Make Your Own Diaper Wipes

These are so easy to make and will save a ton of money. You can use these to clean the makeup from your face or where ever you would use a wipe.

I use Viva Paper towels. One of the few times I buy name brand but they hold up when wet.

 

Cut the roll in half. If you have an electric knife it is a little easier if not just use a large sharp knife. 

 

After you cut it in half pull out the center core, sometimes you need to tear it a little to get it started.

 

 

Get  a cup and a half of water.

 

Add 1 Tablespoon of Baby oil and one Tablespoon of Baby bath. I got my baby bath from the dollar store for a dollar.

 

This is optional a couple drops of tea tree oil and about 7 to 8 drops of Lavender. I like to add these for the antiseptic quality's and they make the wipes smell good.

 

Mix all together.

 

Put you half roll in a plastic container. with a lid You can get this from wal-mart or just about any store for not to much.

 

 

Pour the water mixture over the towels and you are done.

 

 

To use pull from the center. Cover when not using. These are so handy for all sorts of things.

Week 21 Food Storage Challenge

12 Mac & Cheese / Dried Potatoes

12 Boxes Mac and Cheese You can use cheese powder and pasta to make your own in that case you need to get Cheese powder. For the price of a few boxes of mac and cheese you can get a can of cheese powder, just make sure it is one you like I have gotten some in the past that I didn’t like.

Dried Potatoes You can get dried or instant potatoes. Or you can dry your own you can go here to see how . I have be wanting to buy frozen hash browns and dry them just to see if they would work I don’t see why they wouldn’t. I will let you know how it works when I do it.

Keep putting back water.

Add some more to your money stash.

Memorial Day

Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend, enjoy your cookouts and camping trips , just working around the house or what ever you have planned. But please do not forget the reason for Memorial day, it’s to honor all the brave men and women who served and sacrificed for this country, to protect us and our constitution . Let us honor these sacrifices by not letting TPTB (the powers that be) strip us of our constitutional rights, because if we do all the sacrifices that these men and women made will be for nothing. We are at such a pivotal point in our history we are so close to losing our rights that so many have fought and died for.

So in the midst of all the fun things we are doing please take a moment to honor all these brave individuals who sacrificed so much for each of us. And please remember them, not just this weekend but everyday, and fight for our rights so the sacrifices they made will not of been in vain.

　

Week 20 Food Storage Challenge

Well I just realized I forgot to do this last week, so I will make it a short list today.Sorry so late.

8 Cans of tuna / Popcorn

8 cans of tuna for every two people you are storing for.

Popcorn learn how to cook it on the stove or get a hot air popper.
Popcorn is a great snack and you can make Carmel corn or popcorn balls with it.

Keep putting back water

Add some more to your money stash

Dehydrating Strawberries

I ordered a flat of strawberries from bountiful baskets we ate a few then I decided to dehydrate the rest of them dehydrating Strawberries is pretty simple. There is no pretreatment required

I soak mine in vinegar water for a few minutes to clean them.

 

Then take off the green top  and thinly slice, lay slices  on your trays. ( Sorry didn't get a pic of them on the tray).

 

Dry at 125 degrees it will take about 12 to 18  hours to dry they  will be hard when dry.

 

If drying in the sun it will take 1 to 2 days

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To use

1 cup boiling water to 1 cup dried strawberries, pour boiling water over dried strawberries soak 3 to 4 hours pour off any remaining liquid.  

Strawberries may be refreshed and used in any dish calling for fresh strawberries or you can use teh dried chopped strawberries in cake,cookies or bread mixes

1cup dried yields about 11/2 cups refreshed