Fun · Health and Wellbeing

Easy to make Soothing Bath Salts *Great for Chronic Pain

Willow and Sage by Stampington

Great for people who suffer from chronic pain. For an additional benefit add apple cider vinegar to water when running the bath.

You Will Need

4 cups Epsom salt

1/2 cup sea salt (optional)

25-30 drops of essential oils

3/4 cup baking soda

Large Bowl

Airtight containers

To Make

Mix the Epsom salt, sea salt, essential oils, and baking soda in a large bowl. Transfer mixture to airtight containers, such as a small glass jar for gifting. You can use any desired scent in your bath salts, but first, make sure to research the type of scent of essential oil that you’ll be using to ensure it’s safe for the bath.

Fun · Health and Wellbeing

Easy To Make Citrus Salt Scrub

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Willow and Sage by Stampington

By Sarah Hauser

You will need:

YIELDS 12 oz.

1 cup fine sea salt

1/2 cup grapeseed oil

Bowl

15-20 drops citrus essential oils

Jar

To Make:

Mix together the sea salt and the grapeseed oil in a bowl or jar. Add essential oils, and mix well. Transfer to a jar for storing or gifting. As you use the scrub, the oil and salt may separate: give a quick stir before using it. To use, gently massage a bit of the salt scrub onto wet skin using a circular motion. Rinse with warm water.

Notes:

Citrus essential oils can cause possible skin sensitivity, particularly in sunlight.

If you’re pregnant or taking prescription medications, please consult your physician before using essential oils.

Fun

150 Sensory Learning Ideas — Special Education and Guest Blogger Inclusive Learning

Free, Simple Sensory Home Learning Activities There are many options for home learning packs and ideas for children who can access worksheets and online teaching resources. Sensory learners need sensory learning ideas. Preferably simple and free ones. This list of 150 (ish) ideas should give you some ideas to try at home, EYFS settings and […]

150 Sensory Learning Ideas — Special Education and Inclusive Learning
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Friday Quote

I appreciate you stopping by today! Please keep your hands washed and don’t overreact, get the facts on what the signs are which need testing. Another important point, don’t go to the hospital. Call your doctor and have your doctor coordinate your arrival to protect others. Have a great weekend! Melinda

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Friday Quote

I appreciate you stopping by today! I never take you for granted. Have a great weekend! M

” Each of us is born with a box of matches inside of us but we can’t strike them all by ourselves.”

Laura Esquivel, Like Water For Chocolate

Fun · Health and Wellbeing

Homemade Makeup Remover

Willow and Sage by Stampington

By Amy Knight

You Will Need

  • Carrier oil
  • Dark Cloth

To Use

Dampen face with warm water. Apply small amount of oil to your hands and rub it all over your face, focusing on areas with heavy makeup. Rinse with water and wipe off your face with a dark cloth.

Note

You can use any carrier oil for this method. Certain oils work better for each skin type. Grapseeed or jojoba oil work great for once-prone skin, while sweet almond oil, sunflower oil, or olive oil work great for normal skin. Play around with the carrier oil to see which works best for you.

Fun · Health and Wellbeing

Easy To Make Soothing Bath Salts *Great For Chronic Pain and Holiday Gift*

Willow and Sage by Stampington

Great for people who suffer from chronic pain. For an additional benefit add apple cider vinegar to water when running the bath.

You Will Need

4 cups Epsom salt

1/2 cup sea salt (optional)

25-30 drops of essential oils

3/4 cup baking soda

Large Bowl

Airtight containers

To Make

Mix the Epsom salt, sea salt, essential oils, and baking soda in a large bowl. Transfer mixture to airtight containers, such as a small glass jar for gifting. You can use any desired scent in your bath salts, but first, make sure to research the type of scent of essential oil that you’ll be using to ensure it’s safe for the bath.

Celebrate Life · Fun

Have a safe and healthy holiday season :)

I wish everyone a safe and healthy holiday season. Your friendship, walking the journey with me, your loving and many times hilarious comments, just being there…..I deeply appreciate you and look forward to what we share in 2020.

 

Fun · Health and Wellbeing

Easy To Make Soothing Bath Salts *Great For Chronic Pain and Holiday Gift*

Willow and Sage by Stampington

Great for people who suffer from chronic pain. For an additional benefit add apple cider vinegar to water when running the bath.

You Will Need

4 cups Epsom salt

1/2 cup sea salt (optional)

25-30 drops of essential oils

3/4 cup baking soda

Large Bowl

Airtight containers

To Make

Mix the Epsom salt, sea salt, essential oils, and baking soda in a large bowl. Transfer mixture to airtight containers, such as a small glass jar for gifting. You can use any desired scent in your bath salts, but first, make sure to research the type of scent of essential oil that you’ll be using to ensure it’s safe for the bath.

