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Overnight Steel Cut Oats (Slow Cooker Recipe)

Overnight Steel Cut Oats are a fabulous back to school recipe, and they are great for anyone who wants to eat a healthy breakfast but feels a serious time pinch in the mornings. No matter how early we get up, it seems like there is always a time crunch to get my kids off to school. Our family goes through times when it seems like all our kids eat for breakfast is cereal, and that …

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How to Make Simple Perfumes

While commercial perfumes may contain upward of 200 ingredients, you can create simple perfumes at home with the two core ingredients of water and fragrance. Before starting a homemade perfume recipe, take the sniff test of various flowers, essential oils and other natural ingredients to determine your preferences. In general, perfumes may have musky, floral, aquatic, spicy or fruity scents. To emulate your favorite commercial concoctions, blend light and fresh top notes with richer, heavier base notes.

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Cures & Remedies for Head Lice

If just the thought of head lice makes your head itch, think about what it is doing to your child who has them. Lice are a common problem shared by school-age children across the United States. Most parents receive the dreaded letter from the school at least one time during their child’s school career. The letter usually states that lice are going around the school and that you had better check your child.