Sigh. 🙂 I know it’s not much fun, but do you ever stop and think sometimes about what has been put in our food? It is so easy to just pick up some salad dressing from the grocery store shelf (believe me, I’ve done it hundreds of times!) and not give much thought to the…
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15 Easy Beginner Fermenting Recipes
Fermenting, a lost art that is now resurfacing in popularity, has literally changed my life. Has it changed yours? Few things are really life-changing, you know, but the process of fermenting simple foods into high-enzyme, high-probiotic live-giving creations has helped turn our health around in a way that not much else has. I had first read…
Homemade Scorpion Repellant
April 1, 2015: Me to my oldest son: “Son, you’d have to get up *pretty* early in the morning to pull an April Fool’s joke on your mama.” [15 seconds pass] My 8 year old son: “Mama, come quick!! There’s a scorpion in the pantry!!!” Me: “GASP!!!!!! WHERE????!!!” Son, beaming: “April Fool’s!!” Grrr. 😉 There…
10 Ways to Make Homemade Gluten Free Flour
Are you ever surprised by the amount of people who are choosing to go gluten-free? Are you one of the people who has found they feel much better without gluten? At first it was written off as a fad, but more and more people are finding they function and feel better when they choose to…
10 Homemade Dry Shampoo Recipes
Whether you are a devoted shampoo user, or go the “no-poo” route, I’ve learned that dry shampoo is something you absolutely need to have in your beauty stash. For a while I never knew what in the world dry shampoo was – that name didn’t even make sense to me. I did finally learn what it…
18 Homemade Makeup Recipes
I’ll be the first to admit: I’m a little weird. I can’t really figure out why I love making my own stuff at home. Sure, in our health journey I’ve learned a ton about the stuff most makeup manufacturers don’t want us to know. Same for hair, and body products. But even before I knew…
12 Healthy Homemade Yogurt Recipes
Ah, yogurt. Yum, right? We all love yogurt over here at our house, and for the GAPS diet I had to learn how to make yogurt. Also, due to my children’s dairy allergies, I have had to learn how to make it dairy-free. I had never attempted this before, but I was glad to finally…
17 Real Food Holiday Drinks!
Well, that’s it. Count me worthless for the month of December. I mean, can you blame me? Christmas music…. Christmas lights…. Christmas trees, ornaments, gifts… Christmas crafts… the list goes on and on. And last but not least: Christmas DRINKS. REAL FOOD holiday drinks. Yes? Yes. Here you go. <3 Merry Christmas. 17 Real Food…
Work With Me!
Let me ask you a question. Are you ready for a change? Maybe you feel stuck. You’re tired of the day-to-day. You’re tired of ignoring your dreams. You know you’re capable of more, but you just aren’t sure how to get there. I’ve been where you are!! You know, I actually graduated with a Marketing degree, but…
The No Poo Method Ebook!
Hello there, lovelies!! I’m here to talk some more natural hair care with you. Did you happen to catch my Essential Oils for Hair Care Webinar? I hope it helped you in some way. <3 I have talked about no poo and natural hair care on my blog many times. I have a whole section…
