Today I made 4 batches of Thieves Oil formula #1 and 2 batches of Thieves Oil formula #2. One of the ingredients I use for it had been hard to obtain. I was finally able to procure the missing ingredient and now am able to make batch after batch. Yeah. I had considered making it without that ingredient but I didn't know how it would affect the end product and its wonderful benefits. It works really well so I didn't want to change anything. I was glad to be able to obtain the missing ingredient.
Tomorrow I will be making a few batches of body whip.
The weather is getting colder and colder. It could get down to 20 below. burrr.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Hello winter again
Our stretch of nice weather is over for now. Yesterday it was in the 70's, at least that's what our thermometer said . Today there is ice on the car windshield. Jeff emptied the tanks last evening in preparation for the cold weather.
Today I will be making a few batches of Thieves oil and decanting and labeling them. I need to make both formulas. Then later in the morning we are meeting my oldest daughter in a town about 70 miles away to give her one of our cars. We now have too many cars and she needs one so it just makes sense. I hope it will be a blessing for them. Right now they are using a big pick up that eats way too much gasoline. This cars fuel economy will help them keep more money in their pockets.
The other day I dropped my lighted makeup mirror and the lights quit working. I had purchased it long ago at a garage sale and its been taped together and glued several times. Jeff looked at it and hard wired it and was sure it was fixed but alas it was not fixed. I had to use it without lights which is not easy. I looked in the stores and online for a replacement but did not care to spend $30.00 or more, when the other day we were in Family Dollar and I happened to see a cart with marked down items. Upon investigation I found a neat folding makeup mirror for $3.00. In our small place folding or collapsible things are great. Of course I bought it and now have a lighted make up mirror again.
I also found a wooden folding dish drainer. I like that because it keeps the dishes up off the towel, in the off chance that the towel isn't perfectly clean. It folds up neatly and will stow beside my stove with the cutting boards.
This weekend we were able to take some Christmas gifts to some friends only over a month late. I guess better late than never.
Enjoy your day today and don't work too hard.
Today I will be making a few batches of Thieves oil and decanting and labeling them. I need to make both formulas. Then later in the morning we are meeting my oldest daughter in a town about 70 miles away to give her one of our cars. We now have too many cars and she needs one so it just makes sense. I hope it will be a blessing for them. Right now they are using a big pick up that eats way too much gasoline. This cars fuel economy will help them keep more money in their pockets.
The other day I dropped my lighted makeup mirror and the lights quit working. I had purchased it long ago at a garage sale and its been taped together and glued several times. Jeff looked at it and hard wired it and was sure it was fixed but alas it was not fixed. I had to use it without lights which is not easy. I looked in the stores and online for a replacement but did not care to spend $30.00 or more, when the other day we were in Family Dollar and I happened to see a cart with marked down items. Upon investigation I found a neat folding makeup mirror for $3.00. In our small place folding or collapsible things are great. Of course I bought it and now have a lighted make up mirror again.
I also found a wooden folding dish drainer. I like that because it keeps the dishes up off the towel, in the off chance that the towel isn't perfectly clean. It folds up neatly and will stow beside my stove with the cutting boards.
This weekend we were able to take some Christmas gifts to some friends only over a month late. I guess better late than never.
Enjoy your day today and don't work too hard.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Saturday
The laundry is washed and hung on the line. Its going to be nice today and even though I have been trying to only wash twice a week, I could not resist the chance to hang the clothes out. Its suppose to start getting cold again tomorrow and may even snow.
I colored my hair and used aloe vera after sun gel instead of hair gel as my friend Dee Dee suggested and it seems to work fine. I finished it off with a few squirts of homemade hair spray.
Jeff and I are heading to town to wash the car, get gas and a couple of bottles so I can make some chemical free cleaners.
I have been making homemade disinfectant wipes using pieces of old t-shirts in a container. I then put in some vinegar 1/2 c. or so? a squirt or two of dish soap, and a few drops of tea tree oil. I then add some warm water. This smells clean and works well so I want to mix up something similar to put in a spray bottle for counters when I don't want to use the wipes. Oh and after I use the homemade wipes I just toss the cloths into the clothes hamper and wash with everything else. When clean I toss them back into the container with the others and flip them to get them wet. When I have done that too many times and its getting dry I just add more of the ingredients I mentioned. I am really learning how bad the cleaners we use are for us and I know I already have many chemicals in my system, but at least I can quit adding more to it.
