Homemade Dusting Spray and Wood Polish
This homemade dusting spray is thick like a commercial spray, smells lovely from your favorite essential oils, and cleans, shines, and protects superbly.
How to Wash Cloth Diapers (and Why It’s Different Than Washing Clothes)
Washing cloth diapers isn’t difficult, but it’s different than washing clothes. Find out how and why with our helpful post.
How to Become Debt-Free
Barry Myers II is a financial counselor who tells it like it is. He provides practical, graspable baby steps for getting out of debt – for good.
How to Have Great Sex (and Why You Should)
We can’t talk about nourishing the family without talking about sex, so let’s “take the covers off” this very intimate topic – without shame and no holds barred!
Get 97 E-books for $29.97 with The Ultimate Homemaking E-book Bundle!
Get 97 (!) ebooks for only $29.97! There truly is not a more comprehensive collection on all-things-homemaking available on the web, and especially not in this price range. Get it while you can!
How to Make Crayons
Making crayons was neither as easy nor as frugal as I had hoped, but it IS TONS of fun and you end up with a high-quality, non-toxic final product that you can be proud of.
How to Make Your Own Toilet Paper (and why you might never go back)
Making your own toilet paper may seem so “way out there,” but once you try it, you realize how simple and sensible it really is. Besides, it saves a ton of money. 🙂
How to Make “The Simple Life” Simpler (and More Joy-Filled)
With all the busyness of modern life and the sheer amount of work required when you decide to “do-it-yourself,” is it possible to stay sane and even joyful?
Why “The Simple Life” is Rarely Simple
What does it mean to “live simply”? Is it just echewing the trappings of modern life? Or does it harken to a deeper purpose?
Homemade Bleach
Homemade bleach is an effective disinfectant, clothes whitener, and all-purpose household sanitizer. Check out our inexpensive, non-toxic recipes!
How to Make Goat Milk Sour Cream
Ever wondered how to make goat milk sour cream? We’ve got a little trick for you that makes it super-simple and takes only 1-2 minutes.
Homemade Cough Drops
Our homemade cough drops will soothe your tickly throat, decongest your sinuses, and help you efficiently clear out phlegm. Oh, and they taste great too!
Homemade Bathtub Scrub (with a Surprising Secret Ingredient)
We recently discovered that leftover eggshells can be dried and ground into a powder that is the perfect abrasiveness for scrubbing the tub and kitchen sink naturally. Fantastic!
Cinnamon Nutmeg Toothpaste
Making your own toothpaste helps you avoid toxic ingredients and allows you create any number of yummy concoctions. Besides being delicious, cinnamon and nutmeg oils are strong antibacterials and great for those with sensitive teeth.
What Can I Live Without?
How can we be truly sustainable if we have so much stuff weighing us down?
Nourishing Joy in the Home: Competitive Motherhood
We humans are amazingly competitive. How can we stop comparing ourselves to others and nourish joy and gratitude as we raise our children?
Conquering Clutter: What To Do With Kids’ Artwork
Conquer clutter AND encourage your child’s inner Van Gogh with these simple tips.
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Sourdough Rye Bread
Rye is one of the original grains used with sourdough, so making a sourdough rye loaf is like coming home. It’s delicious too!
18 Uncommon Uses for Baking Soda
Baking soda has a great many uses around the house and is a frugal way to avoid expensive cleaners.
Summer Food Preserving Goals
Plan now to get the most out of your harvest when summertime rolls around. Preserving the bounty is a most delicious task!
10 Ways to Go Paperless in Your Home
With the new year just beginning, we’re spending this month looking at ways to make simple changes in your home that are frugal and support a sustainable lifestyle. Today we’re looking at ways to reduce the amount of paper and similar single-use products used in the home.
5 Homemade Facial Toners + How to Make Rosewater
Homemade toners are an easy, frugal, and natural way to care for your skin. And when you make your own rosewater, your kitchen smells heavenly!
How to Make Soap (and Why It’s Worth the Effort)
Making your own soap isn’t difficult and it’s a frugal, nourishing way to care for your family. It’s fun and satisfying too!
Nourishing Joy in the Home: Catechizing Our Children
Teaching our faith to our children is one of our most privileged and joyful tasks as parents. But how, exactly, do we go about it? Here are a few tips and ideas.