Farm to Table recipes and Homemade Natural Living
I am surprisingly confident about sharing this beginner cloth napkin sewing tutorial since I only starting sewing about a year ago. Never did I think I would be blogging about sewing, but it turns out it’s just not as hard as I made it out to be. You can make these beautiful and classic handmade napkins for your Thanksgiving table, too! Join me as I share with you this easy double sided cloth napkin tutorial.
Allison is already 3 months old, how did that happen?! We’ve gone through many iterations of “routine” around the homestead recently, so I’m pausing to share a bit of our day-to-day life with you here on the blog. And then we’ll get back to the regular content you’re used to. But I figured it would be useful to read about bedtime and morning routines in case you’re a new or expecting mom wanting to know what those first few months are like. I know I was! So join me for a bedtime and morning routine with our newborn, plus I answer some FAQs related to newborns..
Learn how to build a removable countertop for the washer and dryer. We have a small laundry room, so this allows us to easily fold clothes on top of the washer and dryer instead of on the floor. Also it’s fully removable, so it’s easy to assemble and take down if needed. A quick DIY that makes a lasting impact in our homestead!
When I was pregnant I started planning our cloth diaper routine. That also meant making homemade baby wipes as I didn’t want to use disposable wipes that could contain fragrance and other chemicals I didn’t want on my baby. Join me as I share how I make my own homemade baby wipe solution with coconut oil and witch hazel.
In this post I’m sharing the top 15 lessons I’ve leaned as a first time mom and a two month baby and postpartum update.
In this quick tutorial I show you how to build DIY porch steps and how to reinforce your old stringers. After 20 years it was time for new steps, and we finally got up the courage to disassemble ours and redo it. I say “courage” because we knew the stairs were in pretty bad shape. So, we were hoping this would be a fast project and it actually was!
Learn how to make easy DIY stretch mark cream with this homemade lotion recipe. This lotion uses shea butter and is moisturizing for the face and all over body, even if you are not pregnant. With only two ingredients it’s easy and inexpensive to make over and over!
We welcomed our first baby a couple weeks ago and today I’m getting around to writing up the nursery tour blog post! Join me for a tour of Baby Allison’s mostly neutral nursery, plus my tips for creating a minimalist baby nursery.
A week ahead of schedule, Baby Allison Marie surprised us in a beautiful natural Bradley Method home birth this week. She arrived quicker than expected and in a surprising location, but we couldn’t be happier that she’s finally here. Today I’m sharing her positive natural home birth story and what our first week with Baby Allison Marie was like.
Make postpartum recovery a breeze with these delicious and nourishing 5 make-ahead freezer meal prep recipes. Join me as I meal prep before baby at our homestead. If you haven’t heard, we’re expecting our baby any day now. So I thought it’d be a good idea to make some freezer meals that we can easily pull out, thaw out, and enjoy with the baby. Or enjoy these recipes any time, not just after a baby comes!
