Join Me Over at BloggyMoms! I meant to add the January Blog Hop in January, but I must have forgotten. Anyways, jump on over and check out the AMAZING blogs they have listed, written by MOMS! I'm listed at #207 and there are many more below my post as well, so there is a plethora of blogs to choose from and read!

I have already taken an interest in several today! Here are a few I selected to read, just because of their interesting title:
#92 You Are The Roots - Cute blog! And oh my the food this little boy eats, amazing, very talented mama!
#144 The Chicken Chick - I have followed this blog for a while but wanted to throw it in anyways, she has GREAT tips on rasing chickens!
#170My Craftily Ever After - She had me at "Craft," anything to do with crafts immediately peeks my interest. I love her simple but cute blog design. It was easy to navigate and I love all the pictures she includes in her posts!
#294 Growing Kids Ministry - GREAT resource for teaching kids about God! Love it! And there are some funny things throw in as well!
#344 Painting With Picasso - So touching! Great gift of words! I am truly in awe.

New Year's means new experiences and new adventures! I was in Rural King on Thursday, Jan. 3rd getting layer feed for my chickens and decided to just stroll though the aisles, looking at random stuff since the girls were being good and sitting nicely in the cart. I made it down the aisle with cleaning supplies when I can across the bars of Fels-Naptha Heavy Duty Laundry Bar Soap. I remembered reading a blog post about a homemade laundry detergent recipe that used Fels-Naptha so I grabbed several bars. I tried remembering what else was on the ingredient list and pulled Borax and Washing Soda off the shelf as well.
When I got them home, I was excited to make up a batch of Homemade Laundry Detergent. I searched the internet for recipes that used all the ingredients. I came across the Living On A Dime blog. I scrolled through and read her instructions, seemed easy enough to me so I got to work on making the detergent. This is the first time I have attempted anything like this, so I was both excited and unsure of what to expect. I was praying that it turned out right.

This batch didn't have the honey like consistency that the recipe suggests that it would, I think it may have something to do with the fact that I changed the temperature several times because I got it too hot and it boiled over once, hehe. 
The Homemade Laundry Detergent recipe made 2 1/2 bottles of my regular laundry detergent and cost only a few dollars per bottle to make as well! What a deal!

I've been using this detergent since then and I have to admit that I LOVE it! I love the smell and I love how clean and fresh my clothes come out! This may be something I will be sticking with from now on! Whahoo!

Has anyone else tried Homemade Laundry Detergent? Do you use the same recipe that I found on the Living On A Dime blog or do you use a different recipe? If you use a different one, please share yours in the comment, I would LOVE to try it out!

Have a lovely day dear followers!

I was surfing the net a couple days a go and came across a wonderful blog, The Peaceful Mom. In the parenting section of her blog, I found a link to FREE Child Safe Kits. Naturally, I was curious so I  clicked on the link. The Statistics on their main page just floored me:

Tweet


A- Empty Dry Erase Board, since I rarely use it... probably because it is on the left side and not the front...
B- Names and Addresses of people that serve on the local Animal Shelter's Board of Directors, I am the Secretary.
C- My Cousin's Baby Birth Announcement (2010)
D- Names and Addresses of my church members
E- Names and Phone Numbers of volunteers and services we use frequently for our Non Profit Organization
F- Another Dry Erase Board, this one has "Grocery List on Calender Tear Off" written on it.

Front

Tweet

BLOG UPDATE: As you may have noticed, a toolbar appears across the bottom of the page! Please use the buttons share my pages via Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and more! Let me know if you Like or Dislike the new toolbar by commenting under this post! I'd really appreciate the feedback.


I love surfing the net and finding interesting blogs. I've come across some interesting blogs that I'd like to share with you:

little Indiana is a blog about small towns in Indiana and all the awesome hidden treasure you can find among them! Please jump on over and check it out and tell them Rural Mama's Sandbox Sent you!

Also, a friend of mine started a blog a while back called 2 is Purrfect. She has several giveaways going on right now that you HAVE to check out! There is even one for Fort Wayne locals, so don't miss out!

I am going to making it a priority to start posting more, especially about my girls! They are the reason I started this blog and I seem to have been slacking a little when it comes to them. Little Sister is rarely mentioned and my journey as a mother is barely documented, so I'm kicking into high gear! 

Thank you for staying with me dear Followers and I hope you enjoy my future posts!
Kelsey