This recipe is extremely easy and is very, VERY cost effective! How much does it cost per load you ask? It averages out to about 1 cent per load!!!! Now that is SUPER exciting! So without any further ado here is the recipe.
Dishwasher Soap:
1 1/2 cup Borax
1 1/2 cup Baking Soda
1 cup Table Salt
Mix together in a plastic container and use 1/4 cup per load. Use White distilled Vinegar for the rinse aid.
I have used this and its fantastic! I was so surprised how well the vinegar made things shine and it doesn't even smell like vinegar!
Happy Cleaning!
Till next time!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Floor Cleaner & toilet/tub scrub
Here are the recipes to make floor cleaner & toilet/tub scrub
Floor Cleaner:
1 cup white Distilled Vinegar
1 gallon purified water
Mix in a bucket and clean. For wood floors just use 1/2 cup of Vinegar. Do not get wood overly wet or pour directly on. You can add a couple drops of lemon or orange essential oils for a fresh smell!
Toilet & Tub Scrub:
1/2 cup Baking Soda
1/2 cup Lemon Juice
Pour in and let soak for a few minutes....it will foam/bubble up. Scrub away and admire your nice clean toilet & tub!
Happy Cleaning!
Till next time!
Floor Cleaner:
1 cup white Distilled Vinegar
1 gallon purified water
Mix in a bucket and clean. For wood floors just use 1/2 cup of Vinegar. Do not get wood overly wet or pour directly on. You can add a couple drops of lemon or orange essential oils for a fresh smell!
Toilet & Tub Scrub:
1/2 cup Baking Soda
1/2 cup Lemon Juice
Pour in and let soak for a few minutes....it will foam/bubble up. Scrub away and admire your nice clean toilet & tub!
Happy Cleaning!
Till next time!
Homemade Dryer Sheets and Liquid Softner
I am just so excited that I can share these cost saving homemade cleaning recipes with everyone! For those of you that don't have a lot of extra money and want to be thrifty these recipes are for you. They are really easy to make and don't take a lot of time to do so either.
Dryer Sheets:
Old Flannel shirts (if you don't have one go down to Goodwill or a thrift store and purchase one that is inexpensive)
Liquid Laundry Softener
Cut flannels into squares. Make a mixture of 1/2 liquid softener and 1/2 clean water in a large glass mason jar. Soak flannel in the jar overnight then hang them out to dry. Use 1 square per load, lasts about 5 loads. Just wash and replace flannel squares back into the jar to remake.
OR
Spray a mixture of vinegar and a few drops of Essential Oils (you can find these at a Farmer's Market that are pretty inexpensive but great quality!) to a clean rag (or flannel) and toss in dryer. Lasts 4 loads.
Liquid Softener:
1/4 cup distilled White Vinegar
Happy Cleaning!
Till next time!
Dryer Sheets:
Old Flannel shirts (if you don't have one go down to Goodwill or a thrift store and purchase one that is inexpensive)
Liquid Laundry Softener
Cut flannels into squares. Make a mixture of 1/2 liquid softener and 1/2 clean water in a large glass mason jar. Soak flannel in the jar overnight then hang them out to dry. Use 1 square per load, lasts about 5 loads. Just wash and replace flannel squares back into the jar to remake.
OR
Spray a mixture of vinegar and a few drops of Essential Oils (you can find these at a Farmer's Market that are pretty inexpensive but great quality!) to a clean rag (or flannel) and toss in dryer. Lasts 4 loads.
Liquid Softener:
1/4 cup distilled White Vinegar
Happy Cleaning!
Till next time!
Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent
If you are not a fan of powdered laundry detergent then this one is probably for you!
Liquid Laundry Detergent
1 Cup Borax
1 Cup Arm and Hammer WASHING Soda
1/2 bar of Fels Naptha
Directions:
Fill a pot with 1 gallon purified water (or rain water) and bring to simmer. While the water is heating grate the soap on a cheese grater or with your food processor (takes about 15 seconds!) Just before water boils pour 1/2 gallon in another pot and set aside. Put the grated soap into one of the pots. When the soap is fully dissolved add Borax and Washing Soda. Stir until fully dissolved. Fill a 2 gallon bucket with remaining 1/2 gallon of warmed water that was set aside. Pour in soapy solution. Fill the rest of the bucket with 1 gallon of cold water. Stir and let sit for 2 days until congeals. Use 1/2 cup per load or 1 cup for hard water. Can be used in High Efficiency machines. If clothes are extra soiled add some Oxyclean to the load. Makes 2 gallons. Average cost per load 7 cents! Gotta love it!
