The 2-Minute Rinse– FREEBIE

THE 2-MINUTE RINSE

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Photo by: Soap & Glory

 

What is it? 

According to Soap & Glory,

“The average 5-minute shower uses 35 liters of water (70% of our recommended daily water use), and practically everybody showers (at least everybody we like to spend time with.) So how can a conscientious citizen help?

SAVE WATER. COME CLEAN. DO THE 2-MINUTE RINSE.

We timed seventeen Soap & Glory staffers and calculated that it was entirely possible to get washed, shampooed, conditioned and rinsed using somewhere around 120 seconds of running water. (Yes, there’s a bit of TAP ON/ TAP OFF involved, but make it in under the line and – as a bonus – you’ll get a clean conscience.)”

 

What are they offering?

Soap & Glory is offering a FREE 2-Minute Timer! All you have to do is go to their blog post HERE and fill out the information for your FREE timer! How great is that? Not only do you get an incredible freebie, you will be helping the environment as well.

They also posted this cute “how-to” do the 2-minute rinse…

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Photo by: Soap & Glory

ENJOY THE FREEBIE AND USE IT! 🙂

Earth Day Freebies!

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I am a huge Freebies and Free Samples fan! Since I was going to check all my sites to see if there are any Earth Day Freebies, figured I’d share them with you!

 

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1.  When you bring in 5 plastic shopping bags to recycle at the Disney Store you can get a FREE “Brave” or “Cars 2” reusable bag!

 

2. FREE coffee at Caribou Coffee. When you bring in your own reusable coffee mug or tumbler, they’ll fill it for free.

** They also plant a fruit tree in Central or South America when you “like” it’s Facebook page.

3. FREE packet of seeds from Pottery Barn Kids.

 

4.  The first 50 customers at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft store will recieve a FREE reusable shopping bag.

 

5. Stop in at EVOS on Earth Day to get a free organic milkshake.

 

6. FREE entrance into National Parks this week.  Go out to almost 400 national parks this week (April 22-26) and you don’t have to pay an entrance fee. Check with each national park as well because there are many free events happening this week.

 

7. Earth Day coloring pages. Download and print free coloring pages for your kids!

 

8. FREE static cling window decal. Adorable “Bring Your Own Bags” cling!

 

 

Get your FREEBIES today while they last!

 

 

 

Home Remedies for Allergies

As we all know, Spring brings out some of the worst allergy symptoms. Instead of running to your local store, try some of these home remedies. CHEAP AND EFFECTIVE!

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Photo credit: foshydog / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND

For Puffy Eyes;

  • Peel thin potato slices and sit them on your eyes  for 10-15 minutes.
  • Refrigerate your used tea bags. When your eyes get puffy, take them from the fridge and lay them on your eyes for 10-15 minutes.
  • If you’re out and don’t have anything to help cure your puffy eyes, rinse your face with cold water.
  • Getting enough sleep will help prevent your puffy eyes. Try to get at least 8 hours of sleep a night.
  • Sleep with your head elevated.
  • Reducing your salt intake will help prevent puffy eyes.
  • Eating more bananas and raisins will help prevent puffy eyes. They alleviate fluid retention.
  • By consuming cabbage and cranberry juice, your body will “evacuate” excess fluids.
  • Keep a couple spoons in your fridge at all times. When your eyes get puffy, grab the spoons, lay down, and place curve side down onto your eyes.
  • Peel thin cucumber slices and sit them on your eyes for 10-15 minutes.
  • Drink a lot of water throughout the day.
  • Mix 1/2 teaspoon of salt with warm water. Dab cotton ball into the mixture and dab onto eyes for 10-15 minutes.

For Hives;

  • Apply ice to your hives. This will cause them to shrink and reduce the itching.
  • Avoid heat.
  • Take an Oatmeal Bath.
  • Dab Pepto Bismol onto your hives.
  • Put a few drops of water into a small dish of baking soda. Mix until it becomes paste-like. Apply to hives. This will help relieve the irritation and itch.
  • Put 1 teaspoon of (any kind) vinegar in 1 tablespoon of warm water. Apply onto hives. This will help relieve the itch.
  • Mix 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1 tablespoon fresh ginger in 3/4 cup vinegar. Bring these ingredients to a boil and use this mixture (after cooled) and apply several times a day onto hives.
  • Take fish oil capsules (1,000 milligrams) 3 times daily.

