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Oven Baked Hard Boiled Eggs


Hard boiled eggs, oven baked?  Who would have thought.  If you’ve been googling how to hard boil eggs you should really try this.  This was so simple, I doubt you’ll go back to boiling eggs again.

hard boiled eggs

One thing I really disliked about hard cooked eggs, is that I never really knew how long to cook them for.  I searched How do you boil eggs only to find a variety of ways to do this.  The problem I have, is that I don’t know how long you boil eggs for.  My eggs would always crack.  I don’t know if it was from putting too many eggs in  the water or boiling it for too long.  It just became a hideous process.  I could never get the perfect hard boiled egg.  Not to mention when you were done peeling them, some would be so hard to peel.  This oven baked hard boiled egg method, made it for easy peeling too.

To get started I just used a cupcake pan, and placed the eggs in a 350 degree oven and baked them for 30 minutes and then let them cool for about 10-15 mins and just watch they’ll be the perfect hard cooked eggs.

Hard Boiled Eggs

Then I started peeling the egg and as you can see peeling was easy!  No chunks of eggs, the egg was still pretty perfect.

Hard Boiled Eggs

Now for the real test?  Was the yolk perfect… and look here, it sure was.

Hard Boiled Egga

 This DIY project was so simple!! I do have to admit though, my first instinct was I thought they were going to blow up in my oven.  They didn’t and I don’t think I’ll ever boil another egg.

Comment below and let me know if you’ve tried this Oven Baked Hard Boiled Egg Method.

 

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How to Tell if an Egg Is Good or Bad

How to tell if an egg is good or bad is pretty easy.  All you need is water to check and with one simple technique you can easily tell if your egg is good or bad.
How to Tell if An Egg is Good or Bad

I buy a lot of eggs.  Usually I’m grabbing about 5 dozen at a time or if I find a sale I’ll stock up and buy even more.  We don’t always go through our eggs quick enough.  Some months are quicker than others.  But since we buy so many at a time I want to ensure I’m always using a good egg.

Here’s how to tell.  Grab your sink, bowl, jar whatever and add water to it.

Place the egg in the water .  If it sinks to the bottom it’s a good egg.  If it floats to the top it’s a bad egg and shouldn’t be consumed.

How to Tell If an Egg is Good or Bad

That’s pretty simple huh!  Now you’ll know how to tell if an egg is good or bad.  No more guessing and no more wasting money throwing out good eggs!

Are you planning on making some hard boiled eggs soon?  If so, be sure to check out my post on using the oven baked method.

Do you have a different method on how to tell if an egg is good or bad?

 

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Monster Jam Las Vegas

Monster Jam is coming to Las Vegas March 23rd.  This event will be different as the previous years, here in Las Vegas held the Monster Jam World Finals. I’m excited because this single day event is more affordable giving more families the opportunity to go.

Disclosure:  I am an FEI Family Ambassador, which means Feld Entertainment, Inc or one of its affiliates has provided me with complimentary tickets in exchange for my time and efforts in attending shows and reporting my honest opinion within this website

If you haven’t purchased your tickets yet.  You can still grab the by going HERE

Sam Boyd Stadium. Has a Clear Bag Policy so If you’re purchasing tickets, be sure to read all bag policy HERE.

Don’t have a clear bag? You can also grab these bags via amazon.

Clear Tote Bag

Stadium Bag

PVC Bag

Can’t make this event? No worries!

Monster Jam All Star Challenge is coming to Las Vegas on October 11-12 2019

Find out more information at https://www.monsterjam.com/All-star-challenge

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Not sure about Monster Jam? Check out our previous articles on why we love Monster Jam.

I Gave up Deodorant for 30 Days and This Is What Happened

You’re probably wondering why I gave up deodorant for 30 days?  Well, it all started when I was standing in my closet looking at my clothes.  I was looking at the new shirts I had just purchased and discovered they already had some glittery yellowish brown stains under the armpits.  I was upset.

I started googling what actually caused the yellowish brown stains and discovered it wasn’t the sweat itself that caused the stains.  It happened to be the aluminum combined with sweat that was the culprit.  My first thought was to research natural aluminum free deodorants.

But I wanted to try something else instead….. What if I stopped using deodorant for 30 days?  Would I see a difference?  Would my clothes be stained free?

natural aluminum free deodorants

The answer is Yes!

