I was an old school gal today. The disposable diapers were no where to be seen, so Eli sported cloth diapers for much of the morning. My hairbrush was gone, so I had to use a baby comb. My moisturizer was MIA, so it was just a slather of Aquaphor. Couldn’t find the wipes, so Eli’s soiled little butt went into the sink. (This is a charming way to start the morning, by the way.)
Then, we didn’t have laundry detergent. Of course, this just adds to the mysterious disappearance of the diapers, hair brush, moisturizer and wipes. Is there some evil, hobo gnome wandering through the house, taking every useful hygiene item he can find?
The laundry detergent could at least be cured. I didn’t particularly feel like trekking to the store, at 8AM, in the cold, with the cranky, naked baby and the hungry/tired/obnoxious preschoolers. So, we did it old school and made our own detergent.
It worked surprisingly well. I may make a habit of doing it, since soap and baking soda are undeniably cheaper than bottled detergents. Or I may just do it until I decide to shell out the cash for “real” detergent. Either way, it was kind of fun in that Little House on the Prairie kind of way.