If you’re reading this post, my little family is successfully camping in the middle of NOwhere. The forecast for Sunday was a low of 42 degrees. Monday’s high is 65. Sunny, at least! We did pack winter hats and mittens for the kids…come to think of it, I’d better grab mine too! It just goes [...]
Entries from August 31st, 2009
Monday Mission: Switch your Baking Powder to Aluminum-Free
August 31st, 2009 · 4 Comments · What to Buy
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to switch your baking powder to one that doesn’t contain aluminum. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps When I first heard about aluminum potentially causing Alzheimer’s, I was very surprised that it was in baking powder. I went home and checked! I decided, baby step style, [...]
Tags: aluminum·Analyzing Aluminum in August·baking powder·baking soda·homemade
Effective Homemade Deodorant: My Baby Steps Story
August 27th, 2009 · 127 Comments · Big Changes, Do It Yourself, Frugality, KS lifestyle, What to Buy
I never thought I would make homemade deodorant, believe me, but as I told you Wednesday when we talked about hazards of antiperspirants, I wanted to make a baby step away from antiperspirant last December. I have used Degree for years, because many other name brands didn’t work for me. I’m not a dainty little [...]
Tags: aluminum foil·Analyzing Aluminum in August·antiperspirant·baking soda·coconut oil·deodorant·homemade·natural body products
Mental Mission: Baking Powder for Make-it-from-Scratch (and another EVOO update)
August 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Your mental mission for this week is to read the ingredients on your baking powder. What’s in there? Remember, if you’re in a dollar store, pick up some empty spray bottles for under your kitchen sink. Your Monday Mission after Analyzing Aluminum in August is over will be to avoid bleach in your kitchen. Mine [...]
Finally…Crunchy Pickles! (Lacto-Fermented and Canned)
August 26th, 2009 · 49 Comments · Avoiding Waste, Do It Yourself, Food for Thought, Frugality, KS lifestyle, Recipes, Special Situations, What to Buy
Phew! I don’t like having mishaps and failures in the kitchen. So much time, so much capital and raw material invested in any new venture. I was pretty excited and nervous to try my hand at canning, and I was (mildly) devastated when the result was soft pickles. Lacto-fermentation had similar results, but the pickles [...]
Tags: canning·lacto-fermentation·pickles
Analyzing Aluminum in Antiperspirants: Hazard or Hoax?
August 25th, 2009 · 39 Comments · Big Changes, Food for Thought
My husband is not a violent man at all, but he may just kill me if I tell the world I haven’t worn deodorant since last Christmas. So I won’t tell you that. I like sleeping in my bed and don’t want to make up the couch each night. So I’m not going to tell [...]
Tags: aluminum·Analyzing Aluminum in August·antiperspirant·deodorant·natural body products·personal care
Gratituesday: Best Friends Who Know You so Well
August 25th, 2009 · 3 Comments · My Story
Don’t miss my baby steps this week to a safer antiperspirant… My heart is just brimming over with gratitude for the plans of my Father in bringing my dearest friend into my life. We live a few states apart nowadays, and we don’t talk nearly as often as we ought, but it’s a great comfort [...]
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