Essentially....

Sorry for missing a couple of days there.  It was crazy busy at our humble abode.  But it's Monday and we're back to usual.  :)  This weekend I started making our own dish washer detergent and laundry detergent, both in tablet form.  I am using the laundry detergent for the first time right now (on a load that has been in my washing machine for days and actually washed multiple times.  *smh*) but I will let you know how it turns out.  The dishwasher tablets on the other hand.....  I'll have to use one until I mix u a new batch later today.  But Why?  Because I learned an important and valuable lesson.  Not all essential oils are created equal....

In my Laundry Soap I used cedar and citronella.  Nice summery woodsy scent that appeals to both the girls and my husband (has has this aversion to smelling like flowers....  who'd have thought).  I used 10 drops of each.  It's slight pungent in the tablets, but surely won't be one the wash is done.  But it's still not bad.  For the dish soap I wanted something Kitchen-y, so I used thyme and orange.  Wow, you think, I bet that smells amazing.  WRONG!!!!  You are so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so wrong.  I thought it would too.  But apparently thyme is one of those really strong oils.  Because I used 10 drops of thyme and 10 of orange and you smell thyme.  An overwhelming abundance of thyme.  So much thyme it gives you a headache.  My entire house REEKS of thyme, and it's been in the oven drying all night because I couldn't take any more smell of thyme.  So, thyme is strong.  Oh so strong.  But, I have a friend who likes thyme, so she will be getting an awesome gift in the mail of home made dishwasher tablets.  ;)

The best part of having to mix up another batch is that I get to make a tutorial for all of you!  It's actually amazingly easy.  Took me next to know time to mix up and I ended up with 24 dishwasher tablet and 24 laundry tablets.  Best thing, all together it cost me less than $20 for all of the supplies and I will undoubtedly be able to make like a 6 month supply of each, PLUS fabric softener!  You don't really get better than that!

So I tried something new that I had never done before.  Part of it was awesome, part of it was a fail.  At least I learned from it.  Not all essential oils are created equal, or at least their pungency! :)  Today, take a risk.  Allow yourself to fail.  It might not be your greatest success ever, it may be your greatest fail, but you will learn and knowledge is by far the most imporatnat thing we can give ourselves.  Now excuse me while I go try and make cocoa.  :)

Today I wish you knowledge.  A wise man is never unarmed.