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Homemade Laundry Detergent, and me!

June 12th, 2008

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Home Made Laundry Soap
by: Crystal Miller
The Frugal Shopper Homemade
Laundry Detergent Recipes
Homemade Laundry Soap
Instructables.com
Homemade Laundry Detergent
By: Clever Nuts

Homemade Laudry Detergent ingredientsA few months ago, I saw a story on the CNN.com web site about people making Green changes to their daily lives. One of those changes was making your own Homemade Laudry Detergent. I began to think about this, and looked at the prices of Laundry Detergent on the shelves at the grocery store. Have you noticed that the prices of laundry related items have gone up, while the package sizes have gone down? I have!

The price of a 75 fl. oz. (2.21L) bottle of a name brand detergent is approaching $14. The items to make multiple 2 gallon batches is less than $10.00.

I just made my second batch…. This is after almost finishing the first batch… By the way, the recipe I use is the first one in the list of links to the left, it makes about 2 gallons of detergent! I love it… have no plans to go back to the store bought variety.

$3.29 => Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda
$2.29 => 20 Mule Team Borax

    $0.99

=> 1 Bar Fels Naptha
$6.57 + sales tax

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Birthdays… “23!”

June 11th, 2008


I have never been a real fan of Wal Mart. But, my opinion is softening of late.

Did you know that they are designing their stores to use less energy. All of the newer stores have skylights that illuminate the shopping space. When it goes cloudy ( for a period of time, not the passing stray cloud), the lights will become a bit brighter to make up for the light deficit.

And, did you know that Wal Mart has become the larges retailer for CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Bulbs)!

At any rate, they have the ability in their Bakeries, to take any photograph that you may have, scan it, and convert it to an edible image that they lay on top of the icing! The cakes are not bad as store bought cakes go…

Just wanted to share! :)

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Elizabeth I – Ever Present

December 1st, 2007

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Along the walls of Chester, UK – March ’07
Chester, UK53.1910189699145-2.89489746093749

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A Dusky Photo Safari

November 22nd, 2007

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Downtown Huntsville
We recently took a dual purpose safari to an old cemetery, then when it began to get too dark, we went into the downtown area of Huntsville and took advantage of dusk and lit buildings.
Hand Held
Both photos, at, left, were taken hand held….
To see them visit my gallery.

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