Getting Started!

First of all, I am by no means anywhere close to being as organized as I would like to be.  Between being shoved into a too-small house and not having the means or space to do as I would like to things are crazy right now.  School is officially in full swing, kids have activities 3 days a week and our weekends are strictly family time and maintaining the home since those are the few days we have with everyone together.

To introduce us, we're the "Meyer-Whittington" clan.  Soon we'll be just The Meyer Clan, and it's going to be fabulous :)

We have Mom and Dad, S & Z.  I'm a homemaker and he's a Lineman.  We live a crazy life, but I wouldn't trade the line life for anything.

Then we have the kids:

Evie (8), Erin (8), Avery (6), Sarah (6), Josiah (3) and Noah (1).

We're busy.

My first goal with this family was to tighten up the budget.  First things first I went around and started with one thing I do the most - LAUNDRY!!!  Some people love it, some hate it.  It's necessary though.  So I got a good friends sworn by recipe for powdered detergent which is posted HERE, and after about $30 and two hours I now have enough detergent for 6+ months (hopefully longer)!

Next I went on to fabric softener.  I mean, who doesn't love soft, good smelling clothes?  You  can find the recipe I used HERE!!

And the dishwasher.  The love of my life (besides my hero Z).  I use this sucker twice a day most days, and hand wash a few things here and there.  Best investment EVER.  You can make either the powder or the tabs with THIS recipe.  I did tabs.  So much easier for me to grab and toss!

Ok I think for today that's enough but thank you so much for reading and if you have any other diy tips please feel free to comment!