It happened… Molli was doing what any homesteading/homeschooler does and was outside being creative. We told her that she was allowed to use extra bits and pieces of things to build bird houses. She had researched a bird species that she saw in the yard and made them two bird houses. She came up with…
Homemade Laundry Detergent {Powder Recipe}
Did you know that the laundry detergent you are using may be loaded with chemicals? Chemicals which can (and do) cause many illnesses and diseases. I didn’t. I really didn’t. There are many ingredients in laundry detergents that are known carcinogens and the manufacturers are NOT even required to list them on the package! In America NOTHING (and I mean NOTHING) has to be…
Homemade Eczema Cream
Whip it baby… Whip it good…the homemade eczema cream that is! When dealing with eczema you gotta make something fun, right? Because eczema is not fun at all. Not to this momma or her baby who suffers from it. Nanette Lorraine was just cruisin’ along- being her crazy one-year old self- when BAM! Eczema slapped…
How to Use Onions to Fight Off Illness
Some folks call it an urban legend… We like to call it “it always has worked for us so we do it.” The onion trick (as we call it) just happens to work for this “crazy homesteadin’ lady.” And that’s all that matters, right? It’s been said that people did use onions to fight off the…
Essential Oils for Asthma
I never really understood asthma…until Beau (my husband) had an asthma attack right in front of me. I was terrified. See, he had childhood asthma. I didn’t know him as a child and his asthma hadn’t affected him since he was a child. Until that frightful night. He called me on his way home. He had…
Natural Psoriasis Treatment
***Warning…this post will contain images of psoriasis that I have suffered from. To me, they are embarrassing and gross, but I feel that they are necessary to share my story. Never in a million years would I have EVER thought that I would need a natural psoriasis treatment for some form of psoriasis. But, as we…
DIY Fruit and Veggie Wash
I have gotten a few emails asking how and what I use to wash my veggies here on the homestead. I meant to write this post many many weeks ago, but I wrote it down and honestly I forgot about it. Forgetting is an everyday occurrence around these parts- at least for me anyways. I…
Homemade Pedialyte and Freezer Pops
Your kiddo is sick. Sick with the latest cold, flu, stomach virus, or whatever that is going around. The first thing you remember is to keep your sick kiddo hydrated, right? Right. Parenting 101. What is the first thing that pops into your head when you think of kids and hydration when sick? Yep…Pedialyte! Pedialyte…
