Last weekend Chase and I went shooting with some of his family. It was the first time I ever shot a gun and I actually hit the target a few times! Anyway, here are a few pictures… I’d narrate them but I have no idea what any of the guns are called, so that would just be silly. : )
We got the new laptop today! So I thought I’d show you a picture of my feet…
Yeah… so I’ll be posting again soon.
: )
So in the past couple months (or mostly in the past couple of weeks)…
The end.
Remember the liquid dish soap I made a while ago? Well I wasn’t too happy with it after a month or so… it was really watery and hard to not use too much when doing dishes. I really liked that it was easy on my skin .. but eventually I put it away and bought a new bottle of soap. Yes… I was that unhappy.
After doing a bit of reading on other cleaning products a few weeks ago I found a “frugal tip” on Passionate Homemaking to put your dishsoap in a spray bottle to conserve soap.
What a great idea! I did about the same amounts of soap to water as I did before and I added a few drops of lemon oil. I’m pretty happy with the result but I don’t think I need as much soap… next time I may do about 1/4 soap and 3/4 water.
It’s great; I use about 2 sprays on my brush or dish and it lasts for 3-4 dishes everytime. Way better than using about 1/4 teaspoon per dish before. I also use it as a countertop spray… a little goes a long way!
Since the move I have not been able to keep my bathtub clean for the life of me. I don’t know if it’s me or the type of bathtub or what, but everytime I cleaned it the next day it would be just as dirty as it was the day before. I never felt like I got it really clean. I usually just used Bon Ami at the apartment, but for some reason it just doesn’t quite work here.
So after a little research I found this recipe for a cleaner. I had used baking soda and Dr. Bronners soap before, but never at the same time. This cleaner is amazing! I used probably about 2 tablespoons for the whole bathtub the first time and it worked great. It spread easily and made a nice thick pastey like cleaner… I spread it out with a wet brush and let it sit for about 5 minutes and wiped it clean. I’m very happy with the results!
And yes… I still love my laundry detergent! It still works great, I use about 1-2 tablespoons of soap per load (depending on the size and grossness of the load) along with about 1/4 cup of white vinegar and my clothes come out soft, clean and smelling fresh!
I just wanted to take a moment to show off my beautiful shrug that my mom made for me last year for my wedding. She knit this shrug many times to get it just right and came up with her own pattern for it. Isn’t it beautiful?
I love my shrug and every time I wear it I think of my mom and how much I appreciate her. :)
Thanks mom!
