16Feb/17

My Top 10 Herbal Remedy Picks

February 16, 2017Health & Nutrition, Kids, Parenting, Product Review, Self Sufficiencycold, essential oils, herbal, home remedies, winter coldsemberliving

WOW, it has been a gnarly (that’s right, I’m from LA) cold season! Here are my Top 10 Herbal Must-Haves for getting through it AND beyond. Become an Ember Living VIP forRead More…

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08Dec/16

One Car Experiment Update

December 8, 2016Inspiring, Philosphy, reduce energy consumption, Saving Money, Self Sufficiency, Sustainabilitybicycling, bikeemberliving

ONE MONTH IN It’s been a month as a one car family and honestly, it’s been easier than expected. Here are the 3-reasons it’s worked well for us: I mostly work fromRead More…

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16May/16

Making Life Easier: Laundry Hacks

May 16, 2016Parenting, Saving Money, Self Sufficiency, Sustainabilityhacks, laundryemberliving

Laundry is the bane of most families experience. Here are some great ideas to make it easier and non-toxic. My fantasy is a laundry room as big as my kitchen to CONTAINRead More…

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11Apr/16

7 Reasons to Hate Solar Power

April 11, 2016Saving Money, Self Sufficiency, Sustainabilitysolar poweremberliving

This article puts things in perspective (lol).  http://heliopower.com/2016/04/01/top-7-reasons-hate-solar/ Here’s my new blog article on why solar power is something you NEED to investigate.  http://emberliving.com/2016/03/30/solar-harvest/ Be sure to “FOLLOW” my blog with theRead More…

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05Feb/16

Winter Cold Tip

February 5, 2016Health & Nutrition, Kids, Parenting, Product Review, Self Sufficiencyessential oils, home remedies, winter coldsemberliving

Four Thieves is a must have in your medicine cabinet. I diffuse it in our house and put it on our feet, and have seen a significant decrease in colds in ourRead More…

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16Dec/15

Google Solar Power Project

December 16, 2015Saving Money, Self Sufficiency, Sustainabilitygoogle, pv, solar, solar poweremberliving

Google has a cool new service called PROJECT SUNROOF https://www.google.com/get/sunroof#p=0 that can give you a great quick and dirty estimate of what size photovoltaic system you require (based on your average monthlyRead More…

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14Dec/15

DIY Upcycled Holiday Decor

December 14, 2015Crafts, Creativity, Design, Self Sufficiency, Sustainabilitycrafting with kids, holiday crafting with kids, holiday crafts, holiday diyemberliving

Every year I like to craft something for our home for the holidays. Last year I made an easy and magnificent magnolia leaf wreath that looks so pretty dry (pics below), I wasRead More…

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26Aug/15

Recipe: Watermelon Mint, Chocolate Mint and Chocolate Spice Popsicles

August 26, 2015Cooking, Creativity, Entertainment, Health & Nutrition, Kids, Saving Money, Self SufficiencyDIY desserts, Mexican, popsicles, recipe, watermelonemberliving

It’s still super hot where I live, and I was responsible for desserts for a baby shower this weekend, so I decided to make popsicles.  The food being served is Mexican, soRead More…

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05Aug/15

Best Summer Host Gifts

August 5, 2015Cooking, Saving Money, Self Sufficiencyaloe, baking, food tent, host gifts, hostess gifts, peeleremberliving

I love all the gatherings in summer!  Picnics in the park, backyard BBQ’s and pool parties! If you are going to a party where the host is providing all of the foodRead More…

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24Jun/15

Great Tips for Camping

June 24, 2015Cooking, Inspiring, Self Sufficiency, Sustainabilitycampingemberliving

Camping season is upon us!  In fact, I just returned from a lovely weekend camping trip with about 80-people that was super fun. The best thing about 95-degree desert weather?  There’s nothingRead More…

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