Written by Jenn, Past Contributor Yay, summer! I love summer and very much enjoy seeing the green grass, trees, flowers and garden plants springing up from the ground. Unfortunately along with the joys of summer come the annoyances, like ticks and insect bites. There are a lot of ways you can repel ticks and treat your insect bites but most of them are very chemical in nature. DEET, for instance, can be very dangerous, especially for young children. I've looked around for some more natural … [Read more...]
How to Grind Coffee with a Vitamix
May 13, 2013 By
A couple weeks ago I had bought one of our favorite organic coffee blends from Costco, however, you have to grind them before you leave or you'll have whole beans. I forgot to do this very important step.And after buying freshly brewed coffee a few times the past week (cha-ching!), I said enough is a enough, I gotta get these beans grounded. As much as I love Costco, I did not want to go back in there just to use there grinder so I was thinking... what could I do? And for a couple seconds I … [Read more...]
How to Read Food Labels
January 11, 2013 By
Today I'm over at Keeper of the Home taking about reading food labels. sneak peak: When it comes to reading food labels, you may be wondering where to start. And I have definitely been there, standing in the aisle holding up a can or box, feeling overwhelmed and questioning why the grocery store just can't have all real food instead of a bunch of … [Read more...]
How to??? {Remove Stickers from Jars}
September 17, 2012 By
There are some things I just don't know how to do. Do you know the feeling? Like quilting or fixing a broken sink but pinterst has been some help to me! I knew I was going to need a jar for a spice I was going to be making so I had to clean and remove the sticker off the jar. Usually I just wash jars and don't care if the the sticker comes off, it may look ugly but I never cared but lately all the crafty fall ideas have been popping up so I knew I had to get-a-cleaning some of my jars. I … [Read more...]
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