I'm sure there are folks out there who are anxiously awaiting more bathroom pictures, but right now I'm taking a bit of a detour to ...

As you may know, last year I began my quest to eat more local, humanely/sustainably produced foods.  I had been buying organic/all natural m...

This just about made me sick. God gave us the earth and its creatures to take care of, not to be cruel to. I do eat meat. I will continue to...

Well, almost. I still take baths :) Yesterday I made and used my first batch of homemade laundry soap. I used the most common recipe, whi...

This morning I took a trip to the South Bend Farmers Market. This was not my first trip there; my mom and I have shopped there intermittent...

After 1.6" of rain yesterday, the rain barrel is up to 45 gallons. And this is still without any kind of downspout leading into it, ju...

While I was driving around at work a few days ago, I noticed a sign in the yard of one house offering plastic barrels for $10. I don't k...

I dunno about you, but it seems like every time I go to the store, I buy pretty much the same stuff. Milk, bread, bagels, cereal, veggies, ...

These three words generally don't describe my house. Some things may be shiny, but it's generally from wear, not because they are ne...

The sink in the upstairs bathroom clogs constantly. At least 3 times per year it becomes completely stopped up, and we then decide it's ...

The first laundry detergent I tried was Earth Friendly Products ECOS powder . I found it at Meijer one day, and just decided to give it a s...

I've mentioned before that we have to be careful which cleaning products we use because of our septic situation. Actually, we don't ...