I follow a lot of different groups on Facebook and on pinterest. My reasoning behind who and why I follow certain groups is to learn and better myself. I have learned scads of interesting things through both sites. I follow herbal garden pages, financial pages, recipe and craft pages. On one of my financial pages someone asked what you did to pamper yourself on a budget. I was amazed that these ladies are paying $20- $80 for a manicure and possibly a pedicure on a routine basis. I shared what I do to pamper myself, I have a detox bath with my herbs and some Epsom salt. I do not do nails I enjoy playing in the dirt too much to pay that kind of money for nails. Now this particular site is about paying off debt and gaining financial peace yes, it is a Dave Ramsey site. You know how I feel about Dave, I really like him a lot. The hubbs and I are proudly debt free except our house, that is why I still follow these sites. There is always something you can learn. I was telling the hubbs about this particular post and he laughed and said you know, you are a girly girl and you don't get your nails done. He asked why I don't get them done? I said, I play in the dirt too much and I am in the sink washing dishes and cooking. I grew up going to the barn everyday working around the barn and riding horses and would have been a waste of good money. I have to laugh that my husband thinks I am a girly girl. He has never referred to me as that before. I am not sure where that came from but, I guess I am a girly girl, I do like girly things like jewelry and handbags. Just the other night I took a very relaxing bath with green tea and mountain mint with Epsom salt. We have a great Jacuzzi tub in our bathroom and it is perfect for the detox bath. I also like using Epsom salt with Lavender, Rosemary, and Eucalyptus essential oils. These make for a wonderful relaxing tub. I am not sure if these baths really do detox or anything else but I sure do feel relaxed after them and that is all that matters to me. I guess my baths that I like make me a girly girl too. I am afraid the girly girl comment may come back to bite my sweet hubby.
One of my herb pages I follow has inspired me to try my hand at making my own essential oils. I have an abundance of fresh oregano and I think that is the one I am going to try first. According to one article I read oregano is a very powerful antiviral, anti-fungal, and antibacterial now my oregano is not medical grade of course but it might help keep some bugs away. I put some of oregano in the dehydrator yesterday and it should be ready some time today. My hubby has suggested I give my dried oregano to friends and family as gifts and I may just do that, we have so much and if I keep cutting it, it will keep growing. We transplanted some to my new herb bed too, working in the dirt really is therapeutic. We are still talking about my cutting bed for fresh cut flowers.
I found a recipe for basil pesto yesterday and I cannot wait to try this one out. I will share it with you if it turns out well. My basil is not quite ready for cutting yet so it may be a little bit before I can try it. Stay tuned for more herb stuff and the Boy will be coming home from college in a few weeks too.
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