Becoming a mother is the most miraculous feeling a human being can experience. During pregnancy and delivery your body is put through the ringer, but the second you hold your newborn baby, it’s all worth it. I’m not going to lie. Being a mom is no easy job, especially if it’s your first time having a child. Luckily, there are a lot of products that have made motherhood a whole easier. Here’s a look at some of my favorites: Products for Building an Essential Breastfeeding Kit In recent … [Read more...]
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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...]
Self Sufficiency and Homesteading Skills We Need to Learn
One of the foremost things that attracted me to green and eco conscious living was the direct correlation to self sufficiency and personal responsibility. Going green is largely about taking control of your spending, your habits, your wastefulness, and YOUR contribution to the pollution of our planet. To live a more eco conscious life and reduce your impact on the planet I think you need to develop your skills set. We need some mad green skills. ;) This is good news in my mind as I am and … [Read more...]
Homesteading Skills that City Dwellers Can Learn
I love living in the city. I tried the whole rural farm and rural living thing (twice) and it just wasn't for me. I hated living so far away from civilization. I hated how much time was taken from us by having to commute to jobs in the city. I hated the critters... aka the mice when we lived among cornfields in Ohio and the rattlesnakes when we lived on a mountaintop in Arizona. I adore nature and spend lots of time outside and we choose a place to live based upon how close we are to … [Read more...]
Using Citrus Fruits to Clean Your House
Citrus fruits are actually quite amazing. Not only are they delicious and refreshing to eat they have many other household uses as well. One of their most powerful side uses is their ability to clean your home. When you have a tough cleaning job you need to do, you may automatically think you need a heavy duty commercial cleaner to get the job done right. Well, not only are those cleaners laden with chemicals that are not healthy for you and your family they are also very harsh and abrasive. … [Read more...]
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