Home Made Dish Washing Machine Soap(powder)

Yay I found my camera. So here is the DIY Dish washing Machine powder. It is SUPER EASY! Ready? 2 cups washing soda, 2 cups borax, 2 cups lime and shine and 1 cup of kosher salt! Easy right? And you can use vinegar as a rinse aid. The lime and shine didn't make it in the picture because I made this about a week ago, and it works great! Now here is your tip. A friend of mine told me you have to be careful using borax in your machine, because it can clog it up. Mine hasn't clogged up, but I am not wiling to take the chance. So all you need to do is use your regular cleaner every once in a while. I use my powder for two loads and then I use a store bought liquid. Hope you all enjoy your home made goodies. I have plenty more to share later :D

Busy Busy Busy

Here is a house cleaning tip for all you busy worker wives, house wives, mom/wives or even just busy people. So Wednesday is my only off day this week. It really stinks because I am a closer and don't get home till around 11 at night so it just kind of drains your day. So my tip is on weeks like this, Weather it be work, kids practice, teacher meetings, school work or whatever you have going on, take on one room for each day. Instead of cleaning all the floors, putting away things in every room or whatever your chores are; focus on one room. Today I cleaned the dining room. I scrubbed every surface, swept, moped, even cleaned base boards. Cleaned off the table, cleaned the windows and scrubbed icky spots on the door (you know the places, where people grab to close the door instead of the door knob) This way you are not cleaning all day on top of doing all your scheduled stuff. You can pick and choose what room you need to clean the most. I normally don't leave stuff in the living room anyways so thats the room I will clean last since, it really doesn't need it. Tips for keeping your house cleaner so that it doesn't all sneak up on you. Daily When you are leaving a room, take something that doesn't belong in there out with you. Unload the dish washer every morning so you can load it after every meal and run it at night (this also helps in the summer to keep your house cooler. Running machines heat up your house so by doing it at night when it is cooler outside it will help your indoor temperature as well) Go ahead and wipe up things as you go. It only takes a few minutes to wipe the bathroom sink, kitchen sink, tables and counters. We all hate cleaning floors, so pick a day or two through out the week to go ahead and do it. Put your dirty clothes in a hamper. Hope you find these tips helpful. As soon as I find my camera I will do a post on homemade dish washer soap :D