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GUEST POST - thebeautydepartment.com. Homemade laundry soap. This is my first try at a homemade laundry soap and i'm really happy with the results.

homemade laundry soap

I did a little bit of research since there are quite a few different "recipes" on the internet, and i heard great things about this one. When this runs out i'll probably try a couple more "recipes" for comparison sake, and i'll be back to tell you what I liked best. But for now I wanted to share this one! The ingredients are easy to find, and quite cheap. Maybe not initially, but the product you buy makes a few batches and the total cost per load ends up being about ONE CENT! 1/3 bar of Fels Naptha soap1/2 cup Borax powder1/2 cup Arm and Hammer Washing SodaWatera bucket to mix/store Grate or dice 1/3 of the fels naptha soap and put it into a large sauce pan.

Let the soap cool and set up for about 12-24 hours. Add a 1/2 cup to each load. The role of the ingredients: Cardboard Love. Design Art Cartoons Cars About Follow RSS Advertise Search Cardboard Love - /by @42concepts .

Cardboard Love

Written by Thomas Baekdal | Wednesday, April 22, 2009 You only need a small piece of cardboard to show that you care about someone. (via Cardboard Love) Follow: 42Concepts Brilliant Censorship Towel » The-Holstee-Manifesto.jpg (JPEG Image, 710x950 pixels) - Scaled (67%) Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth "You owe me."... NounProject. The Best Times to Buy Anything, All Year Round. In-N-Out’s Secret Menu. In-N-Out Burgers is a West Coast institution.

In-N-Out’s Secret Menu

And one of the keys to their success has been keeping it simple. There are only four food items on the In-N-Out menu: Hamburger, Cheeseburger, Double-Double and French Fries. In-N-Out compliments the food with the standard array of Coca-Cola beverages and three shakes: chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. Homemade Stick Deodorant Recipe. Thank you for visiting Little House in the Suburbs.

Homemade Stick Deodorant Recipe

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Moral Stories. Please Don’t Promise Me Forever. Imagine this: It’s 1976 and you’re dating a man named Rick.

Please Don’t Promise Me Forever

He has a mustache and owns at least one reindeer sweater. High off of reading The Easter Parade and The Great Santini, he’s all pumped up to write the next great American novel but, to make ends meet, he’s currently working for Hallmark. He’s been really cagey about his latest project, only revealing that this will be the first time Hermann Zapf‘s Crown font is used in a publication. The fact is, things could be better between the two of you; he forgot your birthday… then your anniversary. Then there was that time he bit your head off on the car ride home for making fun of him during a game of Monopoly at a friend’s house. 10 Life-Enhancing Things You Can Do in Ten Minutes or Less. American English Vs. British English. 75 Ways to Show Love - For Healthy Relationships.

174,203 Things You Can Do Instead of Watching TV. How to Forecast Weather. Ever wondered how to forecast the weather without actually using instruments? Check the Clouds: Clouds can tell us a lot about the weather. For example, they can tell us if it’s going to be warmer on a particular night by simply being there. That’s because they prevent heat radiation from escaping. They can also tell you whether there will be rain and whether there will be bad weather in general (when you see clouds moving in opposite directions of each other). Check the Humidity: A Mother’s Prayer for Her Child By Tina Fey. “First, Lord: No tattoos.

A Mother’s Prayer for Her Child By Tina Fey

May neither Chinese symbol for truth nor Winnie-the-Pooh holding the FSU logo stain her tender haunches. May she be Beautiful but not Damaged, for it’s the Damage that draws the creepy soccer coach’s eye, not the Beauty. When the Crystal Meth is offered, may she remember the parents who cut her grapes in half And stick with Beer. Guide her, protect her when crossing the street, stepping onto boats, swimming in the ocean, swimming in pools, walking near pools, standing on the subway platform, crossing 86th Street, stepping off of boats, using mall restrooms, getting on and off escalators, driving on country roads while arguing, leaning on large windows, walking in parking lots, riding Ferris wheels, roller-coasters, log flumes, or anything called “Hell Drop,” “Tower of Torture,” or “The Death Spiral Rock ‘N Zero G Roll featuring Aerosmith,” and standing on any kind of balcony ever, anywhere, at any age.

Lead her away from Acting but not all the way to Finance.