My cousin Rachel posted a really good post over on her blog about some natural flu prevention remedies. Please check it out! 
Natural Flu Prevention Remedies
Jenn
1A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
2The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
3A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
4By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
7The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
8He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
10Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
11He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
12The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
13The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
14The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
17Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
19That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
20Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
21That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
22Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
23For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
24Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
25Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
26Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
27If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
28Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
WHY WATER.
Right now, almost a billion people on the planet don’t have access to safe, clean drinking water. That’s one in eight of us.
WHO WE ARE.
charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. We give 100% of the money raised to direct project costs, funding sustainable clean water solutions in areas of greatest need. Just $20 can give one person in a developing nation clean water for 20 years.
Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all sickness and disease, and kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Many people in the developing world, usually women and children, walk more than three hours every day to fetch water that is likely to make them sick. Those hours are crucial, preventing many from working or attending school. Additionally, collecting water puts them at greater risk of sexual harassment and assault. Children are especially vulnerable to the consequences of unsafe water. Of the 42,000 deaths that occur every week from unsafe water and a lack of basic sanitation, 90% are children under 5 years old.
HOW WE WORK
Drilling a well can cost from $4,000 – $ 12,000 and many living on less than $1 a day can not afford one in their community, even if the money is combined. With the help of exemplary organizations on the ground, we can drill wells and provide people with this basic, essential need. charity: water partners with local organizations in each country where we work, choosing the partners based on expertise and the ability to impact real, sustainable change in the communities they benefit. For more information on how we select our partners, and who we work with, click here.
BUILDING WELLS
The local community is engaged in the well building process, carrying out small tasks for free to reduce labor costs. This also encourages community participation and ensures community ownership after the project is complete. When the well is built, a water committee is formed. It generally consists of 6-8 people, half of them female. In the case of hospitals, the committee will generally consist of nurses and hospital staff. In schools, the committee would likely be comprised of teachers. Since charity: was founded and began activity in August 2006, we have funded the construction of more than 1,549 projects that, when completed, will provide clean drinking water to over 820,000 people. We’re just getting started.
$2o can give a person in Africa clean, safe drinking water for 20 years.
100% goes to direct project costs.
After being completely dehydrated yesterday and so thirsty that I was craving water I can’t even imagine what it is like to live somewhere where there is no clean drinking water. If you would please donate. mycharitywater
Jenn
Since my last post I’ve lost 2 lbs! I’ve been working out at the gym with my sister in law. We have been rotating arm and leg exercises, and cardio. We also cut out white flour, sugar, and processed food. She has lost 3.5 lbs! Right now my glutes are killing me from doing step ups, the leg machines, and lunges. I’m getting to where I am looking forward to the exercise, and I already feel stronger. The first time I used the ab machine I could barely lift the 10 lb minimum. Yesterday I did the 10 lbs again and it was already easier! I can’t wait until it’s 90 lbs.!
Jenn
part 1 above..you can see the whole movie on youtube or get it from Netflix.
I finally got to watch the documentary ‘Food Inc.’, and it was very good. It reminded me in some ways of ‘The Future of Food’, but it also had different aspects. It tells how the farming in our country has drastically changed over the last few decades. The most radical change to food in the course of human history, yet still most food is packaged so that you still think of rural farm settings by looking at the packaging. It gives the appearance that farmer bill down the way grew your bacon from piglet to pig, when really that pig was raised in some industrialized farm packed in with thousands of other pigs in horrid conditions. Speaking of which, it told how back in 2001 a two year old boy died from a new strain of E. coli after eating at a fast food place. His mom now lobby’s for safer food regulations. It was sad. But the new strain of E. coli 0157 H7 has developed from these new farming conditions. From cows being fed a diet of all corn, packed in on factory farms with other cows standing knee deep in their own feces. The documentary also shows how chickens are raised. *shudders* First most chicken farmers have contracts with bigger companies like Tyson. Besides the fact that the farmers are not treated fairly by these companies, the chickens are treated far worse. One farmer who said she was fed up with things allowed cameras inside her chicken houses. She told how since the chickens are treated with growth hormones their bones aren’t strong enough to meet the needs of their growing bodies. The chickens limp, and drag themselves around. Most chickens never see sunlight. The movie also shows how seed giant and agent orange inventor Monsanto treat farmers. You can patent life, and Monsanto has done just that. They patented their GMO soybeans. If these soybeans by means of pollination, wind, animals, falling off a seed truck, etc. end up in a farmer who doesn’t use Monsanto soybeans, Monsanto can then come in and sue them for infringement on their patent. It told how there are almost no saved seeds around and any farmers who do save seeds are on a black list created by Monsanto. There was a seed cleaner who was sued. Monsanto claimed that Mo Parr had insisted that soybean farmers save their Monsanto seed, which is against the law.