Happy cleaning!
Till next time!
Liquid Laundry Detergent
1 Cup Borax
1 Cup Arm and Hammer WASHING Soda
1/2 bar of Fels Naptha
Directions:
Fill a pot with 1 gallon purified water (or rain water) and bring to simmer. While the water is heating grate the soap on a cheese grater or with your food processor (takes about 15 seconds!) Just before water boils pour 1/2 gallon in another pot and set aside. Put the grated soap into one of the pots. When the soap is fully dissolved add Borax and Washing Soda. Stir until fully dissolved. Fill a 2 gallon bucket with remaining 1/2 gallon of warmed water that was set aside. Pour in soapy solution. Fill the rest of the bucket with 1 gallon of cold water. Stir and let sit for 2 days until congeals. Use 1/2 cup per load or 1 cup for hard water. Can be used in High Efficiency machines. If clothes are extra soiled add some Oxyclean to the load. Makes 2 gallons. Average cost per load 7 cents! Gotta love it!
Happy cleaning!
Till next time!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Homemade Powdered Laundry Detergent
Last week at MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers) we learned how to make a bunch of homemade cleaning supplies...I was so excited to do this because I have been researching and interested in doing it for a few months now. As Nataleigh is getting more mobile (she is now cruising...just learned how to do it a couple days ago!) I thought it would be a good idea to use up our cleaning supplies that have harmful chemicals in it and switch to more natural cleaning agents. First thing I made so far is homemade powdered laundry detergent. Let me tell you this...it smells sooo good! Not only that, but it is so easy to make and very inexpensive! It will cost about 7 cents a load! Here is the recipe:
1 bar of shaved soap (Fels Naptha) you can find it at Meijer for around $1 and it is in the soap section in the cleaning aisle
1/2 cup Borax
1/2 cup Arm and Hammer WASHING Soda
If you have a food processor you can shave the bar soap in about 15 seconds! Add all the ingredients together in a 16 oz container and use 1 Tablespoon per load. Use extra for super soiled clothes or extra hard water!
Happy cleaning everyone!
Till next time!
1 bar of shaved soap (Fels Naptha) you can find it at Meijer for around $1 and it is in the soap section in the cleaning aisle
1/2 cup Borax
1/2 cup Arm and Hammer WASHING Soda
If you have a food processor you can shave the bar soap in about 15 seconds! Add all the ingredients together in a 16 oz container and use 1 Tablespoon per load. Use extra for super soiled clothes or extra hard water!
Happy cleaning everyone!
Till next time!
Monday, April 19, 2010
"Gorgeous Blogger Award"
Thank you Anne for this super cute award!
The rules for this award go as followed:
* Accept & thank the fellow bloggie who gave this to you
* List 10 things about yourself
* List 5 additional things that you don't like
* Award this to 10 other fellow bloggies
Ok, here we go then:
1- I like peanut butter and I think jelly is ok but I do not like them together...weird I know!
2- I love to make jewelry! I have done a few weddings and love to be creative with it!
3- My favorite place to go out to eat is Olive Garden or Hacienda! They are both so yummy!
4-When I got married I was still a picky eater and Nate told me that I have to try at least something once before I say I don't like it because as you get older your taste buds change and boy am I glad he talked me into doing so because I have really liked some interesting food!
5- I do not dye my hair...it's all natural! I would like to donate it again if I am patient enough to grow it out again!
6- I am so happy I am almost down to my pre-pregnancy shape! I can fit into most of my clothes from before I was pregnant! Super exciting for me!
7-I am not a huge fan of reading but I do like to read to Nataleigh and I hope she likes to read as she gets older!
8- I collect Willow Tree Figurines and just love them and what they mean!
9- I like making my own baby food for Nataleigh! It's way cheaper and I like knowing that I control what her little body is taking in!
