Chemical FREE Homemade Deodorant

I made homemade deodorant this mornin' for the first time! 

I purchased all of my organic supplies and essential oils from Mountain Rose Herbs months ago with all intentions to make it right away, but life gets hectic and out of control at times around here.
It was so simple and best of all...totally organic and chemical FREE! 
I tripled the recipe and used Arrow root powder in place of corn starch.
I had all intentions of taking pictures during each of the steps, but some lil' boys snagged my camera batteries for their Wii controller. 

Homemade Deodorant 

1/4 c Arrow root powder or corn starch
1/4 c Baking Soda
3 Tbsp Coconut oil
1 Tbsp Beeswax (optional)
5 drops Tee tree oil
5 drops Lavender 

~ Melt coconut oil and beeswax over DBL boiler
Stir constantly until beeswax is melted
~ Add remaining ingredients - Stir

at this point you'll have a "slurry" runny paste - this will change quickly

Make sure to have empty deodorant stick, empty TP tubes, jar, or whatever container you may be using handy and ready to pour.
Pour. Let set up and your ready to go.
It was simple and non messy! Enjoy! Hope it works! I've applied and I'm trying it out today!

**I used a small mason jar for the majority and made two small "deodorant disk" in a muffin pan with liner. Both seem to work well.

♥♪♫•.•°*°•.¸¸♥. PEACE and LOVE .•°*° ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥

 Wendy

I think we're ready!

After days of nonsense brought about by myself by deactivating my personal Facebook account, making a whole new profile for the blog, and reactivating my personal account...I think I finally have the Facebook mess straitened out.
Trying new things with the blog this time around. Going to schedule blogging into my days. I have been sporadic with my post. Not sure I'll make an everyday post, but I will try my best. I just signed up for  Google Ads. I guess if I'm going to spend all this time working on it, I should try to make a few bucks with it. I plan on doing some more research on other ways to make some kind of profit from it. I've also been tossing around the idea of a whole new look. I done webdesign for many years so I have tons of ideas in mind and shouldn't find it that complicated., but assumptions always have a way of coming back and biting me in the butt. I definitely need to update the pictures of the kids. Wow! They sure have grown a lot in a year.
I'm really looking forward to sharing our journey getting back into homeschooling with the boys, things going on with the farm as we get a little closer to self sufficiency and renewable energy each year, gardening, crafting, and a healthier lifestyle by eating real foods and non toxic homemade cleaning products. It's going to be a great New start!!!


♥♪♫•.•°*°•.¸¸♥. PEACE and LOVE .•°*° ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥
 Wendy

Facebook strikes AGAIN!

Spent the WHOLE day adding homeschool groups and liking pages again for my new  Facebook Id for the blog. I had to make another because I wanted to deactivate my personal Facebook account that is attached to my blog page. So I thought it would be simple enough to take the Facebook page over with said new ID NOT!!!! Huge mistake! Oh Boy! Who knew disabling my personal Facebook account would cause such a hassle!!! EVERYTHING is linked to it! My Pinterest, THIS blog, Swagbucks, you name it, I used Facebook to join or log in! So apparently to keep everything else going I'm going to have to reactivate it! SMH Why oh why can't things just be simple for a change!!!! Surely not in Wendy's World LOL

♥♪♫•.•°*°•.¸¸♥. PEACE and LOVE .•°*° ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥
 Wendy

I'm back!!!!

It's been forever since a blog post. A lot has happened and a lot has changed in our lives. I'm taking a Facebook break for a while, but I need a writing outlet! So back to blogging I go. I hope you stick around and follow us on our adventures.
♥♪♫•.•°*°•.¸¸♥. PEACE and LOVE .•°*° ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ Wendy

Meal Plan Monday

Monday

Breakfast: Oatmeal with fruit

Lunch: Chef Salad

Dinner: Cheesy Stuffed Shells with stuffed mushrooms and salad

Snack: Carrot sticks and cherry tomatoes with ranch

Tuesday

Breakfast: Fruit Cream Cheese rolls/boiled eggs

Lunch: Grilled Cheese and tomato soup

Dinner: Herb Crusted Chicken, green beans, twice baked potatos

Snack: Peanut butter crackers

Wednesday 

Breakfast: Pancakes with fruit topping and sausage

Lunch: BLT's

Dinner: Pork Tenderloin with roasted garlic potatoes and asperagus

Snack: string cheese/yogurt 

Thursday

Breakfast: Veggie Omlets

Lunch: Tuna Salad

Dinner: Fettuccine with tomato cream sauce with pea salad and texas garlic toast

Snack: fruit bowl 

Friday

Breakfast: Cinnamon raisin bread french toast

Lunch: Leftovers

Dinner: Enchiladas

Snack: yogurt

Saturday

Breakfast: Kale Frittata 

Lunch: Ham and Cheese Sammies

Dinner: Chicken Taquitas 

Snack: cheese sticks

Sunday

Breakfast: Sausage, egg, cheese, muffins with hash brown and fruit

Lunch: Tuna Salad 

Dinner: Lasagna with salad

Snack: cottage cheese with peaches

♥♪♫•.•°*°•.¸¸♥. PEACE and LOVE .•°*° ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ 

