A year ago today was the first day of the worst year of my life.
It was the first day back to work after a long holiday break and not to mention a super cold Monday. My husband drove me to work that day because our fur baby Layla had to be dropped off after me to the vet clinic for a minor surgery to remove a blood vessel tumor from her leg. Easy peasy ...
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Conversation at our house on Saturday morning. Husband – “I’m hungry … there’s nothing to eat in this house!” Me [thinking] – Really? We just got back from the farmer’s…
Now I have heard you CAN live in Wisconsin without loving cheese or beer, but I wouldn’t recommend it! If you love cheese and beer, you will love this soup.…
I NEVER entertained the idea of DIY toothpaste, but then my husband holds up a brand new tube that was still in the box, looks at me and says, "Do you know what is in here?" I replied, "of course, Carrageenan?" That was of course a guess, but sadly very true.
I absolutely LOVE all things coconut for homemade bath and body products ... coconut milk, coconut cream, coconut oil, coconut flakes, fresh coconut flesh ... is there more?
Making a homemade, chemical-free body wash that a.) cleanses well b.) smells good c.) is non-drying and d.) can double as a shaving cream (for us gal's) seems like a daunting task.
All of the 'Do-It-Yourself-ers' (is that even a word?) let's get to work!
First thing you do? Allow a day or so to freak out – cry, scream, punch a pillow, wallow with a 6-pack, squeeze your furry friend until you think they’ll…
UPDATE - 12/31/2015
Layla went to Rainbow Bridge on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 8:30 am. It takes every ounce of strength I have left to move forward. I can't talk about her, think about her, write about her or look at pictures of her without completely breaking down. I lost my best friend, companion, confidant that day. My heart is completely shattered. They say time heals all wounds, but this wound cut so deep - I am not sure it will ever heal.
September 19, 2015
My furkid Layla and her story ...
Hello, my name is Layla puppy. I am a 12 year old stubborn, food motivated German Shepherd/Rottweiler mix who loves naps, car rides, walks, rolling around in the grass, smelling flowers, DIGGING, playing "I'm going to get you" (that one is for you Momma) and making snow puppies. I was diagnosed with tcc (transitional cell carcinoma) in January 2015 but am well on my way to kicking cancer's butt! By the way, we write tcc in lower case because we don't exaggerate cancer - we down play it because GOD is bigger!
#LaylaRules #CancerDrools #Woof!
The picture of me was taken on Valentine's Day 2015 - I'm pretty adorable ... at least that is what my Momma says.
I despise doing the laundry. It is that ONE chore I would hire out (if I could afford it). Endless baskets of laundry taunt me ... ha, ha, you can't have a life on the weekend because there are 6-7 baskets of laundry to sort, wash, dry/hang, put away ... AHHHHH - I don't even like writing about it!
Insert sip of wine here and continue ...
SAVE YOURSELF from those powder/gel chemical pods and liquids used to clean your dishes!
We wouldn't think to pop one of those pods in our mouth or drink that thick ugly yellow liquid, but we'll wash our dishes with it?! While we're at it ... why not add a chemical rinse agent to the dishwasher so the last thing that touches our dishes is harmful to our health!
Full disclosure here ... I was MORE than skeptical to try a homemade dishwasher detergent. Really, how good could it be? The answer to that? AMAZINGLY AWESOME!
*VERY IMPORTANT NOTE*
DO NOT fill the entire liquid detergent compartment in your dishwasher with this solution - you only need to use 1 TBSP. If you use more, you could have a bubbly mess everywhere ... just sayin.
It's time to get serious here about ridding your home of toxic chemicals. One easy way to ditch the chemicals, save a little green AND have fluffy, non-static, wonderful smelling laundry is to make your own dryer sheets. Yes, I know ... crazy right! It's so easy you'll kick yourself for not doing this sooner, I know I am!