Today NicoStuff.com is eight years old. I started my blog after my hubby suggested it, and I’ve kept up with it. There have been many ups and downs along this journey in motherhood, and many more adventures to come.
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This week has been a stay-at-home-catch-up on neglected chores week… I’ve been doing lots of cleaning, gross cleaning, pet bathing, serious floor scrubbing, and trying to keep up with all the other usual stuff.
It has been a long week, even though we’ve only been at home. This weekend it is supposed to be cooler, so maybe we’ll venture out of the house for a bit.
I have lots of little plants all around the house. They are growing well, and I love the fresh greens all around my home.
I’d like to invest in a few more plants for the upstairs floor too. I think our room needs a plant or two.
This week the weather has been way too hot. We’ve been indoors most of the time, and I’m keeping busy crocheting. I’ve been edging granny-squares, but I wanted to try my hand at something new.
I kept a hexagon pattern from yarn that I had purchased way back in January. I read through the pattern a few times, and I decided to give it a try.
Well my very first hexagon ended up being a pentagon. I kept at it though, and the next two turned out just right.
The hexagons take about the same amount of time to crochet as a granny-square does.
I finished up ten of them, and laid them out in different patterns. I see another afghan in the works.
I made another ten hexagons yesterday, and I’ve got the pattern memorized. They are fun to make, and a great way to use up scrap yarn.
I know it is July, but I’m already thinking of making homemade gifts for Christmas. I think this hexagon afghan would make a nice gift for my Mom. Time to get back to the craft table, and get back to work.
Well the first batch of homemade laundry powder lasted us just about two weeks. Like I said, I do a lot of laundry in this house. Yesterday we were just about out, so I decided it was time to make one more batch. This time I changed the recipe a bit, and tried a friend’s suggestion too.
I started off by microwaving the laundry soap. I placed the soap on a paper plate, and started it off for a minute. Then I let it go a minute more. I let the soap rest before I started grating it.
The microwaved soap grated well, but holy moly my kitchen was fragrant. I aired out the microwave during the night, and it is still soap scented this morning. The microwaved soap is a bit warm too, so be careful. Also if you have a few bits that didn’t microwave well the first time, just pop them back in the microwave for a few more seconds.
This batch I used one bar of grated laundry soap, one cup of baking soda, one cup of borax, and one cup of super washing powder. I mixed it all together, and stored it in a plastic container.
The consistency was just right. I washed two loads of laundry in the new scent, and I really liked it. The savings are great too. I’m making laundry detergent for around $2.00 a month instead of spending $10.00. Not too bad in the savings department.