Community, Help, and Encouragement for Active Parents
Making bath and beauty treatments from scratch is a great way to save money and cut back on potentially harmful chemicals found in some store-bought products. There are many recipes and variations for making “DIY” bath and beauty products- everything from homemade deodorant, shampoo, conditioners, facial masks and scrubs or even cleansers. But almost all [...]
Our family had it’s first post-Christmas gathering to celebrate the January birthdays. Yes, we are one of those families. The kind of family that only needs one good reason to get together before we gather from all corners of the state. And yesterday we had three. This January marked not only my nephew Timothy’s second [...]
This week’s #homechat is on Raw Foods, so I’ve been digging into what that means to different people and what it might looks like in my family. So many foods are more beneficial to our bodies when they are raw, so it is in our best interest to explore them at the very least. [...]
Untrained Housewife was started to celebrate the journey to knowledge and self-sufficiency. The thing is – it’s not an easy journey. I’ve grown so much the past few years and we’ve added a lot of milestones in our path to increased self-sufficiency. And we’ve had a few set backs as well. Milks Goats and Meat [...]
Part of the great things we’re bringing to Untrained Housewife this year is to bring back #Homechat in partnership with Heather Solos of Home-Ec101.com. Here is the schedule for the first quarter of 2011. I’m excited about the amazing line-up of chats we have coming up! Join us Tuesday evenings at 7:30-8:30pm (Central Standard Time) [...]
Since we decided to begin giving Evan a weekly allowance for his extra jobs around the house, we wanted to have the ability to teach him money skills. The timing was perfect for us to become involved with Kidworth – an amazing online tool to teach kids about money. Here is the video of us [...]
The holidays are winding down, and with them goes the onslaught of stuffing and dinner rolls, pastries and pies that plague the gluten-free eater. Still, the winter lies ahead, and who doesn’t love to snuggle by the fire with a delicious dessert? In fact, I don’t think there is a bad time of year for [...]
I’m in that awkward space postpartum. The place of dichotomy. The place of being in two places at once. The place where you snuggle in and think, “I can’t believe it’s already been 4 weeks.” The place where part of you wishes you could find the snooze button and stop the world for just a [...]
New Year’s is a time to reflect on successes of the previous year, and plan your goals for the coming year. And as it’s often an evening for celebrating with friends and family. A couple weeks ago I shared a couple drink options in my previous Sierra Mist post, that you could easily adopt for [...]
So as the mother of five now you’d think I would know a thing or two. And of course, I do. After all, I grew up as the oldest of eight children so I was always comfortable being around children. But as any parent knows – it’s different when it’s YOUR child, isn’t it? Which [...]
