Thrifty Thursday - Coconut Hair Treatment

Good Morning Everyone!!!

Who else is loving our ode to Mothers this month!?! We hope that you are taking advantage of our thrifty tips on how to keep the special woman in your life pampered!

We have another great one for you this morning!

Who wishes they had the amazing hair that you see in all the hair product commercials that is super shiny and perfect? Ok...you can all put your hands down....we gotcha covered!

NOBODY knows hair woes better than I do. I have naturally curly hair, and let me tell you it has a mind of it's own! I have struggled to tame my mane my whole life. Dry winter months are almost as hard to manage as humid summer days....Most of the time I just look like a lion or a homeless poodle. Either way, not exactly the hair commercial look I am going for. About a month ago, I found a recipe for an oil treatment for hair, and I decided that it couldn't get any worse, why not give it a try!

BOY am I glad that I did!! I found that for several days after I used this oil treatment, my hair was soft, shiny, and would finally succumbed to my will!!! SWEET VICTORY!!!

As if this isn't great enough, there are actually a couple bonuses that come with! It smells amazing, is also great for your skin, and naturally fights dandruff!!! Give it a try, what could you lose!!

What you are gonna need:
Coconut oil (I use tropical traditions)
Honey (THRIVE Honey crystals work amazing!)
***If you use a lot of hair product, add in some baking soda, about a Tablespoon for every cup of coconut oil***

Mix these together until you get a nice cream. I use my kitchen aid with the whip attachement. It makes it nice and fluffy. Massage into your hair and scalp. Now take a deep breath....smells amazing right? pull your hair into a bun, or if you have short hair, use a shower cap. Leave in for atleast 20 minutes. Shower and wash your hair as normal.
You can also enjoy this treatment as a hot oil treatment. just heat both the honey and the coconut oil together. Put into a squeeze bottle and put directly onto your hair. Follow the same porcedure as the regular treatment above.

Enjoy your new shiny locks!!

Shine On!

A big part of preparedness that is often forgotten is how to survive should the power grid go down. You could lose power for a number of reasons.  So whether its do to a natural disaster, or some sort of attack on the our utilities, or the economy acting wonky and forcing us to do without things that have become too expensive, I believe its important for these events.

What are some of the main things we use electricity for?

If you said light or cooking, you win!

I will just be introducing two products that will assist you in these fields.  If you are looking for other excellent products, something I've been very impressed with so far is the Sun Oven for cooking and Solar Radio for communication.  Please read more about the Sun Oven here or Solar Radio here..

To order any of these products, simply click on the picture to be taken to my discount website.  Please log in using your email rather than as a guest to get maximum discount pricing.

LIGHT

Solar Crank Lanter

This 12 LED lantern is popular due to its easiness to use around children.

No worrying about oil spilling and causing a fire or getting to hot for a child to touch.  

Because it is solar and crank operated, you won't have to worry about storing enough oil to last for long periods of time, or rotating oil so it won't go bad.  

There are a few reviews on the website as well.

For more details, you can watch this quick video.

COOKING

Crank Blender

Have you thought about what you are going to do when it comes to food prep?

We use our food processor ALL the time.  Really, its probably one of my most used appliances

I love this crank blender because it has 2 speeds and comes with the clamp to hold it down to the surface so you can really put your back into the cranking process :)

Here is a video I found about someone experiencing the crank blender for the first time. 
I apologize for the music.  Please put on silent!

Coming up tomorrow...Say Cheese!

If you enjoyed this post, you may also like these posts about the Sun Oven:
Tricks I've used for Using My Sun Oven
What's YOUR Plan?
Got some time on your hands?  Sun Oven Seminar
Cooking without Electricity or Gas


What solar or crank emergency supplies have you used?  What would you like to learn more about?

Federal Reserve Sees a Depression Coming

I received an email today with a video attached from a friend, then read this article from Rena Hearn the Thriving Texas Mama.  Finally I looked up the article to read a little more about it.  I thought I'd post all of these things together so people can see what they think about it.  As you already know, I believe that food is the best investment ever because you can't eat gold and if money fails....guess what everyone is going to wish they had more of?  Plus, if you buy now, you get the price looked in even when huge inflation occurs as many of this food is great for 25 years.  Here you go!

In an article for CNBC, Peter Yastrow, market strategist for Yastrow Origer, said that Wall Street is baffled in trying to figure out the slowing economy.  "What we’ve got right now is almost near panic going on with money managers and people who are responsible for money," he said.

"Interest rates are amazingly low and that, thanks to Ben Bernanke (The Chairman of The Federal Reserve), is driving everything," Yastrow said. "We’re on the verge of a great, great depression. The [Federal Reserve] knows it.  

Ever heard the old saying about history repeating itself?  I find it funny the generational difference in opinions sometimes.  With some exceptions, when I visit with someone in the 50 to 65 age range, they don't seem too concerned about food storage.  But when I talk to my grandmother (85) or some one else of her generation about food storage and about stock piling, they wish they had that opportunity during the Great Depression.  It just hit them before they new what was happening.  

There was no such thing as freeze dried foods in their day!  Most of what they had was grown themselves and then canned.  It provided what they needed for the next season.  Parts of the country were also experiencing drought at that time.  There was no such thing as sprinkler systems, or those fancy watering devices you see in fields now days.  You know the water sprinklers set on big wagon like wheels that roll down the rows and water the large fields.  They caught rain water in buckets and barrels to water the garden.  My father in law says that his mother used the rain water to wash her hair.

I am no historian, as you can probably tell.  The point I am trying to make is this:  take heed!  When the Federal Reserve knows it coming, the bankers know it is coming and history tells you it is coming, please listen.  You have the opportunity to prepare!

So what if they are wrong?  What are you left with? FOOD!  Delicious and nutritious food.  As the mother of three I am taking the better safe than sorry route!

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