Making your own portable phone charger

My husband decided to be a Little Green Person today! Instead of buying a phone charger that runs on batteries for the field this coming week, he decided to make his own with an old toy that my son doesn't play with. I'm not entirely sure exactly how he did it, but here is the final result!

Stop Using Shampoo and Conditioner! Do I have your attention?

Another quick link to a really cool article about not using shampoo or conditioner. Before you judge, hop on there and check it out. We will be doing an "at home" test here soon.

http://simplemom.net/how-to-clean-your-hair-without-shampoo/

Homemade Paint!

Here is a quick link to safe and homemade paint!

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/2006-10-01/Make-Safe-Natural-Paint.aspx

Haycations? What a cool idea!

How absolutely cool is this idea? Organic living at it's best and if you aren't ready for crazy transitions, you can just spend a few days on a farm to get the idea. Summer is coming up, and lots of road trips are being planned. This is so great!

http://www.wholeliving.com/134202/where-take-your-own-haycation

Homemade Oatmeal. What's the difference?

I did this before on my personal page, but only with Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal, so instead I'd like to tell you the advantages to having homemade Blueberries and Cream Oatmeal.

This is the ingredients in Quaker's Wild Blueberry Muffin True Delights Oatmeal:

WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, SUGAR, SWEETENED AND FLAVORED BLUEBERRIES (DRIED BLUEBERRIES, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, GLYCEROL, NATURAL BLUEBERRY FLAVOR, SAFFLOWER OIL, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM LACTATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE), MALTODEXTRIN, WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SALT, GUAR GUM, SOY LECITHIN, REDUCED IRON, NIACINAMIDE*, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, CARAMEL COLOR, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE*, RIBOFLAVIN*, THIAMIN MONONITRATE*, FOLIC ACID*.
*ONE OF THE B VITAMINS

What you would get with homemade Blueberries and Cream Oatmeal:

Rolled Oats (or Steel Cut Oats, depending on what you like), Blueberries, Milk, Organic Sugar.

THAT'S IT! Now you decide what is better for you (and especially your little ones!)

Chickens!

What would you do if you never had to buy eggs again? How great would that be? You would know who and how your chickens are being raised and kept. Here is a cool link on how to do it!

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-to-raise-backyard-chickens-in-your-city-the-basics-of-raising-chickens

Dishwasher Detergent

Dishwashing Detergent Mix:

1 cup - Borax
1 cup - Washing Soda
1/4 cup - Salt
1/4 cup (2 Packages) Lemon Kool-aid or Citric Acid

Mix together and shake in a closed container and there you have it!!

I made a small batch this morning just to get me through since I only had a little bit of citric acid left.