Laundry Detergent: Joy in Homemaking

Quick & Easy Laundry Detergent

RECIPE:

1/3 bar of Fels Naptha soap (grated)
1/2 c. Arm & Hammer washing soda
6 c. water
1/2 c. Borax
Large pot

Blender

Heat water, soap, soda & borax on med-hi. Bring to boil stirring constantly-15 min.

Stay with it! It can foam & boil over. Remove from heat, should be consistency of honey.

Now here's what we do differently:

Pour equal amounts in 3 gal. jugs & add hot water to the top. Wait until cool before 

placing covers on.  Let set 24 hours.

Next, I have another additional gallon or 2 empty jugs set aside.  You'll notice the

detergents gel-like consistency.  This can cause a problem

(or at least it did for our machine) in your washer's filter & flood your basement :) 

So, pull the blender out & fill it half way with your

detergent and about 3/4 of the way up with water. Blend from low to med.

Depending on your blender until smooth. 

Pour this into a new jug & repeat until you've gone through all the

previously made detergent.  I get about 5-6 gallons of detergent from this method.

It lasts a long time for my size family.  It does not hurt or clog my machine,

it cleans & sure is inexpensive!

  

Ok, so it would be a lot quicker & a lot easier

to go to the market and purchase

laundry soap, right?.

Quick for me means something I can do

while waiting for something else getting done!

Easy means I don't need directions or a

recipe to get it done.

For our family of 6

I've had to adopt new mindsets of what easy & frugal are

and in the same sentence!

The key is, "finding JOY in it", as I teach my girls daily.

Being a wife, mother, homemaker, & everyother

hat we domestic engineers must wear, are merely subcategories

under what our real job is being a

Godly Woman in Christ 
This is what makes US significantly happier!




Every day has it's ups & downs,
any task has it's highs & lows.
But, I've found that
Starting my day in CHRIST
& in His Word
is THE only way to find true joy, self worth, & self-preservation
and makes our tasks even more than worthwhile!


I've taught and am continuing to teach my
daughters the significance of
an orderly "Homemakers" life:

The Lord first,
Husband second,
Children next,
and then everything else is after that.


I truly love my occupation-it's MY LIFE!
Thankyou Father for teaching me!
He can teach you too!  :)