Laundry and the sorts

Laundry - My worst nightmare:).....But you know, I still have to make sure it gets done.  I had a couple of helpers with this for a short while and they would forget to put the dryer sheet in the dryer...so I bought the BOUNCE bar...that way I wouldn't have to worry with staticky laundry.....Well the Bounce Bar is supposed to last like three to four MONTHS...and mine only lasted like 3 WEEKS...I knew I did alot of Laundry but didn't think I did that much...that brought me to my next thought...if I am going through that much softener I must be going through that much soap and just not realizing it.   I have seen on Pinterest where people are making their own laundry soap and thought to my self...that is my solution....I can make my own laundry soap and save some money:)....so when I added it up I figured I spent around 180.00 on laundry soap a year...big whoop right...then I would by downy stuff to make my laundry smell fresh and then bounce sheets to make them not be staticky....and then Oxy Clean or something of the like for Jeremy's work clothes.....I don't know how much all that is but its enough to make me want to do something different.....Plus I always love a challenge:)......So...I looked up online at what I would need to make this happen...I would like to thank the Duggars for that information....and a couple other sources.......and I made my trip to Wally World...I bought some FelsNeptha soap, some Arm& Hammer Washing Soda and a box of Borax....Oh and a five gallon white bucket....and I was on my way home to make me some LAUNDRY SOAP....Lindsey's Lovely Laundry Soap is what I am naming it....:)  I only had about 30 min before needing to go get kids from school...and I had it made in that amount of time...with a few minutes to spare....  You can find the directions here if you are interested in making your own....

Grated Fels-Naptha ....looks like cheese

Three Ingredients ...and water..

TA....DA......

Another wonderful thing came from looking online for ways to save around the house was the use of Vinegar....people are using this in the rinse cycle in place of Downy....strange I thought but at this point if I am using my own soap I will try using Vinegar in the rinse cycle....I was leery at first so I still put in a dryer sheet....and then after a couple of loads I just relied on the little bit of BOUNCE bar I had left to make sure my clothes didn't have static...and then.......I thought what the heck... I am going to go out on a limb and take out my Bounce bar and not use a Bounce sheet and see if this Vinegar thing is LEGIT....and guess what my friends.....it is truly LEGIT.....no static and I have clean clothes....for alot less:):):).....I am so thrilled.....oh and no you can not smell the Vinegar when the wash cycle is complete....:):).....I put the vinegar in a Downy ball:). 

One more thing I have learned about this week.....if you know me very well, then you know I also hate doing dishes:)....so I usually wait until I absolutely have to before I wash them....Well yesterday I was running my water and I thought I would like to see if Baking Soda has any impact on washing dishes....just for grins I put some in my dishwater...with Dawn of course...and it was the best dish washing experience every...My dishes came clean with little effort and my hands were soft when I finished...I tried it again today on my chili dishes from last night and below are the pictures of that:):)  worked like a charm:).... Here are a list of other things you can use baking soda for.

I am a lover of Clorox Clean-Up....bleach in a spray bottle pretty much....However I would like to get away from using.......So to try to go along with my theme of vinegar and Baking soda I had a stain on my Formica this morning from a little girl pouring some red Crystal Light by herself that I would have usually grabbed my bleach for ....but instead I grabbed my box of Baking soda and Bottle of vinegar and combined the two on the stain.....with a little scrubbing it came clean!!!!  I could not believe. it...I have tried every other cleaner I could think of to try to replace Clorox but could not find one I was satisfied with ......until now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Baking Soda and Vinegar are my new best friends.....


I will list a few websites where I found this great wealth of information.....

http://thenewhomemaker.com/bakingsoda

http://duggarfamily.com/content/duggar_recipes

http://littlebirdiesecrets.blogspot.com/2009/02/make-your-own-laundry-soap.html


Just going to Pinterest and typing in Laundry Soap you will find a wealth of information....

Any other ideas you would like to share I would appreciate your comments.


Yours Truely

Lindsey

Jake's Mothers Day Book....

.....oh how sweet this is.....i love love love this......my little baby!!!

such a little hand....now as big as mine or bigger!

this is the one that melted my heart!!!!  I wouldn't trade my mom for NOTHING...aww.....brought tears to my eyes.....yes even today....10 or so years later!!!!


Lindsey...


Am I the only crazy mother that keeps everything......