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Cocunut Oil: What is That and How Do You Use It?

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Cocunut Oil: What is That &

How Do You Use it?

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Never heard of coconut oil? Neither had I until about 3 weeks ago when searching through all natural recipes online. I was wanting to learn some new things about becoming a wee bit more sustainable and thought making my own deodorant  lotion bars, lotions, salves, and vapor rubs would be good places to start! I already have been making my own laundry detergent for the last 3 years so why not try something new.

I found so many wonderful ideas that I started pinning them to my Natural Remedies Board. I have over 100 items pinned there from facial masks to lotion bars to cold remedies to body scrubs. Most of them could be made and given as a uber frugal Christmas gift!

122 Uses for #Coconut Oil

I started noticing that lots of the recipes called for Coconut Oil. I saw that it was a solid that turned into a liquid and had no idea where to buy it. I figure it would be super pricey and located only at health food stores. Then low and behold I saw a blogger opportunity from Tropical Traditions where little old ME could receive a sample and offer my readers a chance to win a quart of Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil!

Faith by Heather Bixler Book Blast & $50 Gift Card Giveaway

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Faith by Heather Bixler Book Blast

$50 Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash

Faith by Heather Bixler 4 week Bible Study

 Summary:

In this four week mini Bible Study you will examine your faith and what it means to have faith in God. He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:20 Our faith begins with what we know and believe about God. Our faith will carry us how far we are willing to let it take us. Faith is a choice and we need to begin by choosing to believe in Jesus and His power to move mountains, heal the sick, and save us from all our sins through His sacrifice on the cross. When we believe in God we then learn to walk in faith and trust God. But first we must believe, and it’s up to us, we can either choose to believe in Him or not. But faith will mean nothing until we believe with all our heart that God is who He says He is.

Author Bio:

Heather is a Christian, SAH homeschooling mom of three, married to a firefighter, and a writer. She is founder of www.CSAHM.com among other websites for Christian mothers, and women. Heather is passionate about sharing God’s word in a practical and loving way.

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So Much To Do, So Little Time…

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So Much To Do, So Little Time…

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Urgent. Necessary.Wants. Needs. Something for myself. Something for the kids. Something for my marriage. Clean the house. Do the dishes. Fold the clothes. Work on college. Plan another co-op meeting. So much to do, so little time…

Yes, I know we all have 24 hours in the day, but why does it seem like some people accomplish so much and others do not?

So much to do and not enough time to do it! Have you been there done that and gotten a
t-shirt? I found out earlier today that my next co-op meeting presenter will no longer be able to present! I will now need to plan another entire pioneer homeschool event of 2 hours worth of activities.

Unexpectedly, today my husband checked his college email to find a bunch of “stuff” being left out and up for grabs. So we hurriedly pulled out carseats and called grandma to watch the kids. We arrive at school to find a blue chair, 5′ tables minus the legs and some lighting panels. With our kids always wanting to build and create stuff, we brought as much as our van could hold home. I’m thinking of using the lighting panel for an interactive art piece for Piqua School of the Arts, but not quite sure, yet! If the full panel fits our kitchen we may swap it out since it is cleaner and newer:)

Planning on going to a blogger event next week and remember I have a slow leaking tire. Call my dad to make sure he can fix tire while I am in town tomorrow near his car repair barn. He says yes. Call sister to make sure she will pick me up at car repair barn so we can ride together to our Thursday am homechool childcare job.

Kids at grandmas. Hubby in shower. Tables put away. Fan on damp chair.

STILL LOTS TO DO, but accomplishing as much as I can at lightning speed!

So this was one of those posts that just happened! tried not to over edit besides grammatical errors. Just a quick shot of my life. Wednesday September 26.

Found this draft on my editorial calendar and thought I would share it with you since it was never posted in September:) MERRY CHRISTMAS.

 

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Passive Income for Christmas?

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Passive Income for Christmas?

Passive income is a way to make money while you sleep or have fun with your family. You do have to put in some initial “work” but then you can be away from “work” for a while and still continue to bring in money. Passive Income is what may save the American Dream for some of us. I am no expert but am willing to share some tips and ideas that I know and use.

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Swagbucks– I do the daily poll and use Swagbucks to look up stuff instead of google. (sorry google) The more people who are referred by me the more swagbucks I earn which translates into $5 Amazon Gift Cards! If you have NOT already signed up for Swagbucks I encourage you to do so. It’s easy money. Click to join Swagbucks!

Ads on website- if you blog all you have to do is install ads into your website for pay-per-impression or pay-per-click ads. Both have their advantages. Go Daddy is one of the websites I am an affiliate with for the pay-per-click.

Affiliate links in posts or newsletter- lots of places to get affiliate links, e-junkie is just one of many places where you can get many affiliates from one site.

Tyndale Rewards-Just joined already have enough pts. earned to select a Book or Narnia Audio CD for Silver Chair. This is very exciting for this budget loving mom.

Like I said I am NO expert, but just a mommy blogger trying to find a way to boost our income and play I mean work at home while I’m doing it. With the cost of childcare and the desire to home educate, we just cannot afford for both parents to be at work in this economy where you have to be available from 5am to 10pm for a first shift job! Employers really do not want or have to work around your college schedule or your spouses work schedule to save you childcare costs! Companies are not seeking the best employee for the job but the one most available for the job with or without the best skills. This is very frustrating for someone like me who doesn’t have a BA (yet) but has lots of experience in business and some in marketing, good computer skills, phone and fax skills.

Still not convinced passive income is for you? Did you know there are LOTS and LOTS of bloggers that make $1,000 or more a month from the comfort of their homes! Right now I would be very happy with $500. So if you want to learn more about passive income check out these experts who are making money and how they are doing it:

Money Saving Mom- Becoming a Work at Home Mom and Income Earning Ideas

amylynnandrews (Blogging with Amy)- How do Blogger make money? and Affiliate Marketing Tips

Some Girl- How to get Accepted at iStockphoto

What ways have you used passive income? How will you use passive income in 2013 to boost your income?

10 Last Minute Christmas Gifts to Make

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10 Last Minute Christmas Gifts to Make

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Well, it’s one week until Christmas and if you are anything like us you may need to make quite a few more gifts. Maybe you are running out of money or running out of ideas for gifts. I’m hoping this list of 1o last minute Christmas gifts to make gives you some ideas and inspiration for your own handcrafted Christmas. I tried to find things for a variety of recipients as well as variety of difficulty, price, and time!

1. Fabric Keychains– use cute leftover scraps of fabric to create super cute gifts. Yes, a little sewing skills and sharp pinking shears are a must.

fabric scrap keychains

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