves feeding and watching the birds in our backyard. Our birdbath and seed feeder have lots of guests all season long, but my absolute favorites are the hummingbirds. Here in Sacramento we mostly see Anna’s
Make amazing, low carb spaghetti sauce for spaghetti squash, meatballs, zoodles, and more with this easy recipe. Sometimes reading ingredient labels can be a real bummer. Take spaghetti sauce, for example. Prego has 9 grams of sugar in each serving, and Ragu has 8 grams of sugar! If you’re eating low-carb or want to reduce your sugar intake, that can be a real surprise. Hubby is eating low-carb, so I
It’s August already…where has the summer gone? If you’re in the middle of canning up your garden’s bounty, you might not be thinking about what you can plant this month. Good news! There are lots of vegetables you can plant in August. Even though it’s hot outside, there are many veggies that can handle the heat and give you a tasty harvest this fall and winter. Make sure you’re planting
Hooray! You have an essential oil diffuser…now what do you do with it? Here are 10 essential oil diffuser recipes that your whole family will love. We quit using scented candles and air freshener sprays when the kids were little. At the time, I just didn’t want them spilling hot wax or spraying chemicals in their eyes. Now I know that essential oils are much safer than air freshener sprays,
How do you find the best essential oil diffuser? And why should you use an essential oil diffuser instead of air freshener sprays or scented candles? Many of us grew up using air freshener sprays, gels, and plug-ins in our homes. What we didn’t know then (but are learning now) is that many air fresheners use carcinogens, chemicals that can aggravate asthma, and affect reproductive development. Independent lab testing of
Making a menu plan or meal plan is a weekly chore that most of us dread. You have to look at the sales, decide what to make, think about what your family likes to eat, what you have time to prepare…yuck. Believe it or not, you can make a menu plan for an entire month in 10 minutes! It is SO much easier to menu plan a month at a
“Endless basil?” you say. “Endless? You mean I can grow all the basil I need from one plant? You keep saying this ‘endless’ word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” On the contrary, my friend. You really can grow an endless supply of basil from just one plant! In fact, that single plant could supply you with enough basil for all of your homemade pesto,
Installing a hummingbird feeder right outside my office window has made it really hard to get any work done! I find myself looking out the window every few minutes to see who’s eating at my front yard feeder. There are lots of different types of hummingbird feeders to choose from, and I’ve had many of them over the years. How do you pick a good hummingbird feeder? First, a bit
