essential oils

Embossed Soap Making Tutorial

February 26, 2018 By ParkerMama

What if I told you that my most intricate melt and pour soap design was actually the easiest of them all? No, really, It's true. Embossed soap, using melt and pour soap base, is the easiest bar of soap you will ever make. It's the perfect bar of handmade soap for gifts and for the guest room. It's the perfect bar of soap for the beginning soap maker as well as the advanced … [Read more...] about Embossed Soap Making Tutorial

Lavender Charcoal Soap DIY Homemade Soap Recipe

February 5, 2018 By ParkerMama

Lavender Charcoal Soap is the perfect blend of a few of my favorite things. Charcoal is terrific for oily skin, with the ability to pull both oil and dirt from pores. Because the charcoal can be drying for some skin types, I've chosen to add a bit of shea butter to a goat milk base, to help balance this bar. Supplies: *this post contains affiliate links 2 1/2 … [Read more...] about Lavender Charcoal Soap DIY Homemade Soap Recipe

Frugal Laundry Hacks: Wool Dryer Balls

January 31, 2018 By ParkerMama

Laundry can be the bane of a Mom's existence. No sooner than you think you've got it all caught up, the piles have reproduced. Again. I've been looking for frugal laundry hacks to reduce the cost of doing laundry, as well as the time involved in getting clothes clean. As an added bonus, I've been able to reduce my family's exposure to chemical laden dryer sheets. Pretty … [Read more...] about Frugal Laundry Hacks: Wool Dryer Balls

Top 10 Oils For Prepping

November 21, 2015 By Prepared Mom

If you don't yet have a stash (or a hoard) of essential oils, now is the time to start stocking up. Things are changing in our ability to access health care and you want to be able to take care of your family in non traditional ways. To that end, here is the top 10 oils for prepping and how to start building your stockpile of essential oils. Unfortunately there are so many … [Read more...] about Top 10 Oils For Prepping

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Preparedness for a disaster makes a lot of sense. With recent and predicted events like Hurricane Sandy, The Colorado Wildfires, Fiscal Cliffs, and rising food and gas costs just in 2012 there is no denying that things are changing in our world. Whether or not you believe "The End of the World As We Know It" is near there are plenty of everyday things to worry about: loss of a job, health emergency, local weather events to name a few.

I find that I worry less about the big "what if's" out there the more emergency planning my family does to deal with the unexpected. I will share the survival tips and tricks I have learned while on this preparedness journey and hope that you join in with lots of comments. We all have a lot to learn from one another.

Now, lets get started prepping! Pick a post and start reading. At the end of every post the blog randomly selects three more survival posts for you to check out. Set aside 10 minutes a day to build your preppers knowledge base. We can never be done learning or prepping, right?