FrugalPhilly's commentsComments On: EverythingArticles Blogs Journals Photos created by: EveryoneFrugalPhilly No Excuses! Hang Your Laundry - Blog Entry05 Mar 2009 11:13 PM When i was a little girl i hated wash day. We had a weeks worth of laundry for two aldults and three kids and a baby sister, all to be done on Saturday. I have an older brother and a younger brother. Unfortunately we had to carry water from the neighbors spring over flow pipe down in the creek. In the winter we took our sleigh down and would bull back enough water to drink, cook, wash or take a bath with. also we gathered snow to melt on the wood stove to do laundry with. We used a wringer washer indoors. We put clothes on hangers and hung them on the shower curtain rod to dry. The rest of the year water was caught off the corners of the house we strained leaves and grit out with an old curtain. We set the washer out in our front yard and Momma would run the clothes through and we kids would take turns catching them shaking them out and hanging them on the line. It would literally take all day. Eventually we got a second wringer washer we set them so when momma ran them through the first washer it would fall into the second washer to rinse and then i ran them through the second washer and the brothers took turns hanging them. This way we used the same wash water to wash several loads of laundry before changing the water. When a water change was needed. Momma would then use the water i was using to rinse as wash and we would empty the wash water out and fill it up with fresh rinse water. the last rinse water was used on the garden. Often when it rained i would get a dab of dish liquid and wash my hair under the down spout sometimes even baithing outdoors as long as it wasnt a thunderstorm. Believe it or not i kind of miss those days. I love the line dried laundry smell too, I hated the spiders and the bees that sometimes got brought in with the laundry and the clothes were very stiff if the wind didnt blow much. We eventually started going to the laundromat every saturday. The laundry got done a lot quicker but i hated going to the laundromat even more. How to Save on Soap - Blog Entry05 Mar 2009 10:14 PM I find that if i put my dish washing liquid in a pump bottle it lasts twice as long. I get loads of dishes washed by useing hot water adding 1 tsp of bleach, and washing with a sponge. the sponge helps create the extra suds i need to cut the grease on tough jobs. Sponges are a breading ground for germs so i regularly microwave them to kill germs. Also wringing them out and storing them where they wont sit in water helps. I am currently planning on making my own dish soap and laundry detergent. I use vinegar water to clean most areas of my home. I also use bleach water for when viruses are going around i wipe all door knobs and handles like on the toilets or sink, also wipe remotes, computer key pads, refrigerator door handles, light switches etc with the bleach water solution. Add about five or six drops of bleach or peroxide to liquid soap to create your own anti-bacterial soap. Make your own dryer sheets by spritzing scraps of cloth with your favorite fabric softner, toss it in the dryer wet or hang them up to dry a bit and store them in an old diaper wipe box then just toss in one or two when you dry. I have an indoor clothes line strung up downstairs so i can save time on laundry i wash a load and toss it in the dryer and i wash another load and hang it up to dry while the third load washes by then the first load is dry and i fold them while the third load dries, this cuts laundry time way down. I love the idea of using lemons but i concider them an expense that is better utilized for cooking save the peals for the cleaning. one idea i had was to purchase a dwarf lemon tree or two. Kept indoors during the winter and outside in the summer if taken care of could produce an abundance of lemons for years. They would pay for them selves, can be used in recipes for food, drink, cleaning, and dried peals can be sewn into sachets for drawers, closets bathrooms and in the bottom of trash cans. I use my baking soda first for cooking, after it expires i place it in the fridge or trash can for odor absorption, from the fridge i use it to remove soap scum from shower walls and bathtubs or in laundry, It may be a bit smelly by the third use. I bought a handy dust mop. it has the little holes built in to attach cleaning clothes. T Shirts that have holes in them are cut and fastened around the dust mop first i use it to dust celing fans, then i spray the floor with a vinegar and water mixture and use it like a swiffer. I also purchased an extra dust mop head and when it gets nasty i take it out side and give it a good shake then just toss it in the wash. I am concidering making my next dust mop heads out of scrap t shirt material it could have an elastic or tie run through to attach it to the handle. I keep old wash clothes in a Diaper wipe box by the toilet for personal use in our bathroom. after use they are rinsed out dried and tossed into a small trash can with baking soda and a lid on top. I Purchase one 12pk of the real good Toilet paper on sale. This usually lasts in the guest bathroom for a year or more. Make sanitary napkins from old towels covered in flannel from old pj's or old t shirt materials. with a sewing machine and velcro dots or snaps this can save 600 plus dollars in a 10 year span according to each persons bodily functions and personal habits. The Cheap Way to Use Your Swiffer - Blog Entry05 Mar 2009 09:09 PM I bought a handy dust mop. it has the little holes built in to attach cleaning clothes. T Shirts that have holes in them are cut and fastened around the dust mop then i spray the floor with a vinegar and water mixture. I also purchased an extra dust mop head and when it gets nasty i take it out side and give it a good shake then just toss it in the wash. I am concidering making my next dust mop heads out of scrap t shirt material it could have an elastic or tie run through to attach it to the handle. The Cheap Way to Use Your Swiffer - Blog Entry05 Mar 2009 09:09 PM I bought a handy dust mop. it has the little holes built in to attach cleaning clothes. T Shirts that have holes in them are cut and fastened around the dust mop then i spray the floor with a vinegar and water mixture. I also purchased an extra dust mop head and when it gets nasty i take it out side and give it a good shake then just toss it in the wash. I am concidering making my next dust mop heads out of scrap t shirt material it could have an elastic or tie run through to attach it to the handle. The Cheap Way to Use Your Swiffer - Blog Entry05 Mar 2009 09:07 PM I bought a handy dust mop. it has the little holes built in to attach cleaning clothes. T Shirts that have holes in them are cut and fastened around the dust mop then i spray the floor with a vinegar and water mixture. I also purchased an extra dust mop head and when it gets nasty i take it out side and give it a good shake then just toss it in the wash. I am concidering making my next dust mop heads out of scrap t shirt material it could have an elastic or tie run through to attach it to the handle. |
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