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Deodo-RANT
This isn't really a rant at all. I'm not really in the mood to rant. I just want to share my deodorant recipe. But, here's the lesson, store bought deodorants = bad. anti-perspirant =...
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Breakfast Day OH! Breakfast Day
One of my favorite childhood memories is breakfast days with my dad. Every Saturday he would take one of us kids out for breakfast. It was our very own time with dad. Now whenever my dad comes to...
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Laundry Soap (without borax)
A few years ago, I started making my own laundry soap. It was easy to find recipes, it seemed that everyone else was making their own laundry soap too. I found that there were two basic recipes,...
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Lotion Recipe
As part of my bathroom cupboard revolution, I've started to make my own lotions. We have really dry skin around here. Indiana has always had terrible eczema and for some reason in my old age I've...
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I love cloth diapers (giveaway)
What kind of aspiring hippy would I be if I didn't use cloth diapers on my little baby's bottom? We started cloth diapering when our second son was 6 months old. Now, our 3rd son is 4 months...
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Homemade Sour Cream - Can It Be So Simple?
I love me some sour cream. It's a staple in our home, it can not be done without. I seem to have passed on this love to my kids. This is Indiana eating sour cream by the spoon full in a restaurant,...
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My Own Italian Dressing Made With Love
If you've been reading my blog you will know that I'm trying to change the way we eat around here. More specifically I want to get rid of the processed foods and replace them with lovingly homemade...
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Coconuts!
Remember this post where I talked about making my own coconut milk? Well, I was using shredded coconut that I bought in a teeny tiny package for alot of money in the organic section of my local...
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Body Butter
I think this week I'll get back to the bathroom cupboard revolution I mentioned a few weeks ago. In my journey to revolutionize my cupboard this is one of my biggest surprises. Body Butter, who knew...
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The 'No Poo' Craze
I love gettin' in on the craze. Going without shampoo (no poo, as the cool kids call it) seems to be all the rage these days. Even though I'm not really a 'rage follower' I say it's about high...
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Lazy Post
There are a few things I have yet to try in my bathroom cupboard revolution journey. Call it laziness, fear, exhaustion, what ever you want. I just haven't been able to let go of a few lingering...
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Cream of Fridge Soup
We've been eating a lot of soup for lunches these days. It's winter time, it seems like the right thing to do. This is just a basic recipe for vegetable soup, as in every vegetable in your fridge...
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Crack pot for my Crock Pot.
I'm passionate about a few things. One of them is my crock pot. It may be a little weird, but it is what it is.I think I would be able to operate my kitchen with only my crock pot and a hot plate....
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On the Bandwagon - with a recipe
We jumped on the bandwagon my friends. The wheat-free bandwagon that is. Alex has been dealing with a lot of pain with digestion lately so we figured a good over-haul of our eating was in order. So,...
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Victory Through Grapefruit
Well, I'm not one who should give cleaning advise. I'm not a cleaner or an organizer. It's odd that I've been doing a bit of both in the last few days. The organizing has been a failure, but the...
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Road Trip!!!
We are heading out for a weekend of fun. We are going to meet my family at the science center and visit some muchly loved friends. We often do short road trips in the summer but it never occurred to...
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Pictures of our trip
Indiana, Bennett and I checking out the bearded dragonIndianaAleksei playing with bubblesHow I spent my morning, visiting with an old friend.Our super-cool friends Teegan and Travis who let us stay at...
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Spaghetti Squash Casserole
Sorry I've been away for awhile. We've been having some internet issues, so posting has been difficult. Things seen better today, so I'll give this a try.This is something I tried the other day. I...
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Baby Bum Balm
I love this stuff!! It's really easy to make and really cheap and it really works.Baby Bum Balm3 parts olive oil1 part beeswaxvitamin E oil.put the olive oil and beeswax in a jar and place the jar in...
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Ranch Dressing
We are pretty addicted to this stuff. When I was pregnant with Bennett we started going through bottles of ranch dressing like nobody's business. We almost never eat salad, but we put ranch dressing...
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through the Bible in 90 days
This isn't really regular programing here, but I wanted to write about something I'm doing. I've started reading the Bible in 90 days. I've done this once before so I know what I'm getting myself...
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Real Food Menu Planning
This post is actually about how I don't menu plan. In the past I've been a big fan of planning our meals, it just seems to make the week go easier and I think I do a better job of using all my food...
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And the secret ingredient is.....
Last week I wrote about how I'm trying new vegetables. Kale was our big suprise, we love kale and I'm constanly finding ways to add it to our food. This week's secret ingredient is Fennel....
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Alex and I have always dreamed of being those types of real gardeners, the kind that eat there own carrots all year and never buy a store bought tomato and have enough to feed their neighbours too....
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Today is an exciting day. Today we are going to eat our first meal from the garden. I suppose 'meal' is a little misleading. We picked 1 cup of spinach, not enough for a salad, but maybe I'll add it...
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