We have had a busy week over here at the house on the lake. Constant running around, time outs and diaper changes. Lots of fun too. Fall festivals and science centers for kids and playground time. In fact, things have been so insanely busy and fun that we ran out of dishwasher detergent and I am too lazy to get both kids in the car to go buy some from the local grocery store. Seriously, I think I'd rather just walk the mile and a half rather than get both kids in and out of the car twice and keep the toddler from grabbing everything on the shelf that looks slightly "cool" while having to walk through the store nursing the baby because undoubtedly, even though she just ate, she will be STARVING as soon as we step through the doors.
This is where my usual solution of I'll just make something comes into play, haha. Sometimes I remind myself of a Rube Goldberg machine.
Oh well. Time to put the little miss in the DIY Moby Wrap (made by my wonderful step mom!) and get to makin'.
What you need:
Super washing soda
Baking soda
Lemi shine
Salt
Something to put it all in ( at very LEAST it needs to be able to hold 4 cups-- better at 5)
What you do:
First, you need 12oz (1 1/2 cup) of Lemi shine.
Pour it into your container. This is the main thing that makes this hard water friendly! DO NOT substitute for citric acid. Citric acid will oxidize (a.k.a. ruin) your silverware/ metal wear.
Second, add 12 oz (1 1/2 cup) of super washing soda.
Third, add 4 oz (1/2 cup) Baking soda
Fourth, add 4 oz (1/2 cup) Slat
Finally, mix it all together thoroughly, slap on a label and you are done!
you will only need 1-2 table spoons each wash!
If you have trouble with it clumping together because it is moist under the sink, just fill a clean sock (or some other breathable bag) with rice and stick it in your container with your dishwasher detergent! Rice will absorb the moisture and there for keep your stuff from clumping. You can also just shake it up again or mix it with a spoon when it clumps since it unclamps really easily!
Other notes:
I did three batches in one of this because we had all of the ingredients and this means I won't have to make more for months. Amazon.com sells 3 packs of lemi shine for a good price, although you can find it at most grocery stores in the dishwashing section!
1vs. 3 batches
Bonus to my making this today:
My one month old is actually sleeping. My crafting calms her also, i guess. ;)
Oh yeah, and happy national cat day!
Poor Smokey...
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