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Crayons in the dryer, RUN!
Yep, kidlet is 6 years old and it’s happened to me! I’ve read about mom’s concerned about how to clean up a crayon mess from the washer and dryer as well as how to get the crayon stains out of ALL of the cloths in the dryer. It’s one of those things you read and say ewww.. Glad that hasn’t happened to me! Then…IT HAPPENS!! <- The “clue” as my kid called it…burnt orange. It’s murphy’s law working with us moms that it happens and/or is discovered at the most inopportune moments like when there are new clothes in the load. But let’s face it, is there really a good…
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CPSIA Blogging Day was yesterday! What does that mean?
I started this post yesterday, on CPSIA Blogging Day but things happened that prevented it being posted. The information is so important that I felt it worth posting even if a day late. CPSIA also known as Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act was passed in August 2008 with the intention of protecting customers from Companies selling harmful products. Everyone remembers the recent scares of lead based paint used on toys made in China and sent to the US. This is an example of what this CPSIA Act was intended to stop. As the Act currently stands, the wording was not completely thought through with a small or “micro” business in…
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Did you know you can blog from your iphone?
I have found the wordpress iphone app that allows one to blog from the iPhone. Talk about making blogging more acessible! Now all we need is a good copy and paste function so that links can be shared and the laptop has serious competition. Thanks wordpress!
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Plastic Recycle numbers, do you read plastic labels too?
If you are new to recycling, perhaps you’ve wondered just what those numbers mean in the middle of the recycle symbol. Most folks are aware that it helps folks in recycle facilities figure out how to sort the plastic for processing but how much more about them do you know? Here’s a short list that may help. All plastic is not alike. If you turn on the news, you already know this and have heard of those that warn against using plastic for certain things. There are many warning for which plastics to use in the microwave or which kinds are greener, etc. I figure let’s start with the basics…
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10 reasons I'm an Indie!- Indie Beauty Tag Party
Ok so today IS my day to reveal a bit about me as I’ve been tagged this morning by two different sources. I’m gonna hit two birds and do them both right here! This post is part of Indie Beauty Blog Tag Party. Lisa Rodgers of Cactus & Ivy tagged me as the 2nd tier of blog tag from Donna Maria’s Blog post. Now this makes it a bit harder because who wants to read the same things! Now I have to be creative. Oh wait, I Do have that in me! 10 Things I love about being Indie: Dern it…I’ve got a number here and I can’t write! I’m…
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Wordless Wednesday Jan 21, 2009
encounter in the woods
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Homemade peanut butter, hard to make?
If articles like this (Little Debbie Adds Snack Food to Salmonella Peanut Butter Recall) or this (http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/salmonellatyph.html) worry you, it might be time to KNOW exactly what is in the food you eat. It may save you time, money, and health in the long run… Here are a few links on how to make peanut butter yourself: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Peanut-Butter http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Make_Peanut_Butter – nice variations! http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A824410 Amazing that oil, peanuts, salt and a bit of molasses is really all the ingredients that you need. Be sure to stash your homemade peanut butter in the refrigerator…it cuts down on the oils going racid. 🙂 Do you remember when Kroger used to have the peanut…
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Green Drink:Fresh Appletini, worth the trouble?
If you follow me on twitter, then you know that I got a Jack La Lane Power Juicer for Christmas… Psstt It was really given to my husband! He pulled the goodie out of the box, cleaned it, set it up on the kitchen counter, and said “fix me a drink woman”! *laughin’* That’s not exactly how it went because as he was inspiring the possibilities, he was really looking at our daughter too! We did some experimenting with different recipes in the book that came with the juicer. Most turned out quite nice! When we made the fresh apple juice recipe with green granny smith apples, the green color…
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Sevananda Natural Foods Co-op
Yesterday I posted about the Cooking with Tea class that Life Chef (aka Asata) taught at the Sevananda Natural Foods Co-Op. I had little time once I got to the store for the class to start so I quickly paid for the course and headed downstairs for the class. After the class was over, I purposefully didn’t schedule anything to do so that I would have time to browse the market. I had just tried many tasty dishes so the creative cooking juices were flowing by the time I was ready to shop! I grew up in the Atlanta area. I lived in a house in Morningside in my earliest…
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Cooking with tea – Life Chef class
Hey there! If you follow me on twitter, then you know that on Saturday I went to an amazing cooking class at Sevananda Natural Foods Co-Op taught by Life Chef (Asata) called cooking with herbs and tea. Asata (pronounced As-ah-tah) created some amazingly healthy dishes that promoted the flavors of tea in different forms. She gave us a hand out chock full of facts about tea and how to brew it. Amazingly, your utensils AND ingredients can vary the tastes of tea. The purity of water is important as well as the temperature in which you brew the tea. She gave us a copy of the latest tasteforlife magazine that…
