i am so excited to announce that i've made my first ever homemade cleaning supply!
you can do a google search and come up with a bazillion recipes for homemade dish soap. i found a super simple, super easy recipe, and wanted to share it here. this recipe was on a couple different sites, but the one i used was this one.
here is what i used:
-1 c liquid castile soap*
-3 tbsp water
*i ordered from dr. bronner's website and got tea tree oil for the antibacterial properties. you can use unscented and add essential oils for the scent.
mix ingredients together in a container. i made one batch to put in my soap pump by the sink, and went ahead and mixed up a double batch that i'm storing in a mason jar for when i need to refill my soap pump.
next time i make some, i will actually probably use a citrusy essential oil for the scent and also to cut grease a little. tea tree oil is fine; it doesn't smell bad, but it doesn't smell amazing either.
and that's it! i dare you to try it.
Friday, June 7, 2013
Thursday, June 6, 2013
our real-life minimalist cottage. (just the idea, no pictures yet)
we are currently working on streamlining and simplifying...well, our lives. entonces, i think from now on i will just write short(er) snippets. (sometimes my brain switches back and forth between english and spanish.)
in defining our "style" for our home, and personally for my wardrobe and all, i've become addicted to reading blogs. right now i'm fascinated by the concept of minimalism; however, i LOVE the whole cottage-y shabby farmhouse-y look too. so i am trying to redefine what all of those terms mean for me, because the idea of minimalism and the look of a cottage are usually pretty opposite.
i want nothing in my home that is not useful. if there is something i absolutely adore and can't live without, then sure, i'll keep it. but i'll also use it. take my grandmother's china: i drink my coffee out of those pretty, delicate tea cups every single day. and the antique setee i also inherited from my grandmother? i love it. and we need enough seating for entertaining. and i do not mind one bit that it gets used.
i love the minimalist idea of paring down your possessions from the 20% you use 80% of the time and the other 80% you use 20% of the time, to just that 20% you love. so we've done that. and are still doing that. i love the cottage-y farmhouse-y look of old things collected over time. so we have some of those things. and we USE them. because that's a little more like real life, don't ya think? of course i'll copy ideas from blogs because there are about 14 million people who are way better at decorating than me. but what i want to do in my home is LIVE...not present a magazine-worthy picture for all who walk through my door. and focus on RELATIONSHIPS...not acquiring so much stuff that i feel more attached to it than people.
so don't judge me when you see bare cabinets in my house. or when you see me actually using vintage and antique pieces. and don't feel uncomfortable using those things with me. people are what make life full and vibrant. and it's so freeing to embrace that truth :)
in defining our "style" for our home, and personally for my wardrobe and all, i've become addicted to reading blogs. right now i'm fascinated by the concept of minimalism; however, i LOVE the whole cottage-y shabby farmhouse-y look too. so i am trying to redefine what all of those terms mean for me, because the idea of minimalism and the look of a cottage are usually pretty opposite.
i want nothing in my home that is not useful. if there is something i absolutely adore and can't live without, then sure, i'll keep it. but i'll also use it. take my grandmother's china: i drink my coffee out of those pretty, delicate tea cups every single day. and the antique setee i also inherited from my grandmother? i love it. and we need enough seating for entertaining. and i do not mind one bit that it gets used.
i love the minimalist idea of paring down your possessions from the 20% you use 80% of the time and the other 80% you use 20% of the time, to just that 20% you love. so we've done that. and are still doing that. i love the cottage-y farmhouse-y look of old things collected over time. so we have some of those things. and we USE them. because that's a little more like real life, don't ya think? of course i'll copy ideas from blogs because there are about 14 million people who are way better at decorating than me. but what i want to do in my home is LIVE...not present a magazine-worthy picture for all who walk through my door. and focus on RELATIONSHIPS...not acquiring so much stuff that i feel more attached to it than people.
so don't judge me when you see bare cabinets in my house. or when you see me actually using vintage and antique pieces. and don't feel uncomfortable using those things with me. people are what make life full and vibrant. and it's so freeing to embrace that truth :)
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