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 Creating a budget isn't so bad, sticking to it is the hardest part for me. At least it was the first 6 months. Now I almost can't function without looking at the budget and making sure everything is accounted for. If you only knew how I used to operate you would understand what a long way I have come!
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Step #1 - Menu Planning Decide on a set of meals for one week - 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, and 7 dinners. Because I want to cook with my Sun Oven we decided the "big meal" will be lunch and dinner will be sandwiches so that we have time to cook bread and the big meal in the midday. Here is what we planned: Sunday 
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 Not a ton of variety, but it will keep us fairly healthy and from starving. I wrote out each recipe and put them in a little index card book (see pictures). I have the menu for each week separated by Breakfasts, Lunches, and Dinners, with an additional section of substitutes for eggs, how to cook wheat for extending meat, and other food storage tips including alternatives for shampoo and other hygiene needs.Each recipe has instructions for how to cook it using various methods - stove top, sun oven, crock pot, etc. That way we can use whichever method we have available. I keep these recipes separate from my other recipes. I feel that in times of crisis I don't want to be searching around for what to make. Also, this has given my children peace of mind because they know that they can pull this out and have food to eat for 3 months. I had planned to then do a "week 2" set of recipes and enlarge our food supply to 6 months, but I never got that far. :-)   Even if you do not want to stop using your current hair products, I feel having these recipes around for emergency preparedness is important. Baking Soda and Vinegar Rinse Recipe #2- I use an applicator bottle like the one listed in the left sidebar to mix my baking soda and vinegar recipes. I store them in the shower and only mix up the recipes once every couple weeks. Eggs Recipe - I do not want to waste eggs on my hair, but I have heard it is a good conditioner. I thought this post was interesting called "To Poo or Not to Poo...that is the Question." Personally, I am not a "go green" kind of girl who thinks everything will kill us. However, I am conscious that things I put on or in my body do effect how I feel. Nayna and I have been dealing with Fibromyalgia Syndrome our entire lives. When I went back to coloring my hair I felt fine at first, but now coloring my hair is making me sick again. I thought that changing types of hair color (semi-permanent and natural hair colors) would do the trick. But, here I am a year later and my bones and joints ache like crazy. I can hardly function some days. I'm still researching ways to color my hair like the Egyptians did. | AuthorMy deals are your deals. I love saving money and helping others do the same. ArchivesDecember 2011 CategoriesAll |
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