Monday, August 31, 2009
Chemical Free Gardening
Every year, thousand of chemicals are poured into the environment and millions of gallons of water are needlessly wasted. How? By growing plants. Sure, most of this is done by large agricultural producers, but some of it is still done in personal gardens. And that means that you can make a difference by changing your gardening practices. There are many agricultural producers who have done it, and you can use the same tricks to help your own garden, and the planet.
Pick appropriate plants. Not all plants are appropriate for the area you live in. While you might be able to control the temperature, humidity, and rain conditions inside your house, you can’t do it out in the garden. If you pick appropriate plants for your area, you may be able to avoid using fertilizers and saving on water too. Research, what plants are native to your surrounding areas and try planting them in your own garden. Wildflowers, are just that, they can pretty much be left alone and will thrive in most areas.
Pick natural repelling plants. You don’t need to rely on poisons to keep away garden ruining pests. Many plants produce chemicals that repel these animals naturally. By putting them in or around you garden, you can keep your garden safe with little effort and no chemicals. Plus, you can pick parts of these plants and use them to make products to keep them away from you too.
If you don’t want to plant natural repellents in your garden, you can use them to spray your plants without harming them or adding artificial chemicals to your garden. Many herbs like hot pepper, vanilla, and lavender can help repel insects from your garden.
Pull weeds. We’re all looking for a quick and easy way to safely get rid of weeds without chemicals, but the good old fashioned way is still very effective. It you take time every day to pull the weeds you can find, you’ll only take a few minutes so it doesn’t seem like a lot of work. You can even get the kids involved, just be sure to do it properly so you don’t spread the seeds around. There are even some common weeds that are edible, just make sure there are no pesticides that could have gotten on them.
Crop rotation. Farmers all over the world use crop rotation to naturally fertilize plants. The concept is to change what crop you’re putting in a certain field each year. Plants use different nutrients and put other nutrients back into the soil. If you rotate crops that replace the nutrients the other plants use, you will have to fertilize the soil less.
You can use this same concept in your garden by planting different plants every year, or just rotating where you put specific plants in the garden.
So, you’ve made all these changes and are using a low-water, chemical free garden? Well, you still haven’t done the most important thing: pass it on! One garden can make a dent, but more can make a bigger difference. Tell your friends, teach your kids, you can even visit their school and teach your kids friends! Every little bit helps make a better world.
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Green Works Laundry products coupons and freebies...
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
More today! Women's health, freebies, samples and more!
For starters, free sample of Dove products. This takes some survey completion, but not more than a few minutes. I would love to hear about your wait time once you complete the survey and the product arrives. This helps me in the future to let other's know...PS if a link does not work for you, please let me know. I try them all before I post, but you never know with glitches!
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Do You take the Yaz birth control pill? when it first came out, most of us thought "wow" that is a great idea- less cramps, clear up our acne, decrease our PMDD! Right? Now, it is coming out the ads were misleading and there are some serious side effects. See some of the listed effects below:
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
reBlog from Mommyn Tyme: Mommy Tyme's Words of Wisdom
I found this fascinating quote today:
You may decide to go with a more natural, less harsh approach to your beauty and skin care. The trend in the past decade has been towards a more natural, glowing skin. I.e.- the downpour of the mineral makeup, the organic make ups, etc. Well, how about some natural bath, body and lotion products. Visit my shop at http://www.MommyTyme.etsy and check out the new line of butter bars. These bars keep you hydrated with organic high grade cocoa butter, while producing a sensual bath or shower experience with rich lather, luscious skin softeners such as jojoba oil, aloe, and organic almond oil, followed with long lasting subtle fragrances (freesia, Angel, Secret Crush, or grapefruit). Or, if you order directly from the blog by sending an email to Mommytyme70@yahoo.com with Butter bar in the subject- I will give you the bar for 10% off Etsy price (that is 2.25!) What a steal!Mommyn Tyme, Mommy Tyme's Words of Wisdom, Aug 2009
You should read the whole article.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Recipes- healthy, cheap and easy Weight Loss Sabotage Free Tazo Tea, free ebooks for crafters, MORE!
Share these with your family and friends at your next big event, or just for dinner this week!
Strawberry mousse- super quick and easy
Tropical fruit salad
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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Monday, August 24, 2009
reBlog from Mommyn Tyme: Mommy Tyme's Words of Wisdom
I found this fascinating quote today:
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reBlog from Mommyn Tyme: Mommy Tyme's Words of Wisdom
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You should read the whole article.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Don't forget your Pets!
As many of my loyal shoppers know, I recently introduced a pet shampoo that is fantastic! It is rich with essential oils that are fantastic for your pet's coat and shine- even substantially decreases the odor! If you check out my web site you can see some testimonials of the product! I have 16 and 8 ounce bottles! They contain a variety of hand blended ingredients including lavender oil, bergamot, pine oil, eucalyptus for skin rash, infection and care, and much much more... One bottle lasts and lasts. Rich lather that is easy to rinse.
You can see my sale on Mommy's Pet shampoo at:
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Free online recipes- check it out!
Barely 15 years ago it seemed impossible that in a few short years, millions upon millions of recipes covering almost every dish would be readily available at their fingertips. Since the future is here, here are the many ways to cash in on free online recipes.
Obviously the free online recipes are extremely practical because you access a recipe in a matter of seconds. While a lot use a search engine like Google, many people often have their favorite recipe websites that offer vast amounts of recipes. Just input a key word or keyword phrase like “chili” or “chicken soup” and you will usually find a few to hundreds of useful recipes.
