Simplify Life, Save Time: 5 Amazing Benefits of Going Green
There is something you should know about me. I am really lazy. Like really lazy. Two weeks ago I vacuumed my apartment for the first time since I got married…6 months ago. I straight up won’t hand wash...
View ArticleSimplify Life: Use this No-Fail Weekly Plan
Do you feel overwhelmed and frustrated? Do you sit down at the end of your week and feel like a failure as a spouse, parent, employee and friend? Is your time hijacked by mundane tasks which prevent...
View ArticleSimplify Life: The Minimalist Guide to Grocery Shopping
In September 2013, I had a one month old, the beginnings of chronic fatigue, a home and a blog to run, and my husband and I had decided to start our journey to debt free…on one low income. The odds...
View ArticleSimplify Housekeeping: One Crazy Idea for Dealing with Kids’ Toys
I really have no idea what got into me. It was all so sudden and unexpected. Maybe it was stress that brought it on. Or perhaps it was a deep, spiritual insight. Then again, maybe it was just the heavy...
View ArticleSimplify Life: Use This 3-Step Checklist for Stress-Free Living
Before I had children I travelled a lot. My job took me all round Europe. My husband travelled for work as well, and we’d often meet in odd places just to guarantee seeing each other—Majorca, Malta,...
View ArticleSimplify Life: Use This One Word to Transform Your Life
It happens simply, almost innocently, with a phone call. A text. An email. We should get together this weekend, when are you free? They really need help with the four-year-old class . . . You should...
View ArticleHow Simplify Your Homeschool Day Without Sacrificing Quality
I was homeschooled K-12 and was given a fantastic Charlotte Mason education—a philosophy of education that emphasizes “living books” and no textbooks at all. During High School I actually read through...
View ArticleTravel is Good for Your Families Health!
Aloha, friends! Today marks the first day of the “Travel Is….” campaign on Word Traveling, and I’m blessed to launch it here on Intoxicated on Life! The incredible Gilkerson couple (the masterminds of...
View ArticleThe Undiscovered Secret to Homeschool Joy
Joy. It’s one of those things that seems almost impossible on the most challenging homeschool days. Like when a child has pushed every single one of your buttons and you know you’re about to lose it....
View ArticleIt Can Happen To Anyone: One Habit to Never Forget Your Child in The Car
This is a must read post if you have young children. Okay, deep breath. This is something almost no one else knows. I asked Trisha and Luke if I could share this guest post anonymously because I’m...
View ArticleEasy Grain-Free Egg Bake
One of the many blessings of raising chickens is an abundance of eggs. Sometimes an over abundance! But the blessing of having so many is the joy in finding new recipes and discovering new family...
View ArticleCranberry Walnut Granola Cereal
When I first made the commitment to less processed food and more real food, breakfast was one of the hardest meals to wrap my mind around. I grew up on boxes and boxes of cereal for breakfast, so the...
View ArticleNutritious Mint Chip Breakfast Smoothie
I created this simple breakfast smoothie for those harried mornings when nothing is going my way. It’s quick and my kids love it! When I don’t take the time to eat a nourishing breakfast, I am a hot...
View ArticleSpinach and Goat Cheese Egg Muffins
Breakfast is a huge challenge during the school year. I want my husband and kids to eat a hot, nutritious breakfast. But with one child leaving at 7:00, one child leaving at 7:30, a husband leaving at...
View ArticleSweet Potato Pancake Recipe
I just love pancakes. Being as heavily pregnant as I now am, pancakes have been one of the comfort foods I frequently long for. Those cravings are for real—what everyone says about pregnancy cravings...
View ArticleCarrot Cake “Fritter” Pancakes
Confession: I ate cereal for breakfast for over 30 years. I didn’t know any better. It was what my parents gave me, and they wouldn’t steer me wrong. Right? Not so right. Although I was really...
View ArticleGluten-Free Mini Breakfast Pizzas
As the kiddos head back to school and mornings become a rushed flurry to get out the door and to the bus stop on time, breakfast–which we all know is the most important meal of the day–often drops in...
View ArticleSpinach Scrambled Eggs Served Over Fresh Tomatoes
As a busy homeschool mom, it is easy for me to just get up and start running without thinking twice about breakfast. But when I make bad breakfast choices, I can really feel it throughout the day. I...
View ArticleGluten-Free Pancakes with Cinnamon Apples
When you think of healthy eating, the picture of sweet delicious pancakes slathered in juicy cinnamon apples may not be the first thing that comes to mind. While eating fresh raw fruits and vegetables...
View ArticleNutritious Mint Chip Breakfast Smoothie
I created this simple breakfast smoothie for those harried mornings when nothing is going my way. It’s quick and my kids love it! When I don’t take the time to eat a nourishing breakfast, I am a hot...
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