tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450974167545009080.post5775433077195334850..comments2022-11-17T05:30:40.354-08:00Comments on troubling stars: Learning to contributetroubling starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814687479260066692noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450974167545009080.post-33454326634968919912008-04-22T14:46:00.000-07:002008-04-22T14:46:00.000-07:00There is a woman I know that just amazes me. She c...There is a woman I know that just amazes me. She can be squeezed by finances, not all her own fault, and still end up with money, simply because she doesn't spend it.She isn't tempted by anything because it is cheap. She knows it is a good deal, but in her circumstances, is not desperate enough to have them, finding it more valuable at the moment to have the money.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450974167545009080.post-82306766603981242872008-04-18T17:47:00.000-07:002008-04-18T17:47:00.000-07:00Also, environmental friendliness is not a front is...Also, environmental friendliness is not a front issue for the Fly Lady unfortunately, but alot of her ideas do end up helping to minimize waste! She still helps me a lot. Hmmm... maybe you could bless the world by being the "green" fly lady! Maybe the dragon fly?troubling starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814687479260066692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450974167545009080.post-12715361295951835512008-04-18T17:45:00.000-07:002008-04-18T17:45:00.000-07:00Rachel, don't you worry. I super try to avoid blea...Rachel, don't you worry. I super try to avoid bleach. I actually just purchased vinegar, hydrogen peroxide, lemon juice, baking soda, and borax to make my own cleaning products with. I found my recipes through Loretta's place (i dont know the exact address but if you google it oyu should find it, and then you follow her link to clean and green household cleaning products. ) She also has great recipes for skin care, tooth care, homeopathic medicine, even some makeup! I like it and am excited to start! Thanks for the sink ideas.troubling starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814687479260066692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450974167545009080.post-35175762037289095972008-04-18T15:31:00.000-07:002008-04-18T15:31:00.000-07:00Slight side note... please please please don't use...Slight side note... please please please don't use bleach! It kills our little microbe friends that purify the water at treatment plants. I read the Fly Lady's shiny sink scheme and I would recommend an organic alterative: using a dual cleansing system that I read about in a WONDERFUL book called "Organic Housekeeping". Basically you have two spray bottles, one of vinegar and one of hydrogen peroxide (you can usually just buy a spray nozzle and fit that onto the hydrogen peroxide bottle- the bottle holding the hp has to be opaque since sunlight and air deteriorate it) ANYWAY, first spray your sink with vinegar (or fill the sink with vinegar, if it's really stained! (she recommends this for toilets too) after you spray or soak the sink, spray it with hydrogen peroxide to disinfect (it's very satisfying seeing the bubbling and knowing the germs are dying). You can use hydrogen peroxide directly on produce, too, to kill any of those nasty food-illness type bacteria. I like to use the hydrogen peroxide any time I cook with meat so I know that my germs aren't going everywhere!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03054390353406950629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450974167545009080.post-24772264344488211192008-04-18T13:50:00.000-07:002008-04-18T13:50:00.000-07:00I saw your comment on Home Living, too. I've enjo...I saw your comment on Home Living, too. I've enjoyed reading your posts. I love reading about other young homemakers who are learning and adjusting to being a fulltime wife and mother and learning to love it!<BR/><BR/>I can totally relate to your journey with cleaning and serving your husband that way. I'm overcoming that same battle. Now, I'm getting to where I don't feel at peace until my home is in order, and I work until it is nice and orderly.<BR/><BR/>Glad I found a new blog to read!:)S. Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918947365909041275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450974167545009080.post-53437574840544990542008-04-18T12:51:00.000-07:002008-04-18T12:51:00.000-07:00Hey Stacy! Of course I don't mind. The more people...Hey Stacy! Of course I don't mind. The more people who read my blog the more interaction I will get on these issues; advice,encouragement, stories... and hopefully I will get to bless a few people in return! PS I loved your idea of "homeschooling" your one year old! I tried that for a week with alot of excitement bc it made me feel that our days were very full of meaningful activity, but then I drifted away from it. I'm glad you gave me that nudge to get back at it!troubling starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814687479260066692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450974167545009080.post-76485158114951860532008-04-18T12:35:00.000-07:002008-04-18T12:35:00.000-07:00whoops =p the blog i saw you on was Home Living. ;...whoops =p the blog i saw you on was Home Living. ;)Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075118237114549064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450974167545009080.post-42032770058097128722008-04-18T12:32:00.000-07:002008-04-18T12:32:00.000-07:00I loved your post! I saw your comment on another b...I loved your post! I saw your comment on another blog, Keeping the Home i think, and thought, Wow! We sound a lot a like! LOL Any who, i hope to remember your blog, so im going to add it under "Blogs i read" on my blog, i hope you don't mind? *hugs*Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075118237114549064noreply@blogger.com