Thursday

A lovely day spent folding laundry, drinking tea and starting a new sewing project. 

Sunday

 

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Sunday evening,

fold laundry, drink tea, put away clean dishes, bake these oatmeal cookies.

I love days where we stay at home - they are fondly referred to as don't start the car days.

PS

Don't you just want to crawl into one of those bunk beds? Mmm, yes please.

Loves!

Little Bit Of Laundry Love

I snapped this picture on my phone earlier today. I had just hung up this load of laundry and the air was filled with the scent of freshness. I make my own laundry soap and it is unscented, but somehow it always produces the sweetest simple scent. My heart sinks at the thought of fall coming as I will be once again forced to use my dryer. This whole summer I've used my dryer twice, and instead dried dozens of loads of laundry outside. I find during the fall months laundry is much more of a chore.

There is something so lovely about gently hanging laundry on the line. Usually the pug and kitty suntan watching me hang it up.

I started with a recipe making my own laundry soap a long time ago, so long I can't remember the source. I've adapted the recipe over the years and the result is this,

1 cup borax
1 cup washing soda
1/4 c oxy clean (totally optional, but I do love the addition)
1 cup grated bar soap

I use the oxy clean scoop to measure it out. Just one scoop per load is all you need. I think it works out to roughly 1/8 c or 2 rounded tablespoons.

Mix everything together well. I store this in a container by my washing machine. The borax and washing soda is in the laundry soap isle and you can buy specialty soap bars used for laundry soap. I use my own handmade cold process soap. Buying a box of borax, washing soda and tub of oxy clean will last you months and months. I think I buy a box of each twice a year. It works out to be a very inexpensive way to do laundry, and works out wonderful for sensitive skin.

Happy Thursday!

Thursday

Some days I feel like I get everything done I've set out to. And some days, like today - just the laundry gets hung up. The dishes stay dirty, and the bed remains unmade.

And you know what?

I'm okay with that. I spent much of today relaxing in that empty chair in the above photograph, sipping on homemade iced tea (using this recipe still, it's so yummy). The pug curled up on my lap and we just enjoyed the breeze. I feel like the luckiest gal in the world in these moments.

Do you have any fun plans for the weekend? We are planning a small camping trip which will hopefully include more relaxing.

Loves!