I am so happy that I didnt get lost and made it back home. In fact I didnt even get lost one time. Thats the first time ever. We used a diffuser in the car yesterday. We did not keep it on the dash the whole time either. I had my girl take a picture before it ran out of water. It really made the car smell good. I get car sick sometimes so I am going to try to use this with some oil mixtures that help with carsickness. Yesterdays trip was pretty straight so I didnt have to worry about getting sick. I dropped off the girl to my sister so she can have a nice little vacation before she starts back to college. My daughter in a Chemistry major and will have some type of science class this next semester plus physics. Shes very excited about this. I sometimes wonder if I got the wrong kids from the hospital.
A few weeks ago I found a minion mug at the pharmacy. I was so happy to grab it for my sister as a little gift for the future. We were on the phone the other day and she told me she had gotten me a little gift and I was like I got you a gift too. We have joked for years about how we sometimes do the same exact thing. Once we bought the same sweatshirt without being together and met up to go shopping looking liked twins. She moved to southern Alabama several years ago and we managed to get the same cell phones like three times without knowing what phone the other had. Then yesterday was the mug exchange. I love my new unicorn mug!
Since I didnt get lost yesterday I got home earlier that planned so I had a little more time to think about dinner. I decided on sloppy joes. Since I was making up my own recipe I wanted to call them sloppy moms but decided that didnt sound very apetizing and decided to stick with joes. I also made smashed potaotes with bacon, cheddar cheese, sour cream and chives.
Sloppy Joes
1 pound ground meat ( beef, chicken, turkey, pork...)
1 medium onion chopped
1 garlice clove minced
1/2 cup catsup
2-3 Tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon of molasses
1 teaspoon of mustard powder
Add meat, onion and garlic to pan and cook until meat is not longer pink, drain off any fat, return to pan and add rest of ingredients and turn temp to low and let simmer for 10 minutes. If you do not have molasses or mustard powder you can use brown sugar in place of white sugar and leave out the molasses. You can also just use a tablespoon of regular mustard if you dont have the powder. If your sauce seems a little dry just add more catsup. This is a pretty easy recipe to double and put in the freezer as well.
For potatoes you just boil small red potatoes until they are soft, mash them on a baking sheet and top with cheese and bacon. Pop in a 425 degree oven for about 10 minutes.
Like rice, crumbled bacon is one of those things I like to cook and keep in the freezer. We dont eat bacon all the time so when I do use it for breakfast or for BLT's I like to just cook the whole pack, crumble what we dont use and freeze. You can add it to soups, salads and baked potatoes.
We all used the magnesium foot cream last night. I slept just fine, the hubby slept fine but the boy did wake up a few times. He was also sleeping with our daughters dog since she is away, So that may have been the reason too. I did wake up a little early this morning. Even if this does not help with sleep it makes your feet soft.
I also tried an eye cream recipe and really like it. I have had oily skin my whole life but something about hitting 47 is turning me into a raisin. I am trying to keep moisturized. My homemade soap is olive oil based and that has normally been enough. I have found recently that I need lotion and lip balm regularly.
Eye Cream
1/4 cup coconut oil
6-8 vitamin e capsules
10 drops frankincense oil
1/4 teaspoon rosehip oil
Place small calling jar in a pan of water. You are making a double boiler. Turn burner to medium high and add coconut oil to jar. Once melted poke hole in capsules and squeeze into oil, add remaining ingredients and stir. Put in container with lid and set in the fridge to cool. Frankincence and rosehip oils are suppose to have anti aging properties. I dont think I look any younger after using it but my skin sure is super soft.
For Lip gloss you need some roller ball containers. You can find them on Amazon in packs of 12. The first ones I got I went in with a friend to split the cost but it didnt take me long to need more for perfume, gifts, bug bite rub, muscle rub. headache rub..... You get the picture.
Poke hole in 2-3 vitamin e pills and squeeze into roller ball container. Add a few drops of essential oil for flavor, I like orange. Fill the rest with fractionized coconut oil. This oil is all liquid and can be found in the cooking section of your grocery store or at a health food store.
I saw this recipe the other day on Pinterest. The name caught my eye. If you enjoy the smell of a Christmas Ham then you will probably enjoy this recipe. I used one drop of clove oil along with lavender and and orange oil and my hubby kept sniffing me and telling me I smelled like dinner. That was not what I was going for. But using this mix in a diffuser during the holidays may make your home smell more festive.
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