Here is another better review of Food Inc, it’s getting late and I can’t recall every detail!
I recommend everyone see Food Inc.!
Jenn
When I got on the scale this morning I was down 2.8 lbs! Yippie!
Jenn
I have a confession. I have been eating whatever I want! During my pregnancy I found it hard to want to cook meals and stay healthy. A lot of times I just wanted fast fixes for the kids and for us to eat. We got off track. I still didn’t buy a huge amount of processed foods, but I did slack off a ton. Yesterday I went in for my 6 week check up after having the baby. The nurse told me the first 6 months are the most critical if you’re trying to loose weight. She said it is easier and after 6 months your weight will just plateau. I have gained 2 lbs in the last three to four days after eating pizza and halloween candy! So today I am getting back on track. I got out my food journal from the first of the year and started writing everything I put into my mouth. I had to do this after I found myself mindlessly eating 2 cookies! They ended up being around 60 calories! 60 calories that I wouldn’t have ever remembered eating and then wondering why I’m gaining. I was thinking yesterday that loosing weight reminds me of shopping. I went to Target and my bill was enormous. After getting to the car I couldn’t figure out how I had spent so much, but every little thing I throw into the cart really adds up, until I’ve spent hundreds of dollars. If I want to buy those items then I have to go work to make the money for them. Like with loosing weight, the little 32 calorie cookie adds up when I eat several throughout the day and then I can’t figure out why the scale is going up. If I want to fit into the size 6 dress, or eat whatever I want then I’m going to also have to do the work through exercise to get to that place. So my goal today is to loose 50 lbs in the next 5 months. I’ve already wasted one of my months, but I also wasn’t approved to exercise until after 6 weeks post-baby. I gained about 30 lbs with this baby and I have only lost about 13 of it. So today is day one!!! I will update on my progress.
Jenn
I think I need to find a new brand of chocolate chips! 
PhD in Parenting: ‘An Open Letter to the Attendees of the Nestle Family blogger Event’
Nature Mom’s Blog: ‘Nestle Blogger Firestorm’
Jenn
I found with no-pooing that having easy to use containers is key to keeping it up. My friend, Q-girl, told me that she uses baby formula containers for her no-poo needs. I went to the food isle at the store and found some rubbermaid 1 qt drinking containers with snap on lids. You can use whatever will work for you, but I think having something with a snap on and off lid that is attached is probably more efficient. I still use a small open lid container and pour my AC Vinegar into that so that I can soak only the ends of my hair. It’s a lot less wasteful, and if I use too much AC Vinegar my hair can be oilier. Always keep in mind your local ‘everything’s a dollar’ type store too when searching for containers. 
Pictured above is the Munchkin brand formula containers.
Pictured above is a Rubbermaid 1 Qt. container. Made for beverages.
Jenn
So I’m really excited that this weekend I decided to no-poo again. I gave it up several months ago because it just felt like a hassle and I was spending an extra 5 minutes in the shower. My biggest complaint was my system. Every time I took a shower I would have to measure out the baking soda and the AC Vinegar. I finally decided to just buy an organic shampoo, but it cost over $9 a bottle! This time my shampoo was almost gone I decided I needed to switch back to the more budget friendly way to wash hair. I decided to get a couple bottles that have lids that way I can keep all my ingredients in greater amounts in my shower ready for use. I may have to add to them every few days, but it’s better than every time I get in the shower. With a new baby coming I hope I can keep this up, and don’t give up again because of the extra time it takes. I absolutely LOVE the way no-pooing makes my hair feel. There is nothing like it. Back when I no-pooed all the time my hairstylist commented on how shiny and healthy my hair looked. I felt like telling her why but then I figured she’d never believe me since they use so many products on their hair. And I hate the way people look at you when you say “I no-poo”…You what? Once while I was trying my organic shampoo I still had some of my old regular shampoo left in the closet so I got it out and used it. When I dried my hair it felt really heavy and almost plastic. It is amazing what those products really do to your hair! I was excited today to see a blog post by simple mom on no-pooing. Here it is with some others.
http://simplemom.net/how-to-clean-your-hair-without-shampoo/
http://sortacrunchy.typepad.com/sortacrunchy/2008/05/another-way—s.html
http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/07/no-poo-update.html
http://babyslime.livejournal.com/174054.html#bad
Jenn
This is totally random, and so is this book. I love how insane this book is and how it just veers off in so many silly directions. I feel so silly, in a good way when I read this. ENJOY!
Transcription of
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
“One fish, Two fish, Red fish, Blue fish,
Black fish, Blue fish, Old fish, New fish.
This one has a littlecar.
This one has a little star.
Say! What a lot of fish there are.
Yes. Some are red, and some are blue.
Some are old and some are new.
Some are sad, and some are glad,
And some are very, very bad.
Why are they sad and glad and bad?
