So, I got to be emailed a copy of The Peaceful Housewife's ebook about natural household cleaners so I could review it. :] I even get to run a small contest and email out 2 copies of the PDF to winners. But more on that later.
It's a good collection of cleaner recipes from everything from laundry products to oven cleaners. Some recipes even have variants listed under them so there are more options on how to make the product if you're allergic to something or are out of something.
I've seen some of the recipes online before (the laundry detergent) and, if you have the time and energy to devote to searching, you can find them yourself. But some of them I'd never even considered making at home (like furniture polish!).
The products are easy to make and I could make almost all of them with things I have around the house right now. You can even buy the products from her site (as linked above). The ebook contains everything in one place to make it easier to find. I've actually been looking into making my own powdered laundry soap lately just to see if it's as awesome as I've read.
Now, to the part where there's free stuff. lol I've never given anything away (mainly because this is a blog for my thoughts and life, but whatever) so hang with me on this one.
Leave a comment letting me know what chemical cleaning product you rely too heavily on and what product you wish you could find in a less-chemically form.
I'll use Random.org on September 6th (that's a week from today!) to pick out 2 people to recieve a copy of the ebook. Fo FREE.
And, because it needs to be at the bottom:
"I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers."
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
As written on actual paper + some extra on here
We weathered the storm at a Fairfield Inn in Chester, Va.
The first night (Friday) was very uneventful. It rained that night. We hit up Walmart for a few provisions including a cheap $40 playard for Jason.
The second day (Saturday) we met some other military wives, spent a few hours at an indoor playground/bounce house, and then all went in on some pizza for dinner. That night, it rained like Hell and upset Dinah. She spent the night laying on my feet & crying.
On the last day there (Sunday), it took forever to get the van loaded up. Eventually, I just left both kids in the hotel room (instead of taking Jason with me) while I loaded up.
The drive home made me nervous. Saw close to 12 trees/branches that had knocked down power lines. Drove over around 7 down lines; saw one broken line, live, and laying in a pool of muddy water. There was more organic debris everywhere than I'd ever seen and we even passed by three houses that had been crushed by trees. By the time we'd made it home, at least 2 out of every 3 stop light was dead.
The house was fine but power had been out all weekend. It came on not around the time we walked in the door and was off again 2hrs later for the night. It was so humid and hot from the storm that I started sweating within minutes once the power went out again. It was definitely not working for me! I opened a few Windows and that seemed to make it worse!
So, we spent the night at a Days Inn in Chesapeake. Since I hadn't booked ahead, the a/c wasn't on in the room and the kids kept playing with it so it took forever to cool down. There were 2 double beds so Allie couldn't kick me in the face anymore. It took the kids forever to go to sleep and I kept waking up paranoid in the dark so I ended up turning the desk lamp on and sleeping much better after that. Not sure what that was about.
On our way to the hotel, Allie encountered a cicada while getting into the van. She thought it was dead and went to stomp on it when it started buzzing. That scared the absolute Hell out of her and she jumped back. Of course, her noise made the bug start buzzing MORE as it attempted to right itself (it was on its back on the ground).
I'm pretty certain that was the largest bug she'd ever encountered in the wild and she hadn't realised that bugs got that large. It was hilarious watching her scream about it! >.<
When we got back this morning, power was back, but the fridge goods were bad. I found an awesome list here that tells you what's safe to keep if it's been above 40° for more than 2hrs. Since our frozens were still frozen, I didn't have to worry about those, but almost everything in the fridge had to go.
The first night (Friday) was very uneventful. It rained that night. We hit up Walmart for a few provisions including a cheap $40 playard for Jason.
The second day (Saturday) we met some other military wives, spent a few hours at an indoor playground/bounce house, and then all went in on some pizza for dinner. That night, it rained like Hell and upset Dinah. She spent the night laying on my feet & crying.
On the last day there (Sunday), it took forever to get the van loaded up. Eventually, I just left both kids in the hotel room (instead of taking Jason with me) while I loaded up.
