Laundry

I am not sure why so many people complain about laundry. You put it in one machine, take it out and put it in another. Or you hang clothes to dry. Is that really so hard? I mean, we are not scrubbing our clothes in a creek on rocks. Nor are we scrubbing clothing on a wash board. Now if you are, well, then, you have a reason to complain. Otherwise, seal the lips.

Folding it. Is that your issue? If you watch television, fold it while you sit there. Multi-task! I don’t mind folding laundry.

One thing that does bother me is as soon as I am ready to celebrate – all clothes hampers are empty and all the laundry is folded and put away, well, lookee there – clothes in the hamper. I think my family hides a few items so when I think I can celebrate, I can’t. It just bursts my bubble. Just like that, any excitement is gone. It happens when I clean the kitchen too. I finish the dishes, the countertops have been wiped down, and it looks great. Clean. In order. Then someone needs a drink and there in my sink, sits a glass.

Endless circle.

One laundry complaint I do have is the cost of detergent. It is robbery like so many other expenses. Over the past year, in browsing blogs, I read a few about making your own laundry soap. I read. I considered. I continued to buy detergent. In November, I ran across another blog about making laundry soap. I printed it and decided I would buy the ingredients – all five of them – and make my own. I even splurged and bought a container to put it in.

Supplies, including the container, cost a whopping $ 21.82! This is what I purchased:

Container and lid - $5.00
1-4 lb. 12 oz. box Borax $4.59
1-4 lb. box Arm & Hammer Baking Soda $2.16
1-3 lb. 7 oz. box Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda $3.24
3 bars Fels-naptha soap ($.97 each) $2.91
2 containers Oxyclean or store brand, I found Sun Oxygen ($1.96 each) $3.92 [*Try to get about 3.5 lbs total; NOTE: this is optional, I added it into mine because the cleaner the better]


First step: Grate your Fels-naptha soap up. This did not take long but the scent was strong, in a clean sort-of-way.


Then I slowly dumped the other ingredients in the container and stirred.




I put the small scoops that were included in the Sun Oxygen in the container with the soap mixture and I use one scoop per load. You need 1 tablespoon of this soap per load. I think the scoops are a little more but I'm fine with that.

All set to wash clothes now!

I'm anxious to see how long this soap will last. I'll be sure to update you when I have to make another batch.