3 Ways to Get a Head Start on Your New Year’s Resolutions
Are your New Year's resolutions just wishful thinking? They may be if you think that somehow on January 1 you will be a new creature who is highly motivated to be more organized, healthier, or more fit. Here are three reasons to get a head start on your goals or New...
How to Avoid Overeating This Holiday Season
Holidays can be a time of feasting, yet if that feasting leads to discomfort at best and illness and weight gain at worst, is it really worth it? People tend to feast for over a month during November and December then set unrealistic goals for weight loss, exercise,...
5 Reasons to Line Dry Your Laundry
Line drying clothing is possible year-round, but it is most pleasant when the weather is warm and sunny. In the United States, most homes have dryers for clothing, but that is not the case in the remainder of the world. In Europe even well-to-do households often do...
7 Benefits of Sunshine
Spring is officially here, and we should have more sunshine and daylight. Here are just a few benefits of being outside and absorbing more sunshine. Please note that if you will be outside between 10 am and 2 pm for an extended period of time, it is vital to use...
10 Homemaking Tips from Cloudy Jewel
Homemaking is one way to help your family--and yourself--with stress. Imagine running errands all day and coming home to a house that was clean, peaceful, and welcoming. Although not necessarily paid for her efforts, the homemaker can contribute much to her family's...
7 Joys of Winter
Winter seems to be a season that people either love or hate. While most of us probably have our favorite season or two, it would not hurt to look on the bright side of the season and find ways to enjoy it. If you are blessed to live in a place that has all four...
How to Stay Warm This Winter
One aspect of health that is often overlooked during the winter is staying warm. It's easy to become ill when your throat is exposed to the cold, or when you are outside for prolonged periods of time without adequate clothing. Sometimes even though you have the...
Happy New Year!
2022 was quite the year. It was a year of adjusting to many changes, meeting new people, praying for family members fleeing a war, praying for other family members in their various health concerns, and learning new things. With all its challenges, it was a blessed...
5 Ways to Use Frozen Vegetables
Frozen vegetables are one of my favorite convenience foods. Unlike many other convenience foods, they are very healthy. There are several ways to have frozen vegetables in your home. First, you can grow them and freeze them. Second, you can purchase them from a...
10 Homemaking Tips from Not Under the Law by Grace Livingston Hill
Not under the Law is one of my most favorite books. It is about a young lady named Joyce who wants to become a school teacher after all her near relatives pass away. In order to accomplish her goal, she must leave the relatives who want to have her as an unpaid...
