"Repinning" for a Purpose

       My family is going through a million different changes this year and one of them is living on one income. It is a hard ship to sail but I see the lighthouse at the end of the ocean. When I really started "repinning" for a purpose I just knew it was going to help in a plethora of ways. So, floating along Pinterest this summer I found countless amazing ideas, recipes, DIY, fashion tips, hair do's and everything else a person could ever dream of wanting to do or need to do. I thought I would start blogging on the ones that have changed my life ever so much. In no particular order, here we go!!

1.  HOMEMADE LAUNDRY DETERGENT. Yes, its true and I cannot believe how drastic my grocery bill is when I don't by detergent anymore. I am making the powder version she has on her blog because I don't have anything to put the liquid detergent in yet but I will say that the powder is lasting forever and doesn't leave any residue at all. AMAZING!!
 

2. HOME MADE DISHWASHER DETERGENT. I knew there was an alternative to buying dish washing detergent floating on Pinterest somewhere. Alas, one fine day I found this. Again, my grocery bill is much much kinder these days. Seriously, I think my husband and I calculated 3 cents a load. You cannot beat that anywhere. So easy to make too!!!!


3. SHAVING. I don't know if any of you have extra sensitive legs/arm pits that always get dry even after applying a bottle of lotion a day after shaving and get big red bumps from just about anything that comes in contact with them. Ok, maybe you don't. Well, stumbling upon a picture of a girl shaving her legs I decided to see what this new trick was that someone had to share on their blog. Turns out, the tip is number 14 on her blog post and reccomends using CONDITIONER to shave with rather than shaving cream. Maybe I am slow or something but I would've never thought of this in a gazillion years. So, before vacation last week I decided to ditch the cream and condition my hair while shaving my legs. Amazing, I wish you could've felt my legs. I made my husband, mom, and every other person I came in contact with feel my legs. 
I am so excited to find a product that doesn't make me break out and saves me money. WIN!
 

4. HOT CORN DIP!! I think this is one of the first recipes I tried on Pinterest. This is beyond amazing and so easy to make and change it to your liking. So, for football fans, hockey fans, delicious food fans please make this. Mine did not turn out as pretty but who cares. 
My kids still ask for me to make this! Enjoy.
 

5. MELTED CRAYON ART. One of the most difficult things for me on a daily basis is well first finding a time to update my blog and two, finding activities that cost nothing or nearly nothing for my girls to do and not argue about. This was the most fun we had for free and made something beautiful to hang on the wall. Word of advice, Google "melted crayon art" to see all of the creative ways to do it. Wish we would've but I love ours just as much!         
 

6. RAINBOW FRUIT SKEWERS. Easy healthy and fun. We love rainbows and anything to make my kids eat natures candy is fine by me!
 

7. STUFFED ANIMAL STORAGE. Saw a picture on Pinterest, didn't follow the link. It was that easy just looking at the picture. Take a bean bag chair with out stuffing and fill with stuffed animals. Done. My alternative, we used a body pillow cover. I will post it to my blog for you to see as well as the crayon art and everything else I have listed.
 

That's all for now. Keep following me here at my blog so you can see some of my creations and find me on Pinterest too! Thanks to all the bloggers out there who are helping my family out during this time in our lives. God Bless.

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