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Healthy living can seem intimidating, but with Modern Home Economics it becomes straightforward and something each person can tweak to their situation or lifestyle. There is no judgement here, just suggestions for you to make your own.

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How To Make Oat Milk

Oat 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...

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Amazingly Green Soup To Help The Winter Blues

Winter 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...

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DIY Lotion

A 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...

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Welcome Back, The Modern Domestique

You 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...

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TMD Podcast, S2 E5: The Therapeutic Benefits Of Home Economics

This episode's interview is with Amy Leiter, Emily Rose Popiel, and Emily Seagrave of Violet Hive Art Therapy. Violet hive is a...

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TMD Podcast S2 E3: Whole Family Nutrition W/ Marty's Meals

Marty'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...

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TMD Podcast, S1 E7: Season One Recap

In preparation for Season Two, this episode is a special collection of highlights from Season One! The highlights are in chronological...

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Elderberry Immune-Boosting Tonic

Nature 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...

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Things I Learned From My First Try At Growing Potatoes

Potatoes! 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...

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Summer Solstice Sun Tea

Summer 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...

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Farm Life & Lots Of Baby Goats

Those 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,...

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The 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...

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DIY Fizzy Bath Bomb

Here 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...

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How 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...

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DIY Water Kefir: An Easy Probiotic Drink

Probiotic 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...

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Elderflower Goodness

Do 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...

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Spring Cleaning: An Introduction

Spring! 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...

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Citrus-Infused Vinegar DIY

One facet of Home Economics is to save money around the house. With my husband being a full-time graduate student, this is especially...

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DIY Herbal Hair Rinse

Warning: this post contains lots of photos. Because: herbs. They make me so happy! So much so that my husband even bought me a bumper...

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Mulled Apple Juice Recipe

Recently, I've been feeling a little under the weather. I've been diligently taking my supplements and trying to make sure I'm getting...

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Why 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...

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The First Post - A Few Words on Home Economics

Welcome 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....