Fun · Moving Forward

Get your Money for Nothing-Updated with Frugal Find

If you’ve watched daytime television you’ve heard every get rich quick scheme, start your own business and make $3,000 this month………I’m getting off track. I enjoy making money! I keep it simple by making money on purchases I’m already making. There are tons of apps that do coupons, check prices and anything imaginable if you want to be a SUPER SHOPPER.

I use two apps, Rakuten.com formerly Ebates and Honey.com. Both are installed in my browser and recognize when I shop at one of their partners. An Rakuten.com pop-up ask you to activate by clicking and it shows % of sale received on purchase.

Rakuten.com is my long-term favorite, it’s easy and they partner with all the places I shop. To date I’ve earned approximately $800.00. Rakuten.com pays out every quarter for your previous purchases. The big money days are when their partners offer double percent back and 10% days make me very happy. Small sales add up over the year.

Honey.com works based on finding coupon codes for your purchase. It runs thru a long list of coupon codes to see if one applies. You’ll see a pop up that says there are coupons codes. You click and it does it trick. I have not used Honey.com very long but received free shipping on several purchases.

*FRUGAL FIND

THREDUP.COM

ThredUp.com is a site for women’s clothing, shoes and accessesories. You can find new items with tags, almost new and used, all priced accordingly. You can also clean out your closet and send items to ThredUp to sale. They also accept some designer items for resale.

USE MY REFFERRAL LINK AND RECEIVE $20 CREDIT WITH FIRST ORDER. 

http://www.thredup.com/r/5F6HUH

If you are a Prime Member at Amazon.com you have a world of free goodies offered movies, bookes…..on and on. I rely on Amazon.com since I don’t drive and Prime Members get two-day free shipping.

The best discovery I’ve made is the Amazon Prime Member Card. It’s a credit card that can only be used at Amazon.com, it’s offered with no fees. You receive 5% back on every purchase you make on Amazon.com. WOW!!!!!

To give my husband down time on weekends, we get our groceries delivered. Prime Members get free delivery. The amount of time saved has surprised him, the money has brought a smile to my face. The grocery section is Amazon Fresh, they have thousands of products including fresh bread.

Another up side to the delivery Amazon Fresh uses frozen bottled water to keep items cold. Each week we receive 6-8 bottles of water free.

If you really want to save money, work all the coupon apps and be a Super Shopper. You have to be organized to handle that many coupons and will need lots of extra storage space.

Happy Shopping!

M

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#SoCS Prompt “dream”

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Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “dream.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!

Dream or dreaming would seem like an easy topic to write about but dreaming comes in many forms. Dreams I have for the world, for my friends, dreams I have for family and not least dreams I have for myself. I believe one should dream, set a bar higher from where you are and visualize it with all your heart. The problem with dreaming is some people never get past dreaming about something instead of doing something to make the dream come true.

In my early 20’s, I wasn’t meeting the type of men I wanted to have a long term relationship with. I dreamed of a nice man to share a respectful relationship with but it was not happening. I had to make a change, get way out of my box and go to where I thought nice men would be. I enrolled in college courses, mostly art, attended wine tastings even though I knew nothing about wine and I went to art galleries to see what my classes were talking about when it came to masterpieces.

I’m not a rocket scientist, it didn’t take long, I met professional men, some I dated, others became good friends and most of all I learned a lot about myself. You have to do something to make a dream come true or it just remains a dream.

Melinda

 

 

Here are the rules:

  1. Your post must be Stream of Consciousness writing, meaning no editing (typos can be fixed), and minimal planning on what you’re going to write.
  2. Your post can be as long or as short as you want it to be. One sentence – one thousand words. Fact, fiction, poetry – it doesn’t matter. Just let the words carry you along until you’re ready to stop.
  3. I will post the prompt here on my blog every Friday, along with a reminder for you to join in. The prompt will be one random thing, but it will not be a subject. For instance, I will not say “Write about dogs”; the prompt will be more like, “Make your first sentence a question,” “Begin with the word ‘The,’” or will simply be a single word to get you started.
  4. Ping back! It’s important, so that I and other people can come and read your post! For example, in your post you can write “This post is part of SoCS:” and then copy and paste the URL found in your address bar at the top of this post into yours.  Your link will show up in my comments for everyone to see. The most recent pingbacks will be found at the top. NOTE: Pingbacks only work from WordPress sites. If you’re self-hosted or are participating from another host, such as Blogger, please leave a link to your post in the comments below. https://lindaghill.com
  5. Read at least one other person’s blog who has linked back their post. Even better, read all of them! If you’re the first person to link back, you can check back later or go to the previous week by following my category, “Stream of Consciousness Saturday,” which you’ll find below the “Like” button on my post.
  6. Copy and paste the rules (if you’d like to) in your post. The more people who join in, the more new bloggers you’ll meet and the bigger your community will get!
  7. As a suggestion, tag your post “SoCS” and/or “#SoCS” for more exposure and more views.
  8. Have fun!