laundry detergent

...continuing on with publishing my unpublished...
this post was back when the boy first left for a-school
i was doing everything i could to keep busy by diy projects
then school hit and i didn't get to post.


here it goes:


another excuse to leave the studies for a bit, 

yet still feel productive.

diy laundry detergent 

i've been wanting to do this project for a while now

and have taken bits and pieces from all my internet recipes.

mule team borax

arm and hammer super washing soda

zote soap from home depot

{oops kind of put the lemon so you can't see the logo...sorry!}

and a lemon :)

mix together:

1 1/2 cup of borax

1 1/2 cup of arm and hammer

grate an entire bar of the zote soap

zest a lemon

then add just 1 tablespoon to each load

all the ingredients cost less than $10

and they make multiple batches

you don't get the same smell as regular laundry detergent

so just add a fabric softener when switch to the dryer :)

what's fun about finishing up this post now is that
i've been using it for about three months and i LOVE it
the only purchase i've had to additional buy is more zote soap
for the second batch i made just the other day....uuhhhhhmazing :)