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Bartering Basics: How to Save Money and Build Community

Angi Schneider — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:57:37 +0000

Discover how to start bartering in your everyday life. Learn practical tips for trading goods and services, building community ties, and living more simply. The other day my grandson was showing me a new match box car. When I asked where he got it he told me he traded a reusable water bottle for it. ...

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DIY Toilet Spray: An Easy Bathroom Odor Eliminator

Angi Schneider — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:51:22 +0000

If you’re tired of the harsh chemicals and artificial fragrances in store-bought air fresheners, it’s time to try making your own DIY toilet spray. This simple, natural recipe helps trap unpleasant odors before they escape into your bathroom air, leaving your space smelling fresh and inviting. With just a few natural ingredients that you probably ...

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How to Clean a Toilet Using Vinegar and Baking Soda

Angi Schneider — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:30:35 +0000

Cleaning a toilet might not be a favorite chore, but it’s an important one for keeping a clean and fresh-smelling bathroom. Luckily, you don’t need harsh chemicals to keep your toilet sparkling. Vinegar and baking soda are two powerful natural cleaners that can tackle tough toilet stains and buildup without risking your plumbing system or ...

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Simple, Natural, & Effective Cleaning Tips

Kathie Lapcevic — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:48:58 +0000

Let’s keep it simple in our homes this spring and beyond with a very easy cleaning routine that is frugal, doable, skips overwhelm, and keeps potentially harmful substances out of our homes. The thing with walking down a simple and natural living path is that we often get bombarded with this idea that we have ...

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Plantain Herb Uses: Food, Medicine & Recipes from Your Backyard

Kathie Lapcevic — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 21:31:46 +0000

Plantain is a plant that grows in many untreated lawns and often goes unnoticed but this common weed is a powerhouse for our homes. The plantain weed is edible and medicinal making it a great plant to know and harvest from the backyard and nearby wild areas. Gather some of this useful plant material and ...

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Troubleshooting Bath Bombs

Kathie Lapcevic — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 17:27:05 +0000

Use these bath bomb troubleshooting tips to get gift worthy bombs every single time. The thing about making bath bombs is that they’re a little finicky and definitely take some practice and skill for beginners. Practice definitely makes perfect as does understanding how to fix common mistakes for better bath bombs going forward. How to ...

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How to Make Bath Bombs for Kids (or with kids)

Angi Schneider — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:47:44 +0000

Making bath bombs for kids is a great way to add a little fun to your nightly routine. And if you happen to have some kids hanging around, making bath bombs with kids, is a great project to work on together. This tutorial will show you how to make homemade bath bombs your kids will ...

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Create a Cozy Winter Hygge Home

Amanda Idlewild — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 14:59:48 +0000

Life can often seem dark and dreary after the holidays. All of the decorations are put away and the house seems empty. Instead, try these tips to create a cozy winter hygge home! Here in Alaska, the daylight hours are still short. The weather is colder than it was over the holidays and snow is ...

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Dandelion Root Tincture — How to Make It and When to Use It

Kathie Lapcevic — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 14:41:41 +0000

Make a simple dandelion tincture to help ease indigestion, calm gout symptoms, and more. A tincture is a concentrated herbal extract made by soaking plant material in alcohol — it’s one of the oldest and most effective ways to preserve and use medicinal herbs. The flowers are delicious in dandelion fritters and the leaves can ...

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How to Make Infused Honey

Kathie Lapcevic — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 15:21:58 +0000

Herb infused honey is not only a delicious treat but a nourishing one, too! It’s easy to make and even easier to use to get extra herbs into the body in times of need. This is a simple wonderful project that can provide extra healing and comfort to you and your family. All you need ...

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