December 2009

Pro-Mom, Not Pro-Blogger

December 14, 2009

I'm not sure that I knew what I was getting myself into. It all seems so very long ago when I first began setting up Keeper of the Home over two years ago. I don't really remember what I thought blogging would be like... enjoyable, relatively simple, something I could do during the children's naps, [...]

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Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo… Which Book Titles Have to Go?

December 11, 2009

I'm always amazed at the reader feedback I get when I ask you all for help with something. Thanks for getting creative and offering so many wonderful book title suggestions! What would I do without you? (Well, I'd probably call my book something boring like "Good Frugal Food". :))
(And if you're wondering what book I'm [...]

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Celebrate with Joy: Week 2

December 10, 2009

Image by ishane
It's Week 2 of making this holiday season more meaningful using the book Celebrate with Joy!
How are your Advent activities going? We've been enjoying our special devotions (or "learning about Jesus' names", as my daughter says) so much. We've almost finished making our Names of Jesus garland, and it's going to be beautiful [...]

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Get More Organized This Holiday Season: ListPlanIt Review and Giveaway

December 9, 2009

I've always been a list maker. I make lists of what needs to be done in the day, what food is in the fridge that needs to be used up, what meals I'm going to make, what to pack for a trip, what gifts to buy, what errands to run and what order to do [...]

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Healthy Holiday Eats and Sweets Carnival

December 7, 2009

It's time to share all of our favorite, tried-and-true recipes! You know, the ones that you can't really imagine not having at your holiday table and that just taste like Christmas to you. Traditions are such an important part of how we celebrate holidays, and traditions involve all of the senses- including our smell and [...]

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Healthy Holiday Recipes: Incredibly Yummy Homemade Egg Nog

December 7, 2009

Living somewhere foreign is an excellent way to challenge yourself to make more foods from scratch. While living in Japan, I missed North American food so very much (though I definitely like Japanese food as well). At times, I went to great lengths to make something that tasted like home.
Like the time I made my [...]

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Free Shipping on Health Homemaking!

December 7, 2009

If you've been thinking about purchasing a paperback copy of Healthy Homemaking: One Step at a Time either for yourself or as a Christmas gift, today is the day to do it! I just received a one-day-only coupon to pass on to you (from Lulu.com, the company the publishes/ships the book for us) that will [...]

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Safe and Natural Children’s Toys

December 4, 2009

**Don't forget that the Healthy Holidays Eats and Sweet Carnival is this upcoming Tuesday, Dec.8th! Start getting your whole/real foods holiday recipes ready to contribute!**

Wooden car made by Bajo

Why We Care About the Toys We Choose
It all started a little over two years ago. Recalls on toys (particularly from China) were coming out left, right [...]

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What It Means to Vote With Our Dollars

December 3, 2009

Today's grocery shopping outing was a bit of a disaster. Hungry, upset children, a crying baby and a frazzled mom. By the last store, I was barely looking at prices anymore as I tossed things into the cart that appeared to have at least some semblance to what was written on my trusty list.
I know [...]

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Winner of the Moukisac Reusable Bag System

December 2, 2009

And the winner of the fantastic Moukisac Reusable Bag system is:
Julie (9julesa5@)
Congrats! For all those still wanting one either for yourself or to give as a Christmas gift, you can purchase them directly from the Moukisac site.
Also, don't forget that the Healthy Holiday Eats and Sweets Carnival is approaching quickly! It is this upcoming [...]

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