Joyful, Healthy Living

Why I Stopped Pushing In Our Homeschool

After just a couple years, our homeschool was struggling. My 6yo daughter, who had started out so eager, was starting to hate math and...

Soaked-and-Baked Oatmeal

Here's a breakfast recipe for you: Soaked-and-Baked Oatmeal! This recipe starts with soaking the oats overnight for greater nutrition,...

Sourdough Einkorn Waffles

These are seriously The.Best.Waffles.Ever. And guess what? This waffle recipe is also healthier because it is sourdough and Einkorn!

Einkorn Sourdough Discard Pancakes

Crispy, fluffy pancakes, yum! This recipe is a great way to use up extra sourdough starter. Got Extra Sourdough Starter? This Recipe is...

Ultimate Guide to Baking Soda and Vinegar Haircare

Baking soda and vinegar can replace your shampoo and conditioner! Here's a guide to using the no 'poo method based on over 10 years of...

Homeopathic Calc Phos for Growing Pains, Plus Nutritional Support

"Mom, my legs hurt." Growing pains are common during childhood, but homeopathy can help! Calcarea phosphorica = # 1 Remedy for Growing...

What's Working and What's New? Mid-Year Curriculum Update for 2024-25 (with a 17yo and a 14yo)

Here's a peek into which homeschooling resources are working well and not-so-well for my 17yo and 14yo, as well as our new curriculum and...

How to Do Mid-Year Homeschool Planning

As you roll into the new year, it's an opportune time to take stock of how things are going in your homeschool. Don't let yourself feel...

Grain-Free Frosted Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Since my husband still does best to avoid grains, I developed this recipe so that he could enjoy a yummy spiced cookie alongside the...

Frosted Einkorn Pumpkin Spice Cookies

This recipe for Frosted Einkorn Pumpkin Spice Cookies bakes up into moist, cakey cookies. The cream cheese frosting recipe has just...

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Hi, I'm Sarah.

I left my career as a NASA aerospace engineer to become a homeschooling mother-of-two, natural healthcare practitioner, and real foodie. Come with me on a journey to reclaim health and balance in your life!

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🥔🧀🥔FUNERAL POTATOES, also known as CHEESY HASHBROWN CASSEROLE: I know it's a weird name, but that's what this dish is often called! 🤗 This recipe combines hash brown potatoes, cheese, and gravy into a yummy and filling casserole. NO processed foods here; just wholesome real food ingredients! Gluten-free, too! This freezes well, for easy meals later on.

GET THE RECIPE HERE 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/cheesy-hashbrown-casserole

🤯👀🤯WATCH AS LEGISLATORS TURN THEIR BACKS ON NEW MEXICO'S WOMEN AND GIRLS - They killed ❌the Bill to protect girls' and women's rights to single sex sports 🏃‍♀️, even after listening to:
• Payton McNabb's experience of suffering a serious brain injury😭😭😭 from being forced to play volleyball against a biological male
• Independent poll results showing that 🧐🧐🧐
--- 94% of New Mexicans oppose biological males being able to share locker rooms with girls
--- 84% of New Mexicans oppose boys playing in girls' sports
--- 92% of 18-24 year old New Mexicans oppose boys being allowed in girls locker rooms and competing in girls’ sports

🚨🚨🚨The following Representatives VOTED TO TABLE (KILL) THE BILL: Joanne Ferrary, Angelica Rubio, Andrea Romero, & Elizabeth "Liz"
Thomson.

Note that TABLING A BILL IS THE COWARD'S WAY OF STOPPING A BILL without having to actually officially vote against it. Looks like they are ashamed of their stance 🤐🤐🤐 and know their constituents would not agree.

👉👉👉THANK YOU to those who tried to do the right thing by standing up for girls and women: Representatives Rebecca Dow, Andrea Reeb, Jenifer Jones, Rod Montoya, Cathrynn Brown, John Block and Stefani Lord, alongside @independentwomensforum

😳😡😳😭NM TRANSGENDER INDOCTRINATION BILL: Here it is, right out in the open! NM Senate Bill 258 would require that sex ed be taught in MIDDLE SCHOOL instead of high school, and that sex ed MUST INCLUDE TEACHING ABOUT TRANSGENDER IDEOLOGY and ABORTION as a "pregnancy outcome option".

