One of the items on my summer bucket list was decluttering and reorganization of my storage closets. The house we’re living in now has an insane amount of storage, more than any house I’ve ever lived in. I’m pretty proud of the fact that most of these storage closets are at least half empty, but […]
I Feel You, Laura Ingalls Wilder
The last couple of weeks have been hard. We moved into our new place last weekend, and I LOVE IT, but y’all… I had forgotten how stressful moving can be, probably because it’s never been this stressful before. While I’m deeply grateful for our home and adore so many things about it, I’m also sore […]
Simplifying My Life (Before Baby)
Keeping things simple is an ongoing quest for me. But especially avant bebe, I begin to ask myself how I can make my routine a little easier. It started with creating a new laundry system. And things like getting my weekly and daily homeschool routines down on paper. There are a couple more things I’m […]
All Packed Up, No Place To Go: Lessons Learned
As I mentioned in an earlier post, we’re all packed up with no place to go (yet). At first, I felt really frustrated at this situation, but once I realized it was out of my hands, I made peace with it and tried to look on the bright side. In addition to learning the lesson […]
Hurry Up and Wait
“Expectation postponed is making the heart sick.” – Proverbs 13:12 Solomon, you can say that again. At the moment, there are several situations in my life where the only action I can take is sit around and wait. For one. we recently packed up our house in anticipation of a long-awaited move. (We wanted to buy […]
Dirty Little Secrets About Homemade Natural Cleaners
In recent years, the popularity of homemade natural cleaners has reached a fever pitch. There are dozens of books on the topic, legions of blog posts and Pinterest pins. But I’m about to make a shocking statement: making your own cleaning products may be a huge waste of time and may not save you any […]
Homemade Laundry Detergent Doesn’t Work
I made my own homemade laundry detergent for years. At one point, my large family did four loads of laundry a day. I estimated we saved at least $120 a year making our own laundry detergent. Sadly, it’s time to say goodbye. Why? Because homemade laundry detergent doesn’t work! Radical, I know. Read on… I […]
How To Babystep Your Way To a Greener Lifestyle
The following is a guest post from Anne of ModernMrsDarcy. Anne is a natural living junkie, hobby nutritionist, and homeschooling mom to 4 crazy kids. She loves Jane Austen, strong coffee, the summer reading, and social media. You can find her blogging at Modern Mrs Darcy. Anne was gracious enough to write this for me […]
Homemade Baby Wipe Solution
When I tried making my own baby wipes (using paper towels), it was a colossal FAIL. The paper towels shredded where I cut them, leaving huge fuzzy balls everywhere, including baby’s linty butt. I didn’t find that they cleaned particularly well either. I was irritated that I spent money on paper towels, something I never […]
Getting Monthly and Weekly Cleaning Chores Done
How do you get those monthly and weekly cleaning chores done? When you’re a mom of several young kids, much of your housecleaning time involves putting out fires. Today so far I’ve: Wiped up three spills courtesy of toddler Picked up strewn books, toys off floor Changed toddler outfit twice Wiped purple marker off […]