Homemade Laundry Soap!

Well, we'll see how it works!  I tried my hand at making dish soap last week and was not impressed with it at all...sigh...but I have bigger hopes for the laundry soap! 
I used up a couple bars of soap I had kicking around the house...unfortunately they're scented...ugh...so the laundry soap is scented as well...I hope it doesn't aggravate everyone's eczema! Once that got grated and melted down on the stove in just enough water to cover it, then it got dumped into a 5 gallon bucket and 4 gallons of very hot water got thrown in it as well!  After stirring it up and making sure it was mixed well, I added 4 cups of borax and 4 cups of washing soda, and then stirred lots more until it was all dissolved.  the lid is now on the bucket, waiting for Jamie to take it to the basement!  Note to self...find scent free soap...the house stinks to high heavens right now and I really am not keen on heavy smells!!!
Next time, I'll make it with tea tree oil soap and just add a few drops of tea tree oil to my diaper loads.
And I guess, I'll be doing laundry today and tomorrow!  No more excuses! lol

Feels like Fall...

and with that comes lots of work to be done!  Today, I am making 4 loaves of bread and buns, enjoying the smell of the crab apples boiling on the stove to later make into jelly, applesauce and no doubt there's even enough to make some juice too!  My house is in varying states of cleanliness, but I do want to tackle my bathroom today as I haven't unpacked it or done a good thorough clean in there yet....the ensuite tends to be the last place I go or think to clean!
Silas asked to start school today, so we will get started in the basics tomorrow.  Am looking forward to that as well!  And of course wanting to just get the house really good and clean this week for the upcoming Fall Feasts!  They will be here so quickly!  The only thing that is putting a damper in my week right now, is the realtor is showing the place tomorrow as well...sigh.  This disturbs me.  I'm not sure if we should look at our options for buying it or not....I'm thinking not.....with the way the world is going right now.  But who knows.  I'm excitedly planning my garden for next year!  Wondering if we should do a greenhouse! 
Mmmm, I love the smells of Fall!!