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The Mother-Child Bond and the Sense of Smell

What does a mother-baby bond and sense of smell have to do with one another? A lot when you consider the brain!

Welcome to Homemaking Tips Tuesdays where contributing writers share helpful homemaking tips so you can feel more successful caring for your home and family. {This week, post by: Jessica}  I used to love resting my head on my mom’s lap while she played with my hair. I loved taking in her voice, her touch, and her smell. The mother-child bond and the sense of smell are … [Read more...]

DIY Dusting Spray

DIY dusting spray. Natural is cheaper and better for you.

Do you enjoy dusting? Would you enjoy it more if you knew you were helping to eliminate toxins from your home? A DIY dusting spray can add a tad more enjoyment to your dusting, or if you are like me at least help you dust regularly! According to the Environmental Working Group, many chemicals end up in household dust. In 2013 the Environmental Working Group (EWG) nominated … [Read more...]

Unique and Useful Mother’s Day Gifts

Get mom a unique and useful Mother's Day gift that she can use to find balance and joy as a mom.

Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Jaimi} I like to think that as a mom I have a little bit of insight into what moms like and appreciate when it comes to gifts. Useful things that last a while and can be used over and over again are so … [Read more...]

How to Spring Clean Your Appliances

How to clean 6 often-used appliances-and how often to do it!

Welcome to Homemaking Tips Tuesdays where contributing writers share helpful homemaking tips so you can feel more successful caring for your home and family. {This week, post by: Jessie} Ah, Spring, how I’ve been waiting for you to arrive!  Spring is a time to open the windows, air out the house, and give everything a good once over. In addition to your floors and windows, … [Read more...]

DIY “Bleach”

This DIY bleach recipe was great at whitening our white load . Using simple ingredients this DIY bleach uses the power of lemon to brighten clothes naturally.

Welcome to Homemaking Tips Tuesdays where contributing writers share helpful homemaking tips so you can feel more successful caring for your home and family. {This week, post by: Jaimi} The smell of my house when the bleach load went in the washer was almost unbearable. I am glad I found a recipe to create my own DIY bleach. I can’t even believe this exists! Two years in … [Read more...]

7 Delicious and Healthful Salads

Stick with your health and fitness goals by enhancing your diet. These 7 delicious and healthful salads are recipes filled with flavor that can boost your health.

Welcome to Homemaking Tips Tuesdays where contributing writers share helpful homemaking tips so you can feel more successful caring for your home and family. {This week, post by: Jessica} When you set health and fitness goals, what you eat is a key consideration. Delicious and healthful salad recipes are an easy way to boost your veggie intake and boost your health. I have … [Read more...]

DIY Carpet Deodorizer

DIY carpet deodorizer will get the musty, dirty smell out of any rug. Great around pets and children too for toxin-free cleaning.

Welcome to Homemaking Tips Tuesdays where contributing writers share helpful homemaking tips so you can feel more successful caring for your home and family. {This week, post by: Jaimi} If your house is smelling less than fresh thanks to the kids tracking in moisture on their boots or shoes during bad weather, from guests tracking more steps in and out, or from the kids … [Read more...]

Stress-Free Christmas Prep

Ditch the stress this Christmas. This plan will help you keep stress-free Christmas prep on the list and all the rest of the stuff off!

Welcome to Homemaking Tips Tuesdays where contributing writers share helpful homemaking tips so you can feel more successful caring for your home and family. {This week, post by: Jaimi} There are 4 ways to reduce stress as you get moving with your Christmas prep and holiday planning. I am a fan of a stress-free holiday, but stress can happen when you add more people to your … [Read more...]

Alternative Ways to Care for a Child’s Skin

How is a child's skin related to homemaking tips? When the products in our home affect our children's skin (and they do) we need to be sure we are not exposing them to too many toxins. These natural alternatives to regular toxin-filled cleaning and homemaking products will help bare for a child's skin by reducing harmful exposures-and saving you money!

Welcome to Homemaking Tips Tuesdays where contributing writers share helpful homemaking tips so you can feel more successful caring for your home and family. {This week, post by: Jessica} Just after my daughter’s second birthday, she began breaking out in mystery bumps.  They didn’t look like hives, and were a lot more severe than a normal bug bite.  No one else in the … [Read more...]

One All-Purpose Cleaner for Everything

I was tired of chemicals in my cleaners drying out my skin and nails, getting on my kids hands, and cluttering up the cleaning closet. I switched to one all-purpose cleaner for everything: Thieves Household Cleaner. So inexpensive too!

Welcome to Homemaking Tips Tuesdays where contributing writers share helpful homemaking tips so you can feel more successful caring for your home and family. {This week, post by: Jaimi} A year ago I completely changed how I clean the house. I used to buy one cleaner for windows and glass, another cleaner for the toilets, one for the floors and even another for wiping down … [Read more...]

DIY Natural Goo Remover

Get rid of stuck on goo with a natural cost-saving DIY all natural goo remover you can make at home.

Welcome to Homemaking Tips Tuesdays where contributing writers share helpful homemaking tips so you can feel more successful caring for your home and family. {This week, post by: Jaimi} Got goo? Ha! We did. We stuck that padded baby proof edging along some tiled steps in our old house when the twins were just learning to crawl. The fear was they could bump their heads into … [Read more...]

How to Organize Winter Gear

Before winter begins grab these tips to organize winter gear.

Welcome to Homemaking Tips Tuesdays where contributing writers share helpful homemaking tips so you can feel more successful caring for your home and family. {This week, post by: Tricia} Organize Winter Gear With back to school well underway, the evenings are getting cooler and days are becoming shorter. I am reaching for those cozy sweaters and pretty scarves I have been … [Read more...]

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