Attempting to be a Super Mom

So, I'm not going to get into details, but last night was a rough night here in my family and it has bothered me all day as well.  I've spent a good chunk of the day depressed and to top it off, the kids haven't slept in three nights.  Shawn has been going in with the big kids to try and allow me to get some sleep, but no luck...  I spent all morning just laying around and watching movies with the kids. Harley Quinn has been quite snuggly too!  I think animals can sense when you need snuggles on bad days. I did manage to make a cake, since that's all I wanted to eat for lunch.  Hahaha!  I made Crazy Chocolate Cake and it turned out amazing. I have a messy family of 5 and Sydney often goes through two or three outfits a day, so we do a lot, and I mean A LOT of laundry.  Shawn and I make our own laundry detergent though to cut down on cost and help with Ben who is allergic to Era and has on occasion had reactions to Tide. Today, was m...

In my quest to go to homemade products and a more green lifestyle I decided I needed to make my own dishwasher detergent .  It was so easy and literally took minutes. Homemade Dishwasher Detergent What you'll need: 2 cups borax 2 cups baking soda 1 cup salt 2 cups lemi shine Mix all of the ingredients and store in an air tight container.  It is recommended that you leave in a bowl on your country for a day or two and stir frequently throughout that time to keep it from clumping together, then pour into an air tight container.  When you use, you'll use about 2 tbsp per wash and make sure you use white vinegar in your rinse compartment.

So, last night, I finally got around to making the homemade laundry detergent I've been wanting to.  It's so easy and not expensive, I don't know why more people don't do it.  I'm only assuming it's because they don't know how. Homemade Laundry Detergent What all you'll need: 1 bar soap 1 cup borax 1 cup washing soda a pot that holds more than 2 gallons 2 gallons of water a large spoon a funnel a grater 2 empty gallon jugs Grate the bar of soap and pour it into the pot. Pour in 1 gallon of water, and cook until the soap dissolves. Pour in the borax and washing soda.  Bring it to a boil.  It will coagulate.  Turn off the heat and stir in 1 gallon of cold water. Pour into the empty gallon jugs. Use about half of a cup per wash.  I kept an old laundry detergent cap to use.