Follow my escapades as I learn to be more kind to the environment and safer by the day for my family’s health. Find all sorts of natural living resources from the archives here!
Green Cleaning and Personal Care
The List: Green and Natural Cleaners from Floor to Ceiling (organized by location – what to use on what and where in your house)
The List: Green and Natural Body Products from Head to Toe
- Failed Dishwasher Detergent Experiment
- Mrs. Meyer’s Dishwasher Detergent/Dishsoap
- Simple, Frugal, Safe Oven and Stovetop Cleaners
- Three MUST-HAVE Simple, Cheap, Natural Kitchen Cleaners
- More Homemade Dishwasher Detergent Experiments
- Soap Nuts: Love them for Laundry
- 3 Tips to Clean up after Sick Kids
- Produce Wash – I tested 8 kinds!
- Clean up without Waste
- How to Use Microfiber Cloths for Cleaning (anything)
- Biokleen Dishwasher Detergent/Dishsoap
- How to Wash Your Hair Without Shampoo
- Effective Homemade Deodorant (and An Update on Homemade Deodorant)
- A Disappointed Update on on Charlie’s Soap and Butylcelosolv or Butoxyethanole
- Can Catholics Do Yoga?
- Five Real Moms Share About Trilight Health, a Natural Wellness Company
- Be Prepared for Natural Living: Herbal Medicine Cabinet
- Understand the Difference Between Sunscreens and Sunblocks
- Get Natural Outdoors
- Save a Flush: Save water in your toilet and green clean it!
- To Recycle or Not to Recycle
- How to Help Your Extended Family “Go Green” {at Simple Organic}
- Is the Government Forcing Us to Use CFLs–Like it or Not? {at Green Your Way}
- Homemade Natural, Non-Toxic Carpet Cleaner
- How to Tell If Laundry Soap Nuts Still Have Cleaning Power
- Battling Grease Stains Naturally : My experience
- Homemade bug repellant
- How Natural is Your Face? Natural Make-Up Reviews
- Seeking a Natural Dishwasher Detergent that isn’t a Miserable Failure
Kitchen Tips and Tricks
- Save Dishes with Empty Dishes and Bags
- Menu Planning Ideas
- 10 Easy Prep Foods You’ll Always Find in my Freezer
- Tummy Toning Dishes
- Analyzing Canned Foods
- 10 Tips for Avoiding the Microwave
- Reheating Leftovers Quickly Without Using the Microwave
- How to Read a Bread Bag for Whole Grains
- Efficiency tips for your KitchenAid Mixer
- Easy Salad Prep
- 6 Ways to Use leftover Pumpkin
- Repurpose Kitchen Containers for Toy Storage & more
- Lazy or Simple? Things I Don’t Clean
- Who’s Your Favorite Green Blogger? My favs answers the questions “Why Go Green?” over at Green Your Way.
- Frugal Pantry Storage Tips (guest post)
- Shred Your Own Cheese: It might not save a ton of money, but avoiding weird additives is worth it.
- 5 Simple Tools for the Real Food Kitchen
- How to Make Bone Broth with Serious Gel
- Safe Bakeware {at Simple Organic}
- Tame Mount Dishes {at Baby Center}
- A Water Filter That Could Get White Off Rice
- How to Bake with Sugar Alcohols and Blends
- How to Store Fresh Herbs the Lazy Way
- How to Season and Care for Cast Iron
- Care and Cleaning of Wooden Cutting Boards
Healthy Cooking
- Real Food, Real Moms: What if I Work Outside the Home?
- Real Food, Real Moms: Working to Feed a Family, Freezer Style
- Ways to Use Broth and Beans in the Summer
- Healthy Lunch Packing Ideas
- Packing a Reduced Waste Lunch
- Kids’ Responsibility for Unpacking the Lunch
- SAHMs Work in the Kitchen
- Why Soak Grains?
- How to Keep Cooking When You’re Cut Off
- The New 2011 Dirty Dozen List
- Why White Sugar is Bad for You
- Steps to a Real Food Diabetes Diet
- How to Teach Others about Real Food in the Classroom
- How to Teach Others about Real Food: Lead by Example
- Keep an Eye Out for Artificial Food Dyes
- How to Find Quality Cheese
- How to Find Better Butter
- Ways to Cook with Garbage
Natural Health
- 3 Tips to Clean up after Sick Kids
- Natural Remedies for Ear Infections
- 5 Simple Solutions for Fighting a Cold
- Taking Fermented Cod Liver Oil – On Video!
