Have you ever felt like everyone in the whole world knew more about a topic than you? Like, even people who you thought would be utterly clueless - even they somehow knew more? That's how I feel about essential oils. I use them and I love them and research them too, but every time I click a link or read an article, I learn something new that makes me feel like I'm back to square one. ... Continue Reading
18 Hacks for Packing School Lunch – A Parents Guide
It's been one full week since my kids started school and oh.my.goodness. No amount of training or mental preparation could prepare me for the mother of all wrenches in your real food plans - a.k.a. packing school lunch. I mean, I THOUGHT I was prepared. I knew it would take work, some planning and a few cursory talks with the kids to make sure we were all on the same page... but in all seriousness, reading ... Continue Reading
Strawberry Chocolate Granola Clusters Recipe
Sha-blam! I have figured out the trick to crunchy granola CLUSTERS. That's what I shared on Facebook last week after discovering the two-part secret process (and secret ingredients!) to making homemade granola clusters. What you didn't see though is the BEAMING SMILE on my face behind the camera. First, I mastered the art of homemade granola clusters. A feat in itself, lemme tell you. Second, I ... Continue Reading
Five School Lunches in Less Than an Hour (free printable)
School lunches. Dun dun dun… They’re a plague on parents far and wide. Deciding what to pack, finding the time to pack, fighting the kids on what you just packed and potentially losing your pretty reusable containers to the school trash can. The whole thing is battle I’d rather not fight, but the kids have to eat and it’ll be goldfish and gummies if I don’t step in and do something. ... Continue Reading
DIY Homemade Bubbles
One the cutest things my little toddler does is bring me his shoes. It never fails that he brings me one left foot and one right foot, but they are always mismatched shoes! Then he brings me my shoes. And then he goes and bangs on the door begging to go outside! This ritual happens several times a day. Needless to say, we spend a lot of time outdoors. Besides walking down the path near our home and splashing ... Continue Reading
Republic Wireless: Switching Wireless Carriers After 15 Years
This summer marked a big event for me. For the first time in 15 years, I looked for a new cell-phone carrier: Republic Wireless. You see - I'd been with the same cell phone carrier since college - Verizon - and frankly, I hadn't run into any issues. That is, until a couple of months ago when I went to upgrade our two Verizon phones to last years model "iPhone" - for 99¢ each.... They wanted to charge me ... Continue Reading
Asian Mason Jar Salad with Rice and Miso Dressing
There is nothing I love more than to head out to a local park for a brisk hike followed by a picnic. It is the perfect way for us to spend time together for FREE. Not to mention, it keeps us all off any electronic devices and gets us out into nature, enjoy God's beautiful creation. Because this is a favorite activity of my family, we are always looking for new parks to try out and new recipes to change up our ... Continue Reading
DIY: All-Purpose Flour
Have you ever run out of an ingredient when you needed it most? A few weeks ago, Mr. Crumbs promised the kids to make his favorite oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. His problem? We didn't have any all-purpose flour. We had oats (for oat flour) and a few different whole grains to make our own whole grain flour (specifically, we had einkorn, spelt, kamut and wheat on hand), but no all-purpose. He had already ... Continue Reading
DIY Flea and Tick Collar for Dogs
Camping and outdoor backyard activities are a summer must for the whole family. Our little family includes more just people though - we have a sweet playful dog, Bella and love s the outdoors just as much as we do! She’s a lab-mix that runs like crazy and loves to explore the woods. Between her and my active little boy, we spend a lot of time outside. One of the two of them is always begging to go out and play, ... Continue Reading
How to Save on Meat without Buying a Whole Cow
My freezer is itty bitty teeny tiny. So small, that we stopped making ice cubes (in trays) so that we could use that space for something more valuable... like meat! I would like nothing more than to buy a cow, save a bajillion dollars and see all the pretty cuts of beef lined up for my picking and choosing come dinner time. But with my teeny tiny freezer, that's just not gonna happen. "Oh just get a deep freeze ... Continue Reading