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Posted: 08 April 2009 at 8:43am |
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Posted: 08 April 2009 at 8:47am |
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Wow, those are some fantastic tips!
Thanks very much Babe
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Posted: 08 April 2009 at 9:18am |
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Posted: 08 April 2009 at 10:27am |
i second the baking soda hair washing method. i love it. the only person in my house who uses shampoo is my husband..cant quite convince him to give it up lol!
and yeah go the mooncup! 
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Posted: 08 April 2009 at 12:20pm |
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wow those are awsome tips Babe!!! definately worth it!!
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Posted: 08 April 2009 at 1:08pm |
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Wow! Will try some of those cleaning product ideas. Thanks heaps.
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Posted: 08 April 2009 at 1:17pm |
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Babe, do you just wet your hair & then rub in the baking soda? Was thinking in the shower this am how to do my hair cause with out a specialist product my scalp is really itchy with normal shampoos & dandruffy....
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Posted: 08 April 2009 at 1:21pm |
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What great tips thanks. I am sure there are others who could add to it too.
Baking soda is great for getting off stubborn baked on food on dishes just sprinkle it over and rub. I use this to clean my sink too and it comes out oh so shiny and new.
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Posted: 08 April 2009 at 2:02pm |
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Where can you get baking soda in bulk??? I've looked at the supermarkets and everything and I can't find it.
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Posted: 08 April 2009 at 2:10pm |
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Babe, do you just wet your hair & then rub in the baking soda? Was thinking in the shower this am how to do my hair cause with out a specialist product my scalp is really itchy with normal shampoos & dandruffy.... |
when i do mine i just have some in a cup, add water and mix it up then pour it over my head and rub it in. I love how it feels all smooth almost instantly.
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Posted: 08 April 2009 at 2:20pm |
I'd guess bin inn Sarahbetha?
Great tips Babe. I am imagining you living in a gorgeous log cabin 100 years ago surrounded by trees. You have some long lost skills there. Inspirational. I must try some of them.
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Posted: 08 April 2009 at 2:47pm |
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yup i would try bin in they should have some of the other bits too.
Would i be right in saying that you would try a chemist for Borax?
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Posted: 08 April 2009 at 3:16pm |
awesome tips.. thank you 
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Posted: 08 April 2009 at 3:17pm |
you can get Borax of trademe not sure if this is cheap or not tho
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Posted: 08 April 2009 at 4:08pm |
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Hey just got home glad everyone enjoyed the tips.
I do what Bizzy does Kel just have some baking soda in a cup and mix in some water then bam onto the hair.
Borax is $7 for 1kg on Trademe from this guy in palmy and its the cheapest I've found.
Sarahbetha I just get the cheapest baking soda form the supermarket. Surprisingly enough you don't go through it that fast - well I don't anyway. Only a little bit is required for cleaning and hair so start there and see how you go maybe.
LOL NZPiper I live in a decrepit old state house and adore my ipod and internet connection but am liking your scenario!
For anybody thats into bottling and freezing - pears, beetroot, brocolli and pumpkins are in season and soooo cheap at our vege market so probably yours too. Brought up big today and will be spending all friday jarring, blanching, pureeing and packaging. It'll be great for when I can't go shopping or when that stuff is more expensive again.
Anybody thats into sewing - we have a factory shop here with wads of merino. Theres a ton of stripy and plain stuff there at the moment so if you're wanting to make sleeping bags, leggings and pjs for winter and don't have access to good quality stuff then its $10 per metre for seconds or $15 per metre new stuff. I can shop and post.
1 metre makes my Jake 2 sets of pjs (top and bottom) and a set or two of leg warmers.
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Posted: 08 April 2009 at 6:12pm |
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hi, im just wondering what borax is? and also babe how much marino would i need to make my son a sleeping bag? i think it should be relatively easy to make (am i right?). The only thing ive sewed in my life is hand sewing a quilt and a ball dress with help of my mother. So dont have that much experience but do have a machine. I was just gonna use his current sleeping back as a template
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Posted: 08 April 2009 at 6:17pm |
Borax is an acid but its on the safe usage end of the scale 
I taught myself to sew at the beginning of the year lol I'm still pretty new but I just whack away at and use commonsense and it always turns out ok (except I tend to sew things wrong so the seam ends up on the outside and I havta unpick and start again lol) I would say a metre would definitely do it but I think you'd need a second layer of either merino (thats what I did) or cotton so 2 metres of material in all. You should have some left over and be able to squeeze a pair of legwarmers and elastic waisted pj pants out of that atleast! Hope that helps
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Posted: 08 April 2009 at 6:19pm |
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Oh as for ease uhm I found it slightly trickier that other stuff I've done but it was ok as I wasn't looking for perfection (which is good coz I didn't get it!) I'll post pictures of his sleeping bag when he gets back from Invers and put up some of the clothes I've made too - they're easy as!
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Posted: 08 April 2009 at 6:44pm |
So how much for a beast (or 1/2 or 1/4) from you then??? 
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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Posted: 08 April 2009 at 7:16pm |
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Well we run Highland Cattle so its a little pricier than you'd pay at the stockyards since we have high grade cattle for breeding and showing, not beefies. A younger Highland steer would be about $600 where as a beef animal would be cheaper. Its beautiful meat Highland though. Gorgeous marbling, tender, tasty and the healthiest beef meat in the world. Its got lower cholesterol than chicken!
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