Future Yogi?

For the past few nights my daughter has asked, and very much enjoyed, practicing yoga and pilates with me in the basement.  Last night I was trying to get some laundry, and dishes done when I noticed that things were oddly quiet.  Now, if you have kids you know that when you can't "hear" your children you should probably be concerned.  I headed down to the basement with plans to jump on the treadmill for a little while, and when I turned the corner I saw THE cutest thing:



Modified Table Pose


They had gone down to the basement, put on a yoga DVD and were practicing together.  I almost died.  Not only were they doing yoga together, but they were quiet and focused.  Usually these two are bickering back and forth, and teasing each other relentlessly, so this a small miracle.



Boat Pose



Recently my daughter said to me, "You hate everything I like, because you only like things that are weird."  Granted, this was in response to our differening tastes in music but she did also tell me the other day that I was not cool.  This comes as a shock to me LOL.  I tried to convince her, with no avail, of exactly how cool I am.  So, to see that she is excited, and wants to do something that I love is a BIG deal.  She has now asked for a yoga mat for Christmas, and I can't wait to get her one.  With my luck, I will pick out a mat that she thinks is ugly, and so un-cool.  Sigh.

All Natural Laundry Soap

I decided to share my experience making homemade, all natural laundry detergent for my family.  My reasoning behind making my own laundry soap was simple.  It was yet another way I could easily remove harmful toxins and chemicals from our everyday life.  It is also much cheaper than what we were previously buying.  Lastly, the main ingredients used to make this can also be used in making other homemade, all natural household cleaners  #WINNING !

Ingredients:

1 cup Borax
1 cup Super Washing Soda
1 bar of all natural soap (Dr. Bronner is a great brand)
Essential Oils (optional)

Instructions:

First you want to fill up a 5 gallon bucket with 4 gallons of hot water.  My tap water gets pretty hot so I used that.  I got the bucket at Lowes for $5.00.  At this time, you should also fill a pan with 2 Quarts of water on the stove to begin boiling.



Next you want to add 1 cup each of the Borax and Washing Soda into the bucket and stir until dissolved.



Next, I used a cheese grater to grate the entire bar of soap.  I used Dr Bronners unscented, mild baby soap.



Once the water is almost boiling, slowly pour in the grated soap.  Turn down the heat, stir until dissolved.




Lastly you will want to pour the hot soapy water from the stove into the bucket and stir again, put the lid on and let it sit overnight.  Before putting the lid on, I add some Lavender Essential Oil to the bucket to make it smell nice.

The next day you will want to stir again and it will be ready for use!