Friday, October 24, 2008
More no 'poo
I forgot to add this link when talking about no 'poo. It talks about one woman's personal experience with not washing her hair with shampoo, but only using water.
No 'poo and stuff
So, i have been on a homemade kick lately. There seems to be an infinite supply of recipes, how-to's and instructions on how to make anything you need from scratch.
I have made a lot of foods from scratch as that is how I was taught to cook.i can make most anything from scratch given i have the right ingredients or a recipe. I can improvise if I need to. I feel this is something I am good at.
I have recently been making homemade bread for dinner most every night. It is something I really enjoy making and what could be better than fresh bread for dinner every night? I have been using a recipe from a cook book called Artisan Bread in 5 minutes A Day
I LOVE this cook book. You make a big master batch of dough that you keep in the refrigerator and each day you cut off a piece, raise it for an hour and bake it. It makes really good bread too.
I have also been making my own dishwasher detergent. It works really well and is a lot cheaper than premade stuff. And a tip I learned is you don't really need ti fill the soap cup all the way 1 tablespoon works good and 2 tablespoons for really heavy loads.
Next I am going to make my own Laundry detergent. I have a friend who swears by it and it ends up costing .01 cents per load. Yes you read that right. Point zero one cents per load.
You can make home made window/all purpose cleaner easily and cheaply. I personally think this works better than Windex or 409.
This last week I have been going no 'poo. That means no shampoo. You scrub your scalp and roots with baking soda and rinse the ends with apple cider vinegar. There are a lot of harsh chemicals in shampoos that are absorbed into your skin very easily through your scalp. Here is a good article on that.
I get some of my inspiration from this website. This lady makes a lot of things from scratch and has raised and home schooled 8 kids.
I have made a lot of foods from scratch as that is how I was taught to cook.i can make most anything from scratch given i have the right ingredients or a recipe. I can improvise if I need to. I feel this is something I am good at.
I have recently been making homemade bread for dinner most every night. It is something I really enjoy making and what could be better than fresh bread for dinner every night? I have been using a recipe from a cook book called Artisan Bread in 5 minutes A Day
I LOVE this cook book. You make a big master batch of dough that you keep in the refrigerator and each day you cut off a piece, raise it for an hour and bake it. It makes really good bread too.
I have also been making my own dishwasher detergent. It works really well and is a lot cheaper than premade stuff. And a tip I learned is you don't really need ti fill the soap cup all the way 1 tablespoon works good and 2 tablespoons for really heavy loads.
Next I am going to make my own Laundry detergent. I have a friend who swears by it and it ends up costing .01 cents per load. Yes you read that right. Point zero one cents per load.
You can make home made window/all purpose cleaner easily and cheaply. I personally think this works better than Windex or 409.
This last week I have been going no 'poo. That means no shampoo. You scrub your scalp and roots with baking soda and rinse the ends with apple cider vinegar. There are a lot of harsh chemicals in shampoos that are absorbed into your skin very easily through your scalp. Here is a good article on that.
I get some of my inspiration from this website. This lady makes a lot of things from scratch and has raised and home schooled 8 kids.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
pictures
I have had many requests that I add some new pictures of the kids to my blog. Here you go.
We went to the zoo last week . This is a replica of a bald eagle's nest. With 4 little chickies!
This is Alison in her stroller at the zoo.
Jerek and I went to go see my sister and her family in California a few weeks back and here is a picture of her little girl faith with Alison. Faith is on the left, Alison on the right. They are about 5 weeks apart.
More Faith and Alison. Faith on the left Alison on the right.
We went to the zoo last week . This is a replica of a bald eagle's nest. With 4 little chickies!
This is Alison in her stroller at the zoo.
Jerek and I went to go see my sister and her family in California a few weeks back and here is a picture of her little girl faith with Alison. Faith is on the left, Alison on the right. They are about 5 weeks apart.
More Faith and Alison. Faith on the left Alison on the right.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Friday, September 5, 2008
Here's to homeschooling.
Through a series of events out of my control we are looking at not being able to start the school year till October. That puts us at ending the year in July. This makes for either a short summer break next year or we are stuck on this new schedule forever.Neither one is a choice I like. Anywho, this little video is pretty funny.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
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