Garden Battle #1

If we are Facebook friends you may have seen a couple of posts yesterday and today about some uninvited visitors to my garden. How about I just show you a few pictures. Now, let’s look at this beautiful lettuce from above (picture taken this morning)… Cutworms I’ve learned a lot about these nasty boogers in the past two days. I …

Perfect Steak – From The Skillet, To The Oven, To Your Belly!

So, I wanted steak tonight. Specifically, I wanted steak on the grill tonight. Easy enough since we have a grill on our back deck and currently have a freezer FULL of meat. The reason for that is when I recently went to our local health food store, there was a TON of local, grass-fed beef on sale (35% off, to …

60 Posts In 60 Days Continues & I Now Sell……

Whew. Do you remember when I told you about the 60 posts in 60 days challenge that I accepted from the blogging network to which I belong? Well, there are days when this challenge has really kicked my butt (like today), but overall I am incredibly motivated to write excellent posts for you all and get my Scratch Mommy shop …

Learn how to make your own healthy, non-toxic bug spray. Follow Pronounce Skincare's DIY bug spray recipe and stay bug free while avoiding those awful chemicals found in conventional bug spray.

DIY Bug Spray Recipe – Bye, Bye Bugs (especially mosquitoes)!

Looking for a natural DIY bug spray recipe that will not leave you soaked in toxic chemicals (…who needs that!??) AND actually works? Here is where I would usually go into my spiel about individual ingredients in products that make them bad for us. I think that I can skip that with bug spray (BUT, if you want to know …

GIVEAWAY – Stainless Steel Rice Cooker & MORE!

It’s a 1,000 Facebook “likes” giveaway, courtesy of yours truly. I wrote my first blog post on January 26th, 2013. It’s been just a tiny bit over 4 months and joined Facebook shortly thereafter. This community has grown more quickly than I thought possible. Thank you for sharing in my healthy, *real* living journeys! I’d like to give a little …

DIY Hair Taming Oil - Only Two Ingredients.

Non-Toxic DIY Hair Oil (an effective hair taming recipe)!

I am a little past due to see my hairdresser. (When I say “a little,” I am totally exaggerating…it’s A LOT). I adore her, so that’s not the reason I haven’t been. I love getting out of the house for pampering, so that’s not the reason, either. Maybe it’s because I have a 21 month old toddler and a husband …

Memorial Day (guest post)

Today I am sharing a post that is a bit out of my typical realm. My awesome hubby decided that he wanted to write his first blog post ever…on my blog. This post doesn’t follow along with my typical topics, but it does have a lot to do with my background and explaining from where I come. Thank you for …

Is hand sanitizer really poison?

Hand Sanitizer Or Hand Poison – A Fun Facebook Convo

Hello friends. I recently had a great conversation with my Scratch Mommy Facebook friends. It began when I had a trip to a doctor’s office earlier this week. As I checked out, I noticed a bottle of hand sanitizer on the counter. I read the ingredients. Ummmm, not okay. Could it really be poison!?? So, what would any good little …

Natural & Easy DIY Remedy For Pests

Natural (& Easy) Remedy For Pests

It’s that time of year. Yeah, you know…the time when uninvited guests creep and crawl their way into our homes. How Rude! Spiders, ants, mice, and whatever else creeps and crawls through cracks (…shudder…). Want to keep them out? Yeah, me, too. Do we want to use that highly advertised, big box store, corporate America poison? Heck No! I mean, …

My Favorite Kitchen Gadgets!

I am a sucker for kitchen gadgets. Well, I’m actually a sucker for all kinds of gadgets. I think it comes from my Daddy. 😉 Below are a few of my favorite kitchen gadgets (and NO, I’m not getting paid to recommend any of these things…these are just some of my favorite tools and I thought it would be nice …