The Suburban Homestead

It's that time of year again! As I look around I see the suffering in puffy eyes, runny noses and the long list of other ailments that accompany seasonal allergies. NOT FUN! I reach out at every chance I get to offer options to people who even mention allergies around me. And the reason why I am so passionate, to the point of getting on your nerves about it, is that I used to suffer just like the rest of those watery-eyed uncomfortable folks walking around in their misery. BUT THERE IS AN ANSWER!! One day while reading an article, which I can not remember for the life of me where to find, I had an epiphany that was LIFE CHANGING!  My first thought was "Why isn't this the prescription for everyday allergies??" 1. Take local raw honey everyday!           I take a TBSP every morning, either in my coffee or right off the spoon, delicious nectar of God.......       My son, eat honey, for it is good, Yes, the h...

 My struggle with chronic pain and debilitating illness has been long lived.  You can go  HERE to read a post about that more in depth. But one thing that keeps coming up is that people around me, through church, family, long-time friends and social media have noticed the big improvements in my life. Many of them ask me what I have been doing, or want information for their loved ones that struggle with autoimmune, neuropathy, and chronic pain such as fibromyalgia.  So........... I decided to get the protocol all written out so that anyone can share it and locate it, and hopefully use it! I believe in this so much that I would put money on it, that anyone with these kind of issues could completely change their lives                          IF they follow it TO THE LETTER!  There are 3 kinds of people in the chronic illness realm.   First are the ones that no matter what you sa...

                                             

Ok, so the title is a little misleading. But it comes from a statement that I hear ALL THE TIME! When people see what we eat, or hear that we are a whole foods family, (we do eat some meats, but not on a daily basis), I always hear "But I can't just eat rabbit food and salads all the time"...... Well guess what- I don't either!!                       Yes, we eat salads, but not daily, and sometimes not even weekly! There is so much more to eat than some lettuce and a couple of tomatoes!!!! So I wanted to share some actual meals that we eat regularly. I have a huge backlog of meal pics that I keep for my own records, so I figured this is a great way to share them! I will also share links to the recipes if I have them.  Welcome to some good ole' food porn! Nothing better than getting your mouth watering from some food that is not only good, but good for you! Good ole "Feel Good Food" Cauliflower, mixed beans,...

I am so excited!!  Yesterday I FINALLY planted my seeds that a friend gave me for my  Loofah Plant.  Do you know where loufa sponges come from? If you were thinking "from the ocean", like me, you would be wrong!! These sponges are grown from zucchini/cucumber type plants!                                    UNBELIEVABLE Right?!   So here's what happened....I was looking around on some of my community groups on Facebook, and a friend had posted that she had loofah plant seeds. I was so curious about what this was so I went straight to YouTube and watched a few videos. I was so excited about the chance to get these seeds to add to my suburban homestead!  Here's a few videos about them.   How to Harvest A Loufah Sponge What they look like growing Making a soap embedded sponge              You can do so much...

Many times people ask me about what we eat as a family. I wanted to share some of our meals with you. Yesterday's menu looked like this: I skipped breakfast because I woke up late for church. This is a usual occurence since I am not an early bird....I do not get the supermom award for breakfasts....but if you are an early riser and have some good ideas and/or pictures, please comment below and let us know about it! I'd love to see what you've got going on at your house! Son M (SM) skipped breakfast....he gets it honest  :) Dear Daughter had a banana with granola and blueberries. (way to go making good choices!) Son T had granola and some banana chips. Little E had an orange with granola. As a snack I packed a wonderful mix to stash in my purse....even though I skip breakfast I don't want to be ravished later and make a bad decision on food! This is one of my favorite homemade "trail-mixes". It has figs, dates, banana chips, pecans, pistachios, and ...