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Every Last Drop!

So you love Essential Oils and you are using them on all the things; now, what do you do with all the cute little amber bottles? With the Young Living bottles you can an easily peel off the labels and refill with your own personal blends, pop a spray top on for a spray blend, use as bud vase for a single flower or fill with Thieves Cleaner and gift to a friend who has never heard of the power of Thieves! When my bottles are almost empty and I cannot get a drop out (even with the reducer cap off), I like to place a bunch up in the bottom of a big jar of Epsom salts. I let them sit for a week or so but there are times when I'll start using the salts right away. I just refill the salts on the top while the bottom of the container marinates. The fragrance is heavenly. You could get really fancy and save all your "fall" scents together, all your citrus scents etc. I am not that organized... I wish I was at times. *One thing I've learned is that it may not be a ...

Hibiscus Gello

For the past 20 months I have dilegently followed Implusive Keto. It's a super simple plan my doctor suggested because quite frankly, nothing else was working. Basically it merges a healthy keto diet with intermittent fasting. Have you tried either? When I say healthy keto here's what I mean. I normally eat 2 meals a day with at least 2 cups (per meal) of liver loving, inflamation busting veggies. No corn, peas etc allowed. I also eat a palm size portion of protein including, eggs, fish, beef, chicken. You get the idea. You may be asking where's the fat? In this plan you eat good fats to taste. So I use all the good oils, avacados etc within reason. I do not do bullet proof coffee but I do use cream in my iced coffee with my meals. I drink lots of water with lemon eo and herbal teas. That's were Hibiscus Tea comes in. Hibiscus tea is a great source of antioxidants and vitamin c. I make it weekly for our family and oily friends w...

Hello & Welcome

It has a been a crazy long time since I have posted....like just over 7 years!!! I know...actually over the years I have wanted to get back on here and just hangout. (Here comes the buts) But between illness, raising four strong daughters, marriage, homeschool and life there was no time. That's a bit of a lie. Is there such a thing? Like being a little bit pregnant? Anyhow, when I did want to FEAR stopped me dead in my tracks! Seriously, the thoughts that have played havoc with my mind. Well no more! my word this year is Fearless. Just typing it I feel knots in my stomach. Oiy! This year I plan on sharing about autoimmune issues, how I am dealing with them, what I am using, projects I am working on in our home, recipes I like, essential oils and why we use them and other health and wellness items and tips that have worked for us. Scripture when the Holy Spirit lays it on my heart and emotional healing. I hope you will join me here. My desire is to be an encourager of women t...

You know You're Famous When....

You know you're famous when...... You're in the shower. School is supposed to be done for the day and isn't. The phone rings, you hear children making a mad dash to try out their phone manners. At the same moment hear strange squawking coming from the backyard. Is a chicken down? Has hawk snatched her? Ahhhh . Fame and motherhood. Next your beautifully mannered offspring are screaming through the bedroom and bathroom doors, " Mister Jemanybbbdko Camp dell is on the phone." Your screaming, "WHAT?", back through the shower walls. Finally one of your children creeps in and repeats the garbled name. You say, "please take a message. I'm in the shower right now!" You hear the patter (trampling) of 7 and 11 year old feet leaving. Only to be replaced by 17 1/2 year olds easy glide. "Mom, Jeremy Campbell from Fox 13 News is on the phone and would like to do an interview with you this evening. It's about our chickens and how the city is a...

Canning, canning, canning

After a busy week of school, soccer games, dehydrating and canning; I'm a bit tired. Fall through early spring is truly the busy season for garden harvesting, pumpkin bread business and holidays here. For some reason every year it takes me by surprise! We've gotten most of the gardens in, had plenty of rain and are now fighting the varmints and the chickens. Don't those chickens realize a third of the garden is for them? If they eat it now they'll never get to taste those big lovely collard leaves! On the subject of chickens this is the first time that we've had almost our who crew molt at the same time. That means we have been getting less than 3 eggs a day from 12 girls in the past month or so. It's been a bit disappointing. We really use a lot of eggs here. I usually keep 4 dozen at all times in my refrigerator. Right now I' have about 8 eggs. I really don't want to buy eggs. Hopefully we are coming to the end. We have a lot of featherless hens out th...

Water Kefir Soda Update

We've been making water kefir soda (WKS) for a couple of months now and I've learned a lot. 1. Make a fermenting container . Really important if you plan on making WKS! check this out 2.Play with the types of natural sugars out there: a) Sucanat - It was our sugar of choice because of the being rich in minerals. We found that it has to pungent of a flavor for making WKS. It actually ends up tasting more like a beer. We even tried adding more fruit syrup but it became over carbonated and we would ended up with exploded bottles! ** We do use it whenever we think our kefir needs a little extra feeding.** b) Sucanat with Honey - Much lighter flavor but it does have honey in it which can kill your Kefir and it's price is well to pricey now. c) Turbinado or Raw Sugar - This seems to have just the right amount for daily use. We tend to taste more of the flavor of the fruit syrup and less molasses. WKS taste like a sparkling fruit cider with this sugar. 3. Leave a good 3 inch head ...