Homekeeping Articles
Organize Your Life, Including Time, Money, and Belongings
Organize your life! In this article, we show you how to organize your time, your personal finances, and your belongings. Get started today!
Coping with Job Loss
by Jennifer Sikora My search for frugality began when my husband decided to shut down his business in September of 2008 due to lack of business. At the time, I wasn’t working, so I started searching for something I could do from home to bring in some income to help with the bills. I landed …
Dry Lips Treatment and Natural Chapped Lips Remedy
Treat your dry lips the healthy, natural way! Read on for great tips on keeping your lips healthy, including 4 all-natural chapped lips remedy options!
Tiny Kitchen? No Problem
By Ashley Allgood I love my home but have always been a bit frustrated with our tiny kitchen. I hardly have any counter space and my main area of preparing meals had always been on our stove top, which is flat. My only other choice was on top of the counter directly over the dishwasher, …
How to Treat Sinus Infections
The cold weather along with the bacteria and germs that come along with being cooped up indoors can be harsh on our immune systems. Thankfully, there are many natural remedies that you can use to help prevent and fight infections. This month we’re focusing on the sinuses. Sinus cavities can easily become infected when they …
12-Minute Kettlebell Swing Workout (+ Make Your Own Kettlebell At Home)
“This kettlebell workout is killer! And I love that it only takes a few minutes at home.” We all know that exercise is important to our health, but many times it’s the first thing to go when our schedules are hectic with everyday life. I know that I’ve had trouble finding a time and place …
Things To Do In January
Since 2016 has come to a close, I’ve been thinking about the past twelve months: we moved into a new home, in a new city; I made lots of mistakes and blunders along the way and overreacted to many things that weren’t worth it.
Piecing Together Priorities
There are so many things competing for our time these days. Between work (which has its own sub-list!) and home (including spouse, kids, household maintenance, church, extended family obligations, friends . . . well, you get the picture!) – it seems like everything and everyone are vying for our attention. As a result, some days …
Heating Helps
by Dena Wood I am blessed to live in a lovely, large home built in the late 1800s. Though there are many benefits to living in such a home, there are more than a few pitfalls as well. One such pitfall is the cost of heating a home that is poorly insulated and drafty. We …
Are You Fix-It Impaired?
My mother and I were supposed to focus on housework, anyway, and leave the fixin’ stuff to the menfolk. So we did. That’s how I came to be “fix-it impaired.” And that’s why I decided to try and change.