I colored my hair and used aloe vera after sun gel instead of hair gel as my friend Dee Dee suggested and it seems to work fine. I finished it off with a few squirts of homemade hair spray.
Jeff and I are heading to town to wash the car, get gas and a couple of bottles so I can make some chemical free cleaners.
I have been making homemade disinfectant wipes using pieces of old t-shirts in a container. I then put in some vinegar 1/2 c. or so? a squirt or two of dish soap, and a few drops of tea tree oil. I then add some warm water. This smells clean and works well so I want to mix up something similar to put in a spray bottle for counters when I don't want to use the wipes. Oh and after I use the homemade wipes I just toss the cloths into the clothes hamper and wash with everything else. When clean I toss them back into the container with the others and flip them to get them wet. When I have done that too many times and its getting dry I just add more of the ingredients I mentioned. I am really learning how bad the cleaners we use are for us and I know I already have many chemicals in my system, but at least I can quit adding more to it.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Cool vertical garden
http://akitverticalgarden.blogspot.com/2009/10/frequently-asked-questions.html
Now that is a cool garden.
Essential Oils
Now that I make so many products and household cleaners and hygiene products with essential oils it seems like our house always smells so good.
Last evening while we were watching a movie I kept smelling peppermint. Later the girls said they smelled peppermint too. I do love the smell. In this case I think it was from the homemade mouth wash.
Today I am going to start looking for a metal tray type thing to put in my freezer for an ice tray. We buy our ice and need a tray/container of some type to keep it in in the freezer. I don't like to leave it in the bag because it gets all over the freezer. We are using a plastic shoe box but it now has a hole in it and I know if I buy another one it will just break as well. I was trying to thing what we could use instead and came up with the idea of using something metal. I have seen rectangular shaped metal container thingies so that is what I will begin looking for.
I am thankful we have had a mild winter so far this year. I don't think I want to experience snow for days on end in our current situation.
I am thankful for our RV home. I love living here and except that there is no room to have company it meets all my needs. I guess we will just have to save having people over for nice weather when we can be outside. I think if we lived in an old icky RV I might have other feelings but our 5th wheel is only a couple of years old and very nice. I love the oak woodwork and try to keep fingerprints and drips cleaned up so it looks nice all the time.
I have narrowed the amount of cooking utensils and vessels so I am not overcrowded. The hard thing here is lack of counter space. I cope by always having the dishes washed and put away and cleaning up after one project before another one is started.
It seems like this little RV gets very dusty though. I wonder if its just as dusty as the big house or is it really dustier here and we just notice it more because its a smaller space? Housekeeping is definitely easier.
One thing I am wondering how it will work is canning. I will be finding the answer to that question soon because I will be canning the bacon I ordered. At one point I was thinking of cutting back on my canned goods and going heavier on the dehydrated and freeze dried foods for weight reasons but home canned meat is just so superior I have to continue with that if not fruits and vegetables as well. I have a feeling I will continue to can everything because I like to can and because home canned food is so much better in so many ways.
I did notice that chicken was not near as cheap in January of this year as it was last year. This year the cheapest I have seen boneless, skinless chicken breasts if $1.77 a pound. Last year I paid .77 cents a pound for it. I am glad I canned 110 pints last year.
Jeff also order me some pork butt so I will be canning that as well. I will probably cut it into chunks and can it plain like that. Last time I canned pork butt I canned it as pork chili which we love, but this time I think I will can just the chunks so it can be used for bar b que or pork chili or whatever.
Well I hope you all have a great day. Its going to be nice weather here and our Sunday school class is having a get together. Yeah.
Last evening while we were watching a movie I kept smelling peppermint. Later the girls said they smelled peppermint too. I do love the smell. In this case I think it was from the homemade mouth wash.
