Dryer Balls!

My B-Day gift was waiting for me when I arrived home from vacation - I can count on Sarra for a unique Etsy find - and this birthday was no exception! Here is the etsy seller's address: http://www.etsy.com/listing/62450757/wool-dryer-balls-a-late-evening-in-the, for these beauties.

They come in lots of color combos, and they really do work! Here is the low down from the seller:

These Dryer Balls do a number of wonderful things:

1. They are an eco-friendly alternative to the conventional dryer sheet.

2. They do more than a dryer sheet by pulling the moisture out of your clothes so you don’t have to run your dryer as long, saving you time and money.

3. They reduce static just like dryer sheets do.

4. They soften your clothes like liquid fabric softener when they’re bouncing around your dryer. Fabric softener has harsh chemicals that make your clothes soft and also increase the flammability of your clothes putting you at risk of a dryer fire - not fun!

5. They’re wonderful cat and dog toys when they “accidentally” make their way out of the dryer!

6. They’re made of 100% wool so they’re safe for babies to learn about colors and as a counting tool, they love the texture!

7. They’re absolutely WONDERFUL for cloth diapers! They keep them soft and clean without the harmful chemicals in conventional dryer sheets.

LOVE THEM!

 

Birthday Love

I had such a wonderful B-day; hearing from friends and family all day, and then spending a super great evening with my family. I had dinner out, 2 lunches out, flowers, ice cream cake, and some nice time with my hubbie who was home for my birthday. I'm still kind of basking in the sunshine of that day:)

Here's some of the thoughtful gifts I received:

You Thought America was Free? Check here:

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Ranking the Countries: The US comes in under 'mostly free' (sigh), I think because of government intervention.

distribution of global economic freedom
100-80	79.9-70	69.9-60	59.9-50	49.9-0	N/A
free	mostly free	moderately free	mostly unfree	repressed	not ranked

Index of Economic Freedom World Rankings (Click on the country name for more details.)

world rankcountryfreedom scorechange from previous	world rankcountryfreedom scorechange from previous

