Today we've got a guest post from one of our creators, Kelly Briggs! You can check out her Ultimate Simple Meal Planning Guide in the resource library today!   I'm a good five years into homeschooling and over the past five years, I've gone through a lot of ups and downs figuring things out. This past few years being home so often because of the pandemic has in many ways been a blessing in disguise for our homeschool as we've really been able to figure some things out to create more peaceful homeschooling routines. Today, I'm sharing about seven tips to create peaceful homeschooling routi ..read more

Welcome to the Back to Homemaking Collective, a coalition of dozens of women who have joined forces to start a new revolution in homemaking. We are living in an age when women have more opportunities than ever before to launch careers, enter higher education, and participate in government and politics. And yet, so many women and mothers feel their hearts pulling them to be more oriented towards their homes and in creating a loving, intimate environment for those they love. If this is you, you’ve come to the right place! We are here to support women who feel the call of building homes and leavi ..read more

  What does cultivating a home mean to you? If you would have asked 10-year-old Shelby this question, I would probably have replied, a normal home. A father that wasn't addicted to painkillers and a stable foundation of home life. That was one of my dreams as a child, to have a "normal" home. As I've grown and gone on to have my own family I have realized that "normal" is a societal concept in a sense. My normal looks different from your normal.  But one universal truth, a strong family is important and what you do/don't do in your home matters—what you do ripples into the world. A ..read more

Easy Sourdough Bread  Sourdough is all the buzz here lately, but it's been around for centuries. Seriously, for like ever! Yet many of us millennials and various other generations have no clue how to make sourdough or bread at all. I was in the same boat three years ago. Zero knowledge of bread making. The only thing I had was a desire to learn. I remember my first sourdough loaf, it was hard and unedible. I tried to force myself to eat it, but it just wasn't happening. Fast forward to now and I have made a few very edible loaves. And I love sharing it with you. It excites me to think abo ..read more

9 Healthy Kid Friendly Snacks  Kids love snacks. Especially in our western culture where they make "kid" snacks. Goldfish, cakes, chips, and even sugary "kid" drinks. When I became a mom, I naturally assumed these snacks would be safe. But after time, I realized they were laced with tons of sugars, dyes, artificial ingredients, and things that had no business being called a kid snack. After my son was diagnosed with PANS, sugar and seed oils had to go.  Yet, I was still left with a 4-year-old that wants snacks like his peers. So, I had to be crafty. I've found some snacks that he lo ..read more

Living on one income seems impossible. From inflation to the general cost of living, how do you live on one income? I get this question a lot.  I get comments that tell me that I'm privileged and blessed. I will agree I am blessed, but privilege not so much. Living on one income takes discipline and craftiness. It's learning to go without. It's learning to stretch things and live like no one else. If your goal is to live like the Joneses', living on one income, might now be feasible.  But if your goal is to live a family-first type of life, then living on one income is feasible. Her ..read more