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Whether you’re working out, recovering from illness, following a special way of eating like the Keto diet, or just want to keep your electrolyte minerals up for general health and to combat stress, it’s a great idea to take electrolytes. You can buy premade electrolyte …
hen I was in my teens and early twenties, I had severe acne. Skin toners were an essential part of my twice-daily skincare routine, but there was nothing natural about it. After the acne went away and I became a busy and sleep-deprived mother of …
So, my dream of having a woodstove AND a fireplace came true with our 1970’s house in the woods. It was a fixer-upper of sorts and, for me, the worst part was all of the old house smells. I explain how I got rid of …
When I decorate my house I tend to focus on the areas that other people see the most–the living room, the family room, the kitchen, and the dining area. I tend to be a minimalist decorator in the master bedroom and bathrooms because I feel …
Being a lazy gardener, I’m always looking for the easiest way to garden. I will say that my family and I are not dependent on my gardening to be able to eat and survive. If that were the case, lazy would have to be thrown …
We all know that fruits and vegetables are good for us. They give us so many vitamins and minerals that are good for maintaining a healthy body. Some of these plants that we eat are also great for our skin! Since our skin readily absorbs …
I love the idea of DIYing, do you? That’s D.I.Y.-ing–Do It Yourself -ing. (I had to explain because my husband asked what it was!) I love to go through Joann Fabrics, Hobby Lobby and Michaels and dream of the endless possibilities of cuteness I could …
Do you have a home with that “old house” smell? Cupboards that smell like old grease? The smell of smoke that you can’t air out? That’s exactly what I had and let me tell you how I was able to remove the odors and clean …
Lately I’ve been feeling like I was getting the same kinds of pins over and over again. And I was right. Pinterest’s “Picked for You” feature uses your board and pins to find what they think are relevant for you. That’s all fine for …
How to Dry Herbs without Using a Dehydrator When we spend so much time growing or foraging for our medicinal or culinary herbs, we want to make sure that they last with as much taste and medicinal potency as possible! The simplest form of preservation …
