The Simple Life

Tomatoes!!!!

Despite technically being a fruit the tomato is categorized as a vegetable. Although they are usually red when mature tomatoes come in a variety of colors, with many different subspecies with different shapes and flavors.

Tomatoes are the major dietary source of lycopene which has many health benefits but they are about 95% water!

18 calories, 3.9 g carbs, 2.6 g sugar, 1.2 g fiber, and 0.2 g fat for 100 grams of raw tomatoes.

They also contain vitamin c, potassium, vitamin k, and folate.

Tomato soup is always a favorite in our house when the weather turns cold and you need something warm!

What the Simple lifestyle is all about is acquiring new skills to get back to basic living, but that in itself is such a huge task and many get lost in where to start, what to do, or the process and give up or get frustrated with it very quickly.

Acquiring the knowledge to be successful can be difficult and hard and that’s where and why this page was created. How do you find skills, what skills do you need, ect.

Here is a you tube video from a great resource and one I use often! Watch this video take some notes. There is a wealth of information out there but this one resource is totally free and worth your time!

How to Build Homesteading Knowledge and Skills, The Pantry Chat: Episode #3 You want to homestead, but don't have the knowledge and skills? In this session, we give you some key tips to gain knowledge and build skills without wasting...

When Tidying Up with Marie Kondo kon mari style has your close friends and family asking you if your getting a divorce or moving, that’s when you know your doing it right.

This has all taken a while. Not because I am holding every object to see if it sparks joy, but because I am on a journey.

So many lessons and things to learn from removing unnecessary items from your life, so much more weight lifted, and room to breath created. It is aligning with everything I have been doing.

To return to a way of life uncomplicated from the many other outside stressors. Like if I have a nice home, the latest trend, or appeal to any visitors. Just joy in my life.

Have you read these books? Have you Kon Mari’d yet?

Essential Oils are a great health aid to have on hand, like a first aid kit.
They are able to help with many everyday ailments and can replace some of the synthetic pharmecuticals in your cupboard decreasing the strain in your body and increasing health at the same time.

Young living is an natural living company who offers 100% therapeutic grade essential oils and right now the starter kit is on sale!
This includes 11 of the most used and beneficial oils, a diffuser, their antioxidant rich drink Ningxia, a few samples of their natural cleaner Theives, sample bottles to share or to make your oils more portable in one easy convenient package for a discounted price!

If you want to give these a try you have until January 14th 2019 at 11:59 mst to follow the link and get started.

https://www.youngliving.com/vo/ #/signup/start?sponsorid=2591893&enrollerid=2591893&isocountrycode=US&isolanguagecode=en&type=member

Earlier I posted about my use of the Bees Wrap as an alternative for plastic wrap in my kitchen. It’s part of my fight to be more environmentally friendly and sustainable in my home.
I mentioned though that you did not have to buy this product commercially. Maybe it is not in your area or you have a bee hive and can make these but need to know how.
I would love to introduce you to one of my favorite inspirations, The Homesteading Family. And here is their video of how to make these wraps at home with a few ingredients.
I myself have made these after learning how and have used my Young Living essential oils to also infuse the fabric to help reduce the amount of bacteria present and really enjoyed it.

Please enjoy this video, check out the homesteading family on their website, watch some of their amazing videos or read their blog, and Learn some new ways to improve your home.

Do you have a favorite inspiration for a more natural lifestyle? Tell me about it!

Make Your Own Beeswax Wrap Kick out the plastic wrap! Carolyn, Rachel and Brianna show a quick and simple way to start switching your home away from disposable, unhealthy plastics and ...

One aspect I have made a priority this coming year is sustainability, you know the ability to maintain at a certain rate or the avoidance of depletion of natural resources in order to maintain balance.

In doing so I have been going through my home one room at a time, I inspect and research all items in that room and ask myself a few questions about each such as:

📌 how often is it used or needed
📌is it environmentally friendly
📌does it have any potential risks
📌is there a more ecological friendly version
📌what would I lose if I didn’t have it

Slowly but surely I have removed items from my home that did not meet these criteria, making it more environmentally friendly, reducing my carbon foot print, decluttering, and improving my overall health.

I have almost completed my kitchen but getting away from plastic has been difficult. Bee’s Wraps at https://www.beeswrap.com/ is making it much easier. They also want to make your kitchen more environmentally friendly and sustainable. No fret these awesome tools can also be made at home if you are not able to order them or find them locally.
Stay tuned for a demo video from one of my favorite homesteads to follow so that you can even learn how to make these Bees Wraps at home!