by denisesawyer2 | Jun 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
I began blogging at The Centsible Sawyer blog in February 2007 and in May of 2010 my husband and I had a huge shift in mindset about the way we wanted to raise our family and live our own lives (having a baby will do that to you!). During that time, Wholesome Mommy...
by denisesawyer2 | Jun 3, 2020 | about
I’m Denise Sawyer of WholesomeMommy.com Some of you may know me from my previous blogging endeavor, The “Centsible Sawyer,” a blog about how to live large on less by scoring big deals at low prices just about everywhere. Well, I’ve combined my knowledge gained from...
by denisesawyer2 | Jun 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wholesome Mommy is a personal blog written and edited by Denise Sawyer. As the owner of this blog, I do accept forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, or paid topic insertions. I will and do accept and keep free products, services, travel, event tickets, and other...
by denisesawyer2 | Jun 3, 2020 | Wholesome Food
As a new mom I’ve been thinking a lot about saving money so that I can stay home with my little one. As important as saving money is to me, I am also concerned with providing quality meals to my family. While we aren’t so strapped for cash yet that we are living on...
by denisesawyer2 | Jun 3, 2020 | Wholesome Family
I recently described myself as the new – old school type of mom. Let me explain. For those of you who are recent followers, I am a 29 year old first time mom. I like to do things like they did in the “good ‘ol days” – you know when things weren’t so fast paced and we...
by denisesawyer2 | Jun 3, 2020 | Wholesome Food, Wholesome Living
With school starting here in just another couple weeks I’ve been thinking about getting back into the habit of packing lunches. I’ve made a commitment to feed my family well, including doing the research to determine what foods are the best and the safest for my...
by denisesawyer2 | Jun 3, 2020 | Product Reviews & Giveaways
I was recently contacted by CSN Stores to do a review. Now the tricky part is going to be deciding what to get. I am making a list of things I need. Judah needs a bookshelf for all his books, we need a letter holder for the mail, I really like the Dutch oven they...
by denisesawyer2 | Jun 3, 2020 | Wholesome Living
Annie Leonard of The Story of Stuff released the short video The Story of Cosmetics and it’s been blazing around the blogosphere and Twitter like wildfire. If you wash your hair and body on a regular basis or use any type of makeup or personal care product, this...
by denisesawyer2 | Jun 3, 2020 | My Whole Food Journey, Wholesome Food
Since my family has been making some new food choices in hopes of living a longer/healthier life we have adopted a few “food rules.” Make no mistake, we ENJOY eating, we eat meat, AND we live on a budget – but we are not deprived. This may or may not be similar to...
by denisesawyer2 | Jun 3, 2020 | Wholesome Food
With all the controversy around sugar and high fructose corn syrup I thought I would weigh in and break it down for moms like us who are trying to make better choices but also like to keep it simple. High Fructose Corn Syrup or Sugar – AND – Do I choose White Sugar...