Grace has fallen into the trap of kid marketing. She has started asking me to buy her junk at the grocery store that is decorated with her favorite cartoon characters. I don't deprive my kids of treats, but there are some things I don't want to buy. "Grace, I'm not going to buy that because it really isn't good for you." "If it isn't good for kids, why is it here?" "Some people still buy it and eat it even though it isn't good." I'm starting to lay down the foundation with Grace that not every item in the store is an item that is good for her. This is a concept all of us know and understand. I don't think many of us are fooled … [Read more...]

Can allergy symptoms be erased by something as simple as honey?  Can the sniffling, sneezing, and watery eyes be cured just by ingesting raw local honey everyday? One Family's Real Life Testimony Heather and her family moved to a new home and were surprisingly met with terrible seasonal allergies.  Heather suffered from watery eyes, sneezing, stuffy nose, and a raw throat from all the drainage. During Heather's worst months she tried to keep her symptoms under control with: allergy eye drops multiple times a day prescription nasal spray once a day benadryl every 4-6 hours claritin or zyrtec daily Even with all of these … [Read more...]

This post contains affiliate links. Whether you call it the john, throne, commode, or potty, we all have one and we use it multiple times a day.  An entire post dedicated to the toilet shouldn't be that big of deal.  Yet, I'm cringing a bit inside.  Ok.  Deep breath.  Let's do this.  Bring on the potty talk! 5 Ways to Go Green While... *ahem*  Going 1) "If it's yellow, let it mellow.  If it's brown, flush it down." - I've heard that saying before, but that is not a rule we follow in our house.  Honestly, pee left in the toilet grosses me out, but how much water could we save by skipping a flush every now and then? Newer toilets use … [Read more...]