Winter Preparation...

It's time to get ready for winter, and yes, that means cleaning up the outside of your home before it's covered in snow. This means washing off that deck, making sure your driveway looks its best, and gearing up your furnace to provide you with lovely warmth all winter long. These things can all be done surprisingly easy, including getting your home draft-free so you don't lose all your heat in the winter time (which saves you money!).

Homemade Deck Cleaner, Quick and Easy! is a super effective way to clean off your deck both now and in the spring once the snow has gone. This solution will come in handy over and over again, and is super easy (and chemical-free) to make!

Moss on Your Sidewalks or Deck: Get Rid of that Moss, Quick and Easy! Yup, your clothing detergent can come in super handy for ridding your sidewalk and driveway from all that nasty moss- better save this one for spring, too!

 

Easy Ways to Cut Down on Heating Costs This Winter -who doesn't want to save money, starting right now? Hmm... if your heater has been turned on, then you could be already be throwing money away!

Cold and Flu Season...Yay....:(

Gritty eyes, stuffy, runny nose, nausea, aches and pains...oh my! With cough and cold syrups being expensive, expansive (what to choose?) and not always safe, how do you make yourself feel better before you feel worse? (yes, chicken soup does boost your immunity and help you get better, sooner, BTW...)

Homemade Nasal Sprays and Eye Washes is a great start. When a cold has taken over your sinuses, give yourself a fighting chance by helping to break up that mucous and flush it out with this safe, easy, and homemade spray.

The Best Herbal Teas for a Cough or Cold can be a super lifesaver (and remember, for a flu, any type of sodium-reduced broth is a great remedy) can help you feel better. Believe it or not, you can treat a nasty cough by putting white sugar on a cut white onion, allowing the sugar to turn to syrup overnight, and then drinking the sugary onion syrup the next morning. Tried and true old-school remedy- that WORKS!

 

Hacking Cough? Don't Take Cough Medicine- Here's Why Cough medicine is actually WORSE for your symptoms than not taking it would be- read this before you hit that med aisle in your local grovery store.

 

PS- the best remedy for your cold, flu, and coughing symptoms is super simple and cheap- honey, lemon juice, and water. Stay hydrated, stay healing...stay WELL this season!

Long, Beautiful, HAIR!

Winter is fast approaching, which means it's time to start paying attention to HAIR- keeping hair soft, luxurious and to keep hair from drying out during the harsh winter months can be harder than it is to keep warm. Fireplaces and heat indoors can dry out hair quicker than you can say 'split ends', so it's time to start repairing and caring for hair before the harsh winter makes it look like a frizzy mop.

Cure for Dry, Frizzy Hair offers a super quick and easy 'duh' solution to dry, frizzy hair!

Does Hair Grow Faster in the Winter?  - it sure seems like it does to me!

 

Prevent Split Ends and Hair Breakage is perhaps the best advice you can receive for those harsh winter months!

 

PS- avocado is the BEST food ever when it comes to healthy hair and nails- eat avocado for healthy hair and nails, and make an avocado paste to place on your hair to rehydrate it, quick and easy! The cheapest and yummiest hair mask you will ever use!

Revamp That Winter Wardrobe!

Fall is here, and Winter is well on its way. Why go all out and buy a whole new wardrobe when you can make your own homemade fashion? Learn to make your old sweaters and jackets new again (and save some serious cash) with Make Your Old Sweaters and Jackets New Again! You won't be rushing out to buy new clothes when you can make your own fashionable pieces with items you already have!

But still want 'new' clothes for this coming chilly season? Know the do's and don'ts of thrift store shopping, so you can get some great deals without going completely crazy- Thrift Store Clothes Shopping - Dos and Don'ts  and How to Get the Best Deals at Thrift Stores will lead you well on your way to restocking your wardrobe for any season without emptying your wallet.

ENJOY!                                          

PS- Don't know what colors to wear for Fall?

Fall-Inspired Colors for Clothing and Fingernails will get you going! Look no further than right outside your own window!

Clothes the Natural Way...

This is something that I found so cool I just had to share- Make Your Own De-wrinkle Fabric Spray takes all the drama out of trying to make your clothes look and feel perfect- without all the chemicals (and cost) of storebought products. No more shoving your clothes in the dryer to try to de-wrinkle them! yay!...AND...

How vinegar works with clothing is like magic. If you want super soft, bright, and detergent-free (which means non itchy) clothes, then try a bit of vinegar in your wash. You will be HOOKED! See how: Homemade Detergents for Sensitive Skin  can totally save your skin!

Varicose Veins- Relieve That Pain and have Great Legs!

Did you know that witch hazel is a great remedy for the pain and swelling of varicose veins? That's what makes witch hazel great for hemorrhoids as well (just dab the witch hazel on the source directly for relief from swelling, pain, and discomfort...). Varicose veins are no laughing matter, and while getting your legs moving and keeping an ideal weight is the best way to prevent them, treating varicose veins isn't all too complicated on its own.

Homemade Varicose Vein Cream is a great way to treat the pain and appearance of these veins (even broken capillaries on the face). Natural Treatment for Varicose Veins can also help keep future veins at bay, but prevention is key, after all- How to Prevent Varicose Veins and Improve Circulation Naturally helps to keep those nasty veins at bay to begin with!

If you have broken capillaries on your face, there is a natural remedy for that as well (lemon juice, anyone?) Find out how with Natural Treatment for Broken Capillaries on the Face that are easy to follow- before long, you'll have the amazing feeling (and looking) skin you've always wanted! Yay!

Beauty and the Cheap...

Don't get me wrong, I love to make sure I look my best, but that usually requires spending a ton on stuff like eye creams, anti-wrinkle this, anti-sag that. I mean, come on! I'm 27 years old and I'll be broke trying to get my piece of the fountain of youth...unless...I learn how to make anti-get old (ha ha) stuff myself. So, without further ado, Homemade Toner for Wrinkles  (super quick and cheap and easy- yay!) and find out how rosehip seed oil is your very very best friend in

Rosehip Seed Oil for Wrinkles, Fine Lines, and Stretch Marks - trust me, it's better than Bio Oil (which is pricey) ANY DAY.

 

If you are having trouble finding natural ingredients on a daily basis, then check out eBay- it's my main source for buying herbs and ingredients that are tough to find in the store, like the rosehip seed oil...

 

PS- OLIVE OIL IS A GREAT MOISTURIZER BEFORE BED- IT JUST MAY BE THE BEST ANTI-WRINKLE CREAM YOU'VE EVER USED...