In addition to being easy to access, a lot of recipe websites are full of people that enjoy cooking, have their own favorite recipes and enjoy adding recipes to the database for others to use. These community recipe websites are a great way to share knowledge. In addition, a lot of recipe websites offer the ability to add comments. So whether you love a recipe or not, you can simply share your thoughts with others. This is a great way to try out a recipe (especially if many people liked it) or avoid it the recipe if it received bad reviews.
In addition to being able to view recipes on your computer screen, many cooks take it one step further- they print out their favorite recipes. It is incredibly easy to print out recipes and many free online recipe sites offer the option of special recipe formatted files which make it a snap to print out your favorite recipes. This way you no longer have to worry about ruining the recipe card while you cook or losing it. If you spill liquid on it, you can easily print it out again.
In addition to all these advantages, a lot of free online recipe sites have taken it one step further in providing quality information on how to cook specific meals. Many free online recipe sites now provide images and some even include videos describing step by step how to create a moderate to difficult dish.
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Fun stuff to check out...
Fun Pumpkins
Get your child ready for Kindergarten- or a great gift for family and friends...
Some more freebies and extra's
Here is a link for a free trial of the current technology-
http://www.megatelly.com/us/?SSAID=CD12864
If you have tried this, let me know.. Share it here! I just figured out my universal remote and certainly am not ready for this new wave of techy stuff! share your experiences here!
Time To sparkle and Shine ?August Gift Basket Giveaway! This is for the crafters out there! A really cool basket of supplies to create awesome one of a kind jewelry! Enter for free!
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Free Wisk detergent for giving your opinion! Wow, that is really easy. Let me know if there is more to it than that, I personally have not done this one yet! Check it out!
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Ok, Mom's- free CD Rom, activity books, and fun filled newsletters for the kids- just for signing up! Free to start. Again, I have not tried this one, so let me know if there is a catch. I hate to promote something that bites you later!
Publix Preschool Pals
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Well, that is all I have for this week! Remember to check out my other blogs as I often post freebies and extra's on those, too!
I am currently looking for anyone who would like to share some thoughts, tips, tricks on getting your finances under control. I know this is a tough time, especially for Mom's! We tend to worry and stress a little more than our male counterparts- so, share some thoughts, ideas, or even your worries here and let's see if we can't find solutions together.
The other thing I am looking for this week is at home business opportunities for mom's and women! I don't know about you, but I could use some supplemental income, so if there are any WAHM's out there who want to share their programs or businesses- or even affiliate businesses that you are aware of- The floor is open!
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A New you
http://mommytymeswordsofwisdom.blogspot.com
Mishaps of Mommy
http://mishapsofmommy.blogspot.com
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Free Stuff
Free fries and drink at McDonald's with the new Angus Burger purchase
http://cdn1.eyewonder.com/200125/poc/McDonalds/Angus/landingpage.html
Free healthy snack samples
http://www.somersaultsnackco.com/?event=utility.request-sample
Free Jessica Parker Parfum- this one is a contest/drawing
http://www.sarahjessicaparkerbeauty.com/
However, on that note- I personally will endorse this fragrance. I am not a Jessica Parker fan, and typically I create my own fragrances, but this came as a gift last Xmas. I adore it. Not too sultry or sexy, but definitely not Cute! My husband actually loved it (really must spark the pheromones)- so, I say sign up and try to win it!
And I have to add this one: The Potty Project!
http://www.pull-upspottyproject.com/tools-and-resources/starting-out/
Friday, August 14, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Windows still doesn’t clean up its temp files
Windows still doesn’t clean up its temp files
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Entertaining your child on a Tight Budget
1. Movie time- this week we hit the red box (1.00 a night) and got the movie Caroline. This was a really good movie and had a great message for kids. My son is 4 and he seemed to understand most of the underlying messages, but if your child is much younger than that, I would wait a while. There are some scary graphics ( a cat eats a rat, there is a spider monster, etc), but for the most part it was really fun. Tim Burton always takes movies to a new level, and this was not a disappointment. In fact, the message is really appropriate for what my family is currently trying to do, Not Waste Money. The story line is very similar in that Caroline's family is not wealthy, and Caroline can not have everything she wants. She is lonely, and her parents work a lot, but they really love her. Caroline gets pulled into another world where she is given everything she wants, but she soon learns the grass is not always greener on the other side. Below is a link to the trailer you can watch. If you have kids 5 and up, this is a great movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uDMTsiJnYU
2. Treasure Walks- this also goes along with my commitments made in the A New You blog, as my son and I take several walks a week down the trails and find treasures. My son looks for pine cones, leaves, etc. We bring them home, he pastes them on his "art" and we get a chance to talk about nature, changes, etc. This is just me and him time. He looks forward to it, as do I. This is free, easy and fun. I think the quality time we spend is important, and for him this is a huge adventure. Simultaneously, I am getting some REAL exercise.
What are some cheap, fun ways you spend time with your kids? Have entertainment ideas for people on a tight budget? Share them here. Remember, every person who comments, subscribes or participates in the blog, web site, etc. is automatically entered into a drawing for free goodies from Mommy Tyme Bath and Gifts.
(visit http://www.mommytyme.org for more details)
This blog will help you avoid some of the mistakes I have made in attempting to sell online, sell at flea markets, etc. Also, find the tips, tricks, and methods for creating stores, promoting your items and more... Check it out at:
http://mishapsofmommy.blogspot.com
Saturday, August 8, 2009
How to Earn Easy Money and Free Electronics | eHow.com
How to Earn Easy Money and Free Electronics | eHow.com
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Friday, August 7, 2009
How to Make Earrings Out of Buttons | eHow.com
How to Make Earrings Out of Buttons | eHow.com
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