Two years ago I started making my own natural insect repellent spray and anti bug balm for our family. After getting tired of staring at all the many not-so-great-for-you bug sprays at the store and trying to find one that didn’t contain harmful ingredients, I gave up! Making your own homemade bug spray and DIY […]
Green Living
Green living ideas, eco friendly cleaning tips, eco friendly home ideas, and going green tips for the eco-friendly family and eco friendly kids.
Cooling Essential Oils Roll-On Recipe For Summer Days
The dog days of summer are here and it is officially hot in most parts of the country! Here, we basically start to sweat right when we walk outside. What about you? Well, I have this super cool (pun intended!) roll on made with essential oils that actually help cool the body. So whether you […]
Benefits Of Meal Planning Plus Tips To Get Started
Meal planning is all the rage these days and with really good reason. If you are wondering, “Why is meal planning so important?’ The answer is that learning how to make a meal plan has so many advantages. In fact, there are so many benefits of meal planning that it is hard to not sound like […]
10 Clever Cardboard Box Crafts For Kids
We always have extra boxes coming into the house, mostly as shipping boxes, and the kids are always finding creative ways to reuse them. They have such great imaginations! So I decided to put together a list of fun cardboard box crafts to help jump start your creativity motor. I hope you enjoy these great […]
15 Energy Efficient Home Improvements
Making your home more energy efficient has real advantages for you and your monthly finances. Even slight efficiency gains will have an effect on the price you pay monthly for your energy. The more aggressively you make efficiency gains, the more money you should ultimately be able to save. These are savings that arise month […]
12 Cool Ideas For Eco-Friendly Gift Wrapping
For those who are looking for a way to go eco-friendly with their gifts, it is easier than you might think. Wrapping paper is not the only way you can wrap you gift for giving. There are actually many ways you can present your gift to a friend or family member while staying environmentally friendly. […]
Jolly Gingerbread Brown Sugar Scrub Recipe…great for gifts!
I’m always thinking of easy DIY gifts that I can whip up quickly to give to teachers, friends, neighbors, etc…this Jolly Gingerbread DIY Brown Sugar Scrub would make a great Christmas gift! Most everybody has fairly dry (often rough) skin in the wintertime. Skin is usually in need of a good exfoliation scrub once or […]