Today I am going to start looking for a metal tray type thing to put in my freezer for an ice tray. We buy our ice and need a tray/container of some type to keep it in in the freezer. I don't like to leave it in the bag because it gets all over the freezer. We are using a plastic shoe box but it now has a hole in it and I know if I buy another one it will just break as well. I was trying to thing what we could use instead and came up with the idea of using something metal. I have seen rectangular shaped metal container thingies so that is what I will begin looking for.
I am thankful we have had a mild winter so far this year. I don't think I want to experience snow for days on end in our current situation.
I am thankful for our RV home. I love living here and except that there is no room to have company it meets all my needs. I guess we will just have to save having people over for nice weather when we can be outside. I think if we lived in an old icky RV I might have other feelings but our 5th wheel is only a couple of years old and very nice. I love the oak woodwork and try to keep fingerprints and drips cleaned up so it looks nice all the time.
I have narrowed the amount of cooking utensils and vessels so I am not overcrowded. The hard thing here is lack of counter space. I cope by always having the dishes washed and put away and cleaning up after one project before another one is started.
It seems like this little RV gets very dusty though. I wonder if its just as dusty as the big house or is it really dustier here and we just notice it more because its a smaller space? Housekeeping is definitely easier.
One thing I am wondering how it will work is canning. I will be finding the answer to that question soon because I will be canning the bacon I ordered. At one point I was thinking of cutting back on my canned goods and going heavier on the dehydrated and freeze dried foods for weight reasons but home canned meat is just so superior I have to continue with that if not fruits and vegetables as well. I have a feeling I will continue to can everything because I like to can and because home canned food is so much better in so many ways.
I did notice that chicken was not near as cheap in January of this year as it was last year. This year the cheapest I have seen boneless, skinless chicken breasts if $1.77 a pound. Last year I paid .77 cents a pound for it. I am glad I canned 110 pints last year.
Jeff also order me some pork butt so I will be canning that as well. I will probably cut it into chunks and can it plain like that. Last time I canned pork butt I canned it as pork chili which we love, but this time I think I will can just the chunks so it can be used for bar b que or pork chili or whatever.
Well I hope you all have a great day. Its going to be nice weather here and our Sunday school class is having a get together. Yeah.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Sweet story
An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard.
I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that
he had a home and was well taken care of.
He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on
his head; he then followed me into my house, slowly
walked down the hall, curled up in the corner and
fell asleep.
An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out.
The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked
inside and resumed his spot in the hall and again slept
for about an hour. This continued off and on for several
weeks.
Curious I pinned a note to his collar: 'I would like to
find out who the owner of this wonderful sweet dog is
and ask if you are aware that almost every afternoon your
dog comes to my house for a nap.'
The next day he arrived for his nap, with a different
note pinned to his collar:
'He lives in a home with 6 children, 2 under the age of 3
- he's trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with
him tomorrow?'
I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that
he had a home and was well taken care of.
He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on
his head; he then followed me into my house, slowly
walked down the hall, curled up in the corner and
fell asleep.
An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out.
The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked
inside and resumed his spot in the hall and again slept
for about an hour. This continued off and on for several
weeks.
Curious I pinned a note to his collar: 'I would like to
find out who the owner of this wonderful sweet dog is
and ask if you are aware that almost every afternoon your
dog comes to my house for a nap.'
The next day he arrived for his nap, with a different
note pinned to his collar:
'He lives in a home with 6 children, 2 under the age of 3
- he's trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with
him tomorrow?'
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
The wheels are turning
Well the wheels are turning and it looks like there will probably be some changes for our family. They are good changes. All changes come with adjustment and this one will be no different but it will be all good in the end. I darent say anymore until the powers that be are notified of the upcoming changes.
The girls washed the ceiling in the bathroom and the vent in the kitchen and the fan.
Its been nice here weather wise. Today its 68 degrees. Every afternoon we have been opening the door and letting the nice air into the RV. It doesn't really get stuffy in here very often but its good to have warm enough weather to open the doors.
The girls washed the ceiling in the bathroom and the vent in the kitchen and the fan.
