laundry detergent

i have been making my own laundry detergent for about a year now.  it is amazing!  it's cheap and works great.  i've always had issues with getting hives from other soaps so i wanted to try making my own.  luckily it has never given me hives!

i used to make a laundry detergent that i found on pinterest.  it consisted of washing soda, borax, and bar soap.  after learning more from almost exactly, and going to ewg.org, i found out that borax isn't the greatest for you!  so i searched online for a different laundry detergent and this is what i made...

it takes one big box of baking soda, super washing soda, and 3 bars of dr. bronner's castile soap.

first i break up the bars and put it in the food processor to crumble it and then i mix everything together.  i store it in the big jar in the picture.  it makes a ton (will probably last 6 months)!  and you only have to use 1-2 tbsp for each load.  i have a coffee scope that i just keep in the jar.

i have HE front loaders and it works great!  i've been using the new formula for a few washes now and haven't had any issues.  i like this mixture even better than my last because the dr. bronner's in lavender smells amazing!

organizing my nail polish obsession

i have been wearing nail polish for as long as i can remember.  i love it and wear it every day.

over the past couple of years, my collection has grown a lot and i was running out of room in the previous storage solution i had...

it couldn't even contain it all!

i went on a hunt at Target to find the perfect storage solution.  i had Starla helping out and she found this container...

typically it looks like it is used for crafts, but this was perfect!

on the bottom, i put my cotton balls, nail polish remover, and tools.

on the top, i put all my nail polish and arranged it by color and types, and my files.

after using this a few times, i realized that it was easier to arrange it with the nail polish on the bottom and my remover and such on the top.  this is because i can leave the nail polish part of the container on the shelf in my bathroom cabinet, and just remove the top to carry with me.

the reason i chose this solution is because i wanted a container i could move around.  i always do my nails while i'm watching TV, sometimes in the kitchen, the living room, or our bedroom.  i saw a million different great ideas on pinterest, but none of them worked for me.

eventually i would like to add some dividers, so things stay separated.  i already have the nail polish separated by color, but would love them all divided out.

really easy laundry room project

i needed a way to get my bleach into the washer without making a huge mess.  dumping it in with the huge bottle wasn't working.

i had just finished using up my Method softener and since i LOVE their bottles, i figured it would be PERFECT for my bleach.

all i did was:

1. remove the method label
2. clean out the bottle
3. fill bottle with bleach
4. add some washi tape to add a little color
5. and add a label on it

easy as that!  and super cute too :)

glass cleaner

I had mentioned in this post that I had made a glass cleaner.  It's super easy to make and did an amazing job! 

• 1 cup of vinegar
• 1 cup of alcohol
• 1 cup of water
• couple drops of dawn

I actually got the recipe from Pinterest to use on laminate flooring.  Although it didn't work great on ours, it might work good for others.