1Hong Kong89.70.0	93Morocco59.6+0.4
2Singapore87.2+1.1	94Mongolia59.5-0.5
3Australia82.5-0.1	95Ghana59.4-0.8
4New Zealand82.3+0.2	96Egypt59.1+0.1
5Switzerland81.9+0.8	97Swaziland59.1+1.7
6Canada80.8+0.4	98Nicaragua58.8+0.5
7Ireland78.7-2.6	99Honduras58.6+0.3
8Denmark78.6+0.7	100Tunisia58.5-0.4
9United States77.8-0.2	101Serbia58.0+1.1
10Bahrain77.7+1.4	102Cambodia57.9+1.3
11Chile77.4+0.2	103Bhutan57.6+0.6
12Mauritius76.2-0.1	104Bosnia and Herzegovina57.5+1.3
13Luxembourg76.2+0.8	105The Gambia57.4+2.3
14Estonia75.2+0.5	106Kenya57.4-0.1
15The Netherlands74.7-0.3	107Sri Lanka57.1+2.5
16United Kingdom74.5-2.0	108Tanzania57.0-1.3
17Finland74.0+0.2	109Mozambique56.8+0.8
18Cyprus73.3+2.4	110Gabon56.7+1.3
19Macau73.1+0.6	111Nigeria56.7-0.1
20Japan72.8-0.1	112Vanuatu56.7+0.3
21Austria71.9+0.3	113Brazil56.3+0.7
22Sweden71.9-0.5	114Mali56.3+0.7
23Germany71.8+0.7	115The Philippines56.2-0.1
24Lithuania71.3+1.0	116Indonesia56.0+0.5
25Taiwan70.8+0.4	117Benin56.0+0.6
26Saint Lucia70.8+0.3	118Tonga55.8+2.4
27Qatar70.5+1.5	119Malawi55.8+1.7
28Czech Republic70.4+0.6	120Moldova55.7+2.0
29Georgia70.40.0	121Senegal55.7+1.1
30Norway70.3+0.9	122Côte d'Ivoire55.4+1.3
31Spain70.2+0.6	123Pakistan55.1-0.1
32Belgium70.2+0.1	124India54.6+0.8
33Uruguay70.0+0.2	125Djibouti54.5+3.5
34Oman69.8+2.1	126Niger54.3+1.4
35South Korea69.8-0.1	127Yemen54.2-0.2
36Armenia69.7+0.5	128Tajikistan53.5+0.5
37Slovakia69.5-0.2	129Suriname53.1+0.6
38Jordan68.9+2.8	130Bangladesh53.0+1.9
39El Salvador68.8-1.1	131Papua New Guinea52.6-0.9
40Botswana68.8-1.5	132Algeria52.4-4.5
41Peru68.6+1.0	133Haiti52.1+1.3
42Barbados68.5+0.2	134Mauritania52.1+0.1
43Israel68.5+0.8	135China52.0+1.0
44Iceland68.2-5.5	136Cameroon51.8-0.5
45Colombia68.0+2.5	137Guinea51.7-0.1
46The Bahamas68.0+0.7	138Argentina51.7+0.5
47United Arab Emirates67.8+0.5	139Vietnam51.6+1.8
48Mexico67.8-0.5	140Syria51.3+1.9
49Costa Rica67.3+1.4	141Laos51.3+0.2
50Saint Vincent and the Grenadines66.90.0	142Seychelles51.2+3.3
51Hungary66.6+0.5	143Russia50.5+0.2
52Trinidad and Tobago66.5+0.8	144Ethiopia50.5-0.7
53Malaysia66.3+1.5	145Micronesia50.3-0.3
54Saudi Arabia66.2+2.1	146Nepal50.1-2.6
55Macedonia66.0+0.3	147Bolivia50.0+0.6
56Latvia65.8-0.4	148Burundi49.6+2.1
57Malta65.7-1.5	149Sierra Leone49.6+1.7
58Jamaica65.7+0.2	150São Tomé and Príncipe49.5+0.7
59Panama64.9+0.1	151Guyana49.4+1.0
60Bulgaria64.9+2.6	152Central African Republic49.3+0.9
61Kuwait64.9-2.8	153Togo49.1+2.0
62Thailand64.7+0.6	154Maldives48.3-0.7
63Romania64.7+0.5	155Belarus47.9-0.8
64France64.6+0.4	156Lesotho47.5-0.6
65Cape Verde64.6+2.8	157Equatorial Guinea47.5-1.1
66Slovenia64.6-0.1	158Ecuador47.1-2.2
67Turkey64.2+0.4	159Guinea-Bissau46.5+2.9
68Poland64.1+0.9	160Liberia46.5+0.3
69Portugal64.0-0.4	161Angola46.2-2.2
70Albania64.0-2.0	162Solomon Islands45.9+3.0
71Belize63.8+2.3	163Uzbekistan45.8-1.7
72Dominica63.3+0.1	164Ukraine45.8-0.6
73Namibia62.7+0.5	165Chad45.3-2.2
74South Africa62.7-0.1	166Kiribati44.8+1.1
75Rwanda62.7+3.6	167Comoros43.8-1.1
76Montenegro62.5-1.1	168Republic of Congo43.6+0.4
77Paraguay62.3+1.0	169Turkmenistan43.6+1.1
78Kazakhstan62.1+1.1	170Timor-Leste42.8-3.0
79Guatemala61.9+0.9	171Iran42.1-1.3
80Uganda61.7-0.5	172Democratic Republic of Congo40.7-0.7
81Madagascar61.2-2.0	173Libya38.6-1.6
82Croatia61.1+1.9	174Burma37.8+1.1
83Kyrgyz Republic61.1-0.2	175Venezuela37.6+0.5
84Samoa60.6+0.2	176Eritrea36.7+1.4
85Burkina Faso60.6+1.2	177Cuba27.7+1.0
86Fiji60.4+0.1	178Zimbabwe22.1+0.7
87Italy60.3-2.4	179North Korea1.00.0
88Greece60.3-2.4	N/AAfghanistanN/AN/A
89Lebanon60.1+0.6	N/AIraqN/AN/A
90Dominican Republic60.0-0.3	N/ALiechtensteinN/AN/A
91Zambia59.7+1.7	N/ASudanN/AN/A
92Azerbaijan59.7+0.9