Local, raw honey is a powerhouse for natural healing and it can be infused with herbs and other medicinal plants so that you can address specific concerns. When you infuse it with ginger for instance it becomes a great aid for nausea and other intestinal illnesses, such as the flu. A home remedy of ginger infused honey is actually really easy to make, it just takes a bit of time. You must plan ahead and make some before the illness the strikes so that you have some on hand when you need it. It … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2016
Eco-Friendly Gardening Practices
Gardening can be hard on the environment if you don’t know what you’re doing. This may seem seem impossible since gardening and cultivating the earth seem so earth friendly but think about the impacts of what you are doing. Are you using chemical fertilizers? Are you buying plants raised with bee killing neonicotinoid pesticides?Are you using unsustainable amounts of water? There are eco-friendly gardening practices that you can use to lessen the impact on Mother earth. Here are easy gardening … [Read more...]
Cutting Cable From the Budget, Easier Than You Think!
Whenever you read articles or blog posts about budgeting and saving money there is always, always a tip to disconnect your cable and save $80-100+ a month. While I cannot dispute that this is a great tip and great way to save money, I was always firmly in the heck no camp. I don't watch a huge amount of TV but I do have some shows I like to watch...Property Brothers, Outlander, Grimm, Supernatural, etc. Some of those I could watch on my computer but honestly I don't enjoy watching that way. … [Read more...]
Harvesting Greywater for Garden Usage
One of the most cost-effective and eco-friendly things a gardener can do is recycle water for use in the garden. Harvesting greywater to water vegetable plants and trees helps them thrive during times of drought, reduces your carbon footprint on the earth and will also help to lower your household’s water expenses. What is Greywater? Greywater is water that has already been used in other household applications and gone down the drain. Water from sinks, showers, bath tubs and washing … [Read more...]
Not Your Child GPS Devices For Kids
A few weeks ago I posted about wearable GPS trackers for kids and why this may be a trend for parenting of the future. I am not by any means a helicopter parent and I won't be tracking my teens everywhere they go but even with my more relaxed, free range parenting ways I saw a need for devices like these. As I explained in that post, I am the mom of two special needs children (autism spectrum) and one in particular has a tendency to wander. Parents of high needs children have enough on their … [Read more...]
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