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The Angelicscalliwags Challenge: Week 8
I’m running a bit late with my posts at the moment. We had our yearly family party on Saturday and it’s been all hands on deck! We host the children for a garden party in our garden whilst my mum...
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The Angelicscalliwags Challenge: August Sum Up
Sorry, I know I’ve posted it before, but I love this picture! Welcome to the August sum up of the angelicscalliwags’ challenge. The challenge is on to pay off our mortgage by the end of 2017 How did...
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Angelicscalliwags Challenge: March Sum Up
I was a bit negligent posting about the challenge in February. In fact, I was wondering if it was worth continuing with the challenge at all. We were getting nowhere very quickly on account of the...
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Spar-Klean Science – The Science Behind Microfiber Cloths
As you all might recall, I have been trying to reduce the chemicals I buy, reduce the amount of money I spend at the same time as enjoying the whole process of making my own products. I am focusing...
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Incr-Edible Science: Yeast (Micro Fungi – part 2)
After covering mold type fungi in Part 1, we moved onto the unicellular yeast: This is Leeuwenhoek, the man responsible for the discovery of micro-organisms through his very simple ‘microscope’ A...
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Spar-Klean Science – Is the loo really cleaner than the dish cloth?
I need to be honest and say I am posting this against my better judgement. I mean, no one is going to want to eat at my house if the cloth we use to clean the dishes is actually dirtier than my loo!...
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Spar-Klean Science: What is the dirtiest place in the kitchen?
We did this experiment along side our dish cloth verses the loo germ growing fest. First we made the agar from gelatin, bouillon and water: The children decided to take samples from the door handle,...
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Angelicscalliwags Challenge: July Sum Up
For all my other posts in the series see here. My last post was written in March, 4 months ago! We are still at it. To recap, we were trying to pay our mortgage in 5 years and had done really well...
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Angelicscalliwags Frugal Challenge: September sum Up
Welcome to the September sum for our financial goal of paying of our mortgage in five years. If you’ve been reading this blog for some time you will know that right now we are focusing on increasing...
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Financial Studies for the 2014-2015 School Year
This was one topic all three older ones wanted as an elective. The younger two are just starting to show an interest with A6 methodically counting her money over and over again. I wasn’t sure I...
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Home Making – Soap Nuts
Over the past year I have tried out many different recipes for home-made laundry soap. We have very hard water and to be honest I wasn’t that impressed with any of them. At least I wasn’t until this...
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Around the House in 80 Hours: Progress Week One – Bathroom
This week we have concentrated on the bathroom, which has needed such a lot of work done to it. We only have one bathroom betweenContinue reading
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Can I Have a Well Stocked Pantry Without an Actual Pantry?
I have this goal…..a long held, nearly impossible (for me) goal, but one I shall keep working on until the day I die. That goal?Continue reading
View ArticleSpar-Klean Science – The Science Behind Microfiber Cloths
As you all might recall, I have been trying to reduce the chemicals I buy, reduce the amount of money I spend at the same time as enjoying the whole process of making my own products. I am focusing on...
View ArticleIncr-Edible Science: Yeast (Micro Fungi – part 2)
After covering mold type fungi in Part 1, we moved onto the unicellular yeast: This is Leeuwenhoek, the man responsible for the discovery of micro-organisms through his very simple 'microscope' A...
View ArticleSpar-Klean Science – Is the loo really cleaner than the dish cloth?
I need to be honest and say I am posting this against my better judgement. I mean, no one is going to want to eat at my house if the cloth we use to clean the dishes is actually dirtier than my loo!...
View ArticleSpar-Klean Science: What is the dirtiest place in the kitchen?
We did this experiment along side our dish cloth verses the loo germ growing fest. First we made the agar from gelatin, bouillon and water: The children decided to take samples from the door handle,...
View ArticleAngelicscalliwags Challenge: July Sum Up
For all my other posts in the series see here. My last post was written in March, 4 months ago! We are still at it. To recap, we were trying to pay our mortgage in 5 years and had done really well...
View ArticleAngelicscalliwags Frugal Challenge: September sum Up
Welcome to the September sum for our financial goal of paying of our mortgage in five years. If you've been reading this blog for some time you will know that right now we are focusing on increasing...
View ArticleFinancial Studies for the 2014-2015 School Year
This was one topic all three older ones wanted as an elective. The younger two are just starting to show an interest with A6 methodically counting her money over and over again. I wasn't sure I...
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