Cabin fever kids

Looking for something to entertain the kids when it’s raining or too cold to go outside? Crafts can keep kids busy for hours- and best of all, can be educational. There are crafts you can make with kids of all age groups, from preschoolers through grade school. Clear your kitchen table off and gather some [...]

Importance of Vitamin K

By Happy Housewife, Tiffany Mitton Got a cut that wouldn’t stop bleeding for some time?  Ever wondered why your blood got thicker when you nicked yourself with your razor?  You can thank Vitamin K for that.  What is Vitamin K?  It’s the clotting vitamin. We need Vitamin K to make our blood clot.  If our [...]

Take Pride in What You Do

What is a housewife?  There are plenty of synonyms for housewife to be found: Wife, mistress of the house, lady of the house, housekeeper, mother to one’s children, Hausfrau (German), mater familias (Latin), home economist, home engineer, homemaker, mistress of a family, family manager, wife and mother, chief cook and bottlewasher. But they all mean [...]

Holiday energy boosters

Holiday stress can really take its toll on our bodies. We run ourselves into the ground getting all the trimmings for our holiday dinners, baked goodies, presents for loved ones, and making sure we have the perfect holiday. However, by the end of the day you may want to just lie down and sleep through [...]

Oh Christmas Tree

By Jessica “Jia” Woodruff,  from Color Me Untypical Do you have an artificial tree? Add a few drops of pine, spruce or cedar oil to your diffuser and keep it near the tree. No one will know the difference! If you decided to go with a live tree this year, keep it vibrant and smelling [...]

Hostess Gifts

For those of you who are going to a relative or friends home for dinner, you need to show up with more than just your appetite! Even if the hostess declined your offer to bring something, its proper etiquette to arrive with something that says thank you to your host. Here are a few quick [...]

Thanksgiving Tips

TIP 1 One of the best tips I learned from my Mom is to have a “go to table”. This is a table filled with things you will need for the day. It is so much easier to direct the helpful guest to the table than have them rummaging through your cabinets. On this table [...]

Bringing the Harvest Home

Enjoy the beauty of the season by bringing some of it inside! Don’t waste the gorgeous yellows, oranges and reds on your front lawn! Many of the things in your own yard and garden can be used to add warmth to the inside of your home. All you need is a little creativity, and occasionally [...]

Vegan Cleanse

By Jessica “Jia” Woodruff,  from Color Me Untypical Looking for a way to feel better fast? An easy cleanse can boost your energy, aide your digestion and help to remove all those nasty toxins from your body. All you need to do is to cut out four basic ingredients for just one week! Even those [...]

The Bully at School

By Mariel, from Or So She Says… It seems that every woman has SOMETHING that just tugs on their heart strings and makes them wanna cry. I have never experienced being bullied personally but it is just one of those things that makes me sick to my stomach to think or hear about it. I [...]

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