Homemade Shampoo

Many months ago I posted about the No Poo method of hair washing.  No Poo as in no shampoo ~ it worked great but I missed suds.  Strange but true.

About a month ago, I found a post of a "friends" blog about making your own shampoo using Castille soap and essential oils.  Ahhhh, a new idea!  The original post is here ~ http://marmeespantry.blogspot.com/2015/02/easy-homemade-rosemary-peppermint-tea.html (I said "friend" because after you read a persons blog for years, you kind of become "friends".  Kim has some great DIY projects on her blog!)

I gathered all the essential ingredients ~ 5!  Distilled water, liquid unscented castile soap, rosemary essential oil, tea tree essential oil, and peppermint essential oil.  And a jar to store this in.

Now the hard part ~ drop the oils into the bottle, add the water and soap, gently shake, cap the bottle till you are ready to use it.  Got that?  Easy peasy!  Time to make this ~ 2 minutes! 

It smells amazing!  Works great!  And I have some suds!  And its a dual purpose mix ~ I've used it as a body wash too ~ very gentle to your skin!  And did I mention ~ it smells amazing?

My jar is one that my daughter in law, Jennifer saved me from her starbucks frappucino thingies, that she occasionally likes...I knew those jars would come in handy!  (Amy is using the jars for her homemade bath salts too!)

I found this flip top jar at Hobby Lobby for 1/2 price last week.  I am going to glass etch "shampoo" on the jar and use this for the shampoo.  The starbucks jar works great but it is kinda tricky with the wider mouth of the jar when you are pouring the shampoo into your hand.  The mixture is very liquid, not thick like commercial products. 

This recipe is a keeper.

Oh yeah....it smells amazing!

(I ordered my castile soap off Amazon, then I found it at our local "hippie" grocery store for $5.99 for 16 ounces.  Some friends shared last week that our Kroger carries it and not long ago they had a buy 1 get 1 free sale ~ hopefully they will have another one of these soon!)

3 Really Good Reasons ~

Aiden ~ 6 months old

Thomas~1 year....I would say chocolate cake was a hit!



Robert ~ 2 1/2...playing MaMa a piano selection!

 

To be closer to these 3 little blessings will be awesome!  I can't wait!

Oh, we got the house!

(Picture of Aiden from his mommies fb post last night, picture of Thomas from his mommies fb post on his birthday!)

More on The Move

Sometimes my brain is just too full of thoughts, plans, ideas, and "worries". 

We put an offer on a house in GA.  They have till 6 tonight to accept, reject, or counter.  It is a little worrisome that we haven't heard anything in 48 hours but I am trying to leave this in the Lords hands.  Obviously if they reject the offer, we aren't supposed to be there. 

If they accept the offer, then we've got a pile of wallpaper removal to do.  Then some wall painting. And the list continues ~~~~~

A friend of ours at church is having a garage sale this weekend to help fund their summer family mission trip ~ we've been giving her lots of our extra stuff.  And the attic is almost finished ~ yay!  The attic is what we were dreading the most!

We've got more to clean out & fix up around here.  We will have some rooms that need painting and sprucing up a bit, then our house goes on the market!

That's all for now ~ sitting here isn't accomplishing much! 

Thankfulness

I am thankful for ~~~~~

*my bonus daughter Katie Lynn on her birthday

*for extended time spent with Greg while he practices "retirement"

*for time spent with my mom

*for sweet texts back & forth with Amy Lynn

*for plans for our future

*for fun times with friends

*for warm clothes in this really cold southern weather

*for the essential oils I have purchased and the knowledge from others on how to use them

*for my sugar free hot chocolate (its cold!)