I do not know, go ask your dad.
Some are thin, and some are fat.
The fat one has a yellow hat.
From there to here,
From here to there,
Funny things are everywhere.
Here are some who like to run.
They run for fun in the hot, hot sun.
Oh me! Oh my! Oh me! oh my!
What a lot of funny things go by.
Some have two feet and some have four.
Some have six feet and some have more.
Where do they come from? I can’t say.
But I bet they have come a long, long way.
we see them come, we see them go.
Some are fast. Some are slow.
Some are high. Some are low.
Not one of them is like another.
Don’t ask us why, go ask your mother.
Say! Look at his fingers!
One, two, three…
How many fingers do I see?
One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
He has eleven!
Eleven! This is something new.
I wish I had eleven too!
Bump! Bump! Bump!
Did you ever ride a Wump?
We have a Wump with just one hump.
But we know a man called Mr. Gump.
Mr. gump has a seven hump Wump. So…
If you like to go Bump! Bump!
Just jump on the hump of the Wump of Gump
Who am I? My name is Ned
I do not like my little bed.
This is no good. This is not right.
My feet stick out of bed all night.
And when I pull them in, Oh, Dear!
My head sticks out of bed up here!
We like our bike. It is made for three.
Our Mike sits up in back, you see.
We like our Mike, and this is why:
Mike does all the work when the hills get high.
Hello there, Ned. How do you do?
Tell me, tell me what is new?
How are things in your little bed?
What is new? Please tell me Ned.
I do not like this bed at all.
a lot of things have come to call.
A cow, a dog, a cat, a mouse.
Oh! What a bed! Oh! What a house!
Oh dear, oh dear! I cannot hear.
Will you please come over near?
Will you please look in my ear?
There must be something there, I fear.
Say look! A bird was in your ear.
But he is out. So have no fear.
Again your ear can hear, my dear.
My hat is old, my teeth are gold.
I have a bird I like to hold.
My shoe is off, my foot is cold.
My shoe is off, my foot is cold.
I have a bird I like to hold.
My hat is old, my teeth are gold.
And now my story is all told.
We took a look. We saw a Nook.
On his head he had a hook.
On his hook he had a book.
On his book was “How to Cook”
We saw him sit and try to cook
But a Nook can’t read, so a Nook can’t Cook.
SO…
What good to a Nook is a hook cook book?
the moon was out and we saw some sheep.
We saw some sheep take a walk in their sleep.
by the light of the moon, by the light of a star;
They walked all night from near to far.
I would never walk. I would take a car.
I do not like this one so well.
all he does is yell, yell, yell.
I will not have this one about.
When he comes in I put him out.
This one is quiet as a mouse.
I like to have him in the house.
At our house we open cans.
We have to open many cans.
and that is why we have a Zans.
A Zans for cans is very good.
Have you a Zans for cans? You should.
I like to box. How I like to box.
So every day I box a Gox.
In yellow socks I box my Gox.
I box in yellow Gox box socks.
It is fun to sing if you sing with a Ying.
My Ying can sing like anything.
I sing high and my Ying sings low.
And we are not too bad, you know.
this one, I think, is called a Yink.
he likes to wink, he likes to drink.
He likes to drink, and drink, and drink.
the thing he likes to drink is ink.
The ink he likes to drink is pink.
He likes to wink and drink pink ink.
SO…
If you have a lot of ink,
you should get a Yink, I think.
Hop, hop, hop! I am a Yop
All I like to do is hop,
From finger top to finger top.
I hop from left to right and then…
Hop, hop! I hop right back again.
I like to hop all day and night.
From right to left and left to right.
Why do I like to hop, hop, hop?
I do not know. Go ask your Pop.
Brush, brush, brush, brush
Comb, comb, comb, comb
Blue hair is fun to brush and comb.
All girls who like to brush and comb,
Should have a pet like this at home.
Who is this pet? Say! He is wet.
You never yet met a pet, I bet,
As wet as they let this wet pet get.
Did you ever fly a kite in bed?
did you ever walk with ten cats on your head?
Did you ever milk this kind of cow?
Well, we can do it. We know how.
If you never did, you should.
These things are fun, and fun is good.
Hello, hello. Are you there?
Hello! I called you up to say hello.
I said Hello.
Can you hear me, Joe?
Oh no, I cannot hear your call.
I cannot hear your call at all.
This is not good, and I know why.
A mouse has cut the wire, goodbye!
From near to far, from here to there,
Funny things are everywhere.
These yellow pets are called the Zeds.
They have one hair upon their heads.
Their hair grows fast. So fast they say,
They need a haircut every day.
Who am I? My name is Ish
On my hand I have a dish.
I have this dish to help me wish.
When I wish to make a wish
I wave my hand with a big swish swish.
Then I say, “I wish for fish!”
