I’ve mentioned before that making time to get away from our everyday life is important to my husband and me. Whether it’s a date night, a one day getaway, a romantic weekend getaway or a planned vacation, we really put forth effort to budget and plan for such occasions. When we first got married, we talked about all of the places that we wanted to see some day. Big, expensive trips were discussed...
Thursday, 28 June 2012
Monday, 25 June 2012
DIY Dishwasher Detergent
Posted on 18:30 by clark
This past week I’ve shared the following cleaning recipes with you: dry laundry detergent and fabric softener crystals. Today I am going to share with you a recipe that I found online for dishwasher detergent. INGREDIENTS:I c. Borax1 c. Arm and Hammer Washing Soda ½ c. Coarse Kosher Salt½ C. Lemon Shine PowderDIRECTIONS: Mix...
Saturday, 23 June 2012
DIY Fabric Softener Crystals
Posted on 18:20 by clark
I mentioned in my last post that as I run out of store-bought cleaning products, I am replacing them with my own DIY version. At the beginning of the week, I shared with you a dry DIY laundry detergent recipe. Today, I’m going to share with you frugal, smell-good fabric softener crystals. Store bought...
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
DIY Laundry Detergent (Dry)
Posted on 06:04 by clark

A few months ago, I began looking into making my own cleaning supplies with the intent of saving money on our grocery bill. I decided that as I ran out of cleaning products, I would replace each product with my own DIY version. This week I will be sharing some of those recipes with you.I’ll start by sharing the DIY dry laundry detergent that I have been using for a couple of months. The following recipe is simple, and it smells...
Monday, 18 June 2012
IMA Summer Nights
Posted on 18:05 by clark
By now my regular readers know that weekly date nights are a regular part of my marriage. I’ve been trying to log some of them on my blog lately, so that my local Indianapolis readers can get some future ideas for their own date nights. This past Friday, Matt and I enjoyed the evening at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Museum admission is free, but we weren’t there to browse the museum. We were there to partake in a...
Monday, 11 June 2012
A Change of Plans.....
Posted on 12:51 by clark
I would consider myself to be a planner. I like to know what’s going on and when it’s going on. I hate it when plans change, but sometimes a change of plans is unavoidable.........Here’s what was supposed to happen at our house this past weekend:Friday- date nightSaturday – work on our floors Sunday – church (like usual)Here’s what ended up happening: ...
Saturday, 2 June 2012
Take me out to the ball game......
Posted on 14:08 by clark
Date nights…..we try to have them every week in our house. I know that this will become more difficult when we have kids, but for now we sort of expect to date each other. In the summer, it’s easier to plan dates that lead us some place other than dinner and movie, because there is so much more to do in the warmer months. For example, this week...
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