This is the post I was hoping someone would send me back in July before John was born, or December when I was about to…
A Cloth Diapering Rookie’s First Steps: the Routine, the Laundry, the Vocabulary Read More »
Paper or plastic? No, I’m not putting plastic on my baby’s bottom, but the question for grocery shoppers might as well be the question for…
Cloth Wipes: DIY, Free, or Fancy? Read More »
What 3-year-old wouldn’t love sitting on top of the kitchen table pouring water all over things? Mine had a blast. Dear Leah helped me pour…
How Fast Do Cloth Diapers Absorb? Read More »
We made a grand old mess! To satiate my curiosity about how much these cloth diapers really do hold, I laid out all 25 of…
Cloth Diaper Absorbency Tests: How Much Will It Hold? Read More »
There are a lot of bells and whistles nowadays in the cloth diapering world. No longer do you choose between signing up for a diaper…
Needs & Wants of Cloth Diapering: Yes, I Need Wet Bags Read More »
There’s not really a baby step process to having a baby – it’s an all or nothing deal to be sure. You just have to…
Cloth Diaper Reviews: What’s the Best Cloth Diaper For You? Read More »
I spent $469/month on food last year. Yes, I do keep track that closely. If you had asked me a few years back whether that…
Eat Well, Spend Less: Has Our Real Food Budget Grown? Read More »
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to find a naturally minded doctor, or at least start thinking about it, especially if you have…
Monday Mission: Do You Have a Naturally Minded Doctor? Read More »
“I don’t even want to go to a barbecue at my boss’s house this summer, because it might not be any fun with all our…
Does Being Too Strict on Food Take the Joy out of Family Life? Read More »
What smell will fill your house on Easter morning? Between hunting for eggs (we hide…ahem, I mean, the Easter Bunny hides…the real hard-boiled eggs), getting…
Healthy Breakfast Idea: Apple Baked Oatmeal Recipe Read More »
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to give a gift of whole foods to a food pantry or collection the next opportunity you…
Monday Mission: Give Real Food to Those in Need Read More »
I have a renewed, deep distaste for the food processing industry. I’ve been getting many, many comments from readers on previous posts about food dyes,…
I’m so Mad I’m Turning RED (no. 5) Read More »
I’ve decided to have “fruit for dessert” at least once a week around here. Last night was “fruit night.” When I was cutting the cantaloupe…
You know that meme about how parents’ treatment of pacifiers changes as they have more kids, from sterilizing the thing every time it touches anything…
Eat Well, Spend Less: What Goes on this Real Food Baby’s High Chair Tray? Read More »
“Looks like food coloring isn’t the cause of the fits,” I told Jen of The Unprocessed Kitchen just a few days into our experiment to…
Do Yellow Pickles Keep You Up at Night? Read More »
Just cornmeal! That’s all you need for perfectly moist gluten-free cornbread – no additional flours to juggle! It is so easy my kids can make…
Recipe Connection: Gluten-Free Cornbread (with no fancy flours) Read More »
Part of weaning ourselves down on sugar and training our sweet tooth to expect (and enjoy!) less sweetness includes appreciating the natural sweetness of things…
Monday Mission: Eat Fruit for Dessert Read More »
See? Procrastination has its upsides: I’ve stretched the Sweet, Sweet Summer series it hit another season that allows for alliteration. Now I sound cute again. Lots…
A Sweet, Sweet…Spring? Coconut Sugar and Palm Sugar Step up to the Plate Read More »
If you use natural soap nuts for washing your laundry, you’ll quickly find that there’s a bit of a learning curve. Compared to pouring in…
How to Tell if Laundry Soap Nuts Still Have Cleaning Power Read More »
In the back of my mind, I hoped that perhaps laying Jonathan down on an organic mattress with organic sheets that wouldn’t be offgassing in…
Naturepedic Organic Crib Mattress {REVIEW} Read More »