And I get fish right on my dish.
So…
If you wish to make a wish,
you may swish for fish with my Ish wish dish.
At our house we play out back.
We play a game called ring the Gack.
Would you like to play this game?
Come down! We have the only Gack in town.
Look what we found in the park in the dark.
We will take him home, we will call him Clark.
He will live at our house, he will grow and grow.
Will our mother like this? We don’t know.
And now, Good night.
It is time to sleep
So we will sleep with our pet Zeep.
Today is gone. Today was fun.
Tomorrow is another one.
Every day, from here to there.
funny things are everywhere.”
Now my fingers hurt! Not really! I totally found this already transcribed out. I did not sit here for hours typing it all. Just so you know!
Jenn
“Women planning birth at home experienced reduced risk for all obstetric interventions measured, and similar or reduced risk for adverse maternal outcomes,” Dr. Patricia Janssen
Hope this can help someone else. I may not be able to birth the way I choose but hopefully someone else can.
Jenn
For months now I have been debating on whether or not cloth diapers are for me. The upfront cost was one factor holding me back, but then so is changing and washing poo several days a week. Not to mention all the different brands and not really knowing which one would work for me. The one I have really been eyeing is the BumGenius 3.0 Organic with snaps. These puppies are really costly, and the reviews were mostly good. The regular BumGenius are also given mostly good reviews, but I’ve noticed where some people say the velcro eventually gives out. Not sure I am willing to pay that much for a diaper and have it poop out on me. So then I think maybe I should get cloth underneath and a cover for the top? That seems like more work, but then so does stuffing a diaper every time I wash it. Then there is the whole touching poo thing, and especially what you do with that out in public??? I would probably still use disposables for times like that. I do really like the idea of training pants for night time use that are re-usable. I’m getting really tired of paying $15 a bag every couple weeks. I really hadn’t even considered re-usables in that department, but now I am going to look into it. Well, if anyone has any tips or reviews on diapers please let me know!
Jenn
Over at another blog I read called SortaCrunchy she blogged today about ditching disposable products and replacing them with re-usables. I’m not sure how many on her list I have done, but there are several I would like to try. Here is the link: Ditch the Disposables Challenge
Which ones have you already replaced, and how many more would you like to check off the list?
Jenn
Psalm 69
1Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
2I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
3I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
4They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
5O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.
6Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
7Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
8I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children.
9For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
10When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.
11I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.
12They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.
13But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.
14Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
15Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
16Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
17And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.
18Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
19Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.
20Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
21They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
22Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
23Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.
24Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.
25Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents.
26For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.
27Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.
28Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.
29But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
30I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. (Psalm 69, King James Version)
I thought I would post a little something about myself. I really enjoy being creative, and I love to bake. I don’t bake as much as I would like, but for my baby shower I made my own cake. I think most normal people would have just purchased one and used 15 hours of their life in a more productive manner, but I wanted a more personalized cake. Mind you this cake is in no way organic. When you are feeding 30-50 people organic is way too expensive, and when your icing is made up of marshmallows and sugar who really cares if there are hydrogenated ingredients underneath anyway?! So here is a pic of the cake I made. My best friend Emily really helped tremendously the first day of baking. She helped me bake and ice the cakes. It was an enormous amount of work and I am so thankful she was there to help! After she left I found myself wondering around the kitchen with no purpose and slightly scatterbrained. Luckily I did manage to pull myself together and finish the cake.
Jenn
Congratulations to Q-girl and family on the new baby boy!!! I can’t wait to meet him!
Jenn
Name change! For a while I have felt like my blog really isn’t personal enough. I’ve considered making a new blog, but then I thought all of the articles that I have found and recipes are already on here, so I am changing the name to ‘Naturally Jenn’. Hopefully this will help it feel more personal so I can blog about the ups and downs of trying to get myself and my family to eat and live a healthier lifestyle. Over the course of this pregnancy I really have slacked off some months and would notice a trend to start bringing back all the bad foods with all the processed ingredients, so then I would try to get back on the health/whole food wagon. I would say over the past month I have been doing better. My husband is even trying to give up soda, and eat less sugar! Now that is something! It makes life so much easier when everyone in the family that can make food choices is on the same track. I do still have to make sacrifices in the natural food area. Like when we run out of milk, I can’t drive 30-40 minutes to the only store around here that sells the best organic milk, or drive an hour one way to buy raw milk, so then we have to run to the super market to get regular milk. That really bugs me, but I feel like as long as I am incorporating the good stuff the majority of the time then maybe it’s not so bad. Hopefully sometime soon I can start driving to the farm to get raw milk and freeze several gallons of it to have. Now that my freezer is getting more room in it, from having fresh chickens, I have room for some milk.
The website address will still be onebodyonetemple.wordpress.com, it’s just the title of the blog is now Naturally Jenn.
Jenn