⏰⏰⏰This Bill will be heard in the Senate Education Committee on Fri Feb 14. Here are the email addresses for the committee members 🖌🖌🖌:
bill.soules@nmlegis.gov, harold.popejr@nmlegis.gov, gabriel.ramos@nmlegis.gov, pat.boone@nmlegis.gov, csecows@aol.com, natalie.figueroa@nmlegis.gov, martin.hickey@nmlegis.gov, cindy.nava@nmlegis.gov, anthony.thornton@nmlegis.gov

Hearing is currently scheduled for 9:30am on Fri 2/14.
🎯🎯🎯Zoom Webinar Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89615593412### Webinar ID: 896 1559 3412 Zoom Call: +1 669 900 9128
https://www.nmlegis.gov/Committee/Standing_Committee?CommitteeCode=SEC

FULL BILL TEXT 👇👇👇: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?Chamber=S&LegType=B&LegNo=258&year=25

THE ANSWER TO EGG SHORTAGES: TOP 10 REASONS TO KEEP CHICKENS 🥚🐥🥚:
1. Best.Eggs.Ever
2. Self sufficiency
3. Healthier eggs
4. Recycling food scraps into eggs
5. Amazing compost
6. Life skills for children
7. Fun and beauty
8. Garden helpers
9. Eggs to sell
10. Companionship

LEARN MORE HERE👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/top-10-reasons-to-keep-chickens

😫😲😍WHY I *STOPPED* PUSHING IN OUR HOMESCHOOL: After just a couple years, our homeschool was struggling. My 6yo daughter, who had started out so eager, was starting to hate math and writing. Our relationship was suffering, too, from negative interactions around school work. Here's how I found a BETTER PATH that has now worked great for over 10+ years of homeschooling. 👇👇👇
https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/why-i-stopped-pushing-in-our-homeschool

🤣💯🤣💯 Most people don't get this, but there is NO need for grades or testing in homeschooling. You just keep going on whatever is needed next, at each child's individual pace.

There's no need to be stressing and constantly comparing the kids' performance to others. And we never really stop or start the "school year" either. We take little breaks when needed, but mostly just keep learning all the time.

Being homeschooled her whole life, the first test my 17yo daughter ever took was her driver's ed test. The second was the SAT so she could take dual credit classes at the local university.

🥚🥚🥚QUICK EGG AND FRIED RICE BREAKFAST: Baby bok choy, celery, and green onions, sautéed with leftover rice and scrambled eggs! Yum!

GET THE RECIPE HERE 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/quick-egg-and-fried-rice-breakfast

🍌🍌🍌 SUGAR-FREE EINKORN BANANA NUT BREAD: This recipe is sweetened with only bananas! It is mildly sweet, with lots of banana flavor and the yummy crunch of nuts. AND, it is made with Einkorn flour, for greater nutrition and protein than regular wheat flour. Did you know that some people who have sensitivities to gluten in modern wheat can actually consume Einkorn with no problems?

GET THE RECIPE HERE: 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/einkorn-banana-nut-bread-sugar-free

😲😲😲WHY WHITE RICE IS HEALTHIER THAN BROWN RICE, + Recipe for Nutrient-Dense White Rice: People absorb more nutrients from white rice than brown rice. Why? Because “antinutrients” in brown rice - like phytic acid - interfere with the absorption of the nutrients it contains. White rice doesn’t have that problem.

By itself, cooked in water, I find white rice to be rather bland. I like to cook white rice with pastured butter and homemade chicken bone broth. This makes the rice taste fantastic and provides more nutrition.

LEARN MORE AND GET THE RECIPE 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/white-rice-is-healthier-than-brown-rice-and-a-recipe-for-nutrient-dense-white-rice

📓✏️📔🖊HOW TO MAKE IT FUN TO LEARN WRITING: Do your kids love to write? Or see it as a chore?

