Laundry splurge

Laundry, oh how you love to pile up and oh how I love to pretend you don’t exist.

With ten people in our family and little ones who wear something for 10 minutes then throw it down the laundry shoot, our pile grows faster than the weeds in the garden.  I have completely lost my laundry rhythm with this whole muscle pull thing and pretty much my whole schedule is out of whack.

I need to do some laundry, actually days and days of it.  I am getting to where I need to pep talk myself into getting small things done and the laundry monster knows it.  A few days ago I went in ready to attack only to find that I am out of laundry soap.  How did I not notice that?

Problem is I was out of castile soap to grate into my laundry detergent mix.  All I had on hand was Dr Bronners liquid.  So I mixed up the borax and washing soda into my container as usual and then to each load I added a half tablespoon of Dr Bronners to the wash.  It worked, it actually worked wonderfully.

Could I make my laundry soap with grated Dr Bronners instead?   Should I just continue adding the liquid to the powder?  This would cost more but then again, how much am I still saving by making my own detergent and doesn’t my momma nose deserve a nice smelling experience in the laundry room?

Yes!  I do!  Off to Amazon to see if I could get it cheaper than at the store.  Oh my could I ever.  I got a pack of 6 soap bars for $21.97 with free shipping for Prime members and then I remembered I have lots of gift cards I have gotten from searching through Swagbucks.  That means my splurge is now free and I am one happy momma.  Oh the lovely smell, it makes me want to do the laundry and that is a big feat.  Hopefully my tummy muscle will keep getting better so I can get back to hanging the wash on the line instead of using the dryer.  My dream consists of the amazing lavendar smell followed by the warm sunshine smell on a clean pair of bed sheets…that sounds like vacation to me.

Need the recipe?  Here is the one I have used for years.  I just substituted the Fels Naptha for the Dr Bronners soap.

What’s your splurge?

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Oh and speaking of vacation, tomorrow we leave for a much needed week at the beach.  Not sure if we have WIFI but I will do my best to stay in touch.  When next we meet, I hope to be relaxing in the sand.

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