Its been nice here weather wise. Today its 68 degrees. Every afternoon we have been opening the door and letting the nice air into the RV. It doesn't really get stuffy in here very often but its good to have warm enough weather to open the doors.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
TWO WOLVES
One evening an old Choctaw told his grandson about a battle that
goes on inside people.
He said, "My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all.
"One is Evil - It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed,
arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride,
superiority, and ego.
"The other is God - It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility,
kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion
and faith."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his
grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"
The old Choctaw simply replied, "The one you feed."
Not much to say
Believe it or not I have not had much to say lately. For those of you who know me personally you know that is highly unusual. There are some things going on in our lives but much of it I don't want to blog about until things are more sure.
Mollie's friend's parents are selling their home and moving far away. The girls are both a bit disconcerted about it.
We have started doing some sort of cleaning project every day. I had tended to let things pile up and you really should not do that when you live in such a small space. So far this week the girls have swept and mopped and vacuumed all the floors. They made sure they got along all the edges and corners where dirt tends to collect. They also cleaned the refrigerator. Today I want them to clean the ceiling fan and the vent close by it. I appreciate my daughters very much. They also took all the laundry to the laundry mat yesterday and washed, dried and folded it.
I cleaned a lot of the stuff I had piled up on the kitchen counter. Its stuff I use often but I just had to put it away for visual peace of mind. That helped.
Today we ran some errands and took the van through the car wash. As we were leaving I saw the attendant and asked if they sold their empty barrels. He said he had two and I could have them if I wanted. Of course I said yes. I just need to thoroughly clean them and disinfect them. They previously help soap so I am not concerned chemical wise about them. I wanted them to fill with water in the event we lose electricity and the well cant pump the water. If we need to move they are easy to empty and refill at a new destination. I told a friend of mine about the barrels and she may have two clean empty ones I can have that are metal. They have a sealing top on them and would be useful for storing grains and such. I hope she does indeed give them to me. They are also great to store feed in to keep animals and critters out.
I have also been trying to spend less time on the Internet. I feel like I am wasting too much time fiddling around on the computer.
I have made the homemade mouth wash twice and we like it quite well. Jeff and I both feel like it actually freshens our breath better and lasts longer. I will make another batch when I finish this post.
Mollie's friend's parents are selling their home and moving far away. The girls are both a bit disconcerted about it.
We have started doing some sort of cleaning project every day. I had tended to let things pile up and you really should not do that when you live in such a small space. So far this week the girls have swept and mopped and vacuumed all the floors. They made sure they got along all the edges and corners where dirt tends to collect. They also cleaned the refrigerator. Today I want them to clean the ceiling fan and the vent close by it. I appreciate my daughters very much. They also took all the laundry to the laundry mat yesterday and washed, dried and folded it.
I cleaned a lot of the stuff I had piled up on the kitchen counter. Its stuff I use often but I just had to put it away for visual peace of mind. That helped.
Today we ran some errands and took the van through the car wash. As we were leaving I saw the attendant and asked if they sold their empty barrels. He said he had two and I could have them if I wanted. Of course I said yes. I just need to thoroughly clean them and disinfect them. They previously help soap so I am not concerned chemical wise about them. I wanted them to fill with water in the event we lose electricity and the well cant pump the water. If we need to move they are easy to empty and refill at a new destination. I told a friend of mine about the barrels and she may have two clean empty ones I can have that are metal. They have a sealing top on them and would be useful for storing grains and such. I hope she does indeed give them to me. They are also great to store feed in to keep animals and critters out.
I have also been trying to spend less time on the Internet. I feel like I am wasting too much time fiddling around on the computer.
I have made the homemade mouth wash twice and we like it quite well. Jeff and I both feel like it actually freshens our breath better and lasts longer. I will make another batch when I finish this post.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Body Whip
Yesterday I made 5 batches of body whip. It thought that might last for at least a few days but it turns out I got an order for all that plus more. So today I will be making a few more batches. One batch makes about 12 jars/bottles.
So I guess I'd better hop to it.
Have a great day every one.
Oh, yesterday I posted a recipe to make home made drawing salve and Linda commented that they were gathering recipes like this for their own use. Do you have a recipe for some homemade formula that we might like? Let me know and we can post it here.
