By Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer I am so excited that spring is finally here! In the last few weeks, my kids have been obsessed with playing outside and have spent several hours out each day. We're lucky to have a fenced-in backyard, so I can send them out and watch from the kitchen window. They dig in the dirt, run, kick balls, and come up with lots of creative games. The shifting of the seasons means that it's time to start thinking differently: local, fresh, [...]
By Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer I just recently had my fourth baby. My oldest turned 5 a couple of months ago. As you can imagine, it's pretty busy around here! I have been lucky enough to have my husband stay home for two weeks (as he has after each baby), and my mother came to stay for two more weeks. So I had help from at least one other adult during the first month. I know a lot of moms don't have that kind of [...]
Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer When I was expecting my first baby, I bought so much stuff. Some of what I bought was all the "usual" baby care products -- shampoo, baby wash, baby lotion, and so on. All of that stuff makes babies smell so good! Then, when my daughter was a few months old, I was putting on her baby lotion after her bath one night and I watched an angry, red rash appear immediately. Wow! We never used that lotion again. [...]
Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer Are you working to ditch processed foods and put more real food on the table? This month we're running a series called Real Food Made Simple: A Beginner's Guide to Eating Better. Our goal is to answer the questions you might have and make the transition a whole lot easier! When Stephanie told us that we were doing a series all about "basics" in January, I jumped at the chance to talk about the grain controversy. For those of [...]
By Kate, Contributing Writer We're coming up on the end of December, and the end of 2012, pretty rapidly. A lot of people are starting to think about New Year's resolutions. Still others have given up the practice...they consider resolutions to be silly and cliched and generally a waste of time. The majority of people will eventually break their New Year's Resolutions. In light of that, it does seem like maybe they are just a cliche. After all, it's not really a "magic time" when [...]
By Kate, Contributing Writer Thanksgiving's coming--really, really soon! And after Thanksgiving we have an onslaught of holiday festivities that will last until we begin 2013. What we find at these festivities, in whatever form they take is...food. Lots and lots of food. I imagine the average person who eats a Standard American Diet can expect to gain 5 to 10 pounds during this time of year. Those who eat a traditional diet, especially those who are new to eating real food, may find this time [...]
Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer I have tried all kinds of methods for soothing teething. With my oldest two, we relied on Hyland's teething tablets and then either chamomilla (my oldest) or belladonna (my second). These worked. We have also used an amber teething necklace with both my second and third. The amber necklaces definitely seem to take the edge off for them, but when they're just about to get a new tooth, they're just irritable and achy enough not to sleep well and [...]
Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer I'm a busy mom. Obviously I'm not alone! Is there really a way to be a mom and not be busy? Probably not. I guess if you're rich and you can afford a live-in nanny...but how many of us are in that boat? I know I'm not! I am the owner of the Modern Alternative family of websites (there are now four -- Modern Alternative Mama, Modern Alternative Kitchen, Modern Alternative Pregnancy, and Modern Alternative Health) as well as mommy [...]
I'm Stephanie. Creator of Keeper of the Home. Lover of Jesus. Wife to Ryan. Mommy to four. Drinker of fair-trade coffee with maple syrup and raw cream. Organic gardener. Barefoot, flip-flop wearer. Creative cook and kitchen messer-upper. [Read More …]
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