Thursday Thoughts

I'm going to start doing an off-and-on update on Thursday's. Sometimes, there's more information that comes after my Tuesday tips. I won't guarantee I'll do it weekly, but want to give myself the freedom to have a follow up day.

First of all, I must say, "Praise the Lord, my sister & BIL now have power!!" She appreciates all the prayers and support. Continue to pray for the hurricane victims as there is a lot still 'to do'. Did you hear the polemen (with the new power poles) now have police escorts to get them to the areas needing poles. Since the power is down, they energy company is more concerned about restoring power to homes before power to streetlights. It slows down the trip when everything is a 4-way stop. So police are escorting them to get them through more efficiently.

Now for the shampoo-free update. I've been shopping around and wanted everyone to know that Dr. Bonners is having a sale on castile soap. I'm going to order and see how it works for me. If you want the castile soap shampoo recipe before I give it a whirl, let me know. I just didn't want anyone to miss out on the sale. Click here and in the lower right corner is the info on 15% off Liquid Castile soaps (looks like the photo at left).

Free shipping with a $20 order. Most local places that carry the Castile soap have a 16oz or 32oz size only and they only carry one or two kinds. Cost ranged from $10-16 in the local store so I figure I'll get a couple varieties and free shipping. Just wanted to pass the savings along. I'll let you know how I like my new shampoo recipe. Also, castile soap is reported by Dr. Bonners to be an 18-in-1 product. They have suggested uses online. I read in one place that the tea tree oil castile soap is as effective as harsh chemicals in killing bacteria and germs.

More on castile after I try it out.