Nourishing Bath Salts Recipe This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. Now that I’m a mama I don’t get as much time for baths. And honestly I didn’t appreciate the fabulousness of a good bath before the kids came around. But man, it sure is a treat when I can get…
How To Cure Ham Without Sodium Nitrite
How To Cure Ham Without Sodium Nitrite This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. There is something so satisfying about being involved in every process of taking an animal from living in the pasture, to the dinner table. I love that we know the farmer who raised our hogs. What they…
Powdered Laundry Detergent Recipe
Powdered Laundry Detergent Recipe This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. I like clean laundry. I guess that is kind of obvious, me being a homemaker and all. But clean fresh smelling laundry is glorious. Now, I don’t always enjoy the cleaning of it or especially the folding, because sometimes I…
Simple Healthy Lotion Recipe
Simple Healthy Lotion Recipe This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. This is an all-purpose lotion. Y’all. I like all-purpose things. There is nothing, NOTHING I TELL YA, more annoying to me than having a hundred bottles of lotion and crap all over the place for every different body part. That…
Homemade Kahlua Recipe
Homemade Kahlua Recipe This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. I’m not sure y’all know this yet. You probably do. But just in case ya don’t… I love coffee. It is my favorite drink. And my favorite food! If it was possible to just drink coffee for all my meals and…
DIY Essential Oil Diffuser Christmas Ornaments
DIY Essential Oil Diffuser Christmas Ornaments This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. Simple Christmas ornaments are the best. Aren’t they? They aren’t too loud, they just hang out (yes pun intended) and have a minimal simple beauty. They complement the other homemade ornaments (like dried orange slices) really well. I…
Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipe
Homemade Hot Chocolate This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. Ok, um, I’m a little obsessed with warm cozy drinks. Especially when there is snow on the ground. I’m sure I’m not the only one… What? I am?! You all should be ashamed. Just kidding, I know I’m not the only…
DIY Dried Orange Slice Garland For Christmas
DIY Dried Orange Slice Garland for some Scandinavian, old world style, Christmas Decor. This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. Well, I finally did it. I didn’t get Christmas decorations up before thanksgiving. I should be ashamed of myself. Although, it is partly Luke’s fault because he isn’t quite as much…
Making My Kitchen Cozy For Christmas
Making My Kitchen Cozy For Christmas This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. We are in early December. You can tell by the cold air and frost over the whole land every morning. And also the occasional snow. Man, I wish it would snow more often. In my perfect winter world,…
11 Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas
11 Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. Yes, I’m one of those Christmas-weirdos that drinks eggnog year round and always has a Christmas song playing. And I am proud of it. I have so many great…