Reading Time: 3 minutes I won’t beat around the bush with this: I don’t make my own toothpaste. Now, homemade toothpaste is on the very long list of things I want to try making one day, but I haven’t made it there yet. I still buy mine. (And I’ll tell you why at the end of this post.) But […]
Resources to Prepare Your Child for School
Reading Time: 5 minutes Little Girl will turn 5 in about 6 weeks. Therefore, I’ve been thinking a lot about the resources needed to prepare my child for school. As it stands right now, we have decided to “red-shirt” her (watch for a post on that early this summer!) and wait until fall 2014 to officially start kindergarten. My […]
How to Organize an eBook Library
Reading Time: 4 minutes Earlier, we talked about how to read an eBook even if you don’t have a Kindle or other eReader. In light of the Ultimate Bundle sale going on today, I thought it would be appropriate to give some tips on how to organize an eBook library. I am not naturally organized, so this, like everything, is […]
How to Read an eBook Even If You Don’t Have a Kindle
Reading Time: 4 minutes If you’ve hung around my site very long at all, it’s no surprise that I absolutely love eBooks. I started buying and reading them about two years ago, and I’ve never looked back. Although I’ve been a bookworm since, well, birth, in recent years my bookshelves have become so crammed that I’ve simply run out […]
Is Your Water Toxic?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Berkey Filter was one of the first things I reviewed when I started my blog in 2011. I had one wanted for for a while, and we finally were able to get one. I had to convince my husband it would be worth it, but 10 years later, our whole house loves it, and […]
My Worst Homemaking Mistake {and 5 Ways I’m Working On It}
Reading Time: 5 minutes Today is quite humbling, but that’s kind of the theme of my entire site, right? I’ve been humbled, you’ve been humbled…and we’re all learning together. For a while now, I’ve wanted to share with you what I consider to be one of my worst–if not the worst mistakes I’ve made as a homemaker. Ready? I […]