Although writing is a very important skill to learn, I purposely haven't used a formal writing curriculum in our homeschool. And I also don't "require" my kids to write.

I learned through painful experience 😝😝😝 in the early years of homeschooling that requiring writing was a sure way to kill any enjoyment my kids had in writing. So, instead of forcing my kids to write, I focus my efforts on creating an environment that naturally inspires my kids to want to write in their day-to-day lives.

Go here to learn the things that have worked well in our homeschool, so that you can use these ideas as a jumping-off point in crafting your own inspired-to-write environment for your kids. 👇👇👇https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/teaching-elementary-and-middle-school-writing-without-a-formal-curriculum

🍗🍗🍗ROSEMARY LIME CHICKEN THIGHS: This delicious recipe is adored by my husband and my kids! I love making this recipe on days when I don't have much time to spend in the kitchen preparing dinner.

It is simple to put together and then most of the cooking time is inactive while the chicken roasts in the oven. Crispy skin and lots of flavor.

GET THE RECIPE HERE 👇👇👇:
https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/rosemary-lime-chicken-thighs

😍😍😍Hiking homeschool field trips = nature study, physical endurance, earth science, perseverance, fresh air, vitamin D and sunshine!

~~Baylor Pass, with the 3 Generations Hiking Club

QUICK AND EASY EINKORN QUICHE CRUST: Nourishing-Real-Food-Ingredients + No-Fuss = A Win-Win Quiche Crust!! This really is quick and easy, with no cutting butter or rolling required!

GET THE RECIPE HERE 👉👉👉: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/quick-and-easy-einkorn-quiche-crust

HOW TO HOMESCHOOL: CREATING A JOY-FILLED, SUSTAINABLE HOMESCHOOL 🌷🌷🌷 A few of the questions and concerns I often hear are:
"My kids hate school."
"How do you do school without requiring?"
"How do you know you're doing enough?"
"My kids will never want to do math [or science or writing or whatever dreaded subject] if I don't make them."

This post will give you the resources for creating a sustainable homeschool that will bring joy back into your homeschool. Along the way, I'll share the details of what has worked for us, and how we do school time without requiring or bribing.

The overall plan looks like this:

*Catch a Vision - Find your true focus in homeschooling

*Create a Rhythm - Implement a daily rhythm that creates a culture of learning

*Follow Their Passions - Let your children's interests drive their education

*Expand Their Horizons - Give exposure to the wide world of learning

Keep in mind that every family is unique! Younger kids have different needs than older kids, some people need more or less structure, and some households just function differently. It's all good! Please be gentle with yourself and your kids.

LEARN MORE HERE 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/how-to-homeschool

👩‍🦰👩‍🦱👱‍♀️ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BAKING SODA AND VINEGAR HAIR CARE: Baking soda and vinegar can replace your shampoo and conditioner! Here's a guide to using the no 'poo method based on over 10 years of experience.

🚿🚿🚿Baking soda is used to wash the hair and vinegar is used to condition it. Not only is this method effective, healthy, and frugal, but it is also easy to tailor this method to different hair types.

⬇️⬇️⬇️Here's what's in the guide:
***basic recipes and methods for baking soda shampoo and vinegar conditioner,
***ways to tailor this method for different hair types,
***what to expect during the transition period and afterwards,
***optional add-ins for the baking soda and vinegar mixtures, and
***frequently-asked questions (FAQs) about how to use this method effectively.

LEARN MORE HERE 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/ultimate-guide-to-baking-soda-and-vinegar-haircare

😍😍😍Thank you for protecting girls and women, President Donald J. Trump! The full executive order is here 👇👇👇: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/

😲🤩😲My 17yo daughter Alina AMAZES me. She's had very little art training, but homeschooling has given her the time and space to develop this skill so her inner artist can shine.