10- I was robbed as a bank teller November 18, 2008 right around the time of conception...so I know my little girl is a fighter! Bonus: The robber was caught shortly after and is now in jail/prison!
Now for 5 things I don't like:
1- People who do not know how to drive and/or do not obey traffic laws. It is not an "option" to use your blinker.....it is also common courtesy! I agree with Anne on this one especially when I have Nataleigh in the car I want everyone to drive safely around us!
2- I don't like a dirty house...it drives me nuts...so after I'm done with this post I'm going to clean! clean! clean!
3- I don't like mushrooms....they are disgusting!
4- I don't like cars that have loud music or exhausts...they drive me crazy as well!
5- When someone is wearing way too much perfume/cologne and it's like they took a bath in it. Ditto Anne...it also gives me a super bad headache!
Now, I shall pass on this award to the following lucky ladies:
Megan- Our Journey...
Kelly- Nurse Mamma
Steph- Somewhat Simple
Kimbo- a girl and a glue gun
Amy- The idea room
Tina- The Common Cents Home
Jane- Finding Fabulous
Sarah- Thrifty Decor Chick
Kimm- Reinvented
Wenderful- Wenderful 365
7 Things Sunday
I apologize for not getting this out yesterday....my life has been extremely busy!
Here we go!
1. Nate graduates in 13 more days! YEAH!!! Sorry I keep having this but it is so stinkin' exciting I can't help it! My husband has worked hard and I think it is very important to cheer him on and encourage him...I feel it's part of my job as a wife to support him!
2. Nate had his interview on Friday for the ER position in Jackson, MI which he thought didn't go as well as he'd like but he has a good chance of getting it still! Out of 140 applicants it has come down to 25 and only 8-10 get the job! I know he should definitely be one of the 8-10!
3. Another cool thing that happened Friday was I met with my old boss and dropped off my resume! We chatted and then she said well while I have you here do you mind if I ask you some tough questions??!!! I was so excited to have an impromptu interview! She did ask some toughies but I felt I did great! Plus I wasn't nervous since I already knew her. Her name is Amy and she has been the imaging manager since Nov '09. She use to be my clinical coordinator when I was in x-ray school. She was also at our wedding..so I felt really comfortable and confident that if Nate gets the job I won't have any trouble getting a job either! Thank you LORD!!!
4. On a different note, from a job perspective I feel it is my job to put my patient's safety and health first...it was challenged yesterday but I feel I did the right thing and I am praying I have my boss's backing! I can't go into detail because of HIPPA laws and privacy but I am not willing to do x-rays on someone if I know that it could hurt them worse or possibly even kill them!
5. Today I am going to start working out. I need to lose 20-30 pounds before the wedding in August (my brother-in-law is getting married) so I decided this last weekend that I need to get serious and I thought I would take it one step at a time in the right direction...first things first...start working out! Stay tuned to see how well I do! woo hoo!!!
6. Little miss Nataleigh is quite the little one these days! She is all over the place rolling around! She is starting to get on all 4 so I think she will start crawling any time now! She is FINALLY teething!!!!!!!! I have been saying this since she was 3 months old....I was bound to be right at some point and that point is now! Only it doesn't feel good being right because when I nurse her it doesn't feel the best so this is going to be an interesting 3 months! I am planning on nursing till she is 1 year old! Also, she is taking steps when you hold her hand and is getting better and better. Nate & I started her on carrots Saturday and she loves them! Looking forward to getting her started on more solids.
7. Yesterday at church the service was awesome! I really felt like God was speaking directly to me. Everything was moving and I haven't felt this connected to Him in a long time! Pastor preached one verse Titus 2:15 but it was his message that I feel opened my eyes. In order for us to teach our children correctly we need to be in the word and be armed with the word of God. This will prepare us and open our eyes to deceptions around us. I feel like I have been deceiving myself in many ways. I know I can be a better mom and wife with God's help. Also in Sunday school we talked about maintaining a strong and healthy marriage and it was so refreshing to hear things/ideas to keep our marriage strong. At one point Nate & I looked at each other no words were spoken but we knew we weren't giving our marriage 100%. I'm not saying our marriage is bad. I love Nate with all my heart and he is so good to me, we have just been preoccupied by life and everything that comes with it. When God created this world the last thing he created was man. He then created woman and this made the primary relationship. It was before parents and kids...so that opened our eyes well at least mine because I know I have not been putting Nate first and I need to re-prioritize to make sure I have my relationships in a correct order so that I can experience and even greater joy in this life! Don't get me wrong Nataleigh is not going to suffer but will be even healthier because she will feel safe and secure knowing her parents have a strong relationship/marriage!
