Nanny J’s Carrot Souffle

This was one of the new recipes we had for Thanksgiving. It was really quite delicious and if you have picky eaters that don’t like carrots you may want to give this a try. Mr. Awesome doesn’t like carrots but he was the one who requested this.

Your family will be singing the ‘Carrots Are Divine’ song after eating this!

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Chickenpox Remedy

I know Chickenpox is not as common as it once was but boy do I remember when my oldest son got it. I was pregnant with my second child and I got it too for the second time. It was a bit uncomfortable for me but my husband had never had them. He and his cousin caught them and they were miserable until I came up with this to use for them.

This would probably be good for any kind of itchy rash that you may have. This combined with the BRAT/BOAT diet can also help with the discomfort from hand, foot, mouth disease.

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Home Remedies, Homemade Cleaners, and Miscellaneous Tips and Stuff

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Home Remedies:

Chickenpox Remedy

Fast-Acting Natural Growing Pain Remedies

Homemade Pedialyte and the BRAT/BOAT Diet

Most Effective Remedy for Morning Sickness

Natural Face Scrub/Mask

Natural Remedies eBook

Natural Remedies for Ear Infections

Preventing motion sickness in children

Stop the Itch Cream

Ready To Learn How To Make Your Own Medicines?

Homemade Cleaners:

Baking Soda Drain Cleaner And Freshener (Works great to get rid of gnats and fruit flies too!)

Diy Reusable Wipes

Green and natural body products

Green and natural household cleaners

Homemade Jewelry Cleaner

Spring Cleaning With Easy DIY Cleaners

Homemade Poopourri Spray

All Natural Pest Control:

Ants Be Gone!

How to Naturally Get Rid of Ants

Naturally Get Rid of Wasps

Spider Be Gone Spray

Miscellaneous Tips and Stuff:

Alternatives to the Orange Glucose Drink for Gestational Diabetes Testing

DIY Playdough

Massive Natural Sunscreen Review

Supermom Tip: Save the day with a Puke Bucket


T is for Tuesday, Twirling, Tea, and Turtles

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Boy did I have a busy day! I had to get up early to run some errands but I could’ve laid in bed a bit longer. I’ve been super exhausted lately… not sure exactly why but maybe the holidays and houseful of kids have something to do with it.

After I got back from town and took care of the fraud issue I mentioned in ‘Almost a Victim of Online Fraud’ it was time to work on the house. Our house is small and we jokingly call it the ‘Little House on The Pond’. Continue reading “T is for Tuesday, Twirling, Tea, and Turtles”

10 Tips For Preventing Online Fraud

The holidays are busy for almost everyone. Many of us are stressed and tired. Others are constantly looking for the best deals on gifts and need to shop around several different places to find them. It can get confusing keeping track of what we’ve spent and where we’ve spent it. Unfortunately there are those out there that take advantage of this and we may find ourselves to be the victim of credit card fraud.

How Can You Prevent Online Fraud? While it may be impossible, unless you don’t have a credit or debit card, to completely prevent it here are some great guidelines to help us make it more difficult for fraud to happen: Continue reading “10 Tips For Preventing Online Fraud”