Homestead Rainy Day Projects (and an Unexpected Leak) | VLOG Day

Описание: It was a rainy day here so we decided it was a good time to stay inside and knock out a few projects around the house. Rachel worked in the kitchen making another batch of our homemade dish soap and finally filmed the bentonite clay toothpaste recipe we use all the time. It is definitely different than store bought toothpaste, but it works great once you get used to it.

While that was happening I went up into the attic to tackle a problem we have been putting off for a while. We kept finding bat guano in the same spot, so the plan was to install some quarter inch hardware cloth along the ridge vent to stop anything from getting in there. While I was up there I also discovered what might be a small chimney leak, which was not exactly on the to do list for today.

By the end of the day we managed to seal up half the attic, clean up the mess, and sit down for some Korean beef for dinner. We also talked about disc golfing, Costco trips in retirement, and the trees we are planning to plant this year to help the wildlife around the property.

Just another normal day around here.

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Homemade Dish / Hand Soap
Ingredients
¾ cup hot water
1 cup castile soap
⅓ cup baking soda
1 teaspoon glycerin
Tea tree essential oil
Lemon essential oil

Bentonite Clay Toothpaste
Ingredients
3 tablespoons food grade bentonite clay
⅛ teaspoon fine unrefined sea salt
¼ teaspoon stevia powder (or xylitol)
2 tablespoons filtered water
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1 teaspoon glycerin
15 drops essential oils total (example: cinnamon and lemon)
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00:00 Rainy Day Homestead Projects
00:23 Trying a New Homemade Dish Soap Recipe
02:14 Making Homemade Bentonite Clay Toothpaste
04:47 Todd Investigates Bat Poop in the Attic
06:20 Installing Hardware Cloth to Stop Bats
13:05 Checking Toothpaste Texture and Mixing Tips
14:11 Discovering a Possible Chimney Leak
17:07 Todd’s New Progressive Glasses Struggle
19:05 Flavoring the Toothpaste
20:01 How to Use and Store Homemade Toothpaste
23:27 Attic Progress and Bat Cleanup
26:14 Dinner and Talking About the Day
28:05 Discussing the Chimney Leak Repair
30:11 Disc Golf, Costco, and Retirement Life
32:04 Ordering Trees for Wildlife Habitat