Okay.. so my family is odd.. we get weird looks when tell people we don't have a favorite tv show (I love big bang Theory but have bought 2 seasons on disc.. yea I know they are on the 4rth or 5th). We found TV was running our lives and went.. NO MORE..
We don't use a microwave AT ALL..
And all the other odd stuff.. but his new thing.. really made me laugh and feel odd... but then it made sence.
We don't own a regular vacum cleaner anymore... What? I know shocked right! We kept blowing them up.. well we didn't the kids did.. add that to converting the house to all wood type floring who needs a vacum... except we still have two bedrooms and 1 stairway that still has carpeting.. enter the SHOP VAC.. yes a shop vac.
Instead of a regular vacum cleaner that cost upwards of $200 or one that breaks after 3 months use.. we have a $50 shopvac.. It's light weight, rolls easly and has the longest hose ever seen.. what's more.. it picks up wet and dry spill and even glass with the greatest of ease..
But the biggest plus with the shop vac.... My 5 year old son BEGS to use it. It's considered a manly vacuum, a power tool that a 5 year old can use... what does this mean to me... not having to vacuum the stairs anymore :) Yea! for the Shop Vac!
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Monday, April 2, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Microwave update 6 months
Okay.. so it's been over 6 months since we put our Microwave on a shelf in the laundry room... Do we still have it ... yes... where is it? ... still on the shelf.... why? because we are waiting to find someone in need of it instead of trashing it.
We have not used it at all since retiring it to the laundry room closet. I will never have a microwave again.
I don't have to worry about plastic containers or food not fully cooked. I have reclaimed the space on my counter top and have stopped wasting the power use for each plate... And popcorn tastes so much better in a pot on the stove with a little bit of olive oil!
We have not used it at all since retiring it to the laundry room closet. I will never have a microwave again.
I don't have to worry about plastic containers or food not fully cooked. I have reclaimed the space on my counter top and have stopped wasting the power use for each plate... And popcorn tastes so much better in a pot on the stove with a little bit of olive oil!
Saturday, May 14, 2011
My worst nightmare is now my favorite thing!
I will be the first to admit I have always HATED LAUNDRY!! I'm sure you can see my tag on my blog stating that I blog to keep from doing the laundry.. to true!
In my house you never know which person is going to have a skin reaction to a certain laundry product. We can go months and then suddenly boom! Can't use the 2 big containers of soap any more someone broke out in a rash. So it always feels like when is the bottom going to fall?
Then no matter what we used I could always smell a little sour smell. I'm sure it's probably do to our water but it really annoyed me. It's like the soap was masking the sour water smell.
Add to that the loading unloading and folding and ugh. GO through all that for laundry that didn't smell clean..
Well, these last 2 weeks it's all changed! I love my laundry and can't wait to do it.. granted I'll be glad when there's less of it.. but wow.
The first thing i started doing was making my own laundry soap. It's not hard...
I take a few bars of our homemade Cold Process soap that is not overly supper fatted. ( why waste oils and moisturizing soap on the laundry?
Grate this and put in a container then mix in enough washing soda to cover the shreds so they no longer stick together ( I have used baking soda also with good results) Cool thing to the kids can help!
Add about 1/4 to 1/2 cup to your wash.. that's it.
You can add up to 1/2 cup of white vinegar if you need softener
( I looked at our softener the other day.. OMG the first ingredient was sugar, then clay, then dye, then fragrance) WOW maybe I'll just throw some sugar in the wash :)
*Note* You can add Borax if you feel you need it. We don't because we try and use our laundry water in the garden and the Borax can build up and become toxic.
The second change for us was a laundry line. Yeppers, the girl who hated dong this growing up is now doing it willingly as an adult.. who'd of thunk? I'll have to do a post on my clothes pin bag made from recycled jeans later this week.
Now our clothes smell nice (the sour smell is gone) and we are saving money not to mention the kids want to help. And I can still pin laundry up 2 items to a clothes pin just like when I was a kid :) Some things you never forget.
In my house you never know which person is going to have a skin reaction to a certain laundry product. We can go months and then suddenly boom! Can't use the 2 big containers of soap any more someone broke out in a rash. So it always feels like when is the bottom going to fall?
