I love Fridays

I just have to say that I love Fridays. This is the only day of the week that we really don't have anything going, it is normally my laundry and cleaning day, we just hang out and have a fun day. Today was partly laundry day but I ran out of detergent so we had to run to meijer's for some washing soda. In my mom's group we have been trying new things to save money and last session we learned how to make our own laundry soap. I was very sceptical about it so the first load I did was on Kenny's work clothes and it worked great so that has been out new laundry soap. So that is a picture of Brock helping me make it. Just for a little FYI I was also sceptical because we have a front load washer and you are only aloud to use the HE detergent and with a little research I found out the reason why. In normal laundry soap they put in something that makes the soap suds and in the HE formula they don't. So this laundry soap it perfectly safe for front load washers.

In our mom's group we also made glass cleaner and all purpose cleaner. Again very in expensive to make, and works well.
Here are to recipes for them all. If you use them and like them please pass them along. I will also put in a recipe for liquid fabric softener I was told it works well but we don't use fabric softener so I haven't tried it.

Laundry Soap
In a zip lock bag, it is 1/2 borax, 1/2 cup WASHING soda (not baking soda it is down the laundry isle), and the 2/3 of a bar Fels-naptha soap I put mine in a food presser to grind it up so it is like the other 2 ingredients. Then mix altogether and add 1 1/2-2 tablespoons to each load of laundry.


Glass Cleaner
In a spay bottle mix, 2 cups of water, 1/2 cup rubbing alcohol, 1 tablespoon of ammonia, If you want you can add a little food coloring I did but I don't think I will again just because it turned my towels colors.

All Purpose cleaner
In an spray bottle mix, 2 tea borax, 1 tea washing soda,4 tea vinegar, 1 tea dish washing liquid, and 2 cups hot or distilled water.

Liquid Fabric Softener
8 cups of water, 6 cups distilled white vinegar,1 cup baking soda, and 10-15 drops of essential oils of choice (optional)
You will need a 1 gallon container. First add baking soda to plastic container, then add 1 cup of water to start, slowly add the vinegar to the bottle as the vinegar and baking soda will start to fizz, then add the rest of the water swirling around and cover venting the top a few times, last add the essential oil if you want them.
Add 1 cup in you final rinse cycle for each load but give the bottle a good shake to stir up the oils if you are using them. You could also fill the downy ball and drop it in.


If anyone else has money saving things that they use and love please let me know.