With Easter just around the corner, it’s high time to start thinking about what to put inside those Easter eggs for the big hunt! If you’re anything like me and would rather avoid anything unhealthful or useless, then this post–featuring healthy and eco-friendly Easter egg fillers–is for you! Food Ideas The first and foremost thing {Read More}
Homemade Coconut Milk: The Ultimate How-to Guide
Obviously, the preferred variants of milk for almost anybody’s diet would be raw cow’s milk or raw goat’s milk. But, if you live in an area where these are unavailable or illegal, you have a dairy intolerance or allergy, or if you simply prefer not to consume cow’s or goat’s milk, then this non-dairy homemade {Read More}
Homemade All-natural Styling Hair Gel
Hair gel {which has been around since the ancient Egyptians–they’ve even found it keeping many a mummy’s hair looking awesome after all these years} works by the power of polymers. When applied to the hair, the water in the gel evaporates, leaving a thin layer of polymer on the hair strands, making them stay more or {Read More}
Get Fresh, Affordable Produce & More Delivered to Your Door with GrubMarket
Fresh, healthful, REAL food is often hard to come by, especially at a decent price. Sure, most grocery stores have an organic section and the Environmental Working Group generously provides a handy list with the Clean Fifteen produce items that are okay to buy non-organic. But even then, these produce products are all too often considered {Read More}
DIY All-natural Wax Melts {To Use in Wax Warmers}
The lovely smells that wax melts {also known as tarts or bars} and candles emit are associated with luxury, pampering, and romance, which is probably why they are so beloved. They also hold the potential to be very good for one’s health…or they can be very detrimental to it. The Problems with Store-bought Wax Melts Whether {Read More}
What’s Up with Young Living’s New Vitality Essential Oils?
In you’re not yet in the loop, Young Living announced yesterday that it was introducing a new line of essential oils dubbed Vitality. Vitality essential oils come in regular bottles wrapped in white labels with lovely, colorful titles. The purpose behind the Vitality oils? A white label means that they are safe for proper internal usage. Now, that said, the {Read More}
How to Add Loops to Bath Towels
Now that my boys are getting a little older and are able to do more things for themselves–such as hang up their own towels after taking a bath–I’m looking for ways to make it easier for them to do. Why? Because one of my life philosophies is that our things and our homes should serve {Read More}
Homemade Roasted Tomato Basil Bisque
Visit this recipe on my food website TJsTaste.com! Check It Out Simply bursting with mouth-watering flavor, hitting both sweet and robust notes, this recipe for tomato basil bisque is definitely a cherished family favorite. It possesses that classic smooth, velvety texture that gives it a comfort food status while still remaining good and healthful (and gluten free!), made with {Read More}
Batteries NOT Needed Gift Guide: 25 Wooden Toy Gift Ideas for Kids
Electronic toys and gimmicks–whether battery operated or the kind that plugs into the wall–are very popular during the Christmas season. But if you would like to emphasize imaginative and unplugged play and life this year, then Batteries NOT Needed is for you! This multi-blog gift guide will help you figure out what top-notch quality toys and other items {Read More}
How to Keep Christmas Gift Giving Simple, Memorable, and Minimal
When I was a kid, my older sister and my younger brother (that’s right, I’m the poor middle kid) were often jealous of me on Christmas day. This was because I would receive more gifts than anyone else. My family was fairly well-to-do so the number of gifts I got each Christmas mounted up to {Read More}
How to Roast the Perfect Turkey for Thanksgiving
Richly flavorful, tender and juicy, crispy skinned, and incredibly succulent…I think that pretty much sums up what the perfectly roasted turkey should be like! Well, when I was working during my brief career as a chef, I had the privilege of working with some very genius culinary artists. From them, I learned a tip here and {Read More}
Homemade All-natural Nail Boosting Cuticle Oil
My fingernails have always had the tendency to struggle growing. They often would get brittle and break easily. So I knew there was something I had to do to bring this trouble to a stop. Enter: cuticle oil. But, I didn’t like the ingredients that were in so many cuticle oils. Some didn’t meet my {Read More}
5 Uses for Trinity’s EcoStorage Bamboo Kitchen Cart {Plus a Giveaway}
Are you running out of or simply lacking in counter space? Or do you just like a tidy station to keep things organized? If yes, then a kitchen cart may be for you. Kitchen carts come in handy for numerous reasons. They can be used for everything from providing that extra counter space for a microwave or {Read More}
5 Reasons Why You Are Delayed But Not Pregnant
Missing your monthly period can either be a good or a bad thing. Missing your period without the plan of building a family can be scary. On the other hand, missing a period when you’re expecting a child can be very exciting. However, pregnancy is not the sole reason for missed or delayed periods. Here {Read More}
Homemade All-Natural DIY Foaming Hand Soap
Due to high demand from my most amazingly awesome readers (like you!), here’s a super easy, inexpensive, and highly effective DIY foaming hand soap recipe that’s also healthful. This recipe contains all natural ingredients (meaning there are no toxic ones, obviously) and is very nourishing to the skin as well as cleansing. Here is a {Read More}