Long Time - No Write!

Time to Clean up!

It's been several years since I've written on this little old blog.  So much happens in the intervening years.  

I'm 60 years old now and don't really spend that much time worrying about bullet journal stuff.  I do still keep a to do list in a pocket notebook and a calendar as well, but don't sweat about getting stuff done as much as I used to.

I've not been very successful at remaining retired and am now teaching 7th grade science.  12 and 13 year olds are a hoot to be around and they will keep me young.  I don't need to keep a bullet journal for that and just live with a DIY teacher planner in a notebook.  My calendar has stuff like keeping score at the volleyball games and well, dates and camping and whatnot.  I rarely have to write down the fact that I have dates because we remind each other. 

But I did have a task to accomplish this evening.  We were down to our last load's worth of laundry detergent.  I've been using homemade laundry detergent for quite a few years.   A couple of years ago I made the mistake of buying some name brand stuff in pods or something or another and was not satisfied with how it cleaned my clothes and was shocked at the price and the fact that I had to get a walmartian to unlock the shelf so I could buy it.

So I went back to a recipe that my ex-wife made.   Its pretty darn simple.  Grate up a couple of bars of Fels Naptha or Zote soap, mix it in with a box of washing soda, a box of borax and a container of oxy-clean, then mix in a container of laundry scent booster (I think we'll be frolicking in lavender fields now) and use about half a cup per load.   

I expect we're set for at least 9 months at a cost of about $35.