Natural Cleansers for your House and Body

I am so going to try some of these things this week. Especially going 'pooless. Hey, there are worse things than going poo free, right? Heh. I love this woman and her blog, its great! Here is the post with most of the resources for these novelties I'm going to share with you all.

Woman Uncensored

I really want to try the laundry soap and I think I now have all the ingredients and I really can't afford the laundry detergent we get now because we are poor. :P It'll be fun to experiment with some essential oils and which scent I like best. It's amazing though with this recipe I can make a 5 gallon bucket of this stuff and it only costs me $1.11 for 110 loads and you can use it in those high efficiency washing machines as well. I do want to use Dr. Bronner's bar soap next time. It will make my laundry detergent cost a little more, but it will be more natural than the ivory soap, which I'm getting free this time. Oh, and I really scored when I went to Lowe's and they had the big paint sticks for stirring my laundry soap, but make sure to get the really big one for stirring 5 gallons worth of paint. And they are free. :) Free is good. I did get the downy ball and I will be trying the vinegar for static, which I may not need at this time of year because of the humidity here.

Next is the poo free recipe. I would like to try this, but I want to do it after my interview today. It's just baking soda and then apple cider vinegar rinse. I want to see how my hair does with it first, but uber cheapness. I will definitely follow up on how it works.

Wish me luck, I'm about to get ready for a job interview at a garden center. I want to see how many gardener's I can turn onto growing organically. It's my new challenge. :D

Blood Sugar Lows

So, now that I'm diabetic I'm taking my blood sugar all the time. Well, its been way too low lately, which is a good thing because I can lower the insulin dose I take. This might mean I can take just supplements to keep it low, we'll see. I'm excited! :)

Lovin' North Carolina

I just love it here. Summer is so much more enjoyable in this climate. It rains, you know that stuff that falls from the sky. It actually does that here. Heh.

We've been taking the dogs on walks and riding our bikes the last couple days and I feel so much better and my blood sugar has been perfect. It's great!

Getting up early this morning and going to church was quite refreshing even if I don't believe in most of what they talk about, but just being a part of the community feels good. I did think about putting mother earth in instead of saying god. As long as I don't say it loud enough for anyone else to hear. Ha! I just hate even saying anything I don't believe. It felt kind of weird not singing, but either way didn't feel right. Hmmm..... Maybe we need to find a faith we feel more comfortable in. Something to think about at least.

Looking forward to this week of sewing and interviews!

It's been awhile and I need to catch up

So, lots has happened since my last blog posting. Drama, happiness, sadness, grief, you name it, we've been through it. Life is starting to slow down a bit and I think I should try to daily if not several times a day blogging about stuff. It will get better once I get a camera again or find the one I own.

June we had a pretty dramatic move out, but pretty uneventful move across the country. Dave and his sister Beth drove with all our stuff, the goat and the chickens from CA to NC. I flew since I had James with me and I was pregnant at the time.

The end of June I had a miscarriage, but also found out I was diabetic. So, since then we have been going to the doctor and fixing me up, which is good. I feel much better. They think stressed caused it and I have been under much stress since last September. It's been one thing after another since then. If it wasn't my health it was someone else's health or the wedding or whatever.

I think much more happy times are upon us. Job interviews are coming up and my favorite season is just around the corner. Sewing adventures are in sight. Lots of things I would like to do and post about. I'm ready to be busy. We are actually going to go to church tomorrow. I really feel like getting out and socializing if nothing else.

I'm feeling so blessed to be where I am and with the loving people around us. Life is good.

9wks 3days pregnant.

8wks 4days. Butt is at the top and head on the bottom. Well, hips actually she couldn't get the butt because she was bent over. First and last inside the belly picture. We'll have to wait until December to meet this little guy. :)

Baby Bump

Pictures of the Yard: Before

Lots of weeds. Dave actually likes the jungle look. LOL!
More jungle. I got rid of most of the little trees that planted themselves there. After having the pipes snaked this weekend and pulling out roots I really don't want these trees growing here and causing more trouble.
Pretty desolate piece of dirt. Will look so lovely with some black compost. :D I'm just itching to play in compost. Soon. Need to call the MSU Surplus and make sure they have enough for me.

Pictures of the Yard: In the Process

Planting areas mulched with leaves. Next a load of compost and then the bulbs I pilfered from freecycle. It's coming along slowly.

Nevember

November in Michigan is just beautiful! Though I started off November in CA and I was loving the sun and beautiful Fall weather in CA. I had a great time visiting James, my dad, and seeing my brother Mike and his lovely wife Leighann. I had a wonderful time harvesting seeds with Leighann. We had a great time discovering more seeds as we went along. Harvesting seeds every year is the way to go to utilize seeds that are now highly adapted to your soil, climate, etc. I also worked on the farm next door and found out they need Dave as a Ranch Assistant this next year. I can't wait to see him work the cows and steers, bale hay, manage the irrigation ditch, and help make wine. It will be so awesome. I will be managing all the gardens next door at the ranch while Dave is Ranch Assistant. That sounds so awesome, Ranch Assistant. Can't wait to see Dave getting dirty. Hahahahaha!

Anyway, as of today we are getting ready to move back to California in December. Steam cleaning the carpets so we can put the house on the market. We already have one person coming to look at the house next week. Yeah! So far I've also got most of the front yard ready. Weeded the area to plant bulbs and am in the process of raking and moving leaves. If we weren't selling the place I'd leave the leaves the on the lawn to insulate and put back in some nutrients, but were selling the house and so we need the lawn looking pretty. So, I'm putting a layer of leaves under the compost we will hopefully get on Friday or I will get on Friday since Dave is going to be gone. I get to play in compost all weekend. Yeah! I love that awesome black beautiful dirt. This is my favorite part of getting Dave's house ready for the market. Playing in the dirt. I will post pictures of before, during and after of Dave's front and side yard. It's going to look so great in the Spring when plants start to emerge. I'm planting lilly and tulip bulbs and spreading poppy seeds in all beds. The poppies are a pink double petal variety and they will look absolutely beautiful interspersed in the garden. So, here we go.

Oh and by the way, we have yet again changed the date of the wedding to April 10, 2010. Good thing we are moving sooner. Hah!