#homeschoollife #inspired

🤗🧐🤗 The crud is going around again. HERE ARE THE TOP 7 REMEDIES FOR COVID-19:
• Natrum muriaticum
• Lycopodium
• Bryonia
• Gelsemium
• Nux vomica
• Phosphorus
• Sulphur

In treating 150+ COVID-19 cases, I've seen that homeopathic treatment is effective at providing RAPID SYMPTOM RELIEF as well as reducing the overall severity and duration of the illness.

LEARN WHICH REMEDY TO USE based on each person's specific symptoms here: 👇👇👇:
https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/top-5-homeopathics-for-covid-19

🤩🤩🤩HOMESCHOOL ADVENTURE: SLOT CANYON: This amazing geological formation never fails to impress. Just 15 min from Las Cruces and well worth the hike.

#HomeschoolAdventures #homeschoollife

SUPERFOOD CHICKEN VEGETABLE SOUP 🍗🧅🥕🥒: This soup is LOADED WITH VEGGIES: the usual onion, carrots, and celery of course, plus zucchini and butternut squash. The butternut breaks down totally and gives the broth a beautiful golden color. PLENTY OF HERBS AND GARLIC provide a lovely flavor. And you can add a kick of SUPERFOOD NUTRITION by mincing up the giblets and adding them to the soup.

GET THE RECIPE HERE 👇👇👇:
https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/superfood-chicken-vegetable-soup

😍🤩😍SUPERFOOD HAUL! This makes it easy to ensure I get the excellent whole food nutrition of liver and organ meats more often. I take the Histamine & Immune one if I'm feeling under the weather; my husband loves that one for helping with allergies/sinus issues, too. If you want to get some, you can use this Refer-a-Friend code to get 20% off 👇👇👇: https://refer.heartandsoil.co/hs779686

👦❤️‍🩹👧❤️‍🩹GROWING PAINS: "Mom, my legs hurt." Growing pains are common during childhood, but homeopathy can help! Calc phos is the top homeopathic for treating growing pains.

Here is info about how to use it, plus nutritional support to prevent the pains from recurring in the future. LEARN MORE HERE 👇👇👇: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/homeopathic-calc-phos-for-growing-pains-plus-nutritional-support

🤧💪☺️SUPPLEMENT TRIO FOR COLDS AND FLUS: MILDER SYMPTOMS AND RAPID RECOVERY. This protocol has worked very well in my family! At the first sign of illness, we take these three supplements twice a day:
• Vitamin D3: 2500-5000 IU
• Vitamin C: 1000-3000 mg
• Quercetin: 250-500 mg
LEARN MORE HERE on why these work and how to give them to kids who can't swallow pills 👇👇👇:
https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/supplement-trio-for-colds-and-flus-milder-symptoms-and-rapid-recovery

🤩🤩🤩 WHEE! This only happens once every few years here in southern New Mexico. ❄️❄️❄️

HOMEOPATHY FOR MASTITIS: These are the top 4 homeopathic remedies that can help with mastitis during lactation. These remedies can help the body quickly resolve the infection.
*** Belladonna
*** Silicea
*** Phytolacca
*** Bryonia

LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO KNOW WHICH ONE TO TRY HERE👇👇👇 : https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/homeopathic-remedies-for-mastitis

🐓🐓🐓FROM CHICK TO ROOSTER: Erbium is easily the handsomest rooster we've ever had. A little feisty at times (esp with the hens), but he's still being "gentled" with lots of snuggling and treats. We just gotta get him through his raging-teenage-hormones stage. 🤣

👶👨👧PARENTING HACK: Learning about CHILDREN'S ENERGY TYPES was one of the things that helped me the most in parenting better. LEARN MORE HERE : https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/the-child-whisperer

HOMEOPATHIC GELSEMIUM FOR FLU 🤧🤧🤧: Gelsemium is a good match for many cases of flu or flu-like illness, especially if there is dizziness and drowsiness. It is my go-to first-line remedy whenever my kids get the flu, and has worked well for many of my homeopathic clients, too. Learn more here: 👇👇👇https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/homeopathic-gelsemium-for-flu

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