We have noticed that quite a few blogs are not linking back to one of the Simple Lives Thursday host blogs (see guideline #2, below). If this is you, please realize that this prevents us from choosing you as a featured blog. Thank you for linking back to us!
The Simple Lives Thursday Blog Hop
Welcome to Simple Lives Thursday, a blog hop dedicated to simple living. “Consume less, produce more. ” So many topics fit: Gardening, raising animals, cooking from scratch, real food, natural cleaners, sewing, recycling, thrifting, a mindset of simplicity, saving a buck…
This blog hop is hosted by:
- Diana at A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa
- And me!
- And others who are, for now, taking breaks.
Featured Posts from Last Week’s Submissions
We really enjoy reading your posts each week! Featured post bloggers, please grab the badge above and display it on your site! Link it to one of the host blogs’ posts for the specific week that you were featured.
Here are our picks from last week’s submissions. Thanks to all who participated — it is always hard to choose!
1. God Had Moms in Mind: Benefits of Breastfeeding for Moms by Growing Slower. The many benefits of breastfeeding. Our favorite, “…it promotes relaxation and bonding.”
2. Why We Should All Eat Locally Grown Food by Small Footprint Family. “…by choosing to eat seasonal, local and organic or pasture-raised produce, eggs, dairy, fish and meat, we can curb global warming and pollution, avoid toxic pesticides, support local farmers and enjoy fresh, tasty food.”
3. Hang Dry Laundry Year Round from A Life Unprocessed. This blogger shows us how she saves energy by hang drying her laundry year round –- even in Seattle!
Share Your Simple Lives Thursday Post
Bloggers, make a “Simple Lives Thursday” post on your own blog, then come back here to add your post to the linky box below the featured posts. If you don’t have a picture, feel free to download the Simple Lives Thursday banner (at top of post) and upload it using the script’s prompts (it is easy). Your post will appear on all host blogs!
Non-bloggers, feel free to add a comment here with any ideas or thoughts about simple living.
These are three simple guidelines for participation:
1. If linking real, traditional and simple recipes, please make sure all ingredients used are whole — such as whole grains, vegetables, legumes, meats, even sugar. In order to keep the integrity of “nourishing” food, we will delete any recipes that utilize processed, boxed foods. We are definitely not going to be ingredient policemen! But, please note that this is a hop hosted by advocates of the real, local and sustainable food movements.
2. Please link your posts back to one of the hosting blogs. This is a common blog hop courtesy. This link helps build the Simple Lives Thursday community by sending your readers to all of the other participants’ posts. We all end up sharing and learning from each other.
3. No giveaway or otherwise primarily advertising oriented posts. Keep your topics to fit our simple living theme of “consume less, produce more.” We will delete posts that don’t fit.
What will you share this week? We all look forward to your submissions!
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About Wardee Harmon
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Thanks for hosting! Today I’ve linked up a yummy grain free birthday cake and a luxurious DIY natural deep hair conditioner.
http://thankyourbody.com/coconut-cream-all-natural-deep-conditioner/
Robin recently posted… Infographic: Why you should not count calories
Hi Wardeh, this week I posted and article about water quality (this is part two which is relates to what is potentially in our tap water). I also posted two recipes, both stews for the fall — Munggo which is a mung bean soup and Pork Menudo which is a tomato based stew — both are Filipino in origin as my hubs i Filipino.
Jen recently posted… What’s in My Tap Water? (pt 2 in our water series)
Thanks for hosting!
Today I shared Tuna & Pea Salad, Garlicky Green Beans and Foods to Improve Your Memory (who doesn’t need that!)
Have a great week
Dina-Marie recently posted… Garlicky Green Beans
Good morning! This week I’m sharing a collection of recipes: 14 meals to freeze now for the holiday season. Thanks for hosting!
http://www.riddlelove.com/2012/09/fourteen-simple-meals-to-freeze-now-for.html
Katie recently posted… Weekly Menu Plan #43
Thanks for hosting! I’m sharing two posts today (hope that’s ok). One is a great way to use some of the abundance of zucchini many of us are blessed with right now, the second is a post about the blessings we enjoyed during the month of August and how I spent my blog break. Life is full and good!
Blessings, ~Lisa
Lisa recently posted… Hand-crafted, all-natural soaps now available…
Thanks for the feature on Why We Should All Eat Locally Grown Food! This week I’ve posted our recipe for 30-minute, nutrient-dense, real food chili. Yummy for kids too!
Have a great week!
Thanks for hosting! This week I’m sharing my re-created recipe of my Grandma’s vegetable soup.
Love all the good stuff here!
6512 and growing recently posted… this magical bowl
HI,
I shared my video for making Coconut Banana Muffins and an article about why I would NEVER eat conventional corn, as well as How Your Morning Cereal Can Be Making You Sick.
Check out my new online cooking class: go grain-free
http://realfoodforager.com/new-online-cooking-class-go-grain-free/
Thanks for hosting!
Thanks for hosting, Wardeh. Today I linked up a post about our concrete bunker home – http://www.commonsensehome.com/living-in-a-concrete-bunker/
Laurie recently posted… Learn About Elderberry Health Benefits with Elderberry Life – Giveaway
I had a very unusual high school job: I poured beeswax candles at a Greek Orthodox convent! In this article, I shared everything I learned about the healing properties of beeswax candles. Did you know it can actually help chronic allergies and asthma?
http://empoweredsustenance.com/beeswax-candles-and-allergies-an-effective-solution/
Thanks for hosting! I left the recipe for Salsa Verde-
Heather
Heather recently posted… Salsa Verde (GAPS/SCD/GF)
Hi!
Thanks for letting me share my own recipe of tasty and delicious
Healthy Pumpkin Cookies!
Here’s the link:
http://www.momessentials.net/jennis-favorite-healthy-pumpkin-cookies/
Jenni recently posted… Easy Dried Kale Chips
Thanks for hosting! I linked up my post on phthalates as a cause for T2 diabetes and why I went no ‘poo:
http://gapsfort2.blogspot.com/2012/07/phthalates-as-possible-cause-of-t2.html
jpatti recently posted… patronizing scientists – part 2
Hi and thanks for hosting! This week I’m sharing a recipe for Fried Zucchini and Squash Rounds – Grain free. Summer squash and zucchini are almost gone from the farmers market but, there is still time to enjoy this delicious, crispy, vitamin-rich starter. Have a great day!
Emily recently posted… Fried Zucchini and Squash Rounds – Grain free
Thanks for hosting! I am sharing my detailed post on vitamin A… with complete references:
http://gapsfort2.blogspot.com/2012/07/vitamin-a.html
jpatti recently posted… vintage post: boeuf bourguignon