Lauri, so happy to see you are up and about!
Jamie, nasturtium is used in three different ways..tea, compress and poultice.Externally the pultice or compress can be used to treat local bacterial infections.Internally, an adult can drink three cups of tea a day to treat bacterial respiratory infections as well as flu virus...although it doesn't kill the viral illness it helps you handle the repiratory part of it.It's also used to fight reproductive infections and UTI.The parts used are leaves and flowers...one or 2 teaspoons of fresh leaves in 1 cup boiling water for 10-15 minutes and strain through a coffee filter. I also freeze them first to get any bugs out.For a compress you just use the tea and for a poultice you put bruised leaves between two thin layers of gauze and put it on the skin.I discovered quite by accident that if I crush the stem in my hands and cup them over my mouth and nose it almost instantly clears the congestion in my nose and lungs....haven't used my asthma inhaler in a very long time as I'm afraid of the side effect of nerve damage...shake like crazy every time I have to use that thing.Not so with the nasturtium.
Missibob, thinking of you and hoping everything is going well for you this morning.
Jean, where are you? I hope your just busy enjoying doing the things you are now able to do.
Anna, Wow! That's a lot of soap and a lot of hard work.I hope David's workplace will make it through these tough times.Big hugs cuz I know you must be worried.
Kathy, big hugs for all you went through yesterday.I'm glad you're feeling better today
Norma, I hope you have a wonderful time on your date tomorrow night!
Patti, I'm a bit jealous of you at the moment...would love to have a day like that once in a while.
Cherly, way to go on the no spending!Still cheering you on
Karen, good for you on the cereal deal!
Everyone who is about to buy cereal on a deal keep in mind that most of the expirations on cereal boxes read best by and not use by...just because the date has passed doesn't mean they aren't usable but that the quality might be a lil less...also if you are worried about a box going stale you can make cereal treat with cereal other than rice crispies
Cooked, that sounds like a lovely meal...never had those kind of noodles myself as we don't have an asian food store around that I'm aware of.
Connie, sorry bout your FIL..hard to deal with people like that.
Lisa, if you do decide to go herbal, I'de suggest growing your own herbs...you know where they've been and how they've been grown that way.
For all who have teens, I'm thinking they all go through this to some extent, boys and girls. Just stick to your guns and don't let them get away with it and all will be well. It's hard I know.At times I used to think someone else took over my DS's body.
My frugal yesterday was saving as much of the laundry that got washed and dryed with a bright orange crayon as I could
note to self-just because they are shorts don't mean they don't have pockets!
Another frugal was dealing with the toilet that plugged and couldn't be plunged, I went to the hardware store looking for some kind of drain opener to deal with it...none existed for toilets so was directed to something called a toilet auger...cost around $10, wasn't too hard to use and a lot less mess than I feared it would be.Cleaning it when finished wasn't pleasant but wasn't difficult either....swish the ick off in the toilet then soaked it in bleach water dryed with paper towel and oiled it as suggested(so as not to rust)Don't know what a plumber costs but I'm sure it would have been more than $10!And now we have a solution for future use if needed.....