2 minHow To Make Oat MilkOat milk is all the rage nowadays. It's popping up as a milk substitute in coffee shops, and there are quite a few brands you can buy at...
2 minAmazingly Green Soup To Help The Winter BluesWinter in Colorado is actually not as bad as a lot of other places. It'll snow but within a day or two the snow has melted and the sun is...
6 minDIY LotionA few weeks ago, I posted a picture on Instagram showing some supplies I was using while making my homemade lotion and I got quite a few...
2 minWelcome Back, The Modern DomestiqueYou may have noticed that the blog, and the podcast for that matter, have been very quiet lately. I'm not too sure exactly how it...
2 minTMD Podcast, S2 E5: The Therapeutic Benefits Of Home EconomicsThis episode's interview is with Amy Leiter, Emily Rose Popiel, and Emily Seagrave of Violet Hive Art Therapy. Violet hive is a...
2 minTMD Podcast S2 E3: Whole Family Nutrition W/ Marty's MealsMarty's Meals is a holistic pet-food company based in Santa Fe, NM and in Boulder, CO that makes a wide range of sustainably sourced raw...
2 minTMD Podcast, S1 E7: Season One RecapIn preparation for Season Two, this episode is a special collection of highlights from Season One! The highlights are in chronological...
3 minElderberry Immune-Boosting TonicNature really is amazing. Right when cold and flu season starts to hit everyone, nature offers up plants that we can use to help keep us...
2 minThings I Learned From My First Try At Growing PotatoesPotatoes! I have grown them! Back in April, I noticed that a potato in my kitchen was starting to grow eyes. I don't know what made me...
2 minSummer Solstice Sun TeaSummer solstice is one of my favorite days of the year. It marks the official beginning of summer, and is the longest day of the year (as...
2 minFarm Life & Lots Of Baby GoatsThose of you that follow me on instagram may have noticed lots of baby goat videos and photos lately and you may be wondering why. Well,...
1 minThe Modern Domestique Podcast, S1 E1: "Meet The Modern Domestique""In this pilot episode of The Modern Domestique Podcast, future guest Nancy Allawos Thompson interviews Stacey Keating, founder of The...
3 minDIY Fizzy Bath BombHere in Colorado, we are right in the middle of winter. Which means the air is not only cold, but very dry. Even with our humidifier...
3 minHow To Make An Elderberry Shrub (aka A Drinking Vinegar)Elderberry season is here! If you read my post on elderflowers, you will remember that we have 3 bushes around where we live. I've been...
4 minDIY Water Kefir: An Easy Probiotic DrinkProbiotic is a term that has gotten a lot of press lately, because there have been a lot of studies showing how much they help to...
4 minElderflower GoodnessDo you remember the scene in the film Amelie that talks about her love of dipping her fingers into sacks of grain? If you've never seen...
4 minSpring Cleaning: An IntroductionSpring! The sun is out, there are leaves sprouting on the trees, and it's finally warm enough to open the windows of the house and get...
3 minCitrus-Infused Vinegar DIYOne facet of Home Economics is to save money around the house. With my husband being a full-time graduate student, this is especially...
4 minDIY Herbal Hair RinseWarning: this post contains lots of photos. Because: herbs. They make me so happy! So much so that my husband even bought me a bumper...
3 minMulled Apple Juice RecipeRecently, I've been feeling a little under the weather. I've been diligently taking my supplements and trying to make sure I'm getting...
2 minWhy Healthy Living?Dr. David Knapp said something many years ago that I think still holds true and also applies to healthy living: "The time is now at hand...
2 minThe First Post - A Few Words on Home EconomicsWelcome to my first post! I've been wanting to start a blog for a while now, but I couldn't narrow down what I wanted to blog about....