Yes, it's valentines day! One of my favorite days of the year, mostly because I get to eat my favorite treat all day long & not feel the least bit guilty! Which got me thinking about all the other many things I love:
My crazy-fun-loving husband
My little love, Karly Bug
Our almost grown up, Noelle
My endearing mother
Wild & hilarious father- who should be named Mr Gorilla Glue, for finding more uses for the product than the inventor intended
My sisters (real & ones I've adopted)
My Best friends
Iced coffee- it is beyond addiction, it is love!
My bed
Rainy days
My grill- yes I am crazy about my BBQ grill!
Lazy days in the pool
Corn on the corn (with tons of butter)
The first snow of the season
Sweet tea & Fried Zuchinni
A good heart to hart talk
Jillian Michaels
McCarthurs Cake
Pedicures
Pretty handwriting
The beach
a song that speaks to my heart
Dancing with my girl (she is the only one I dance for)
Spending the day alone
A clean house
New Sheets
Finishing a work out
A perfect brownie
Pasta house cheesecake - so much of what I love includes food. Must be why I'm always working out ;)
I could go on but I'll spare you...
One thing I really love is SAVING $$$! I love love a good sale! Not too long ago I stumbled upon Ways to make my own household cleaners. I've tried many recipes in the past & never thought they worked as well... I decided to give it another try and I have to admit... I'm in love!
Here's are my recipes
Because I am really frugal I just use all my leftover bottles when the 'real stuff' runs out I just fill them with my recipes. It takes literally seconds to make these. I've had people say, you have too much time on your hands to be making your own cleaners.... Uh no! I actually save time by not having to run to the store every time I'm out of something.
Windex Multipurpse Cleaner:
1/8c ammonia
1/4c rubbing alcohol
1 t laundry detergent
Fill the rest of the bottle with water
Clorox:
1/4c Bleach
1T laundry Detergent
Fill rest of bottle with water
Wrinkle Spray: I use this all the time now! I hate to iron!
All equal parts vinegar, fabric softener & water
Shower Cleaner: this ROCKS!!!
1c white vinegar
1c dawn
Heat it up in the micro for about 30 seconds, give it a stir & pour into bottle.
I absolutely love theses recipes! They work awesome & when you divide it all up the most you a paying is 16 cents a bottle!!!! Initially it will cost about $20 to buy all you need but it should last you a year's worth (or longer) of cleaning supplies.
Today I ran out of laundry detergent so I got adventurous! After reading lots of blogs & doing a little research I decided to take the plunge!
Powder laundry detergent:
3 bar of soap (shred it with a food processor or cheese grater). Sounds harder than it actually is. Took me like 5 min!)
1/2 box Borax
4 boxes Baking Soda
That's it!!! I have done 4 load of laundry with it today & I have to say that I am impressed! If I calculated right, this amount should last me over 6 months & was less than $10!!!
It's this simple things that make me happy. Cheap & clean- what's not to love!?
PS: I'm still looking for a great hardwood recipe so if anyone out there has one that works send it my way!!!
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