Shrimp Salsa

Shrimp Salsa

Ingredients

Shrimp Salsa

10 Shrimp ...broken up in 2s or 3s
1 Small Onion/bunch of green onions...finely chopped
1 Tomato...chopped
1 tbsp of Parsley (cause I cant stand Cilantro)


Dressing

1 or 2 tbsp of Olive Oil
1 or 2 tbsp of Lime juice
pinch of salt

Mix everything together and let peculate and enjoy!

* I use Costco Shrimp, I just have to thaw and slip off the end of the tail.

** I had this at a friends house over the summer with Tortilla chips and asked her for the recipe. I did not think of this myself.

Rainbow Salad

Rainbow Salad

Ingredients

2 Tomatoes...chopped
2 or 3 Peppers (orange/red/yellow/green)...chopped
1 Medium Onion/green onion...finely chopped
Parsley 1-2 tbsp (dry)
2 Cups Black Beans ( homemade/or canned)
1 Cup Corn Niblets
Feta Cheese (as much as you want...I added it at the very end so it would not get too mushy)

Dressing

2 or 3 tbsp of Olive Oil
2 tbsp of Wine Vinegar
pinch of salt

Mix every thing together, let peculate, and enjoy!

*I first saw this salad on Girl Heroes. I changed it a smidge to reflect my own tastes

Spiraling into the Blue February 7, 2013 *197.

For the last couple of weeks, I have been spiraling into another fit of depression. You ever see one of those Maple tree seed propeller thingies? Spiraling to the earth...

...No worries... I am not giving up. I am taking good drugs, fighting tooth and nail to stay afloat.

Fake it til ya make it.


















* Found pic on web on this website The Ubyssey could not find name of painter to give credit.

Homemade Laundry Soap

I made LAUNDRY SOAP! for the first time. I found the recipe on Keeper of the Home.

All you will need:

Borax (stain removal and whitening)

Homemade Laundry Soap

Washing soda (odor removal)
Soap bar (degreasing)

*Grate your bar of soap*    I used Sunlight, as it was the only one I could find in the laundry section. I read that you can use any bar of soap that you want. I found the pieces were a little big, (pic on right) so in my next batch I smushed the grated pieces in my fingers. They are pretty brittle so they just broke apart.
*Mix in 1 cup of Borax*  Gently, you don't want a cloud of Borax in your throat.
*Mix in 1 cup of Washing Soda* Gently, you don't want a cloud of Borax and Soda in your throat.

Washing Soda, Borax, Soap

That is it. Mix all together and put in a container. I was so excited about making my own laundry soap, that I went out and bought new container. 

I put the list of ingredients (in permanent marker) under the cover, so I would not have to find the recipe again. I also put 1-2 tbsp on the top of the cover so I would know (or other family members) how much to put in.

The word of the day is Organization February 1, 2013 9 197.2

I cant remember what started my search, but I ended up reading a few blogs on frugal living. I am as poor as a church moose, so I decided to take a quick gander. I found posts on nearly everything you can think of, and one that interested me the most was...laundry soap. I am going to make homemade laundry soap. I went out today and got the ingredients. I sure hope it works out.

My new motto

The other post I read up on was organizing. I am going to organize the sh&t out of my life/house. I am an organized person, but not in a structured way. Since my AHA moments from last week, I have been really looking into ways of organizing my life better. I am also a huge procrastinator, and there are nights that I cant sleep because I have panic attacks when I think of all the things I am not doing. I found another site that hit on what I was looking for.

You create an organization binder. You put in calls or appointments you need to make, when you work, your DIY projects, your garden plans,  your weekly/monthly meal plans (which I do already), cleaning schedule, to do lists, favorite recipes...