Composting Made Easy

We compost our products, from kitchen waste, dryer lint, newspapers, leaves, garden plants at the end of the season, etc. With that we have been building a compost pile which we use for our garden.
Most people who compost will have a bowl or container on their kitchen counter or somewhere near to store their compostable products.

In the summer months you deal with fruit flies, smells, etc if the bowl or container is not emptied out daily or washed. Our daughter would usually take out the bowl when it was pretty much overflowing which in the summer she would be reminded with fruit flies, and a very yucky smell.

When I saw this compost pail we just had to give it a try. and try it we did. Heaven pure heaven. Has a pretty big area for storage so it can last a few days depending on kitchen use, a sturdy handle for carrying it back and forth to the compost pile. No more broken handles from the ice cream containers we were using.

This also has a top that keeps out the fruit flies and other crawlies. It has a charcoal filter which keeps smells pretty much none existent. I love that it has a top because now my daughter knows if the top doesn't fit on then it needs to be emptied. No more overflowing bowls on my counter.

Last but not least this looks great on my counter top. No more ugly bowls or ice cream containers. This compost pail truly fits our family to a tee.

You can find the Estilo Stainless Steel compost pail on Amazon.

Stainless Steel Compost Pail provides temporary storage for fruit & vegetable peels, eggshells, coffee grounds, tea bags and other kitchen scraps to transfer to garden composter.

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Aleratec 2-in-1 Tablet Stand/Hand Strap Holder

I have a case I really like but it is getting worn out fast from constant use. I have been eyeing a new case I hope to get soon, but a nice alternative until my case comes in is the Aleratec 2-in-1 Tablet Stand/Hand Strap Holder. This is really nice.

I love how versatile this is, works for both people who are left handed as well as right handed which is really important since my husband is left handed and we have one child that is ambidextrous.

Once I get my new case this will still be used for when I need my ipad mini to be standing up or when I am reading a book online. This is a perfect way to read online books, magazines, and even video tape events around you.

Very easy to install, sturdy, comfortable fit for hand, and leaves the camera unblocked for use when ever you need it. Different elastics are included to get the right fit on your tablet from 7 to 10 inches.

You can find this Aleratec 2-in-1 Tablet Stand/Hand Strap Holder on Amazon.


What Aleratec has to say about their product.

Description:

• VERSATILE TABLET STAND: Two-in-one tablet desktop stand with adjustable Velcro hand strap
• EASY TO USE HOLDER: Perfect for use with iPads and Android tablets from 7in up to 10.1in with adjustable hand strap fits both lefties and righties
• ALL AROUND TABLET STAND HOLDER: 360 degree rotating hand strap tablet holder lets you go from portrait to landscape view
• Position your iPad, Kindle or other tablet on a surface for easier viewing or secure it to your hand to reduce fatigue
• Includes two sets of easy-to-change Elastic rubber straps (7in and 10.1in tablets)

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Foot and Shoe Odor Elimantor

The first thing you smell when using this is the scent of clove, peppermint, and tree oil all combined into one yummy smelling product. Ok maybe not yummy but it sure does smell great. As for those stinky sneakers of my husbands? Well they are a thing of the past.

Great for both feet and shoes this makes an awesome product for those with stinky feet, or shoes. Runners, hikers, farmers, athletes, teens, etc. Keep a bottle by your entrance way for those who take their shoes off and a bottle in your sports bag. This is a nice size bottle that will last a while. I have to say this is my favorite odor eliminator scent for shoes so far.

You can find Lumi Outdoors shoe deodorizer on Amazon.

What Lumi Outdoors has to say about their product.

Use: A foot and shoe deodorizer that eliminates strong odors. Our shoe spray leaves your feet and shoes smelling fresh, and can be used on all types of shoes. 

Natural, Organic Ingredients: 
Agua, Hamamelis Virginiana Distillate (Witch Hazel), Eucalyptus Oil, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Syzgium Aromaticum (Clove Leaf) Oil, Optiphen Plus (Paraben free preservative.) 
We use all natural ingredients that have antibacterial and antifungal properties. Our shoe spray doesn't just smell good, it also kills odor causing bacteria and fungus. 

Directions for Use: Shake well before each use. Because we use natural ingredients they tend to separate. Spray a few sprays inside your shoe, try to spray in as many areas as possible. Use daily if needed. 

Ideal for: Anyone with a foot or shoe odor problem, or just anyone that wants to keep their shoes smelling amazing! 

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Healing from Incest

MarksvilleandMe reviews

Healing from Incest

Written by

Geri Henderson

&

Seanne Emerton

This is not the general area I usually hit here on my site. Matter of fact I usually keep this on my other site One Mother's Account of Daily Life or even my Sibling's Separated a true story which I really need to get back to if I ever expect to finish my story or even get it published one day.

