Powder Laundry Detergent
This makes quite a bit of detergent, so please mix your powders in a garbage bag. You may want to double-bag. Grate the bars of soap by hand or in a food processor. Add all ingredients including grated soap to the garbage bag and mix by hand thoroughly. Transfer the detergent to a large storage…
All-Purpose Cleaning Spray
Ingredients: Use a 35 oz spray bottle and fill with tap water up to 2 inches below the rim. Add castile soap and oils for scent. Be sure to add the water first to avoid over-foaming. Gently shake to mix. I purchased the castile soap on Amazon. One batch cost $0.79 for a 35 oz…
Liquid Dish Soap
Ingredients: Dissolve the washing soda in the boiling water. Pour in castile soap and stir. Add glycerine and oils if you prefer a scent. Use a funnel to add the dish soap to a tight-fitting bottle. I reused a Dawn dish soap bottle. Feel free to use glass bottles if you are eliminating plastics completely.…
Dishwasher Detergent – Powder
Combine the ingredients in a bowl until well incorporated. Store in an airtight container. Use 1-2 tbsps per load. Discard if clumps form. I purchased these products from Amazon. One batch cost $8.37. Using 1 tbsp = $0.13 per load. 2 tbsp = $0.26 per load. Note: Like with the laundry detergent, you can use…
Time to Clean Up Our Act! Literally…
Recently, I’ve had my life turned upside-down with a health issue, and what I am hearing from doctors is that we have a lot of unnecessary chemicals in our lives that are harmful. Particularly, I am concerned with hormone disruptors and the chemicals that mimic the behavior of estrogen. These buggers are in a lot…
Poppable on-the-go Bites
Like I said in my Instagram and FB video posts, Teachers and Healthcare workers have ZERO time to eat during the day, often having to make the decision to pee over finding food because they LITERALLY have 3 minutes. These recipes are easy to make, freezable, and portable. They are good to go to keep…
Sheet Pan Dinners!!
Time savers on busy nights This week’s dinner theme is SHEET PAN DINNERS. I cannot stress enough how easy these are to prep and make. Literally, CHOP, DUMP, SEASON, and ROAST. Done and Done. Line your sheet pan in foil and you don’t even have to scrub the pan. You can prepare these in the…
February plank challenge!
This month, let’s show our Core some love. I propose a Plank Challenge! We will start on Monday, Feb 1 with a 30 second plank. We will increase our plank daily by 5 seconds, taking Sunday off. By the end of the month, you will be doing a 3 MINUTE PLANK! You may choose to…
Intermittent what?!
You’ve heard about it for a few years, but what the heck is Intermittent Fasting? Like you don’t eat? For how long? Just what? Ok, so there are a couple of different types of intermittent fasting. What I am going to tell you about is the 16:8 Method. This involves 2 windows of time: A…
But I hate the gym….
Dude – me, too. That’s why I workout in the privacy of my own home. Now, there are many of you who L-O-V-E the gym. COVID has closed many gyms and alienated a lot of those denizens, leaving them looking for a way to get a great burn. Look no further than your own home.…
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