Now, most of you are probably thinking I could never do that.  I would stink.

During this experience, I went about my normal day to day activities. I Worked out 4x’s a week and what I discovered is I normally didn’t sweat that much, to begin with.  I was a glistener…  therefore I really didn’t need much of an antiperspirant.  But what about deodorant?  Did I stink?  Imagine yourself coming home from the gym, getting undressed to take a shower and sticking your armpits in your husbands face.  Asking him, do I stink?  Yup, that was me.   Multiple times throughout the month.   He was a good sport and honestly answered… his answer, with a bit of disappointment, was No.

Antiperspirants vs. Deodorants.  Aren’t they the same?

No.  Antiperspirants have chemicals like aluminum to stop the sweating.  A deodorant masks and neutralizes the odor.

To my surprise, a lot of my friends were looking for a similar solution. Each had a different reason on why they didn’t want a deodorant with aluminum.  So I asked them on Facebook what their favorite all natural aluminum free deodorants were.   If you aren’t ready to go deodorant free. Here is a list of the Top 15 recommendations.

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15 Aluminum Free Deodorants

Malin + Goetz

Bali Secrets Natural Deodorant – Organic & Vegan

Organic Island Deodorant

Freedom All Natural Deodorant

ORGANIC 101 Lemon Haze USDA Certified, All Natural, Extra-Strength Deodorant

Thai Crystal Deodorant

Naked

Piper wai

Crystal Roll On

Toms (white ones highly recommended vs. green)

Jason’s Deodorants

Primal Pit Paste

Schmidt’s

Naturally Fresh Deodorant Crystal

Dr. Hauschka Rose Deodorant

A few of my friends also told me they made their own homemade deodorants.

HOMEMADE DEODORANT IDEAS:

Option 1:

Baking soda paste.  Using equal parts of water and baking soda.  Applying too much can burn.

Option 2:

Melt coconut oil and beeswax together over double boiler. stir until everything is melted.   Add remaining ingredients
Stir until all ingredients blended together and runny. Quickly pour deodorant into the deodorant stick and smooth the top.  Note:  Keep cool dry place.  Deodorant can melt in warmer climates.

Now you all may be wondering… If after the 30 days I went back to wearing deodorant.  Or did I switch to the aluminum free deodorants? Well… considering I live in the desert with these 100-degree weather, you may be surprised that my answer is no.  It’s been over 2 years now and I’m still not using deodorant.

Every body type is different.  I’d encourage you to try it for yourself.  The cooler months are a perfect time to start.  Comment below and let me know your results.

Avoid Useless Gifts – My Top 5 Things to consider when purchasing a gift for children

The holiday shopping season is underway and many of you are getting into that shopping mood. The kids are writing their wish list and you’re hoping to grab as many things you can off their list.

Top 5 Things to Consider When Purchasing a Gift

Before you grab everything off a child’s wish list, I want you to start thinking about the things you are buying for them. One of my biggest pet peeves is when a child gets a useless item.  I know the thought is there and I really appreciate that.  But sometimes people are in such a hurry to finish their shopping they end up buying an item these children end up using once and their useless and a waste of money.

I know I’ve purchased a bunch of things to find out they were useless.  So I’ve made a list of the Top 5 things to avoid/consider when purchasing a gift.

1.)  Toys that have a gazillion pieces.  You’ll especially want to avoid this if you don’t have proper storage for all of your kid’s toys.  A toy box just doesn’t do it.  The kids dump all of their toys into the toy box and they don’t even bother looking for all of the pieces to play with the toy again.

2.)  Extremely Large Toys.  These can be anything from indoor basketball hoops, motorized cars, bouncy ball etc. These types of toys get in the way of everything and are hard to store.  We end up getting rid of the items sooner because we are just frustrated with tripping over these items.

3.)  Think about how your child is going to use the item.  One year Santa brought a wagon for our youngest child.  The wagon seemed like a great gift to put all of the toys in, ride along with etc.  However, living in the desert and all of the rocks we have in our backyard made the wagon useless. We never took it anywhere because it wasn’t an easy item to load up in the vehicle and go.

4.)  Board Games. A great gift — if you get the right ones.  When choosing these types of gifts find games that are age appropriate.  If you’re purchasing a game that says 4 or more players and you only have a family of 3 it’s not going to get much use.  Also, choose games that don’t require your assistance.  I love being able to play games with my kids but not all the time.  I want them to be able to play the games without me.