- Fighting Illness Naturally Is Scary, Especially When You’re Blind
- What’s Really in Children’s Medications?
- Top 5 Herbs for Cold and Flu Season
- How an Elimination Diet Cured My Daughter’s Eczema and Gastrointestinal Tract {Guest Post}
- Beating the Common Cold Naturally
- Are Your Supplements Turning into Deadly Pathogens in the Gut?
- Homemade Insect Repellant
- Pantry Staples to Spice Up your Life and Curb Cravings
- Home Remedy to Remove Warts
- Do You Have A Natural Toothpaste?
- Is the BRATY Diet Compatible with Real Food?
Healthy Holidays
- Plan a Green Halloween
- Spooky Halloween Shepherd’s Pie
- Quick and Easy No Sugar Elementary School Halloween Party
Natural Living Kids
- 3 Tips to Clean up after Sick Kids
- 3 Homemade Gifts for Kids (including playdough recipe and ideas for kits)
- Natural Remedies for Ear Infections
- 5 Simple Solutions for Fighting a Cold
- Packing a Reduced Waste Lunch
- Kids’ Responsibility for Unpacking the Lunch
- Got Footie Pajamas? You Need to Read This Information
- Taking Fermented Cod Liver Oil – On Video!
- Fighting Illness Naturally Is Scary, Especially When You’re Blind
- A Little Earth Day Challenge
- A Gluten-Free, Present-Free, Low-Waste Birthday Party
- Gas Prices are Too High: Staycation Fun Ideas near Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Family Camping Handbook, 2nd edition
- Can You Reduce Your Waste at Restaurants?
- How One Woman Became “One of Them” {A Guest Poster’s Journey Towards Natural Living}
- What’s Really in Children’s Medications?
- Top 5 Herbs for Cold and Flu Season
- Would You Feed Your Child a Twinkie for Breakfast?
- How an Elimination Diet Cured My Daughter’s Eczema and Gastrointestinal Tract {Guest Post}
- Beating the Common Cold Naturally
- If You Take a Chickpea to First Grade…
- My Child is a Green Activist
- The Dangers of Artificial Sweeteners: Are They Safe for Kids?
- Juice Makes You Pee In Your Pants–And Other Reasons Not to Drink It
- Free Printable Juice Decoder
- Having Fun with Natural Food Coloring
- Fixing School Lunch in Two Easy Steps
- Lessons from The Lorax: How to Teach Kids to Recognize Real Food
- Real Responsibilities for Kids in a Real Food Kitchen {Guest Post}
- Eat Together, Learn Together: 3 Ways to Create Fail-Proof Family Dinnertime Discussions {Guest Post}
- Get Out of the Way and Let the Seven Year-Old in the Kitchen (Recipe: Cottage Cheese and Veggie Supreme)
- Do Your Real Food Kids Cook?
- Plan a Green Halloween
Natural Pregnancy
- Super Foods for Pregnancy
- Foods for Fertility
- 10 Childbirth Norms Parents Can Refuse
- First Trimester Changes, Natural Remedies for Morning Sickness, & Prenatal Vitamins
- Being Prepared for Quick Meals during Pregnancy
- Our Bradley Method Birth Plan
- 5 Infant Procedures We Skip
- Offering Up My Labor
- Whole Food Protein Sources
Baby Care
- Do Newborns Need Sugar Water for Pain Relief?
- Whole Foods in the Hospital
- Would You Like Some Chemicals With Your Carseat?
Essays
Reviews
- Krill Oil and Dessicated Liver Supplements – One more way to get your liver and omega-3s!
- No Time to Soak Your Own? – review of JoshEWEa’s Garden soaked and sprouted items.
- Natural Solutions to Outdoor Problems-product reviews
- Organic Crib Mattress Review
- Air Purifier Review
- The Lorax Movie Review Perspective From a Mom Tree Hugger and Christian
- Reader Review: Testing doTerra Essential Oils
- TriLight Health Herbal Remedies for Energy, Joint Pain, Canker Sores, Bedwetting, and Immunity Boosting: Reader Reviews
- Finding a Safe Sippy Cup for Babies and Toddlers {Review of 8 Options}
- Attune Chocolate Probiotic Bars
- All insect repellent review
- Extrema Ceramic Cookware Review
- Volcano Collapsible Grill
- Not Your Mother’s Make Ahead and Freeze Cookbook
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