Easy DIY Laundry Soap

      I make both my regular laundry soap and my cloth diaper laundry soap neither are very hard to make. They will both save you a lot of money on laundry and your clothes will be clean.  First regular powder laundry soap....

                                                           DIY powder laundry soap

Ingredients:

1 bar finely grated Fels Naptha bar soap (or other bar soap such as Ivory or Dr. Bronner's). 

2 cups washing soda

2 cups borax

1 cup baking soda

1/2 cup oxy clean 

15 drops of essential oils (optional) 

- I use tea tree and lavender or lemon and citrus fresh with Young Living

       To make finely grate your bar soap, mix in washing soda, borax, baking soda, and oxy clean and mix well.  Next drop in your essential oils I usually will do 7 drops of lavender and 8 drops of tea tree and again mix well. Pour into a lidded container with a scoop. I typically use 1/8-1/4 cup for each load depending on how big the load is or how dirty.

  

                  
                                                       DIY Cloth diaper laundry soap 

 

Ingredients:

1 cup washing soda

1 cup borax

1 cup oxy clean 

15 drops essential oils (optional) 

- note if no essential oils are used expect diapers to smell like nothing.

- I use tea tree and lavender I think it "cuts down" on the smell when dirty and leaves a fresh clean smell after they are cleaned.

     To make add washing soda, borax, and oxy clean to a large mason jar put the lid on and shake. (I store this in the mason jar so I do this to save dishes.) Next add your essential oils and shake again until oils are mix in. I use 1/8 cup for most loads. I will share with you how I keep and wash my cloth diapers in a front loader in a coming blog post.

     If you are in need of essential oils Young Living is a great place to get them from. Their oils are among the purest and some are safe enough to ingest. 

If you are interested in trying essential oils email me at momsaroundtheclock@gmail.com 

Or  go to youngliving.com and type in my member id # 2316195 and sign up today.

If you sign up with the starter kit through me you will receive a free essential rewards reference guide ($25 value) just email me when you have signed up with your home address and I will send it out. 

Our favorite healthy green smoothie

My girls and I love smoothies and I especially love that they are packed with nutrients. The girls just think it's a treat, but they won't accually drink a smoothie if it has a green color so I trick them ;), blue berries are awesome for changing the color of a smoothie. Here is the recipe...

1.5 cups ice

1 cup water

1 handful of blueberries
2 handfuls of spinach 

1/4 cup rasberries

2 cups of strawberries 

1.5 bananas

Blend and add small amounts of water to thin or less to leave thick.

Enjoy!!!!! 

Makes 4 servings 

Homeschool Schedule

We have been extra relaxed with homeschool I feel like things are just starting to normalize from being pregnant and having a new baby in the house. We have a temporary schedule right now that I thought I would share with you. I am doing kindergarten and a little preschool with my 5 and almost 3 year old.

630-8 Free Play/TV time/Feeding baby
8-830 Breakfast
830-9 Clean up/ Get Dressed
9-930 Language Arts (reading, phonics, writing)
930-10 Break/ Feeding baby
10-1030 Math (right now we are learning about money)
1030-11 Snack
11-1130 Science (this month is one section in Apologia's exploring creation with astronomy and one activity every other day with the magic school bus's "The secrets of space"
1130-1230 Free play (outside)
1230-1 Lunch/ Feeding baby
1-3 Quite time/ Nap time
3-4 Free Play/ Story time/ Feeding baby
4-5 Dinner prep
530-615 Dinner time
615-630 Clean up
630-7 Daddy time/Feeding baby
7-8 Bedtime routine
8 Bedtime

We are still working with a breast feed 2 month old and so far this seems to be working out great.  How do you manage your homeschool with a newborn? I would love to know any tips or tricks.

Thank you have a blessed day,

A mom around the clock

Life Update #1

My life is consumed by my amazing three kids and my wonderful husband.  Since my son was born I have been non stop moving someone needs something at all times and when they are sleeping or occupied cleaning is being done.  I am surprisingly loving it all, three years ago I never thought I would say that I was tired and done about to burst pregnant with baby number two I thought how am I going to do this? A couple a months ago about to burst pregnant with baby number three I thought how am I going to do this? It is amazing what us mothers are capable of I am very tired and not getting near enough sleep but I am thoroughly enjoying every minute.