Then no matter what we used I could always smell a little sour smell. I'm sure it's probably do to our water but it really annoyed me. It's like the soap was masking the sour water smell.
Add to that the loading unloading and folding and ugh. GO through all that for laundry that didn't smell clean..
Well, these last 2 weeks it's all changed! I love my laundry and can't wait to do it.. granted I'll be glad when there's less of it.. but wow.
The first thing i started doing was making my own laundry soap. It's not hard...
I take a few bars of our homemade Cold Process soap that is not overly supper fatted. ( why waste oils and moisturizing soap on the laundry?
Add about 1/4 to 1/2 cup to your wash.. that's it.
You can add up to 1/2 cup of white vinegar if you need softener
( I looked at our softener the other day.. OMG the first ingredient was sugar, then clay, then dye, then fragrance) WOW maybe I'll just throw some sugar in the wash :)
*Note* You can add Borax if you feel you need it. We don't because we try and use our laundry water in the garden and the Borax can build up and become toxic.
The second change for us was a laundry line. Yeppers, the girl who hated dong this growing up is now doing it willingly as an adult.. who'd of thunk? I'll have to do a post on my clothes pin bag made from recycled jeans later this week.
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| The kids had to get in on the action.. hope this continues! |
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| Colty had to help! |
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| So proud of his wash cloth! |
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Excitement
Okay I'm dancing up and down over here. I'm just that excited. After much talk Corey and I are putting up Laundry lines :) I know probably not what any one was thinking.. but for me I just can't wait to use it. My mom is probably reading thins and rolling her eyes :)
I know I complained a lot growing up about having to cart the wet laundry to the line (had to haul it up steep stairs and hope we missed any landmines :) But I am looking forward to the smell and feel of line dried clothes. That and what can I say.. if I had to do it, why shouldn't my kids? He he
After talking with Corey the argument went something like this... It will smell better, won't heat up the house, will save money on electricity, will be outside work.. will be physical work... all sounded good in his book. So this week our laundry lines go up. With trees every where and garden every where else we did have to get creative to find our spot.. so if you drive by our house yes those are the holey jeans I patched waving in the wind in our side yard, next to the swing set, where the whole world can see them :)
Can't wait to let my laundry wave in the wind :)
I know I complained a lot growing up about having to cart the wet laundry to the line (had to haul it up steep stairs and hope we missed any landmines :) But I am looking forward to the smell and feel of line dried clothes. That and what can I say.. if I had to do it, why shouldn't my kids? He he
After talking with Corey the argument went something like this... It will smell better, won't heat up the house, will save money on electricity, will be outside work.. will be physical work... all sounded good in his book. So this week our laundry lines go up. With trees every where and garden every where else we did have to get creative to find our spot.. so if you drive by our house yes those are the holey jeans I patched waving in the wind in our side yard, next to the swing set, where the whole world can see them :)
Can't wait to let my laundry wave in the wind :)
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Ideas
Before I go on to the rest of the wedding I want to put a little bug in your ear.
If your a couple who has been together for a while you may very well have all the dishes in the world you need... and other such things that people give at weddings..
Instead why not ask family with gifting parts of your wedding?
A friend of ours suggested it one day. She asked us what do you really need for your wedding?
My answer at that time was the cake. I had tried making one myself which turned out great but with everything else I was doing I was worried about time. She and her other half took care of our cake as a wedding presant.
My grandparents helped with the photography and the dinner.
And my praents paid for the DJ
There were other bits of help along the way...
But with all this help we made the cost as low as possiable on everything and as more post go up you'll see how!
If your a couple who has been together for a while you may very well have all the dishes in the world you need... and other such things that people give at weddings..
Instead why not ask family with gifting parts of your wedding?
A friend of ours suggested it one day. She asked us what do you really need for your wedding?
My answer at that time was the cake. I had tried making one myself which turned out great but with everything else I was doing I was worried about time. She and her other half took care of our cake as a wedding presant.
My grandparents helped with the photography and the dinner.
And my praents paid for the DJ
There were other bits of help along the way...
But with all this help we made the cost as low as possiable on everything and as more post go up you'll see how!
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