There is a long story behind my conception, birth, and finally me being taken away from my bio parents and placed with my forever family who happened to be my bio Uncle and Aunt on my bio paternal father's side who were supposed to have me from day one. Instead they were finally able to hold and keep me when I was 2 weeks old.

I am 10 of 12 because my mother was the kind of women who had twins and gave one away and took one home. From family stories the real number would be 12 of 14. I know we all read or hear the stories but my life was almost snuffed out by this women hours before the police arrived and found me hidden by my older in the woods during a rainstorm the night before. Sure I was in the hospital for weeks with pneumonia but if my sister hadn't done what she did I would not be here today.

And to think I was the lucky one. Out of all of my siblings I am the only one who was not  sexually abused by a family member. I am the only one who had a stable family growing up almost from the very beginning. I didn't have sick parents who were abusing their children and having their children abuse each other.

With that years later as I find each of them or they find me their lives have been full of fear, regret, remorse, hatred, and so many other feelings that I just could not understand. Then even though it skipped me it happened in our very own home. I won't say which children or who the aggressor was. We are past those times but still healing. It seems like it will be a lifelong sentence of healing, watching, and hoping it will never happen again.

When a child trusts someone to do the right things they think if someone close to them asks them to do something or does something to them it is OK. I never kept what happened to my siblings quite, my children grew up with age appropriate warnings of what not to do with anyone, and to always come to us for help. Trust is what hurt them, and now we are in the process of trusting again, no so much the person or persons who did this but that all people are not like this. You can reach out, there is help, you can heal.

This book helped out with lots of areas I didn't understand so that I can be there for both my siblings and children. I may be one of the youngest siblings but I still have compassion for what they went through, and love for my children who I never thought would ever have to worry about such tragic events.

This book is not the beat all of all books but it is one of many that are helping our family to heal, while helping me to be able to understand what they have been through.

You can find Healing from Incest on Amazon.


In speaking about Healing from Incest, Susan J. Lewis, Ph.D., J.D., Healing writes: “"Brave, profound, touching, healing. This well-written, honest book takes the reader inside the complexities of the therapeutic healing process from the patient and therapist's unique perspective. It is the story of hard work, hope, commitment and recovery!" Healing from Incest tells the journey of a victim-turned-survivor, working with her therapist to find healing. Readers are pulled into the therapeutic process as Henderson relates her conversations and feelings as a victim of child abuse and Emerton interprets those feelings and describes interventions. For those who recognize this as their own story, this frank and genuine narrative will be reassuring in its descriptions of one woman's journey toward hope and healing. About the front cover: kintsukuroi(n.) (v. phr.) "to repair with gold"; the art of repairing pottery with gold or silver lacquer and understanding that the piece is more beautiful for having been broken.

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Instrumental Lullaby CD

I was one of those mothers who read to my baby in the womb as well as listened to music with them in my womb. I sang to them as infants, and matter of fact still do to my older children as well as my grand daughters.

Singing is one thing that has always helped calm and relax our children. This music CD is great because the rhythm is like that of a resting heartbeat, like a calm mother humming to her child.

Very comforting for both mother and child. I can tell you this put me and my 7 year old to sleep and can not wait to share it with my grand daughters the next time they are over for a visit. The last time I facetimed with my daughter and grand daughters I sang them some of their favorite songs that I would sing to them when I was taking care of them.

Your child hears your voice the whole time they are in the womb so don't be afraid our singing voice is not up to snuff because to a child just hearing your voice is sometimes all they need to be able to drift back off to slumber, if you don't want to chance it with your voice there are CD's like this one that can help you out and be there when you can't be there to sing to them.

You can find this Instrumental Lullaby CD on Amazon.





ARE NIGHT TIMES AND NAP TIMES CHALLENGING FOR YOUR BABY?Are you looking for peaceful lullaby music but don't want to hear Twinkle, Twinkle for the thousandth time? The original music on this CD can help.

Ryan Judd, a board-certified music therapist with a master's degree in psychology, has developed these modern lullabies specifically to help bring you and your little one into a deep, restful sleep.

These instrumental guitar compositions are based on the most recent research that shows the positive effects of music on sleep.

The soothing ocean waves create a womb-like sound experience and produce white noise to drown out household sounds. This evidence-based music creates the rhythm of a resting heartbeat which can help you both relax, fall asleep and sleep soundly.

This CD includes:

1. Modern Lullabies composed by a board certified music therapist

2. A soothing ocean track that continues throughout the entire CD and between tracks so there aren't any breaks or silence between songs.

3. All of the tracks are played at the rhythm of the resting heart rate.

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