How to Save Money on Groceries Without Using Coupons
How to Save Money on Groceries Without Using Coupons Several years ago extreme couponing was all the rage. Thankfully, most couponers I know today have a more moderate and balanced approach to...
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Simple Soaked Oatmeal Recipe – a Healthy, Real Food Breakfast You’re probably here for one of two reasons. Either you were searching for a soaked oatmeal recipe because you know it’s the healthiest,...
View ArticleGluten Free Chicken Nuggets Recipe Using Coconut Flour
Easy Homemade Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets Are a Dinner Winner When my family began our real food lifestyle we stopped buying frozen processed dinner foods. So, when the boys asked for that standard...
View ArticleEasy Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets Recipe
My Favorite Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets Remember the days before you knew about real food when you could – completely without guilt – dump a bag of frozen chicken nuggets on a baking sheet and call it...
View Article30 Free Homeschool Planning Printables
Free Homeschool Planning Printables Homeschool planning is one of the most fun, but most time-intensive parts of homeschooling, in my opinion. Some homeschool moms, like myself, love homeschool...
View ArticleKid Friendly Meatloaf Cupcakes Recipe – A Gluten Free Recipe
Easy Kid-Friendly Meatloaf Cupcake Recipe You need a new ground beef recipe. What? How’d I know that? Because I can read minds. Okay. Not really. The truth is that I heard your family protesting yet...
View ArticleWhat to Expect in the First Weeks After Giving Birth
What Happens to Your Body in the First Week After Giving Birth Written by Kandice Kelso I told myself after the birth of our first son, “I will always remember these moments and cherish these first few...
View ArticleSimple Soaked Pancakes Recipe
Healthy and Simple Soaked Pancakes What’s more comforting on an easy Sunday morning than a stack of warm pancakes spread with butter and drizzled with maple syrup? Well, nothing – unless your belly...
View ArticleHow to Work Full Time and Homeschool
Yes! You CAN Work Full Time and Homeschool Your Children Maybe you’re here because you work full time but you’re interested in homeschooling. Maybe you already homeschool but you need to work outside...
View Article56 Free Homeschool Reading Resources
56 Free Homeschool Reading Resources Fortunately for homeschooling parents there is no shortage of free homeschooling reading resources! Homeschooling doesn’t have to be an expensive venture. There...
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56 Free Homeschool Math Resources After we spent way too much money on our first set of homeschool curriculum only to discover we hated it, I decided to create my own homeschool curriculum. While I...
View ArticleIs Salt Healthy? Why I Eat Plenty of Salt
Is Salt Healthy? Healthy salt? Isn’t that an oxymoron? We’ve all heard the conventional dietary rule that tells us to avoid salt in our diets because it’s unhealthy. In fact, several years ago – before...
View ArticleHow to Make a Sourdough Starter
How to Make a Homemade Sourdough Starter Authentic homemade sourdough bread begins with a fermented, thick, gloopy substance called a sourdough starter. It might sound (or look) unappealing, but let me...
View ArticleNatural Alternative to Dryer Sheets
Natural Alternative to Dryer Sheets I don’t know if you’ve heard, but dryer sheets are kind of toxic. Yes, even the fragrance free kind. Of course, I know I can’t completely eliminate all possible...
View ArticleSimple Homemade Mouthwash Recipe
My Simple, Natural Homemade Mouthwash Anytime I can save money and make my daily routine greener and more natural, I do. That’s why I’m so excited to share the easy homemade mouthwash recipe I created....
View ArticleHomemade Toothpaste Recipe
Easy Homemade Toothpaste Recipe Since I switched to a simpler, more natural lifestyle, I’ve replaced many personal hygiene products with natural and/or homemade alternatives. Homemade toothpaste was...
View ArticleCandy Free Easter? Alternatives to Candy for Easter
How to Have an Easter Without Candy Several years ago when our family first began our real food journey, we decided to skip giving our kids candy at Easter. We were just a month or so into our new way...
View ArticleHow I Bought Contacts Without A Doctor’s Visit – My Simple Contacts Review
How to Buy Contact Lenses Without a Doctor’s Visit – A Simple Contacts Review It happened again. I ran out of contacts lenses before I could get an appointment with my eye doctor to renew my...
View Article30 Frugal Or Free Homeschooling Resources
30 Frugal or Free Homeschooling Resources I’ve been homeschooling for over a decade and, with the exception of the first year when I spent nearly $1000 on a packaged curriculum that we hated, I’ve...
View ArticleDoes Common Core Math Work? Why New Math is So Hard
Does Common Core Math Work? Does common core math work? Yes and no. We’ll talk more about that in a minute. If you’re here for the new math help for parents, scroll to the bottom of this article for...
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