LAVANDA TIME

WORKING ON LAUNDRY TODAY.  Made me tired, so I took an afternoon nap.  Hopefully this POWER NAP will get me through the day.

We had an early LUNCH.  Leftovers.  Hit the spot.

I need to unload the washing machine and put another load of towels in the machine.  Three loads of towels then back to washing daily clothes.  I love it when I can see the bottom of the laundry basket and can take a break for a few days before starting up again doing the laundry.  

I was reading about how white vinegar does wonders for washing towels.  I have to agree.  It does wonders making sheets whiter.  I used white vinegar the last time I washed our white bed sheets.  They were dingy and I freshened them up with vinegar.  I have used baking soda and vinegar before.  This worked better for whitening the bed sheets the time I washed them at the LAUNDROMAT.  

I used a small box of baking soda to start with.  Dumped the entire box in with the dry sheets.  Used regular laundry detergent then on the rinse cycle, I added a cup of vinegar.  The sheets came whiter than they went in.  It was a boost to my spirits, because I thought the sheets would have to be dyed to get their mojo back.  They were dingy like eecky dingy.



It worked wonders.
Vinegar doesn't usually stain clothes, but it is acidic, so you shouldn't pour it directly onto clothing without first diluting it. If you don't have a laundry detergent compartment in your washing machine, mix 1/2 cup of vinegar with a cup of water before pouring it onto your clothing.

Vinegar is an excellent substitute for laundry detergent — it’s inexpensive, effective, and earth-friendly. It can be used for a range of detergent needs, including as a bleach, deodorizer, and a fabric softener.

Blessings to you,

d

Why is laundry called laundry?  For most of the time it didn't mean the stuff that got washed but the action of washing and the place where you did the washing. ... The French word came from Latin lavandarius, also “to wash,” but that in turn came from another Latin word lavanda which were “the things to be washed,” so we've come full circle.   

The definition of laundry is a group of clothes or linens that are being washed, or a place where clothing and other fabrics are washed or cleaned. An example of laundry is the batch of dirty towels that you put into the washing machine.

"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."  Isaiah 1:18