These are a few things that spoke to me yesterday and I thought I would share them with you!
Hope everyone has a wonderful day!
Till next time!
Here we go!
1. Nate graduates in 13 more days! YEAH!!! Sorry I keep having this but it is so stinkin' exciting I can't help it! My husband has worked hard and I think it is very important to cheer him on and encourage him...I feel it's part of my job as a wife to support him!
2. Nate had his interview on Friday for the ER position in Jackson, MI which he thought didn't go as well as he'd like but he has a good chance of getting it still! Out of 140 applicants it has come down to 25 and only 8-10 get the job! I know he should definitely be one of the 8-10!
3. Another cool thing that happened Friday was I met with my old boss and dropped off my resume! We chatted and then she said well while I have you here do you mind if I ask you some tough questions??!!! I was so excited to have an impromptu interview! She did ask some toughies but I felt I did great! Plus I wasn't nervous since I already knew her. Her name is Amy and she has been the imaging manager since Nov '09. She use to be my clinical coordinator when I was in x-ray school. She was also at our wedding..so I felt really comfortable and confident that if Nate gets the job I won't have any trouble getting a job either! Thank you LORD!!!
4. On a different note, from a job perspective I feel it is my job to put my patient's safety and health first...it was challenged yesterday but I feel I did the right thing and I am praying I have my boss's backing! I can't go into detail because of HIPPA laws and privacy but I am not willing to do x-rays on someone if I know that it could hurt them worse or possibly even kill them!
5. Today I am going to start working out. I need to lose 20-30 pounds before the wedding in August (my brother-in-law is getting married) so I decided this last weekend that I need to get serious and I thought I would take it one step at a time in the right direction...first things first...start working out! Stay tuned to see how well I do! woo hoo!!!
6. Little miss Nataleigh is quite the little one these days! She is all over the place rolling around! She is starting to get on all 4 so I think she will start crawling any time now! She is FINALLY teething!!!!!!!! I have been saying this since she was 3 months old....I was bound to be right at some point and that point is now! Only it doesn't feel good being right because when I nurse her it doesn't feel the best so this is going to be an interesting 3 months! I am planning on nursing till she is 1 year old! Also, she is taking steps when you hold her hand and is getting better and better. Nate & I started her on carrots Saturday and she loves them! Looking forward to getting her started on more solids.
7. Yesterday at church the service was awesome! I really felt like God was speaking directly to me. Everything was moving and I haven't felt this connected to Him in a long time! Pastor preached one verse Titus 2:15 but it was his message that I feel opened my eyes. In order for us to teach our children correctly we need to be in the word and be armed with the word of God. This will prepare us and open our eyes to deceptions around us. I feel like I have been deceiving myself in many ways. I know I can be a better mom and wife with God's help. Also in Sunday school we talked about maintaining a strong and healthy marriage and it was so refreshing to hear things/ideas to keep our marriage strong. At one point Nate & I looked at each other no words were spoken but we knew we weren't giving our marriage 100%. I'm not saying our marriage is bad. I love Nate with all my heart and he is so good to me, we have just been preoccupied by life and everything that comes with it. When God created this world the last thing he created was man. He then created woman and this made the primary relationship. It was before parents and kids...so that opened our eyes well at least mine because I know I have not been putting Nate first and I need to re-prioritize to make sure I have my relationships in a correct order so that I can experience and even greater joy in this life! Don't get me wrong Nataleigh is not going to suffer but will be even healthier because she will feel safe and secure knowing her parents have a strong relationship/marriage!
These are a few things that spoke to me yesterday and I thought I would share them with you!
Hope everyone has a wonderful day!
Till next time!
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