Maybe it’s not quite nirvana, but your home office should be as pleasing and comfortable as you can make it, if you are a work at home mom this is especially true. Home offices are quickly becoming a vital part of many people’s working life and they can be the hub of a family’s home.
Thoughts and Musings of Marriage – A Renewal of Commitment
What happens when your marriage feels like an echo of what it used to be? What do you do?
Choosing Toys for Kindergartners: Think L.E.A.P.S.
Carolyn Jaynes is a Learning Designer for LeapFrog Enterprises, specializing in language and literacy development. She earned her doctorate in educational psychology at Michigan State University where she was a researcher and professional development consultant for the Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA). The great thing about Kindergartners is that they can […]
Tiara French Braid for Creative Girls Hair-Do
My daughter wanted her hair up for Gymnastics but told me that the week before her ponytail hurt her head. I decided to fix her hair in a crown french braid or tiara french braid hairstyle with a bun on the side. This left the back of her head, which touches during somersaults, free. Start […]
Easy Meal for Company Dinners and Entertaining
Rhoda is a GRIT (girl raised in the South) who loves life and enjoys all the blessings that God has given her and enjoys sharing her creative endeavors. She’s the brilliant mind and eye behind Southern Hospitality where she shows off her gorgeous home decor with the lovely photography. Preparing a meal for company doesn’t […]
How to Sew a Simple Library Tote
Krista Maurer is a writer, photographer, seamstress and boutique owner. She loves fresh flowers, Christmas lights, good seafood, wrapping presents, and hostessing parties. You can find more of her ideas and tutorials at KristaMaurer.com. Whether it’s the dog-days of summer or the start of a new school year, every child needs their very own library […]
What Questions Are You Asking?
Pastor/Rabbi Crystal Lutton is an Ordained Elder in the Church of the Nazarene with her Master’s in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. She is pastor of a Messianic Congregation that is devoted to studying the whole of Scripture as it relates to the life of Christians. Her first book, Biblical Parenting, was written 10 years […]
Stain Fighting Science Experiment with Wisk Stain Spectrum™
As part of the Wisk with new Stain Spectrum™ Technology campaign, I got to participate in this cool science experiment with my kids. You can see in this video how we showed Wisk with Stain Spectrum™ laundry detergent fighting protein based grass stains. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDzGjXypE0E[/youtube] First we wrote Evan’s initial in Wisk with Stain Spectrum™ Technology laundry detergent on the […]
Laundry Cleaning Through the Generations – Wisk
I grew up in a quiet, suburban neighborhood in Southern California. Swimming, riding bikes and swinging on the tire swing….playing street ball with the neighborhood boys. And why not? I could throw better than any of them. My mom grew up in similar fashion – a city girl living near a golf course. My grandmother […]
Conquer Fall Madness With Simple Menu Plans plus Giveaway!
Christine Steendahl “The Menu Mom” has been helping busy families with menu planning since 2005. Her focus is on down-home easy to make meals the entire family will enjoy. You can find her at The Menu Mom, on Facebook , in the Blog Frog Community and on twitter @themenumom. The leaves are turning beautiful colors, […]
How to Grow an All-Natural, Toxin-Free Baby
Today’s guest post is adapted from the book Expecting 411 By Ari Brown MD and Michele Hakakha MD. Dr. Michele Hakakha is an award-winning obstetrician/gynecologist practicing in Beverly Hills, CA. Dr. Ari Brown, MD, FAAP, is a pediatrician in Austin, TX, an official spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics, and health advisor for WebMD, […]
Relaunch Celebration and my Gratitude
My vision of Untrained Housewife was a community of support and encouragement. Now that we reached the point where I had to change content management systems so I could better keep up with the needs of the site personally, I took the time to redesign the site a little bit. Same header, same idea, same […]











