Homemade Facial Toner and Tidbits

 I have been making this homemade toner all year, and it is ridiculously easy to make.  It's great to use after a hot day of work outside, but overall I love it.  

You simply add 2-3 dried flowers to your witch hazel (double distilled, organic), and let it sit overnight, then add the last ingredient.  I store mine in amber bottles, but it is very pretty in clear glass jar.

The recipe is online, and it uses 3 ingredients -Butterfly Pea Flower and Witch hazel toner. 

Thank goodness it is that easy to make, because the days here are ridiculously commited to one thing or another. 

We had a few hours of one day to get supplies for the new coop.  I kid you not about this....

At Menards you walk to the way back to place your order for lumber, then take the paper all the way back up front and pay.  you then drive thru a gate and get your order yourself, and drive out as they check your order.

We literally got to the register, and my husband could not find our order paper.  That store is huge, and to re-trace our steps to get the paper?  Yeah, it didn't happen, and we left with just the half by half inch wire, screws, and other supplies.  No run building started yet.  Story of my life.

I have yet to replace my blender that quit working, and we are still looking for a new washer and dryer (or trying to when we can).  Say a prayer they both hold out until we find a reasonably priced set.  As for the blender, I spent some time reading reviews on them, and I still cannot find one to replace my old one with.   I have asked for suggestions, but with no answers.  The homesteading family online shared the blender they have (on Amazon it is over $300!!).

Our "to-do" list keeps growing, and continues to be pushed ahead.  However, I finally got the new keyfob programmed for one vehicle and a new key cut and chip programmed.  It was a lot less expensive too. In fact, had I not pushed this job so far back, I would not have located a more reasonable priced business to do this.  They even came to the house and it was done in about 30 minutes.

What's your favorite way to roast/cook delicata squash?  It's on the menu for next week (but plans can change ha ha!).

Not that I have time for it right now, but tell me about book clubs.  If you are attending one, share how you pick the books, where you decide to meet, and do you have food and beverages?  Do you really talk about the book, or do you end up talking about other things?  What time of day and day of the week do you pick?  Do you buy our books or borrow them from the library?  I have a lot of questions for a person who hasn't read a book since last May ha ha!  

I really need a "do nothing day" to get a break.  

What's the best way to store peeled boiled eggs?  I love to have boiled eggs on hand for a snack or quick breakfast/lunch.  The last time I peeled them, before putting in the refrigerator, I layered the bottom of a glass dish with paper towels and put a lid on it.  They seem to toughen up if I peel them, and store them that way.  Any suggestions?

Homemade Facial Toner and Tidbits  © October 2024 by Kristina at Pioneer Woman at Heart

Coop Door Set Back ~ Winter Projects ~ Container Storage Fixed

 Busy, but frustrated with progress around here.  I sort of feel like my chickens look like right now.  They are molting, and don't look so pretty right now.

The chicken solar run door has already stopped working, and we were just testing it out prior to actually installing it.  Instead of just sending and replacing the solar box with cord, they are asking us to return the entire door/parts.   We will look for another brand, and read reviews over, as no one I know could give us advice on any brand to buy.  One more frustration to deal with.

My husband is being yanked back and forth between here and there, so good luck with me getting his help.  He was asked to stop at a co-workers house to install something, he was asked to look at something at anther house, he's car shopping for a daughter, after car shopping for us (deer season is terrible this year), so one AC unit is still in a window.  Like a said, so much going on, and so many interruptions on making any progress.

My kitchen sink still leaks, and I have not put a thing in that cupboard yet.  I was drying it all out, and then "poof" it's leaking again.  He needs a day to look at it, and I think we'll need to replace some of, or most of the drain pipes.  Until I can get his complete attention, the cupboard's innards are on the kitchen floor, and I have cut the top off of a plastic water jug, and put it under the drain pipes (where I believe it's leaking).

I took one week to get things put back where they belong.  Like I said, so many interruptions, so things were (some still are) a hot mess round here.  

Camper stuff was all put in storage, or back in the camper finally.  Empty totes found a temporary home until the garage is cleaned.  Any yarn not being used, was put away.  I have stacked my "binder" purging project for a rainy/snowy day.  I'm not ready to revisit that project yet.

Washed and folded bed quilts were finally put in storage, and I have tossed more stuff into the current donation box.  The covered Christmas tree (yes, still in the master bath since last Christmas due to renovations) was moved to the living room.  I have started a deep clean on the master bath.

What I envisioned being done by this time of year, definitely didn't happen.  With that being said, we are not equipped to hold holiday gatherings are our place this winter. I am okay with that however.  We have already joked with each other, that we will not run out of "projects" this fall/winter and next spring.

If you are still with me, ha ha (sorry for the long post), this was the before photo of my food container drawer.  Our kitchen has more drawers than actual cupboards with doors.  I bought dividers and a unit for the lids, but over time it becomes a hot mess.  The dividers would easily slide out of place, and we both just got frustrated with it.

I took everything out, and put two inexpensive tension rods in up towards the front, stacking one above the other with a bit of space between the drawer front and the rods.  The lids store perfectly in the space at the front, and the containers behind it.  Why I never thought of this before is crazy.  Easy, inexpensive, and it works!  I keep toss away containers, in case the kids come over and take food home, so this was genius.  I can even put my two small cutting boards in that space with the lids, and not get them lost.