So I guess I'd better hop to it.
Have a great day every one.
Oh, yesterday I posted a recipe to make home made drawing salve and Linda commented that they were gathering recipes like this for their own use. Do you have a recipe for some homemade formula that we might like? Let me know and we can post it here.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Homemade drawing salve recipe
http://www.ehow.com/how_4601266_make-drawing-salve-family-recipe.html
How to Make Your Own Drawing Salve -- a Family Recipe
By Angela Lynn, eHow Member
User-Submitted Article
Drawing salve is specifically made to remove splinters, stings, and several other common conditions such as boils. It can also work adequately to draw out small infections, ingrown toenails, and even acne. These days you can buy a satisfactory drawing salve at your local pharmacy, but making your own allows you to know exactly what your using, can be cheap, and can be helpful when you don't have any store bought salves on hand.
This recipe was around during the great depression when the need for alternatives sparked an age of inventions. I can remember myself as a child using thinly sliced, salted bacon fat applied directly to the wound to draw out splinters and bee stings (which really works most of the time). Another, excellent method used includes the following...
.Difficulty: Easy
Instructions.Things You'll Need:
1/2 teaspoon of Brown Soap (Octagon or Fels Naptha) found at any local drug or health food store.
1/2 teaspoon of Granulated Sugar
3/4 teaspoon of water
1
Start by measuring your soap, sugar, and water into the palm of your hand and mix thoroughly. The palm of your hand is used because it is warm and helps mixing.
2
Then, using the handle of a spoon [or similar item] as a spatula, spread the salve heavily over affected area.
.
Read more: How to Make Your Own Drawing Salve -- a Family Recipe eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_4601266_make-drawing-salve-family-recipe.html#ixzz1BicvxekV
How to Make Your Own Drawing Salve -- a Family Recipe
By Angela Lynn, eHow Member
User-Submitted Article
Drawing salve is specifically made to remove splinters, stings, and several other common conditions such as boils. It can also work adequately to draw out small infections, ingrown toenails, and even acne. These days you can buy a satisfactory drawing salve at your local pharmacy, but making your own allows you to know exactly what your using, can be cheap, and can be helpful when you don't have any store bought salves on hand.
This recipe was around during the great depression when the need for alternatives sparked an age of inventions. I can remember myself as a child using thinly sliced, salted bacon fat applied directly to the wound to draw out splinters and bee stings (which really works most of the time). Another, excellent method used includes the following...
.Difficulty: Easy
Instructions.Things You'll Need:
1/2 teaspoon of Brown Soap (Octagon or Fels Naptha) found at any local drug or health food store.
1/2 teaspoon of Granulated Sugar
3/4 teaspoon of water
1
Start by measuring your soap, sugar, and water into the palm of your hand and mix thoroughly. The palm of your hand is used because it is warm and helps mixing.
2
Then, using the handle of a spoon [or similar item] as a spatula, spread the salve heavily over affected area.
.
Read more: How to Make Your Own Drawing Salve -- a Family Recipe eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_4601266_make-drawing-salve-family-recipe.html#ixzz1BicvxekV
Is it Friday again already?
Time passes quickly for me. I must be getting old. We don't have too much planned for this weekend except today I will be making at least 3 batches of body whip with out thieves oil. One of my mom's reps. who has a beauty shop has several customers who love the stuff. I have not developed a system yet to tell me what to make and when to make it. Maybe along with a daily cleaning list I should just make a different product each day. That might work.
I am thinking of cleaning out one of my kitchen cabinets so I have a place to put my Herbalife products and keep them off the counter. Counter space here is a premium.
The weather is cold and there is snow left on the ground from the 1/2 to 1 inch we got the other day. I am not a cold weather person and the older I get the less I like it.
Well the work isn't going to do itself so I better get to it.
I am thinking of cleaning out one of my kitchen cabinets so I have a place to put my Herbalife products and keep them off the counter. Counter space here is a premium.
The weather is cold and there is snow left on the ground from the 1/2 to 1 inch we got the other day. I am not a cold weather person and the older I get the less I like it.
Well the work isn't going to do itself so I better get to it.
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