This post is a guest post written by Jess Weaver. It is edited by Christine Tolhurst. As the years go by, it seems more and more wasteful to have paper floating around. Endless amount of trees are wasted each year. In my opinion, less paper is better. Maybe you don’t know how to go […]
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Natural Ways to Boost Your Mood
Today’s Post is written by Saved By Grace Contributor Ashley Winters. It is edited by Christine Tolhurst. Getting down from time to time is normal. Life takes a toll on your body, mind, and spirit. Even when everything seems to be going great, you may not feel like you’re in the best mood. Although […]
Cheap Organic Foods You Can Buy
For those of us who want to eat healthier and save money as well, eating organic can be expensive if we let it. It is possible to eat cheaper while eating more organic on a daily basis if you know what to buy and where to buy it. Here are just a few of […]
50+ Mason Jar Crafts
The mason jar. Originally designed to be a place to store vegetables and fruit through the winter in a canning process, it is now the center of crafters everywhere. There really is so much you can do with a mason jar. From tea light candle holders to gifts in a jar, I have compiled a […]
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How to Meal Plan on One Hour a Week or Less
I get asked how I am able to afford to cook meals at home and still east less processed foods and more homemade ones in a tight budget of less than $300 a month with my family all the time. Rather than try to explain it over and over, I thought it was best to […]
Diabetic Friendlier Heart Shaped Popcorn Balls
With Valentine’s Day coming up really quick on us, you may be on the lookout for recipes for treats. Because I am diabetic, I try to make treats that are just a bit more diabetic friendly than some of the yummy recipes I see out there. I realize that not everyone is looking for this, […]
Chocolate Covered Cherry Smoothie Recipe
This is a sponsored post. I have been sent multivitamins, nutrient booster powders and swag from MegaFood in exchange for this post. All opinions are my own. For many of us, eating a balanced diet is not only challenging, but almost impossible with our busy lives. Even if you think you are doing enough, […]
Sugar Free Strawberry Fudge
So the name of this is “2 ingredient Strawberry fudge”, but that is somewhat of a lie. It really is more like 4 ingredients because strawberry frosting of the sugar free kind is kind of hard to find so you must improvise. This can be made year round and can be adapted for just about […]
A Lazy King Cake Recipe
I have been a little New Orleans obsessed since I went there a couple of months ago. Being that I was raised Catholic for a period of time, I knew essentially what Mardi Gras was essentially about, but it wasn’t until I visited Mardi Gras world there that I learned much more and I became […]
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10 Foods to Keep in your Freezer
Keeping your freezer stocked is easy, but knowing the right foods to freeze can get a bit tricky. Did you know you can’t freeze certain foods like lettuce, citrus fruits and whole eggs? What should you keep in your freezer and how do you freeze them the correct way to maximize freshness? What to […]
Green Alternatives to Traditional Cleaners
Today’s article is from Guest Writer, Ashley Winters. Let’s face it; many chemicals are destroying the world we live in, drastically affecting our health, and for many of us, they cause allergies, too. The more we change to greener alternatives, the better our world becomes. It all starts with one person. When it comes […]
The Easiest Way to Shop for Valentine’s Day, Give Back + Win a $500 Gift card to My Gift Stop
Giving gifts has become so complicated these days with so many options. There’s lots of brick-and-mortar stores as well as online shops and everything in between. This means that not only is gift-giving harder, but being able to sort it all out is as well. When it comes time for me to give a Valentine’s […]
How I Save Hundreds of Dollars a Year on Organic Foods
I started incorporating organic foods into my diet about 5 years ago. At first, I didn’t know you could actually get it for fairly cheap or even really cheap at all. I was under the false impression that organic = Expensive and there was no way around that. Here I am 5 years later and […]
6 Medicinal Plants You Can Grow Indoors
There are so many medicinal plants in the world, and the health benefits of these plants are pretty surprising. So many of them can be grown inside, which is helpful if you don’t have a yard space or the time to maintain a garden but still want to have some of these staples on […]
25 More Random Acts of Kindness
I think it is extremely important to do random acts of kindness to not only make yourself feel great, but more importantly, to make others feel great and the world a better place to be. What is a random act of kindness? A Random Act of Kindness is to do something that brightens another’s day, […]
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How to Avoid Produce Waste
I hate to admit it, but I am living in a household that seems to be committing a crime of sorts; produce waste all.the.time. I wrote a post not too long ago about having a zero waste kitchen, but there are some habits that I have been having a hard time breaking and one […]