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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...
About Wholesome Mommy

About Wholesome Mommy

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...

Disclosure Policy

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...
Organic AND Frugal? Can They Co-Exist?

Organic AND Frugal? Can They Co-Exist?

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...
New “Old School” Mom

New “Old School” Mom

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...
Packing a Waste Free Lunch

Packing a Waste Free Lunch

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...
Something New

Something New

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...

The Story of Cosmetics

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...
A Sugar By Any Other Name Would Taste as Sweet

A Sugar By Any Other Name Would Taste as Sweet

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...