For Nasal Congestion;

  • Pour a little bit of Sesame Oil into your palm and add some black pepper. Mix it with your fingertip and dab right under your nostrils. This will help clear your sinuses. 
  • Take a hot shower.
  • Take 1 teaspoon of salt and mix into 2 cups of warm water. Pour solution into your nostril by leaning your head back. Repeat in other nostril. (Or use a Neti Pot)
  • Get washcloth wet with hot/warm water. Place over face and let it sit for 10-15 minutes.
  • Eat a lot of spicy foods.
  • Eat a few pieces of raw onions.
  • Take a slice of raw onion and place under nose and take a few deep breath in through your nose.
  • Boil some water and place in a bowl. Add a few drops of peppermint oil and allow face to come close and inhale the steam from the bowl.
  • Drink hot tomato juice 2-3 times a day. (Make at home by boiling 1 can of tomato juice, 1 tablespoon of chopped garlic, 1/2 tablespoon of hot sauce, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, a pinch of celery salt.)
  • Drink warm Mint Herbal Tea.
  • Take a few drops of Eucalyptus Oil and place into cloth. Inhale the perfume regularly.

*THIS ARTICLE IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS; CALL YOUR PHYSICIAN.

Do you have any home remedies for allergies?

If so, leave them in the comments below!

Update: Currently you can win a FREE Neti Pot by liking them on Facebook HERE and taking a short quiz over the information. You’ll get a confirmation email and your FREE Neti Pot will be delivered within 30 days!

Camping Weather Is Upon Us!

The Spring weather is slowly, but surely, making it’s way around our neck of the woods. We all know that that means; CAMPING TIME! 

The internet is the PERFECT place to find free samples!

I’ll let you in on a little “trick” of mine…

I am a huge fan of free samples, especially when I choose to save them for the nicer weather when people are starting to travel more and of course… camp. I check my “freebie” sites once a day. Even if I don’t need/want the free sample, I’ll fill out the form anyways. (You never know when you might need that one strand of floss or Airborne pill.) Besides, you can always give that  free diaper, for example, away to a friend or family member– or even to a local charity.

One of the most popular free samples is a package of shampoo and/or conditioner. I save these up, along with my other freebies, and toss them into my overnight bag and take them camping with me.

Unopened. No spill. No mess.

You can toss the packaging in the trash to eliminate the amount of stuff you’ll be hauling back home with you. Make room for those cool rocks you found while hiking, right!?

I mean, just take a look at some of these free samples I can easily toss into a bag for camping!

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I have enough shampoo and conditioner to last probably a couple weeks camping and won’t have to haul it home.

There are sanitizers, wipes, feminine products, toothpaste…. any personal product item you may need you can MORE than likely get it as a free sample throughout the year!

Here is a list of some of my favorite FREEBIE websites:

Shop 4 Freebies

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Free Mania

That Freebie Site

Check them out and start stocking up for your own camping trips!

For some Vegetarian Freebies- –CLICK HERE.

Vegetarians can get FREEBIES too?!

After beginning my vegetarian journey a couple months ago– and also being a big FREEBIES fan (who isn’t, right?) I decided to do my research online to see if I could get any freebies that were focused on my journey. To my luck, I found TONS. Here they are:

On Compassion Over Killing, they offer a couple of freebies for us animal lovers.

  • A cute bumper sticker that says, “TryVeg” along with a short statement.

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If you have children (or if you don’t and love fun magazines and FREE stickers– like me!), then Peta Kids offers something as well.

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Speaking of Peta, they offer something for adults too!

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Okay, back to STICKERS!

At Peta 2 they offer some free stickers! For anyone! Seriously– who doesn’t love stickers!?

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Well, there you go!

You’ll be having Vegetarian/Vegan FREEBIES in your mailbox in probably about 6-8 weeks (depending on what the website tells you).

You’re welcome! 🙂

I’ll be updating this post as I come across more FREEBIES so “follow” me!