Being Free

 In a previous post , I spoke about Batana oil as if it were the same as Ojon oil. As I look deeper, I realize there are some differences. At first, the differences seem minor but I do think I s...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2024/04/ojon-oil-vs-batana-oil-vs-palm-kernel.html

I included some BAD information here. Ojon oil is not the same as Batana oil. They are similar and come from the nuts of palm trees, Ojon is derived from a different species of tree. So they ar...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-batana-ojon-oil-trend-hype.html

 When I started thinking about food ingredients and how to be healthier, I was kind of half-stepping. That was when I learned that there was such a difference in what's allowed in our (American)...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-need-food-revolution.html

UPDATE: After all the talk about limiting my hair products, I am back to admit to trying something new. In addition to the products I mentioned previously, I will be trying out some Ojon (or Bata...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2024/04/combatting-my-hair-problems.html

Remember how I tore up my kitchen trying to reorganize things ? What nightmare. I'm still not done, but... I have made huge progress. It's all because of a neighbor. When she came by and saw I wa...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2024/04/baby-did-bad-good-thing-solution.html

 After feeling like crap for months with this "flu-monia" turned "broncho-cough" thing, I had a couple of good days. I was so excited to feel well that I decided to clean out and reorganize my k...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2024/04/baby-did-bad-good-thing.html

 I love this poem and think it's perfect for today. FreeBeingFree

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2024/03/good-friday-2024.html

 AI TOOLS I can't decide how I feel about this but I found a YouTube channel that tells Bible Stories using AI. Of course, I had lots of questions but when I did a search for "AI Bible Sagas" ...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2024/03/crosspost-um-guys-what-about-ai-bible.html

 For years, I've been cautious when buying appliances - small and large. If I get them from Amazon, I always buy an Asurion plan. I figured, why not? It's a few dollars (usually) for peace of mi...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2024/03/asurion-is-not-worth-it-at-all.html

(From my other blog about my faith )  Recently, I was reading about the death of someone and almost all of the comments included wishes that the deceased "rest in peace". Some commenters even ...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2024/02/crosspost-rest-in-peace-really.html

UPDATE 3/21/24: Of all the things I fermented, my favorites are the garlic and lemons. The garlic is something I nibble on every day (more than once a day). I use the honey from the garlic to s...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2024/02/honey-fermented-goodies-good-for-me.html

(The original title for this post was "Could Our Food Be Healthier" but I want people to know I am going to be making comparisons. I love my country but I do wish some of our food was healthier.)...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2024/02/usa-made-consumables-vs-healthier.html

Growing up, I was the product of parents and grandparents who believed in a lot of natural remedies. My paternal Big Mama made everyone get a morning dose of either castor oil or cod liver oil. (...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2024/02/onion-honey-tea.html

(I'm sorry if some of my posts about food and my diet changes are out of order. My brain is still wonky from the latest round of the kicks.) Salt is one of those things I have always worried ab...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2024/02/im-going-to-try-wet-salt.html

 Before I was diagnosed with sarcoidosis, I had never been seriously ill. When I was a kid, I did have some kind of repair surgery on my kidney. Since then, though, the only problem I had was un...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2024/02/doctors-and-fear.html

> UPDATE: After a convo with a neighbor, I wanted to add something to > this post about sodium content in vinegar. I made a rookie mistake > and used the wrong type�...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2024/02/obsessed-with-pickled-veggies-because.html

 Well, it is almost 3 in the morning and I am wide awake That's because I have been doing nothing but sleeping for the past few days. I was so sick, I thought I was going to have to go to the ER...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2024/01/fighting-this-flu-monia-includes-recipe.html

I thought I'd better come over and post an update and say that I will certainly be welcoming all thoughts and prayers sent my way.  For the past few months, my sarcoidosis has been kicking my ...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2024/01/thoughts-prayers-whine.html

(I just realized that I didn't publish this back in Sept or Oct of 2023 so... here it is.)  This is one of those products that has been hyped hard - and for years. I think I first saw this abo...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2024/01/review-egyptian-magic-all-purpose-skin.html

As 2023 was winding down, I talked with a younger family member about life and happiness. It is my opinion that, in a way, happiness - joy - is a social construct. Let me explain. Of course, ha...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2024/01/find-your-own-joy.html

For anyone who likes fruit tea, here is my 'recipe': Find a good quantity of dried fruit (I found this brand and it's more affordable than this brand made specifically for infusion). If you l...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2023/12/dried-fruit-tea-is-everything.html

  Reading the news makes me worry about society. Not because the news is so bad but because of what is considered 'news'. I might be making regular posts about this so here goes. This is what I ...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2023/12/wordly-world-is-it-really-news.html

UPDATE: BTW, in case you, like I, have been wondering how to dupe this fancy product... Here's my take.  Since Cetalox is the primary scent in Not A Perfume, I am assuming I can make my own vers...

https://freebeingfree.blogspot.com/2023/12/oh-no-they-diint.html

This isn't going to be a lengthy post. It doesn't take a lot of words to tell you that this stuff works.  pic is clipped from Amazon That's the Arm & Hammer Trash & Dumpster Deodorizer . ...

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 A while back, I started a page listing perfume dupes . I have a favorite place to buy dupes of Not A Perfume, Molecule 02, and Another 13. The more I thought about those, the more I wondered h...

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