Making your own cleaning solutions is an excellent way to decrease toxin exposure, do something good for the environment and save money. You will likely have all the ingredients already. It takes less than five minutes to make natural kitchen cleaners. Out of habit or an effort to save time, you can easily over spend…
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Easy Vegetables to Grow Inside This Spring
A few years ago I was working fifty plus hours a week or more with five children at home in a townhouse. I dreamed of a house in the country with huge gardens but at that time it seemed so unrealistic. I still loved to walk up and down the seed aisle and imagine myself…
Styling Shelves In Your Kitchen
Open shelves or glass front cupboards fit in all different design styles. It gives you an opportunity to show off your collections and other favorite finds. Styling shelves can be a little tricky. Often you will decorate the shelves but think something isn’t quite right and it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what the problem is….
Vegetable Garden Planning
Starting a vegetable garden can seem overwhelming, especially if life is already busy enough. Creating a small garden even in a raised bed or pots is such a rewarding experience. Vegetable garden planning will allow you to get as much vegetables as you have time for and experience the joy of growing fresh ingredients in…
What To Do In The Garden In January
I am determined that this will be the best gardening year yet. After many failures, I have finally learned that if you want to save money, have beautiful plants, and keep a manageable garden, you have to plan ahead. Planning the garden in January will give you extra time to prepare so that you can…
Brightening up the Home Post Holiday
Bring nature indoors to enjoy the season and help against the winter blues.
Budget Friendly Gardening Tips for Beginners
There is a sense of wonder that fills me when I see a beautiful garden. Walking through a flower garden can feel as though you are in a painting. Each plant on it’s own is pretty, but when the gardener brings a variety of different plants together, they become a work of art. My many…
Preparing for Cold and Flu Season
The only thing worse than getting sick, is watching a loved one go through it. On second thought, it is probably getting sick and trying to take care of a loved one too. Preparing for cold and flu season now, could really be a huge help. In the middle of the night when those symptoms…
Natural Car Air Freshener
Don’t you just love getting into your car when it smells good. You take a deep breath and slowly exhale because you know how awful the car can smell sometimes. Gyms socks, spilled sippy cups, and a chicken nugget hiding under the seat will have you blocking your nose. Car fresheners are not cheap, especially…
Pecan Pound Cake
There is currently an abundance of pecans on our little farm. Even after the squirrels got their share, there are still plenty of pecans on the ground waiting to be collected. With pecans freshly shelled, there couldn’t be a better time to make a Pecan Pound Cake. When the weather gets chilly, don’t you find…