There are foods that only seem to be around at Christmas time like eggnog and gingerbread. I absolutely love eggnog and I always know it's time to get excited about Christmas when it appears again in the grocery store. Except this year the eggnog showed up at Halloween and the carton had a witch on it. Huh? Okay, I still bought it but it was weird marketing for sure. Now gingerbread is another story. I don't like the stuff and never have. But ... Read More
Candy Cane Sugar Scrub
I've decided that it's finally time to start thinking about DIY Christmas gifts. I usually give cookies or other holiday treats to friends and neighbors but this year I want to give gifts that are more useful (and less fattening). I've already posted several things that would make great gifts, so when you have a minute (ha,ha) check out Oreo Truffles, Miracle Skin Salve, Lemon-Rosemary Sugar Scrub, and Lavender Bath Salts. I wanted a gift that ... Read More
Fabulous Chest Rub
At this time of year I'm always in a bit of denial that winter is here to stay for a while. Or maybe more than a while. Why don't I live in Hawaii? Winter inevitably means that cold and flu season is upon us and while I sure hope my family can avoid it like we did last year, I still made a bunch of this Fabulous Chest Rub just in case. If my trusty essential oils keep us all healthy again this winter, then I'll have lots of my Fabulous ... Read More
Lavender Bath Salts
I absolutely love a long, hot bath in my over-sized whirlpool tub. In my perfect life I soak for and hour every night surrounded by candles while I read a great novel and sip herbal tea just like Oprah. In my real life I have taken a bath exactly 5 times in the 6 years we have lived in this house. How does that happen? My boys have used my big whirlpool tub more than I have. Way more. So I decided that I needed a little motivation. And what ... Read More
Goo-B-Gone
Since I am turning into one of "those people" who make their own cleaning products (and bath products and beauty products and, well, you get the idea) I am always on the lookout for reusable containers. I really love glass ones since they last forever and don't leach all kinds of weird stuff into whatever is in the container. But glass or plastic, they all come with labels attached and is it just me or do they sometimes seem attached with super ... Read More
All-Natural Glass Cleaner
Well, as usual, I'm back to cleaning. Isn't that always the way? I am intent on doing a complete cleaning cabinet makeover so I guess I'll just pick up where I left off. And the next casualty is... ...Glass Cleaner. Oh you thought you were safe with that one, huh? Sorry but... no. And not just because it has some wacky stuff in it but because it costs almost $5.00 a bottle. Say what?? I've tried lots of variations of homemade glass ... Read More
Halloween Candy Cookies
Now that it's over I will admit that I'm not the biggest fan of Halloween. I loved it as a kid but when I was growing up there were exactly three candy opportunities a year: the Christmas stocking, the Easter basket and the Halloween plastic pumpkin (which I ditched early on for the pillowcase right off my bed because when it comes to trick-or-treating, size matters). But Halloween was the only candy opportunity where you had complete control ... Read More
Severed Finger Cookies
Okay, so after four blog posts on cleaning I am ready to stop cleaning. I think I need a treat for all my hard work, don't you? Since Halloween is just a couple of days away I thought I would show you how to make really easy and really creepy Severed Finger Cookies (and one severed toe courtesy of farmkid #2). They are yucky and yummy at the same time, just like Halloween. These are basically almond cookies meaning there is more ground ... Read More
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