 Wendy

A quick catch up from the last few weeks

The last few weeks have been crazy busy around the farm!

We had an ice/snow storm. I had three kids down with the tummy bug and myself.

I fell asleep and forgot about my bread dough so the boys played with it for hours.

We watched to snow come down, had a small snow ball fight in the bedroom, colored and made pictures, built cities on the bunk beds.

The following day we got on our snow gear and headed out to play!

We all had a lot of fun playing in the snow!

The seeds I ordered arrived! Thank you Baker Seed Co! 

This year we will be planting all heirloom, GMO Free, open pollinated herbs and veggies.

I can't wait to get these going!

I've already started my spring cleaning. I've been busy cleaning out closets and dressers.
Next week I will tackle the toys!!

We got pot belly pig named "MJ"

Nate had the icky tummy bug

Justin had his 6th grade dance

The boys made a Cat in the Hat - Hat Pizza  to help celebrate Dr, Seuss's Birthday

I've been downloading, organizing, and printing home school work, ideas, and lapbooks getting ready for summer school. Plans are in the works for turning an extra room into a full time school room!

Princess Jelly Bean turned a month old!

♥♪♫•.•°*°•.¸¸♥. PEACE and LOVE .•°*° ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ 

 Wendy

Meal Plan Monday

Ahhh the hubby done this weeks shopping Saturday. Gotta love him for helping out and all, but as I was looking to plan out this weeks meals, I seen a lot of processed frozen crap in my freezer =0(
He did buy some good stuff too ;0)
Last week we had a lot of wasted food from the boys that went to the dogs. As long as there is nasty processed crap in the house they WILL want THAT! I'm trying to incorporate things I think might be tasty for everyone, but there is always someone who complains they don't like it. It's new, yes. Even to me. It isn't easy trying to change everyone's eating habits when they have been bad for so long, but I keep on trying a new dish out at least once a week. This week there are several. Wish me luck!
So I made my own shopping list and hittin' the grocery store myself tomorrow. My head is spinning now and THIS is what I have come up with for this week.

Monday
Breakfast ~ Smoothie and Oatmeal with fruit
Lunch ~ BLT's
Supper ~ Meatloaf, augratin potatos, green beans, butter bread
Snack ~ Yogurt
Tuesday
Breakfast ~ Smoothie and Blueberry Cheese Cressant Rolls
Lunch ~ Leftover Chil with PB sandwhich
Supper ~ Tacos
Snack ~ Carrot sticks with  ranch
Wednesday 
Breakfast ~ Smoothie and Bacon, eggs, toast, banana
Lunch ~ Grilled Cheese with tomato soup
Supper ~ Cheesy Spinach Stuffed Shells with stuffed mushrooms and bacon ranch pea salad
Snack ~ Boiled egg/grapes
Thursday
Breakfast ~ Smoothie and Sausage, egg, cheese, McMom Muffin (so much better than McCrap's)
Lunch ~ Homemade Pizza Pocket Sandwiches
Supper ~ Herb crusted chicken in basil sauce with cheese bites, and asparagus
Snack ~ Peanut butter crackers
Friday
Breakfast ~ Smoothie and Banana/Strawberry muffins with boiled eggs
Lunch ~ Leftovers from the week
Supper ~ Riblets, mashed potatoes, corn, butter biscuits
Snack ~ Orange slices
Saturday
Breakfast ~ Smoothie and Pancakes with fruit topping and sausage links
Lunch ~ Buffalo Chicken Taquitos
Supper ~ Kids Choice ~ Cookin' with kids
Snack ~ String Cheese
Sunday
Breakfast ~ Smoothies and Kale Fritatta
Lunch ~ Chef Salad
Supper ~ Fried Chicken, mashed potatoes, mac n cheese, corn on cob, biscuit
Snack ~ Cinnamon raisin bread

What are you cooking this week?

♥♪♫•.•°*°•.¸¸♥. PEACE and LOVE .•°*° ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥

 Wendy