5.)  Clothes. One of my biggest pet peeves when kids get gifts of clothes.  When you are buying a bigger size for a child so they can grow into it, consider the season.  Winter clothes are what you’ll find during the holiday season.  If you’re purchasing a gift for a baby that is 12 months and you buy an 18-month winter outfit and it’ll fit them in the summer.  You just bought a useless gift.

I wrote this article a few years ago when my children were smaller.  These 5 tips still ring true today.

What’s on your list that you try to avoid?

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5 Tips to Prepare for a Debt Free Christmas

In a blink of an eye, Christmas will be here before you know it.  To keep your Holiday Stress Free, I’ve got 5 tips to help you to start preparing now!

Debt Free Christmas

Even before Halloween season began, the stores put out their Christmas stock on the showroom.  They are prepared and they want you to buy, buy and buy!  Many of us aren’t prepared.  We’re just thinking about Thanksgivings and we just want to take it one holiday at a time.  However in order to have a debt free Christmas.  We must prepare and prepare now.

Here are my 5 tips on How to Have a Debt Free Christmas.

1.  Start making a list.  For everyone, you plan on purchasing a present for.   Make sure to include teachers, neighbors as well as gift exchanges at work and holiday tips for all those “extra people” like the newspaper person, hair stylist, etc..

2.  Set a budget.  Without setting a budget this is one of the easiest ways we find ourselves digging a deep hole filled with holiday debt.  Really it’s not  a shock!  Christmas comes ever year on the same day 12/25. However, the majority of us fail to prepare for this day.  Stretch your budget by finding online deals.  For example, if you are planning on making a purchase at Amazon.  Take a look at the right column and check other sellers for lower prices and shipping costs.  You can also sign up of a 30 day free trial of Amazon Prime and take advantage of their free two-day shipping.

3.  Look for ways to purchase gifts without using cash or credit/debit.  What do I mean by that?  If you use credit cards that have merchandise/cash points, consider redeeming those instead and purchasing gifts. Another great way is to enter giveaways.  Lots of bloggers including myself will have giveaways on their blog.  Find one of your favorite blogger and/or look for smaller blogs and enter.

4.  Consider a “re-gifting” swap.  I know that re-gifting sounds terrible and you don’t really want to do that with family in fear it may hurt someone’s feeling or cause conflict with them, so instead why not consider getting a group of friends together and swapping those unused items.

5. Buy used and repurpose –  Head to your local thrift store or yard sale and find an item you can repurpose.  Items such as a frame, turning it into a shadow box, menu board etc..

Overall – remember it’s the thought that counts and the season is for Giving!! Think about everything you got for Christmas last year?  Can you remember what they were?  Can you remember all the gifts you bought your children?  Can they remember? Often times we buy stuff just to have stuff to unwrap during the holidays and the gifts aren’t memorable.  Why put yourself in debt for gifts that aren’t memorable.

I’d love to hear your tips on how to have a debt free Christmas.

 

 

Top 10 Back to School Lunch Must Haves

Looking for Back to school lunch ideas?  Making a home lunch is one of the ways we save money, but with that in mind I want to make sure that the items we use can make life a little simpler.

back to school must haves

So I’ve put together a list of the Top 10 Back to School Lunch Must Haves:

#10 – ChicoBag Recycled PET Baggies Snack and Sandwich Reusable Bags, Pack of 3

back to school reusable bags

These are great to have on hand, saving you money on disposable bags.  They are washable reusable bags that will work great for sandwiches, chips, fruit slices etc.

#9 Wonder Sandwich Sealer N Decruster

back to school sandwich sealer

If your kids don’t like the crust, this is an easy tool to have on hand.  Plus it’s perfect to seal your sandwich too.   You can freeze your peanut butter and jelly sandwich ahead of time, throw them in your reusable bag and they’ll defrost in time for lunch.

#8 Ziploc Container, Divided Rectangle

back to school ziploc containers

I love these little containers!  I can put together a sandwich, chips and salsa and they don’t run into each other with these 3 separate compartments they seal perfectly!

