CHEAP thrills for bad moms

I have been in the worst funk for well over a week now. I feel like crap, cranky, bitchy, the worst mommy in the world, the ugliest pink haired lady, the works. DAMN Girl hormones. I hate it when they slap you down for no reason and make you feel like poo indefinitely. AHHHH!

In my funk, I decided I needed a spa day, only to discover that my pocketbook was not so willing to contribute to my need to be mood altering pampered. Bummer man! And it is too bad the lotto didn't work out for me and aid in this endeavor. Double Bummer! Since the balls didn't bounce in my favor i took a cue and decided to design my own destined future, I decided to grab laugh by the balls and say F OFF I NEED THIS NOW!!! Momma syndrome. Gets the best of us.

I grabbed some Epsom salt that I snagged from CVS super cheap a few weeks back. Hit the kitchen and pulled out the safflower oil, purple food coloring, baking soda and lavender essential oil. Yes I do keep ALL of this stocked in my house. All while sporting a smile, apron and not muttering a single nasty word or thought...scouts honor! WHATEVER!!!

I grabbed a glass jar from the craft room and dumped in 8 ounces of Epsom Salt, 1/2 cup safflower oil, a dash of baking soda and 4 drops of purple food coloring. I then dribbled in my fabulous lavender oil. Gave the mix a stir, a shake and POOF I had insta-spa in my house. I immediately went and took a nice long soak in a hot insta spa bath with my CHEAP, non lotto winning, impromptu design of a spa day for one bitchy tired momma.

I feel much better. You should try it. Enjoy!

Tea Tree Oil

I love Tea Tree oil.

I always have. This passion dates back 10 years ago to when I was first introduced to this remarkable oil as a brand new massage therapist (Yep just another hidden talent I have. I am a real life massage therapist I just don't choose to do this as my career anymore ).

I use tea tree oil for everything from brushing my teeth to cleaning the house. It is a great antibacterial, anti fungal anti anything bad and is not too bad of a smell.

I am so dazzled by this oil that I wanted to share my newest trick with you!

About 2 months ago I decided to make homemade baby wipes for Amelia. I took a roll of bounty paper towels and mixed in some water, baby oil, baby soap, and tea tree oil. The wipes came out just fine ( i did use them on her briefly)However I quickly found myself using them in a totally different manner. Don't you just love it when you embark on something and it takes you in a completely unexpected direction.

I begin to clean the counters and window sills and just about any other surface i came in to contact within my house with these wipes. I quickly begin to notice that my house smelled lovely, there seemed to be no bugs entering the house (natural repellent) and I felt germ free.

These wipes live happily under the kitchen sink in an air tight Tupperware container and they are brought out whenever I feel the need to call them to duty. The tea tree not only sterilizes but is a natural bug repellent as well, and the smell is quite pleasant. So now not only is my house super clean and disinfected, but it also is pest free. This is double great because I have a fantastic allergy to all bug repellents and chemicals and can not use them at all.

So in light of the Swine Flu and all its glory I thought that after 2 months and the success I have encountered I would share this great oil with you and you too can be disinfected and bug repelled in a cheap and easy way.

If you have never been exposed to Tea Tree oil her are some links for you to study up on:

my favorite brand of essential oils
http://www.auracacia.com/

Wikipedia says

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_tree_oil

Cool and informative site

http://www.teatreewonders.com/natural-healing.html

And if you would like to make your own baby/cleaning wipes here is the recipe i used:

2 TBSP Baby liquid soap
2 TBSP baby oil

5 Drops Tea Tree Oil
2 Cups Water
1 roll of bounty paper towels (seem to work the best)

Cut the roll of paper towels in half and remove the cardboard liner (recycle using in crafts or compost)
You may want to unroll further to allow ease when retrieving wipes with ease later on

Place paper towels in a air tight container

Mix the above ingredients together until well blended and then pour over paper towels

Make sure paper towels are fully saturated

Then place the air tight lid on container and use wipes whenever needed.