Design ideas and instruction for home and garden projects such as planting an herb garden, starting seeds indoors, and insect repelling plants.
Clean water is vital for survival. Without water, you can die after 3 days from dehydration. Contaminated water lists a whole new set of problems that can be deadly in an emergency situation, making water purification and storage vital. For the Emergency Preparedness Part 3, I will be discussing emergency water supplies and emergency water...
I previously discussed that there are different types of emergency preparing. There is acute emergency preparing (e.g. needing to leave the home without much notice, like an emergency hospital stay). There is also collecting emergency supplies (food, medical, home and car). Last, there is learning how to produce your own supplies so that you are...
Yes, I really do like to try my hand at making everything we use. Dog food is no exception. If you have a dog, then you know that it is extremely expensive! That fact alone may have spurred you to consider making your own dog food. But there are a lot of other factors to...
I love a cozy candle with a subtle scent. Especially around the holidays. It just makes a place seem comfortable and welcoming. The thought of having natural beeswax candles scented with essential oils makes completes the picture because you KNOW you’re cutting down on the toxins you’re breathing into your body and putting around your...
This List of 20 Insect Repelling Plants was a must have for our house. We love to be outside, and the bugs apparently love us. Even though we live in a suburb, we have water nearby and tend to get eaten by bugs, especially around dusk, during the summer. Because of having a small yard,...
If you’re reading this, then you’re looking for a simple, easy, healthy way to get rid of fleas naturally or even prevent fleas from entering your home or car in the first place. I’ve put together a compilation of ideas so that hopefully you will find one that you love and that works best for...
I believe that everything we do, whether it be helping someone in need or scrubbing toilets, should be done to the glory of God if you are a follower of Jesus. It all matters. How does cleaning glorify God? Well, why are you cleaning? When you detox your home, you keep an atmosphere that is...
My friends are an amazing resource for wonderful information! They are always telling me how they’ve tested different ideas and which ones work and which ones don’t. Between the group of us we are able to come up with a great list of natural pest repellents that can be applied in all seasons throughout the...
I’ve gathered the most popular recipes from this year and am giving you the Top 10 Natural Beauty and Body Recipes. These are the recipes that got the most attention from you, my readers, and were shared the most over the year. Thank you so much for continuing to support my blog. It’s made a...
Most of us with children have walked into our child’s bedroom at some point and have had the overwhelming desire to grab a giant garbage bag and get rid of at least 90% of everything in the room. Over the years I have gone through the stages of big toys (but not as many) when...
To Meal Plan or Not to Meal Plan, that truly is a great question. Does it help some people to save money and eat right? Yes! Does it help everyone? No! But we’ll discuss meal planning ideas and methods below, whether it’s right for you, as well as ways to get you started with some...
We are continuing in our Simplify Your Life Series with 12 Tips to Declutter and Organize Your Kitchen with a FREE Printable Checklist to help you in your kitchen. As for my family, the kitchen is very important. It’s central to our health and my sanity. Duties there can easily be neglected, causing us to...
Welcome to the Simplify Your Life Series! Over the next few weeks, I am going to be delivering to you a free series on how to simplify multiple areas of your life (including how to begin to simplify your life today): Simplifying your Schedule Simplifying Your Homeschooling Simplifying multiple rooms of your house: We’ll simplify...
Did you know that you can get rid of ants, flees, mites, and ticks just by using a natural, organic mineral found in the bottom of the ocean? Well, the nice thing is, you don’t have to do any deep sea diving. Good quality diatomaceous earth can be purchased and used in and out of...
Before I started learning about essential oils, I still couldn’t stand those bug repellent sprays. I’m sure my parents sprayed straight DEET all over us as kids (just kidding), but after learning more about the contents in those spray bottles I am SO excited that it is easy to make my own organic bug spray...
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