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Whether you're a natural lifestyle newcomer or someone who has explored various options and is now seeking effective and budget-friendly solutions, this blog is your go-to source for discovering information to make it a reality.
May 29, 20192 min read
Cooking with Flowers
When it comes to cooking and baking flowers can be an important ingredient for adding flavor and uniqueness. Most flowers are edible and...
May 28, 20195 min read
The Fallacy of One Size
There are times in my life when I am a little more emotional than others. Like the silliest thing will have tears welling up in my eyes...
May 21, 20193 min read
Mom’s Daisy
One of the most recognized and well-used flowers on our planet is Chamomile. Known as ground apples by the ancient Greeks because of the...
May 20, 20193 min read
The Warrior’s Flower
Known as St. John’s weed, Italian straw flower, curry plant, dwarf curry, goldilocks and the Everlasting Flower, Helichrysum may be the...
May 17, 20193 min read
A Rose By Any Other Name
I have found some wacky names for plants this month. It seems most flowers do have a nickname derived from when it was first identified,...
May 16, 20194 min read
The Smell of Flowers
We love it when our homes smell fresh and even have that light floral aroma that is freshening, calming or even just pleasant. For some...
May 15, 20193 min read
Dew of the Sea
The Dew of the Sea plant is universally grown and one of the most recognized in the garden. Other known names of this plant include Old...
May 13, 20193 min read
The Pride of the South
You know you are in the south when you see the large sweeping branches and smell the sweet succulent aroma of magnolia trees. These...
May 10, 20193 min read
Princess Orange Blossom
Once upon a time there was a princess named Nerola who lived in the beautiful country of Italy. She loved orange blossoms and would often...
May 9, 20192 min read
Immortal Cow Bitter
It’s not a pretty nickname but Blue Tansy is known by a few names of these rather interesting labels, including cow bitter, bachelor,...
May 7, 20192 min read
Royal Osmanthus
Osmanthus is a popular plant ingredient in many natural health and beauty products. More commonly known as the tea olive plant, this...
May 6, 20193 min read
Old Man’s Pepper
Yarrow has many fun and interesting nicknames such as Old Man’s Pepper, Soldier’s Woundwort, Knight’s Milfoil, and Devil’s Nettle. Many...
May 2, 20194 min read
The Power of Lavender
Lavender is easily the most popular scent in our products today. From cleaners to personal care items it is a tantalizing aroma we are...
May 1, 20194 min read
May SPECIALS
April Showers bring May Flowers! I love seeing the flowers bloom in early spring. Our yard becomes a kaleidoscope of color against an...
Apr 30, 20193 min read
The Center of Time & Money
All this month I’ve been writing about the ways to include natural health in your life without negatively impacting time or money. There...
Apr 25, 20195 min read
Doing More Than Just Getting By
There are a lot of us who go month-to-month with just what we need and not a lot of extra. Every family is different but most of us have...
Apr 24, 20194 min read
Living Natural on a Shoestring Budget
This post is being republished to reflect updated pricing from changes doTERRA applied starting February 1, 2019. In some cases the...
Apr 23, 20197 min read
Why Natural Solutions Don’t Work
When you try natural options and find they don’t work you may immediately conclude this natural living thing is all a bunch of nonsense....
Apr 18, 20192 min read
The Thrifty Naturalist
Realizing the true value and savings comes from the elimination of chemicals overall, we can look at the surface for daily savings and...
Apr 17, 20194 min read
Savvy Natural DIYs
Both time and money can be saved with making your own personal care products and cleaners. Yes, I did just say you could save time as...
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