Laundry Detergent... by popular demand

Okay... here is the recipe I use for laundry. It takes about $9 to get all the items needed to start out but then it is between $1-$2.50 per recipe after that... until you run out of something besides the soap. Seriously, we have figured it out to about $.03 per load. And it seems to work really well. It takes about 10 minutes to make and lasts for MONTHS.

Ingredients:


1 Bar of Fels Naptha soap, grated (I found this soap at Kroger and Publix... around $2.50 each bar at Kroger and $0.99 at Publix. Look on the laundry aisle at a major chain grocery store... either at the top or bottom of the shelves since it's not a common item. This is a laundry soap - you can also use Ivory soap but the Fels Naptha cleans better. I grate it with a cheese grater.)

1 cup Borax (Also found on the laundry aisle. Box of powder.)

1/2 cup Laundry Soda (Again... the laundry aisle. Laundry soda is like baking soda, just stronger. I have the "Arm & Hammer" brand... yellow box.)

5 gallon bucket

Hot water

Directions:

Put grated soap in a saucepan with just enough water to cover it well on the stove on medium heat. Stay with it to keep it from boiling over but heat it long enough to have no chunks of soap left.

Put Borax and Laundry soda in the five gallon bucket. Pour melted soap mixture into bucket. Add hot water until near the top of the bucket. (Stir before water gets to top so not to splash everywhere but make sure all ingredients are mixed.)

Cover and leave overnight.

Stir the next day. It should be the consistency of jell-o.

Use 1/2 cup per load. If you have an HE machine, use about 1/3 cup per load.

That's it!

My next endeavor... dishwasher detergent. Hmmm...

Yes... I'm still alive

Well, it's been over six months since my last blog. Yes, I'm still alive. I hope to blog a bit more in the future... when I think about it. *smile* My computer is slow as molasses... so it is hard to motivate myself to get online often.

So what have you all missed? (The 4 precious people that actually care enough to read this blog)... Let's see...

The pugs are fat and happy... some things never change. They are hoping for some of the chicken I am eating as I type this... and they will more than likely get some.

I still chase snot-nosed toddlers for a living. The Lord has blessed me at work and I know that He placed me where I am for a reason. I simply strive to honor Him in the little things...

The Lord blessed us GREATLY with helping us find a church home that we love.

Andy and I are still hoping and praying for the blessing of a child.

My father has struggled immensely with his health. We are praying for a miracle.

Christmas is coming quickly and I am so not ready yet.

My friend Kendalyn had her precious baby girl Jessarehla (Jessa) Michelle Koehler in July. My friend Tonya had her precious (and long awaited) baby boy Brady Clayton Bohannon in June. My friend Rachel Freeze had her precious baby girl Elizabeth (Eliza) Kelley Freeze in September. My brother-in-law Justin Burney came back from Iraq to be there for his daughter's birth this past week... Leah Blakely Burney. And my sister-in-law Melanie Burney Odom is expecting her precious little boy in May. (ALOT of babies... *smile*)

I learned how to make my own laundry detergent and have saved alot of money doing so. (I will have to blog concerning this... heehee.)

I LOVE Aldi stores... save so much money on groceries!

Okay... You're all caught up now. Be happy.