About once a month I wake up in the middle of the night and I just can’t fall back asleep. I don’t know what it is. I’m usually a great sleeper. Usually I just try to watch tv until the morning and try to fall back asleep, but on the occasion that I have some…
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Hedgehog Bath Time
So, about once a week we give Falafel a bath. She is a messy little munchkin because she doesn’t like to stop running on her wheel to use the bathroom. So, enter hedgehog bath time. She always puts up a little bit of a fight but she ends up enjoying the tummy wash. And she…
Paleo Coconut Curry Chicken
I’ve been gluten free for a few years now, and in some of my gluten free cooking I’ve also experimented with paleo recipes. I think they’re a lot of fun and I’m a huge fan of almond flour and coconut oil, which are in basically every paleo recipe. So, in experimenting with paleo recipes, I…
Closet Organization
One of the awesome features of our apartment is a huge closet in the living room. It constitutes the majority of our random storage. In the past few months I’ve really let it get out of order. Which means it’s time for a new fun project: reorganizing the big closet!
Do you know what’s in your medicine cabinet? 13 Ingredients to avoid when buying cosmetics
Of the thousands upon thousands of ingredients used in cosmetics in the US, 1 in 8 is an industrial chemical. Does that shock anyone else? On average, women use 12 different cosmetics a day and men use 6. Odds are, you are using harmful chemicals in at least one of those cosmetics. 1 in 3…
How to make a maze for your pet hedgehog
If your hedgehog is anything like Falafel, then I bet that they are an active little pokey who loves running on the wheel and exploring, and you want to provide them with fun activities. Then you have come to the right place. And if you don’t have a pet hedgehog and you just want to…
All natural hair detangler recipe
Original Image from Lipgloss Culture When I first switched to the no-poo method, the only big change for my hair was that it got tanglier (is that a word?). The Apple Cider Vinegar Rinse did moisturize my hair, but it didn’t detangle it like conditioner used to. So, I found a solution in a natural hair…
Natural hardwood floor cleaner recipe
I’ve updated my wood floor cleaner recipe! Check out the new one here. A basic search for ingredients in the leading hardwood floor cleaners (even the ones that claim to be environmentally friendly) reveals ingredients such as: Bis(carboxymethyl)-DL-alanine trisodium salt 4,4- Dimethyloxazolidine Potassium hydroxide 2-ethyl-2,5-dimethylhexanoic acid Olefin Sulfonates Isothiazolinone methoxyisopropyl acetate Lauryl alcohol ethoxylates And…