My Journal In Minimalism

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about minimalism. It’s not really a new concept with me as I’ve always loved throwing things away and organizing but with my busy life I seem to get lazy about it and sometimes clutter builds up. I hate clutter and it really sincerely depresses me, however, [...]

Composting 101

Okay folks, it’s about time for me to talk about composting. I’ve been needing to post about this for a while but a lovely reader asked me to post and so I really am going to do it!

Composting is an important way to capture your environment and use to for good. Throwing away [...]

Homemade Lotion

Here’s another great post from my Mom and how she makes her own lotion. I’ve used her’s and made my own from her example and it’s truly amazing.

“I started making my own lotion when I decided I didn’t want to put petroleum byproducts and other mysterious ingredients my skin.  I know that skin is [...]

My Mom’s Cleaner

This week my Mom sent me the directions to make her homemade cleaner. I grew up my whole life using it and can say, it definitely works! It’s also far cheaper buying cleaners pre-made at the store. This is a very simple and effective way to save money and clean safer.

“Here is how [...]

Homemade Toothe Paste

Here’s another post from my Mom. She’s very good at making natural alternatives to everyday staples and this time it’s toothpaste! I’ll let her describe the process in her own words…

I got interested in making my own toothpaste when I got tired of paying so much for toothpaste at Whole Foods.  The reason [...]