I'll tell you what - nothing makes you think twice about turning on the faucet than seeing your water bill go up. I guess that's the price to live during a drought. In the desert. In California. Go figure. Still, I like hot showers and to be clean and to eat pasta. All of which require water. So if any of that's gonna happen while keeping food on the table, we're gonna have to get creative with saving water. ... Continue Reading
Archives for September 2015
Kinda Crunchy – 31 Day Challenge to Frugal Natural Living
I'm a competitive person by nature. There's satisfaction that comes from beating my own expectations, as well as those of nay-sayers. My husband knows that if he REALLY wants me to do something, challenge me to do it. But I have a sneaky suspicion I'm not the other one who operates this way. I REALLY want you guys to be healthy and enjoy the benefits that come from it. So I have a challenge for ... Continue Reading
How to Make Soap from Soap Scraps
About a year ago, we ditched over the counter body washes and face soaps and switched to all natural goat milk soap from Bend Soap Company. It started because I struggled with acne. Two days of washing with goat milk soap and my acne-prone skin started to clear up. Then I figured out how to turn it into a liquid soap (making washing my face at night much easier) and started shredding it to make ... Continue Reading
DIY Homemade Carpet Deodorizer
A few weeks ago I took a box of produce over to a neighbor's house and I smelled their house. From the mat outside their front door, I could tell that their house smelled good. Not like they were cooking something or baking something or anything like that. And it wasn't even the scent of air freshener or a plug-in. It just smelled clean. Fresh. And inviting. It made me wonder what MY house smelled like. And ... Continue Reading
10 Essential Oil Tips for Beginners
Have you ever felt like everyone in the whole world knew more about a topic than you? Like, even people who you thought would be utterly clueless - even they somehow knew more? That's how I feel about essential oils. I use them and I love them and research them too, but every time I click a link or read an article, I learn something new that makes me feel like I'm back to square one. ... Continue Reading