Little Home on the Iowa Prairie
Just a Lutheran Mama Living Out Her Vocation
Grocery shopping can be overwhelming, especially when you have a long list of disjointed ingredients to track down in every corner of the grocery store. As busy moms, we can all benefit from simplifying our daily tasks to save us time, money, and head space. It might seem like making a grocery list and going shopping …
As my husband and I are on our journey to pay off our student loans as quickly as possible, we’ve had to keep track of how much we’re spending so we live within our means. Paying off debt quickly also means something else: not going into more debt, i.e. using credit cards for purchases. Many …
Do you ever think about all the things our grandmothers and great-grandmothers had to do to keep their houses and kitchens running? While we might see some of these things (such as knitting or gardening) as mere hobbies now, they were necessities of life for past generations. Most (or all) of the things in this …
1. Turn off notifications I never realized how distracting notifications on my phone were, as well as how much brain space they were taking up, until I turned them off for almost all of my apps. Every time your phone dings or a notification pops up, your brain can be sidetracked from whatever you were …
If you’re on Pinterest, you’ve probably heard about topics like “how to go zero waste” or “reusable alternatives to…”. If so, you might be wondering why someone would want to do such a thing or what the benefits of it are. Today I’m going to answer common question about reducing waste, since that is a …
For the last post in my Real Food on a Budget series, I want to a few simple tips for packing lunches to save money. Whether you’re packing lunch for your husband to take to work, packing school lunches for the kids, or even packing a picnic lunch to take to the park, doing it …
When you’re pregnant and getting everything ready for baby, it can sometimes seem overwhelming how much everything you need (or think you need) costs. We often get so caught up on making sure our baby has everything he or she needs that we tend to forget about ourselves. Then, when we have the baby and are suddenly thrown …
When planning our gardens for the next year, it’s helpful to look back at what worked and what didn’t work. This can help us to plan better for the year ahead and can also give us the information we need to plan a low maintenance garden. This post is not about whether or not to …
If you’re anything like me, you want to start cooking foods for your family using healthier, but you don’t know where to start. One very easy way to move to cooking healthy foods is to keep cooking what you’re already cooking. Wait, what? Doesn’t that go against the point? Not exactly. See, you can still …
Whether you’re on a rush to get out the door or the baby didn’t sleep well last night, sometimes it’s nice to have a nourishing breakfast you can pull out and serve in a couple minutes. This post of healthy make ahead breakfast ideas will help you do just that. These recipes are quick and …