Reading Time: 3 minutes The oil cleansing method is a gentle, natural way to clean your face and remove makeup! By Elsie, Contributing Writer Simplicity is attractive, but it can be ironically expensive and difficult to attain. When we spend a ridiculous amount of time, money, and stress on our physical appearance, our “unstudied elegance” loses its authenticity. Advertisements would […]
10 Essentials for a Healthy Kitchen {Kitchen Tools of the Trade}
Reading Time: 4 minutes By Mary, Contributing Writer The Kitchen Tools of the Trade feature is reopening! Click here to read all previous posts in this feature–and come back on Wednesdays to continue the series! The task of creating a more natural home can be overwhelming and it can be quite difficult to know where to start. One of the easiest places […]
The BEST Breastfeeding Advice–Ever
Reading Time: 2 minutes This post is part of the Breast-Kept Secrets: Breastfeeding Advice from One Mom to Another series. Go back and read all posts here. I’ll never forget how I struggled as a first-time breastfeeding mom–especially during the early days! My milk did not arrive until day 5, and I clearly remember taking a bath and looking […]
The Benefits of Meal Planning
Reading Time: 4 minutes This post was sponsored by Plan to Eat. All opinions are mine. I must be transparent and confess that over the past few months I’ve gotten really slack with meal planning. It started when I was writing my book. And then I organized the massive homemaking bundle sale. And then I found out our landlord […]
67+ Homemade, All-Natural Cleaning Recipes
Reading Time: 4 minutes Clean anything in your home with this giant list of DIY homemade, all-natural cleaning recipes! This is the fresh and fun way to enjoy a healthier home…and maybe even enjoy cleaning a little more, too! After my first child was born, I started making my own homemade, all-natural cleaning products. My purpose in making homemade, […]
5 Benefits of Breastfeeding
Reading Time: 3 minutes This post is part of the Breast-Kept Secrets: Breastfeeding Advice from One Mom to Another series. Go back and read all posts here. There are many benefits of breastfeeding, but there are some benefits that just made this way of nourishing my baby a no-brainer for me. These are the reasons I chose breastfeeding in […]