#7 Fit & Fresh Salad Shaker Container with Removable Ice Pack and Dressing Dispenser

back to school salad containers

If you love salads, this is a salad must have.  An ice pack to keep your salad cool and a separate dressing container to keep your salad from getting soggy.

#6 Thermos Foogo Leak Proof Stainless Steel Food Jar, 10 Ounce
back to school thermos food jar

Keeping the kids lunch warm is definitely a must have.  I’ve used this container to send them to school with soups, spaghetti, chicken nuggets etc.  The items stay warm for hours!

#5 EasyLunchboxes “Mini-Dippers” Small Dip and Sauce Containers, Leak-Resistant, Set of 8

Having little storage containers on hand are perfect for sauces, dips, dressings, etc.

#4  Thermos Foogo Phases Leak Proof Stainless Steel Straw Bottle, 10 Ounce

back to school thermos drink containers

Buying bottled water/drink is no longer necessary!  This stainless steel thermos is perfect in keeping drinks chilled until it’s time for lunch.

#3 OXO Good Grips Water Bottle Cleaning Set
back to school water bottle cleaning set

Using containers with straws have always been a nightmare in my house.  I could never get the straws cleaned therefore I would stop using them. This bottle cleaning is set is definitely a must have giving you all the tools to clean the bottle, the rim and straws.

#2  Sauce Container Piggy and Square Bottle
back to school sauce containers

Aren’t these little sauce containers perfect?  Soy Sauce, Hot Sauce, etc are now easy to take along with you in these mini containers.

#1  Zojirushi SL-NCE09 Ms. Bento Stainless-Steel Vacuum Lunch Jar
back to school zojirushi stainless steel lunch container

This lunch set is awesome!  Everything you need for lunch, hot and cold compartments, spork and carrying case.  Though a bit on the pricey end, the containers stack up nicely not taking up a lot of space, but yet giving you enough storage.

Did your item make the list?  If not, comment below and tell me what your favorite back to school lunch item is?

Homemade Easter Basket Ideas {Under $10}

Easter Baskets, don’t have to be expensive or full of junk.  By thinking outside the box you can create some wonderful and fun Homemade Easter Baskets Ideas.
Homemade Easter Basket Ideas from pinchthisstretchthat.com @ginahorne #Easter

I challenged myself to make my children’s Easter baskets for less than $10.00 with “useful” items.  I did this because I didn’t like the all the garbage included in those cheap baskets you’d find at the store. I wanted items my kids would love, that wouldn’t break the bank. So I headed to the dollar section and the dollar store.

Here’s a look at the final outcome:

Homemade Easter Basket Ideas from Momslifeboat.com @ginahorne #Easter

The items in the Homemade Toddler Easter Basket are Disney Paint Book, Bible Coloring Book, Bat/Ball, 2 mini Sesame Street Books, Sidewalk Chalk, Crayons, Bubbles, Memory Card Game, Giant Lollipop, Gummy Lifesavers and 3 eggs with candy.

One of my favorite tips:  looking for items that had multiple things I could split up. In this case, I chose a 3 pack of bubbles

Homemade Easter Basket Ideas from Momslifeboat.Com @ginahorne #Easter

The items in the Homemade School Aged Easter basket are Glider, Sketch Paper, Disney Paint Book, Crayons, Card Game, Sidewalk Chalk, Bubbles, Crayons, Giant Lollipop, Gummy Lifesavers and 3 eggs filled with candy.   I made another basket, just the same so the twins wouldn’t argue.

Homemade Easter Basket Ideas Teen Girl from Momslifeboat.Com @ginahorne #Easter

The Homemade Teen Girl Easter Basket was a beauty basket.  Enclosed is a bath pillow, foot massager, hair turby towel, body scrubber, sleep mask, face scrubber, a giant lollipop, gummy lifesavers, and 3 eggs filled with candy.
Homemade Easter Basket Ideas from Momslifeboat.com @ginahorne #Easter

Rather than wasting money on cellophane wrap, I used clear garbage bags instead to wrap their baskets.

Overall I spent $36.00 for all 4 baskets.  I didn’t put that much candy in their baskets because the Easter bunny hides eggs at our house and those are already filled with candy.  I’d love to hear the ways you save on Homemade Easter Baskets

Don’t have the time to make your own Homemade Easter Baskets.  Check out our post on 25 Already Made Easter Basket Ideas that you can purchase today.

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