I have spent hours over the last week brainstorming 2013 goals (household, career, family, health) and am finding so many wonderful free resources! I wanted to share some of them with you. Books & Ebooks on Organizing and Simple Living Getting it Together: your guide to setting up a home management system that works. FREE…
Dandelion. Probably one of those invasive “weeds” that gives you grief to see in your yard. But did you know that dandelions are actually an amazing source of nutrition and even medicine? It’s true! All parts of the dandelion are edible, and are jam packed with vitamins and minerals including Vitamin C, iron, calcium and…
Collecting Wild Hawthorn for Food & Medicine In the last few years, I’ve become more and more interested in identifying native plants and foraging. In the last year, I’ve also grown to fall in love with wildcrafting. In case you’re unfamiliar, wildcrafting is collecting plants or herbs from the wild and using them for food and/or…
I’ve been spending a lot of time lately in this forested trail near my house. It’s lush, beautiful, and full of life. And yet, no one tends it. No one spends hours weeding it, dousing it with Sluggo, pruning down the branches, or planting annuals each year. Somehow it manages quite fine on its own…
There are a lot of things that the “experts” deem necessary for parents to buy for their kids. While many of those things aren’t necessary (I still think wipe warmers are ridiculous), strollers are a must-have, including strollers for big kids. While your 3-, 4-, or 5-year-old will probably do lots of walking when you’re…
If you know anything about babies, you know that it doesn’t take long until they want to be on the go. Sure, they just lay there and look cute when they’re born, but soon enough they’ll start rolling, sitting, crawling, and eventually walking. The time goes so quickly! As your baby grows, you may be…
Kids are amazing, aren’t they? I’m amazed when I see a child running full speed to get from here to there. I can’t remember ever having that much energy. It can be tricky to find ways for your kids to burn off all that energy, especially when you need to be indoors. Perhaps the weather…
I love a good New Year’s Resolution! In my experience, your success in reaching your goals starts with making a solid goal and plan in the first place. It’s so easy to slap down a resolution without giving much thought to why it matters or how you’re going to achieve it. This year, I wanted…
There are few things more exciting to a kid than hopping on a swing. I have fond memories from my childhood of trying to reach the sky as I happily swung back and forth. Why not bring a tree swing to your own backyard? There are some wonderful saucer tree swings out there that can…
Without a doubt, fall is my favorite season. I love everything about it – the color of the leaves, the scent of a hot apple crisp, the crispness of the weather. And, not to be forgotten, I love all things pumpkin! Now I have made pumpkin cakes and pumpkin pies, but this fall I decided…