Adventures in Living Natural and Making Stuff Homemade

Heyo!

 I'm gonna do something a little new today and do a post with some cool recipes of mine. Sound cool? I think so. :) In the past couple months I've started exploring making simple homemade products of items I use everyday instead of buying them from the store. Not only does it save me money, but I also feel better about using these products because homemade means more natural and less unneeded chemicals. 

Is it just me or does that sound great? Saving money, no unneeded chemicals, and easy homemade products that are good for you. What more could you want? 

About two months ago I made my first homemade product. Toothpaste. Which if you know me, its kinda weird that that was the first thing I made considering that I am very particular about teeth brushing and what I use. But I did it and now there is no going back for me. I actually used some store bought toothpaste the other day and hated every second of it. Okay. Okay. Enough rambling for now. Time for the recipe.

Its super super simple. 

Coconut Oil Toothpaste

Ingredients~

6 Tablespoons Coconut Oil

5 Tablespoons Baking Soda

10 Drops of Peppermint Essential Oil (Optional)

Directions~

(1) Measure Coconut Oil into glass jar. If your coconut oil is in a solid state place the glass jar in a pot of water on the stove. Put just enough water in the pot to cover the bottom of the jar, as the water heats up the coconut oil will melt down. 

(2) After you measure the coconut oil into the jar and have melted it down, if needed, add the baking soda and the optional Peppermint oil and mix. You can mix in whatever way works best for you, but I would suggest leaving it in the jar to mix. Last time I made a batch I just put the lid on the jar and shook it all up until it was well combined.

(3) From here you can either leave it in the jar and scoop from the jar when you need to brush your teeth or you can transfer it to a squeezable container. I bought a small one from the travel section at  Walmart and I just keep mine in there. 

I love this recipe so much. I've noticed so many differences since I started using it. My teeth actually feel clean and for the first time in years I've noticed them actually becoming whiter. I've used so many different teeth whitening products over the years and none of them were working for me, but this one is finally making a difference. Please feel free to try this out for yourself and enjoy the difference it'll make. 

I have two other products I've made, but I think I'll save those for some later posts.

I am a crazy organic, natural living girl and I might not be able to afford it all the time but I'm working towards it and its so so worth it. 

Here's a song that I love. 

Go enjoy it. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbviXG_56ss

Questions and comments always welcome.

~Ani

Life is good

Well. It's been awhile. Hi. So here I am, it's 2am and I'm thinking on how good my day was, listening to some good music and I realize that its about time for a blog post. You ever get in a blog posting mood? Because I definitely just did and it feels good to be back....

 Do you ever just have a really good day? Like a really good day. Like you sit back to reflect on it and you just instantly feel happy and relaxed and like everything and I mean everything is right in the world. I just had one of those days. It wasn't like the kind that are super special and out of this world amazing filled with you doing lots of really cool things and just winning at life, but one of those days that is just so good. Like a simple kind of good that it pretty much measures up to or maybe even surpasses that out-of-this-world-good kind of day. Those are the best kind of days.

I love that feeling. That feeling that everything is right in the world even though you may know that everything isn't right in the world. It's a feeling that's been slowing seeping into my everyday life and I am welcoming it with open arms and I think it is time I tell you about it. I've begun to find myself very content with my life right now. I'll welcome any change that comes at me, but I'm also just sitting back counting my blessings and that's something I'm gonna continue doing for quite some time.

I love my life right now guys, God is so present and at work in my life right now and I just couldn't be happier. I am serving a amazing God who loves me and cares for me like no one else could and that brings me a lot of joy and at my side I have the love of my life and I know I'm where God wants me to be. Today an old friend asked me to tell them about the man in my life and the descriptions that started popping into my head almost blew me away before I could even answer her....He is the love of my life, everything I ever wanted in a man and more and the best part is he loves God more than He loves me and I know that my Heavenly Father has brought us together in His timing and in His good and perfect will.

Do you have any idea how happy that makes me? I can't even describe that to you. I know without a doubt that I am right where God wants me right now and I am so thankful for that. It brings tears to my eyes. Remember how I was talking about felling like everything is right in the world and yet knowing at the same time that everything isn't right in the world? Everything isn't right in the world for me, I am still so grateful for what I have and where I am right now and I honestly wouldn't trade what I have and where God has put me for anything because I know He has a really cool plan for me and I don't want to miss a second of it.

Yeah, sometimes life sucks, but when it really comes down to it I am so thankful that I have the life that I do. Being thankful in the midst of things going wrong in life isn't always easy, but boy does it help.

I like that a lot. What if we were just grateful for everything? And not just today but everyday? What if you tried that tomorrow? No matter what happened you chose to be grateful. What if we all did that tomorrow? What if not just tomorrow, but the day after and the day after that and before we know it becomes a habit? 

What if...?

I challenge you to try it because I promise you won't regret it. 

If you read my late night ramblings, I love you. If you have something to add or say, please do. If you are thinking about taking my challenge, stop thinking and do it. 

Now go listen to this beautiful song that I can't get out of my head.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGJTaP6anOU

~Ani