{A simple, green, homeschooling family of six learning to thrive with less on a modern-day Iowa homestead.}
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of White Cloud for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. White Cloud sent me a 12 pack roll of their new Luxuriously Soft toilet paper a couple weeks ago. Now let me just start out by telling you that I grew up in Germany where [...]
We are in full moving swing around here. Have I told you we’re finally moving out to our haunted barn? YES, yes we are! We plan to live there while we build our passive house. Our plans are finally becoming a reality. But, I hate moving. It’s no fun. This will be our second move [...]
The weather has been all over the board so far this year for us. One day, it’s warm. The next day, it snows. The next day, it’s hot again! I waiver between feeding my clan hot soups and busting out the cold treats! ARGH! It’s really getting to me – I sure hope the weather [...]
I’m very excited to share a new Iowa homestead blog with you today! If you enjoy reading the homesteading posts on my blog, I hope you will pop over and check out the family behind The Secret Slice. Joe and Toni live in SE Central Iowa with their 3 super cute kiddos and blog about [...]
Please join Healthy Child, Healthy World, me, EcoCrazyMom, GoodGirlGoneGreen, and GroovyGreenLiving for a Lunch ‘n’ Learn Twitter Party: Prepping for Baby Thursday, February 21, 2013 11 am PST / 2 pm EST hashtag: #safenursery Bringing a new baby into the world is a beautiful thing, but getting ready for them? That’s another story. In celebration [...]
A friend made this for us a couple weeks ago and then sent all the leftovers home with me as she had the nerve to head to the Bahamas… I swear I gained 10 pounds just by having it in my fridge. But it. is. delicious. And, it made a great bribe to get my [...]
Best Buy is at it again! They have put together a nice coupon for small kitchen appliances and health & fitness products – 20% off – and just in time! Valentine’s Day is coming… I took a look at their small kitchen appliances. As always, I found a couple things that are right up my [...]
Last week, I promised you a few tips for saving money homeschooling. So here are 10 ways you can save money on your homeschool: 1. Use the library! I use my local library a lot to find free resources for my children. I love that I can request materials on line and pop in and [...]
And the lucky winner is, Comment #38, Kathleen C. Please check your email! This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Mrs. Smith’s for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. You all know that I like to cook most things from scratch. But convenience outweighs reality for many people and for you [...]
Confused about WHO’S or WHOSE? Well, you’re in good company. This is another unfortunate, common grammar mistake. WHO’S is a contraction of two words. It always means WHO IS. The apostrophe in WHO’S never, ever, ever indicates possession. To notate possession (that means to show that something belongs to someone or something), use the possessive [...]
Welcome! I'm Michelle and I'm glad you're here. Simplify, Live, Love is a blog about simple life in rural Iowa. We are a self-employed, frugal, green, mostly homeschooling family of 6 working to go off the grid on a modern day homestead in Eastern Iowa. Please subscribe for gardening tips, green living hints, recipes, fun giveaways, and frugal ideas. Thanks for stopping by.
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