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Homemade Laundry Powder – Borax Free
With 4 kids we go through SO. MUCH. LAUNDRY. It was getting costly buying natural laundry detergents and powders. I have experimented with various recipes over the years, but always come back to this one. It is simple, safe, effective...
- October 14, 2019
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Germ Farm Experiment
A couple of years ago we created our first Germ Farm Experiment at home. We swabbed the most commonly touched places around our home to see what is actually lucking on these surfaces. We were equally amazed and grossed out...
- October 12, 2019
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Red Creek Trail – Dolly Sods
Right now, we are in a weird place where it is easier to go out and explore than to do school at home. I struggled for a while on believing that this would make us get behind on any kind...
- October 6, 2019
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Our First Day of Homeschool 2019
We had our first day of homeschool for the year this week! I always say that I am going to school year round, but this summer my big kids were gone for about 21 days so we didnt fall back...
- September 6, 2019
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EASY Soap Making Tutorial!
HOW TO MAKE SOAP – No crock pots! No stove top! No thermometers! I cant even begin to tell you how many people I have message me each week with soap questions. There are so many folks out there who...
- September 5, 2018
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Our Homeschool Plans : 2018-2019
A new school year is almost here! Whoo hoo! I said we would be the family who would school all summer long and I ordered special workbooks and all of that jazz – and do you know what? We NEVER...
- August 14, 2018
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Dandelion Lemon Cookies – Recipe
Dandelions are popping up everywhere right now! If you are like us, we are itching to get out to collect them! I will be sharing some of my favorite dandelion recipes with you this month. First up are the cookies! ...
- April 19, 2018
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Birdie – 10 months old
She stands and lets go to balance She claps her hands She says mama, dada, uh oh She loves to cuddle She loves to eat berries, green beans and sweet potatoes She sleeps from 7-7 every night I love how...
- February 13, 2018
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Project 52 – Week 1
It has been a couple of years now since I truly documented my family life. To be honest, I was tired. I was tired of comparing my life to others. My images were never “good enough” because of this. I...
- January 8, 2018
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A Letter to my Daughters
To my daughters, Growing up in this big world can seem a bit scary. There’s a lot of evil out there, but theres also a lot of light. Where there are bad people, theres also a whole lot of good....
- October 4, 2017
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Life Lately
It’s been a while since I have had a chance to sit down and update this blog. My intentions for it were SO strong when I started it, but with 4 kids the blogging goals kind of got pushed aside....
- September 6, 2017
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New Years Day Hike (and all of my optimism for 2017)
This new year has left me feeling optimistic with change. I have so much self work I want to explore this year and I hope to grow as mother, wife, friend, daughter, sister. I sat down and wrote out my...
- January 3, 2017
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Advent : Week 1
DECEMBER is coming! Its dark and silent. Peaceful and slow. December holds a promise, no matter how dark or cold or empty it may get, the light is coming back. The solstice is coming. The return of the sun...
- November 28, 2016
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Eco Dying with Plants Tutorial
Im kind of slightly…ok…significantly obsessed with the plant world and what I can do with what Mother Nature is providing right outside our door steps. A month or so ago, I attended a girls night where we did just this…dyed...
- October 28, 2016
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Pine Tar Salve Recipe
My son Maddox is one of those kids that would rather get chased by a pack of wolves than let me pick a splinter out of his skin. He had a pretty nasty one stuck in his finger that was...
- September 23, 2016
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