Post by contributor, Kathleen of Becoming Peculiar Several years ago, I started transitioning away from using toxic, commercial products on my body and in my home, replacing them with simpler, safer, more natural -- usually homemade -- options. I quit using shampoo in favour of a … [Read more...] about DIY Natural Eyeliner
Archives for April 2014
Screen Time for Kids: 10 Ways to Find a Healthy Balance
Post by guest, Erin Long, of Home & Grace I made one of my best parenting decisions long before I became a mother. Sitting in a psychology class in university I learned about how watching TV negatively affects brain development in children under two. Right then and there I decided … [Read more...] about Screen Time for Kids: 10 Ways to Find a Healthy Balance
Easy Homemade Ketchup, Lacto-Fermented
Post by guest writer, Shannon of Self.Made.Simple I have always tried to make tasty home cooked meals for my family but as with many other families there are times when we have all had to rely on less than nourishing items from the middle of the grocery store. What we always try to … [Read more...] about Easy Homemade Ketchup, Lacto-Fermented
Our Routine: A Flexible Daily Schedule for the Free-Spirited Family
Good gracious am I ever looking forward to next week. This self-care series has been hard. Good, good stuff that I've worked on changing in my life... but hard stuff. I've been caring myself by becoming more self-disciplined so that I can have the peace in my life and my house that I … [Read more...] about Our Routine: A Flexible Daily Schedule for the Free-Spirited Family
3 Steps We’re Taking Toward Better Health (and The Roadblocks in My Way)
Image via Flickr CC This post is week 3 in our Embracing Self-Care series. You can read the other weeks in the series here: 1. Embracing Self-Care (Introduction) 2. Knowing Yourself in Order to Know What You Need (and Why I Hate This Topic) Now, judging by the fact that … [Read more...] about 3 Steps We’re Taking Toward Better Health (and The Roadblocks in My Way)
Why I Don’t Want to Send My Kids to Public School
Image via Flickr CC I am a product of our society's public education system, with a bit of private Christian education at the end (using the same model as the public schools but with Bible class and school uniforms thrown in.) To be honest - I loved school in my elementary and middle … [Read more...] about Why I Don’t Want to Send My Kids to Public School
Homemade All-Purpose Cleaner
Today is the first day of absolutely gorgeous spring weather. It's going to be a high of 9 C/48 F, and the sun is just beaming through every window proudly. I also spotted the first tulips and daffodils breaking through the dirt in the front flower bed, and so of course, we did The … [Read more...] about Homemade All-Purpose Cleaner
Knowing Yourself in Order to Know What You Need
Image via Flickr CC This post is Week Two in the Embracing Self-Care Community Blogging Project Series. Check out the Introduction post here. I am the ABSOLUTE master of procrastination and dreamy thoughts with no follow-through. No joke. I am the ultimate winner in that department. … [Read more...] about Knowing Yourself in Order to Know What You Need