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Primer on Essential Oils & Giveaway!

by on Jun 22, 2010 in natural & green, news & giveaways

This guest post is brought to you by Jenni of Dr Mom Essentials. Jenni blogs at Dr. Mom Essentials and describes herself as a do-it-yourself, mom of six adventurous, but generally healthy kids who seem to keep her well supplied with a continual variety of minor medical dilemmas. She has a master herbalist degree and [...]

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Green & Simple Birthday Parties for Kids

by on Jun 18, 2010 in building the family, frugal & simple, natural & green

Carina asked: I was wondering if you have any tips for a frugal, eco-conscious birthday party for a baby.  I thought that would be a great discussion topic, and since your kids are older than mine, you might have some good ideas! Birthday parties can definitely be a source of great waste from wrapping paper, [...]

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Stainless Steel Scrubber: A New Favorite Tool

by on Apr 09, 2010 in frugal & simple, natural & green

For the past few years in my pursuit of natural living, I have been stumped by the ever increasing toilet bowl ring stains and water/soap scum buildup in my shower. Natural cleaners just were not working real effectively for me for these issues (and I tried vinegar, oxygen bleach, hydrogen peroxide, etc). I wanted to [...]

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Safe Children’s Tableware

by on Mar 25, 2010 in natural & green

Plastic is all around us.  It forms much of the packaging for our food and drink.  For many, it can be found in every room of our homes, from clothing, toys, computers, phones, appliances, and so forth. It is a useful, versatile, lightweight, durable invention. But there remain several harmful consequences to the unleashing of [...]

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4 Items You Don’t Need In Your Bathroom

by on Mar 19, 2010 in frugal & simple, natural & green

Photo credit Here are four standard bathroom products that you can eliminate rather easily. Yes, the market tries to persuade you that you need this and that for the best look or feel. But are they truly all necessary? Here is your opportunity to fight back! 1. Shaving Cream What is the purpose of shaving [...]

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50% Sale on NaturOli Soap Nut Detergent!

by on Feb 23, 2010 in natural & green, news & giveaways

I just had to interrupt our giveaways to share this amazing special with you all! If you haven’t checked out soap nuts, this is definitely your opportunity! Soap nuts grow on trees and contain saponin, a powerful cleaning agent that is completely 100% natural. With just 1/2 teaspoon of the liquid concentrated detergent you can [...]

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Enviro Cloth: A Simple, Frugal & Natural Cleaning Tool

by on Feb 19, 2010 in frugal & simple, natural & green, news & giveaways

If you have been around here for long, you know that I love simplicity, multi-purposing, and natural living all-in-one. I love finding items that will help simplify my homemaking to help preserve time and energy, but also good for our health and the environment as much as possible, on top of accomplishing these things without [...]

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Homemade All-Natural Deodorant

by on Feb 08, 2010 in natural & green

Republished from March 21, 2008. Updated to include FAQ’s, photo, and video tutorial. Did you know that nearly all commercial deodorants contain aluminum salts, usually aluminum chlorohydrate? Manufacturers like aluminum because it effectively suppresses perspiration but the metal has a dark side once it makes its way into our body. Aluminum toxicity It has been [...]

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Gnowfglins Fundamental eCourse: Basic Simple Healthy Cooking

by on Feb 05, 2010 in natural & green, news & giveaways, recipes & kitchen tips

I have had the privilege of reviewing the new release of Gnowfglins Fundamental eCourse, and I am excited to share it with you all today. This is an online healthy and traditional food cooking eCourse that is a basic introduction to whole and living foods, from soaking whole grains, soaking nuts and seeds, cooking beans, [...]

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Can Natural Living Become an Idol?

by on Jan 21, 2010 in faith & womanhood, natural & green

Photo credit Please note: I want to express my heart from the outset of this post to assure my readers that these are musings that the Lord has been working in my heart lately, and I felt compelled to share them with you. I in no way desire to condemn anyone, but my motivation in [...]

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