Sunday Funday

Oh.My.Word.  I was little miss Laura Homemaker yesterday.  I am so proud of myself and I would like to give myself a pat on the back.  Yesterday, I made homemade powdered laundry detergent.  So amazing.  Thanks to pinterest and the Being Creative Blog, I successfully made my own laundry detergent.  I cut the recipe in half, since I'm only doing laundry for myself.  It took me in all about 30 minutes to make it. 

This is the before picture, with all of my ingredients

I ended up using 1 1/2 bars of the Fels Naptha soap, 1/2 box of the Arm and Hammer Washing Soda, 1/2 box of Borax, and the whole thing of Baking Soda

This is the after picture of grating the Fels Naptha soap... It looks like cheese!

All finished!

I washed a couple loads of laundry after making the soap.  Everything seems to turn out nice and clean.  However, there is not a scent to it, as I knew going into this project.  For those of you who like a scent, a liquid detergent might be better since you can add essential oils to make it smell nice.  Along with this, I use my homemade Softener, which consists of 1 part hair conditioner, 1 part white vinegar, and 2 parts water. 

**Also, the Fels Naptha soap DOES dissolve in the water.  I read what others posted on the above blog, so I put in the laundry detergent and let the water fill up 1/2 way before adding any clothes.  I also found on another blog that if the shreds bother you, that you can put the mixture, little by little, in a food processor to make it all a powdery substance!**





The Coast is Clear

Last Friday afternoon, I had my postoperative visit with Dr. Voelkert from Periodontics of Greenville. After a brief chat about the super awesome boots Santa brought me for Christmas that I was wearing we got right on to the visit. 

These are my super adorable shoes.. They apparently make my feet look REALLY small! I still LOVE them (Thanks, Santa)

 

Anyways, back to the appointment.  Dr. Voelkert looked in my mouth briefly and told me everything was A-OK! (thank goodness!) The next step was to get my stitches removed.  The first thing I asked the really sweet dental assistant (I'm not sure if that's what they are called) was if it was going to hurt.  She assured me that I would feel only some pressure as she was removing them.  YAY! So, she starts and halfway through the tugging I heard her breath deep with a UGH! I thought to myself, this can't be good.  Apparently my stitches were wrapped around my teeth so well it was hard to get the removed.  After she called another dental assistant over to help, she finally was able to successfully remove my stitches! I got word from the Dr. that I could eat whatever I wanted as long as I could keep the sharp, hard foods to the opposite side of my mouth that my surgery was performed!- Score! I've been eating won tons, chips and salsa, hamburgers, etc. etc.  It's all so bad, but so very good!  I am VERY careful when I eat, breaking everything in small pieces. 

I go back for another visit in about 2 1/2 weeks!  I'm still praying that everything continues to heal properly and that I have no complications! 

On another note, I will be going to Columbia this Saturday with Ashley & Noah.  We are going to do a little shopping and watch a baseball scrimmage that will be taking place.  I think it's a baseball scrimmage.  I am VERY excited about this! I love baseball... the players... the uniforms... ha! Seriously though, the Gamecocks have had a phenomenal run at this baseball thing and I'm excited to see them in action!