*for my strong, healthy, growing grandsons

*for watching the Lords plan for us unfold and mesh together

*for a storage place for the items we have moved (moms basement)

*for a friend having a well timed garage sale and wanting donations for her sale ~ we've loaded her up

*for my cousins sharing some of my aunt's possessions ~ oil lamps, silverware, a couple of pieces of furniture for our new home

*for salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ

Great information on doTERRA Essential Oils

What is an Essential Oil?
http://www.mydoterra.com/donnajackson3/essentialDefinition.html

Essential Oils through History ~
http://www.mydoterra.com/donnajackson3/essentialHistory.html

Uses of Essential Oils ~
http://www.mydoterra.com/donnajackson3/essentialUses.html

How are oils extracted?
http://www.mydoterra.com/donnajackson3/essentialExtraction.html

Essential Oil quality grades ~
http://www.mydoterra.com/donnajackson3/essentialGrades.html

How do I use oils safely ~
http://www.mydoterra.com/donnajackson3/essentialSafety.html
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How do I sign up to purchase oils at wholesale prices?
http://www.mydoterra.com/donnajackson3/companyIndependentProductConsultants.html

Why the Name? and More!

Honestly, we put the s on the end of farm because to us, Jacksons Farm sounded weird. 

I was kinda leaning toward "Little House in the Country" but Greg like Jackson Farms better ~ seeing as we are Jacksons and all that!

Our "farm" will have lots of uses ~ gardens (mom has already requested lots of green beans), fruit trees, chickens, maybe pigs, bunnies, wood working shop, possibly a ceramics business, cupcake business, and more!  And a place where grandkids can romp, play, create, ride bikes, etc.~

A realtor came and looked at our house yesterday ~ we've got a little bit of work to do ~ some painting and such.  She will be coming back with a stager to see whats best for each room. 

The garage looks like the attic upchucked in it ~ because it did!  We are getting somewhat bogged down because we are finding some awesome stuff ~ pictures, family treasures, our childrens childhood goodies, cards, etc.

*Another week ~ another change....we decided on Jackson Family Farm.  It will be a family venture, on one piece of land!

Changes!

Our lives have been changing and "evolving" for the almost 10 years of our marriage ~  6 of our 7 children have graduated from high school, our homeschooling years are over, 4 of the 6 have flown the coop and established their own households, 3 o the 6 are married, 2 of the 6 have children!  On a sidenote ~ being a MaMa (grandma) is AWESOME!

We've also been anticipating the date that Greg is eligible to retire.  He's been counting down the days for several years.  And with the customs of today when people change jobs all the time ~ sticking with one job for 25 years is quite the accomplishment.  The magical "I am eligible to retire" date is April 1st......this year!

We've decided to retire and move!  We are downsizing!  Not "tiny house" downsizing but it will be a big difference to us.  We are currently cleaning out.  We've got 3 piles ~ a keep, a trash, and a donate.  We've found lots of treasures ~ 1 found some Disney tickets ~ remember E tickets?  I have 1!  Greg found some money~stuck in envelopes and put in a box, probably from his desk at their old house.  We even found a box of stuff that wasn't even ours, I guess from the people that lived here before.  We have a box for each of the children ~ we are distributing treasures as we find them.

And, I will have to change the name of the blog.  Because the name Mississippi Mama will be a lie ~ we aren't going to be in Mississippi.  We are relocating to Georgia ~ where I grew up and lived until Greg and I got married. 

We've made one trip over and taken a trailer full of valuables.  Mom has a huge basement that we can store our goods in.  We've looked at houses and narrowed it down to what we have named "the grandma house"....there was a grandma in it when we looked at it!  Its a ranch style house on 4+ acres.  The land is cleared and the back pastures are fenced and ready for animals and a huge garden.  Chickens are a definite and possibly pigs too.  The dogs will have lots of room to run.  If its not this house ~ then it will probably be something similar. 

This area is 9 miles from my mom, 13 miles from Allen, and just 2 hours from Katie.  Andy & AmyKate were already talking about moving to Atlanta after he graduates in May. 

We are excited, nervous, anxious, thrilled, scared, and loving our dreams for the future!

Mississippi Mama & MaMa is now officially "Jackson Farms"!