How To Build A Small DIY Septic System |
How to deal with human waste… It’s not exciting, it’s not sexy, but it is necessary! If you are just camping/living somewhere for a few weeks, a basic latrine with suffice. However if we are talking months or years at a bug-out or off-the-grid location for, you’ll need to build something a bit more effective to deal with the regular waste. The awesome tutorial (that’s right, I referred to a DIY septic system tutorial as awesome!) How To Build A Small DIY Septic System (Photo from: WikiHow)
Homemade Liquid Dish Soap
A lot of people seemed to be having problems with the original recipe I posted that I found on another blog. So I did some tweaking and the new results are much much better!! Plus it’s organic and antibacterial! Can’t get much better than that! Homemade Liquid Dish Soap Ingredients: 1/2 cup grated soap (I used Dr. Directions: Grate bar of soap. Side note: I used the citrus kind for the smell and because citrus helps cut grease! Thats it!!! This recipe will not create lots of bubbles! Are you as excited about this recipe as I am???? I party here…
Home Remedies for Earaches
Winter weather and the accompanying coughs and sniffles can all too often lead to ear pain and ear infections. Thankfully, most ear infections get better without treatment, i.e., antibiotics are not required. In fact, clinical studies have noted that the most commonly prescribed antibiotic, amoxicillin, is no more effective than a placebo. *Note: Never use eardrops or oils inside the ear if a child has ear tubes or there is a chance of eardrum perforation. Home Remedies for Earaches #1 – Heat When I was a little girl, I remember having an ear infection accompanied by the one very sore ear. Home Remedies for Earaches #2 – Onions Onions are a preferred remedy in the book Be Your Own Doctor and with some of the folks on Earth Clinic. Home Remedies for Earaches #3 – Garlic Oil There are dozens of variations of garlic in olive oil for earaches. Children’s Ear Oil Adapted from Herbal Antibiotics Ingredients Directions Place garlic and olive oil in a small sauce pan on low heat.
10 DIY Upcycled Fire Pits | Trash Backwards
By Liesl Clark The allure of the fire pit. Photo © Liesl Clark Seems the latest craze is repurposing metal things into fire pits. 1) Metal Wheelbarrow Fire Pit: If you’ve got a metal one that’s broken down, try to turn it into a fire pit. 2) Washing Machine Drum Fire Pit: Our app users love this. 3) Paver Brick Fire Pit: Brick and concrete pavers make easy fire pit insulation material. 4) Wash Pail Fire Pit: A metal wash pail can work as a fire pit. 5) In-Ground Fire Pit: This is a classic and easy fire pit to make at home. 6) Old Grill Fire Pit. 7) Shopping Cart Fire Pit: My favorite, with built-in log storage rack. 8) Industrial Wire Waste Fire Bowls: You can always try your hand a making fire bowls like these. 9) Tractor Rim Fire Ring: If you have access to a tractor rim, it makes a great fire ring. 10) Fireball Fire Pit: This is for the metal-smiths among us. If you’re looking for additional inspiration, we have more garden, backyard and farm ideas for you in our Trash Backwards app:
homemade lavender beeswax candle | lightlycrunchy
I finally got around to making a beeswax candle. I had a big block of beeswax just sitting around, waiting for me to do something with it. I have gifting plans for this one, but the rest of the gift awaits me getting off of my lazy behind and finishing it. Beeswax candles smell great, burn with less soot and smoke and have no chemicals. DIY Beeswax Candle Materials: beeswax (enough to fill your container)box graterglass measuring bowlessential oil of your choicebraided cotton wick and wick clipcontainer of choice to hold the candle Directions: Grate the beeswax and melt in 1 or 2 minute increments in the microwave, stopping and stirring occasionally. While that is happening, pull a length of wick through the wick clip, crimp the clip to hold the wick in place, dip it in a little melted wax and secure it to the bottom of your container to hold it in place. Once the wax has melted, add in an essential oil of your choice (supposedly 10-12 drops per every 5.5 ounces of wax). Like this:
4 Antiviral Herbs and How To use Them
Natural Cures Not Medicine When you have a virus it is much harder to treat because antibiotics do not effect viruses. Fortunately for us,there are some anti-viral plants found in nature that we can use to treat viral infections. According to naturehacks.com , here are 4 herbs that you can use to naturally medicate yourself if you catch a virus: 1. Lemon BalmIn Germany, the antiviral effects of lemon balm are well-documented, and creams made from the herb are prescribed for herpes outbreaks and cold sores. Lemon balm makes a very good tea, and can be drunk to combat all sorts of viral infections, such as colds and flu. 2. You can simmer slices of the root in water to make a healing decoction, or you can use the commercially-available tincture. 3. You can simmer minced garlic in chicken broth and sip it to stave off colds and flu. Related: Garlic can also be used as an antibiotic 4. Teas made from fresh ginger are palatable and spicy. Source: naturehacks.com
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Homemade Febreze
When it comes to making your house smell good, there's nothing like some Febreze to do the job for you. It makes my stinky old couch that traps every odor imaginable smell like a spring meadow. I go through about a bottle a month, sometimes more if I'm being honest (What can I say, the couch really does stink). But at over $5.59 per bottle, my pocketbook isn't as fond of it as I am. Once upon time, I was all proud of myself for making my first batch of homemade Febreze. What you'll need: 1/8 Cup of fabric softener (I used Downy April Fresh) 2 tablespoons Baking Soda Hot tap water Spray bottle (I used my empty 27 oz. Preparation: Using a funnel, pour fabric softener and baking soda into your spray bottle. Store-bought Febreze: $5.59 Homemade Febreze: $0.15 Total Savings: $5.44 OR 97.3%! Edit: I love and appreciate having my blog shared with anyone and everyone, I only ask that you credit the source of what you post back to my blog if you decide to share.