The drive home made me nervous. Saw close to 12 trees/branches that had knocked down power lines. Drove over around 7 down lines; saw one broken line, live, and laying in a pool of muddy water. There was more organic debris everywhere than I'd ever seen and we even passed by three houses that had been crushed by trees. By the time we'd made it home, at least 2 out of every 3 stop light was dead.
The house was fine but power had been out all weekend. It came on not around the time we walked in the door and was off again 2hrs later for the night. It was so humid and hot from the storm that I started sweating within minutes once the power went out again. It was definitely not working for me! I opened a few Windows and that seemed to make it worse!
So, we spent the night at a Days Inn in Chesapeake. Since I hadn't booked ahead, the a/c wasn't on in the room and the kids kept playing with it so it took forever to cool down. There were 2 double beds so Allie couldn't kick me in the face anymore. It took the kids forever to go to sleep and I kept waking up paranoid in the dark so I ended up turning the desk lamp on and sleeping much better after that. Not sure what that was about.
On our way to the hotel, Allie encountered a cicada while getting into the van. She thought it was dead and went to stomp on it when it started buzzing. That scared the absolute Hell out of her and she jumped back. Of course, her noise made the bug start buzzing MORE as it attempted to right itself (it was on its back on the ground).
I'm pretty certain that was the largest bug she'd ever encountered in the wild and she hadn't realised that bugs got that large. It was hilarious watching her scream about it! >.<
When we got back this morning, power was back, but the fridge goods were bad. I found an awesome list here that tells you what's safe to keep if it's been above 40° for more than 2hrs. Since our frozens were still frozen, I didn't have to worry about those, but almost everything in the fridge had to go.
So, we went to Walmart and stocked up on a few things. Since I'd bought tetra packs of milk in the case of a power outage, I didn't have to get any of that for now.
Damn, it's dark outside for only 4pm! There's still about 3.5hrs of sunlight left but, adding insult to injury, it's supposed to rain again soon. -.-
Also, here's a picture of Irene taken from space on Friday evening. Just so you can see how much of a bitch she was.
Mail call!
My eyeshadow order from La Coquette Cosmetics arrived on Friday! I imagine it was hastily stuffed into the mailbox so the mailman could get home to avoid Irene. I haven't gotten the chance to open & wear them yet, but I've worn the sample colors and I LOVED them. :]
I have an order from Payless Shoes coming today as well as a large order from e.l.f. Cosmetics. Yay! My shoes are a nice pair of blue flats and a pair of slip-on sneakers. My makeup is a large (9 item) order thanks to a $35 for $15 Groupon I bought a weekish ago and used.
That's it for my mail call for now. While at the hotel last night, I wrote up everything on some paper so I could type it up later once the kids head to bed and not forget anything. Look for that later.
For now, it's time to go get some groceries. The power was out all weekend so I had to clear the fridge but having to replace some groceries is better than property damage!
I have an order from Payless Shoes coming today as well as a large order from e.l.f. Cosmetics. Yay! My shoes are a nice pair of blue flats and a pair of slip-on sneakers. My makeup is a large (9 item) order thanks to a $35 for $15 Groupon I bought a weekish ago and used.
That's it for my mail call for now. While at the hotel last night, I wrote up everything on some paper so I could type it up later once the kids head to bed and not forget anything. Look for that later.
For now, it's time to go get some groceries. The power was out all weekend so I had to clear the fridge but having to replace some groceries is better than property damage!
Sunday, August 28, 2011
A lot going on lately
Our house has no power. We were gone Friday through today (Sunday) and are at another motel tonight because its so hot & humid and being inside made me sweat.
I didn't sleep well last night so there's no way I could deal with another night of terrible sleep tonight. I napped a little earlier and Jason covered himself (and me) in stickers.
So, we're at a Days Inn with cable and 2 beds (no more getting kicked in the face by Allie) and Jason's happy in his baby cage. Hopefully this won't affect him sleeping in his own bed at home.
Will update better once internet is back at home and life returns to normal. I wrote everything out on some paper to remember it all.
Night.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Our hotel stay so far
We have the honeymoon suite. Jason is my alligator operator. He also kisses the cats. The cats have taken over the room. And Allie is reading books.
I think that's in picture order.
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