My Use and Re-use day...

Lids Lids Lids!

Feeding my 7 month old is a fun and easy task, no really. After we have tons of these great little tubs. We moved from the jars, and found Parents Choice stage 2 foods are an amazing deal. Other than popping them in the recycling bin I have been using them for the usual; kids craft, togo snack packs, and starting seedlings. But I started saving the heck out of all my plastic lids. You'd be amazed what they fit on when you need to save food in the fridge short term. Save that foil, plastic wrap, and save a wash load of plastic wear.



Shots any one?

Then I was digging through my parents basement and I scored tons of plastic and paper ware. There are some weekends I just don't want to see a dish! I also found all of these plastic shot glasses they are perfect for toddler feeding. Not only for portions, but what toddler doesn't love dipping food:-)

I also saw these shot cups at the Dollar Shrine, I mean Store.



Left over shelving paper from the Dollar Store...

I bought the kids a table from IKEA. Unfinished pine, yay! So I was going to do that trick with DIY stain, but I didn't want to buy steel wool. If I didn't have it laying around the house, forget it! So I had some left over paint samples for the house, and this paper. An accidental black and brown mix I ended up loving. No more light wood, and no more scrubbing out food and paint stains.

Love!



Need a reason to save more?

Save your medicine measuring cups! If you are anything like me you are making natural concoctions in your bathroom. And you have another pantry in there. Well instead of getting another set of spoons use those medicine cups. Not only great for measuring liquid, but much easier for doing those shots of ACV (apple cider vinegar).

In the beginning my husband asked if I was making salads in there. Almost! I used to have olive oil in the bathroom, it's the gate way natural remedy.

Kramers' garbage disposal in the shower would be the natural best step for those cucumbers ;-)

I am only missing my sunflower seed oil in the picture, I am still running downstairs to get it in the morning... Why!!?? Yes, note my Zombie Awareness bracelet. May is Zombie Awareness month, Just saying. :-D

Oil Pulling Mania!

I have been really interested into making my overall health better. The past year since my first trimester with my son I have been experiencing bad back pain. I just put with it and I would just chalk it up to the kids wearing me down. I finally did break down realizing this is no way to live. I couldn't have fun any more. I was always getting sick, and I was never the type to always be ill. So I went to the big scary chiropractor (that is a whole another story). X-rays showed that I have scoliosis, minor, but not minor enough to not be scoliosis. To be honest with you it scares the hell out of me. But there's one thing that made sense to me; bones were pinching nerves. Pinched nerves were restricting the flow to my body and robbing me of the all the goodness. That was so not scientific I know. But it was running to parallel to all the things I have been reading about rebounding, and oil pulling. They all are internal cleansing.

So with that said I set out to learn the correct way to do this ancient thing called 'Oil Pulling'.  I have done a lot of research.. and thats where I stop! Because this started to feel like a book report. With that said I will list a few links I feel had straight forward information. Now there are some BIG claims, but I am not going to judge. I do like the benefits of whiter teeth, and over all health. That's my mission any way. But give it a look, I hope I can keep it up for my mission of just feeling better, happy, and strong.

These links are good dry information :-)

http://www.guidetobodycleansing.com/oilpulling.html

http://oilpulling.com/ (Free EBook)

http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/oil_pulling.html