Well I just got the news.
Unfortunately, "
Johnson and Johnson" cannot provide international flights for
Camp Baby.
Sigh.
Despite the controversy, I was
so excited to get invited to this conference, but a flight to the states is cost prohibitive.
The good news is they are sending me a package of the presentation materials discussed at the Camp, as well as Johnson's Baby products.
Pineapple will be so excited. She loves lotions and stuff. Rubbing lotion is still a great bonding activity.
I can also feel good about it because Johnson and Johnson is a
socially responsible company and even though it isn't organic, it gets high marks for it's awesome policies.
READ HERE.
Yesterday I was actually thinking of making my own rich lotion with
this recipe that uses baby lotion as an ingredient.
I have been thinking about making my own cleaners too.
I was out of laundry detergent yesterday and my kids were out of clean clothes, so I did a little research and I found
a basic recipe for making my own detergent.
I didn't have the ingredients listed, so I decided to experiment. For people who know me this is no surprise.
I had a little Woolite (about 3/4c.)- so I took a bar of soap and started shaving it into a cup of boiling water. It soon turned into a gel-like substance. I let it cool for a little while and then I added the Woolite and mixed it together.
I then used about 2 T. for each load of laundry.
It worked great! I was able to get a whole weeks laundry done (from our trip) with just a little bit of Woolite on hand. I am going to try to get the "real" recipe ingredients next time I am at the store.
This could save a lot of money over time. It will also cut down on our trash and it is better for the environment. I am going to keep a back up of
my favorite commercial laundry on hand, but it is expensive- so only for emergencies!
As I was looking for laundry detergent recipes I found recipes for tons of other stuff- such as
dishwasher detergent and other cleaners. I can even make my own
Softscrub!
And the great thing is- it is all SUPER easy!
Do you have a great "make-it-yourself" recipe? Share it!Labels: bonding activities with your adopted child, self help for adoptive moms
Also a mixture of vinegar and bi-carb is great for cleaning baths etc. Sprinkle the bicarb into the bath and then wipe over with a cloth doused in white vinegar. Its also really fun to just put vinegar on a pile of bicarb and watch the volanco!
If it wasn't there it might have been on Debre Lynn Dadd's site. I have found both extremely useful in cleaning my cleaning supplies.
Good Luck!
"Thanks for the poST!"