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Fall/Winter Garden Prep & Chores

By Tiffany 16 Comments

The weather is getting quite nippy and the nights are getting darker. Life is moving a little bit slower, and things are winding down in your summer garden. But perhaps you don’t want to give up gardening just yet. Heck the weather is perfect for outdoor enjoyment right? Well you CAN keep growing well into winter. If this interests you check out my article on extending the growing season into fall and winter. It has lots of great tips and info on what kind of plants do well in cold weather. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening, The Homestead Tagged With: annuals, Chores, Compost, disease, fall, garden, Manure, Mulch, overwinter, Pests, prep, Weeds, winter

The Case for Once a Month Cleaning

By Tiffany 12 Comments

House Cleaning has got to be one of the most repetitive and thankless jobs on the planet; it has to be done, but who wants to do it? What’s more, who has the time? Our schedules are so hectic these days that it seems we hardly have time for the important stuff; let alone daily housecleaning chores. So is there a solution? A few months back I heard someone taking about once a month cleaning and it was a light bulb moment. We HAD to try and see if this helped us in our home. I actually don't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Green Cleaning Tagged With: Advance Preparation, Aversion, Babies, Chores, Cleaning House, Company House, Cooperation, Daily Chores, Dislike, House Cleaning, Housecleaning, Jobs, Light Bulb, Messy, Money Management, Neighbors, Organization, People, Stuff

Greener Laundry Products

By Tiffany 10 Comments

The above picture shows some of the greener laundry products I have been testing lately. Laundry is one of those chores I absolutely despise. I wish green gadgets could change that but they don't. The only thing they do is make the process a little more planet friendly and that at times seems like a stretch in my opinion. Most "green" laundry detergents come in plastic bottles and that isn't so green at all. Soap nuts have to travel from around the world and they don't last long. Lots of laundry … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Green Home Tagged With: Chores, Dozens, Dryer Sheets, Essential Oils, Evils, Fragrance, Gadgets, Hangers, Laundry Aids, Laundry Ball, Laundry Detergent, Laundry Detergents, Laundry Products, Nuts, Ohio Weather, Plastic Baskets, Plastic Bottles, Plastic Containers, Smart Plastic, Surfactants

The 15 Minute Miracle

By Tiffany 10 Comments

Something miraculous has happened in our home. Every morning I get to wake up to a clean house and the feeling is sooooo nice!! A couple weeks ago I bartered for house cleaning services and my house was whipped into shape. I absolutely LOVE getting up to sparkly floors and NO toys on the floor. Gone were the days of pretending that the kids toys, books, and clothing all over the floor was actually a burglary early warning system. BUT after everything was super clean I started to notice every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: parenting Tagged With: Burglary, Butt, Butts, Chores, Clean Clothes, Clean House, Cleaning Services, Clothes Dryer, Couple Weeks, Dishes, Early Warning System, Kids Toys, Leaches, Messes, Miracle, parenting, Poem, Servants, Toilets, Toys Books

Green Cleaning

By Tiffany 2 Comments

Today when I made my bi-weekly trip to Whole Foods I decided to replenish my cleaning supplies. So what type of 'green" cleaners do I like? Here was my shopping list: Dr. Bonners Peppermint Liquid Soap Dr. Bronner's SAL SUDS Mountain Green Glass and Surface Cleaner Baking Soda Peppermint Essential Oil I use the baking soda and essential oil to make secnted scrubs for tough jobs like soap scum in the shower, the toilet, or cleaning my oven. I also like to use white vinegar for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Green Home Tagged With: Baking Soda, Bonner, Chores, Dr Bonners, Dr Bronner, Green Glass, Harsh Chemicals, Liquid Soap, Peppermint, Peppermint Soap, Sal, Scrubs, Shopping List, Soap Scum, Spray Bottle, Suds, Toilet, Warm Water, White Vinegar, Whole Foods

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My name is Tiffany and I am the blogger behind Naturemoms. I live on an urban homestead in Ohio with my husband, three children, and assorted furry friends. When I am not blogging I am usually thrift store shopping, gardening, wildcrafting and food foraging, or otherwise enjoying nature. Enjoy! Read More…

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