Where have I been??

So, I haven't posted in quite a long time. I've been tired and lazy and . . . pregnant. Yup, pregnant. The good news, though is that the first trimester is almost over and I'm not sick all day anymore. That means that I will be posting here more often, adding new items to my etsy shop, perhaps getting the mountain of laundry in the laundry room under control . . . and a million other things that have been neglected recently.

This wonderful streak of productivity will inevitably come to an end in several months, when my feet are swollen, I'm peeing every five minutes and I can barely waddle around the house. I'll try to enjoy it while it lasts.

The miracle that is washing soda

So, before I started this homemade laundry detergent project, I had never heard of washing soda. Apprently, it will clean anything. Even, as it happens, silk screens. Yup, it cleans the screen filler right out of them. Who knew? I'll keep you posted when I find even more uses for it.

Laundry detergent update

So, I've been using the homemade laundry detergent for about a week now. My clothes are nice and clean, I'm pretty happy with it. The only issue is that it seems to re-solidify in the bottle. I have to shake it really hard before I try to pour it out, and then it sill comes out in big lumps. For the next batch, I think I'll try to get my hands on some fels naptha soap and make powdered detergent.