Another Use for Homemade Dishwashing Powder
I posted several months ago about using homemade dishwashing powder made with washing soda, borax, and a bit of 7th Generation detergent. Not long after that post I decided to try using the powder as a bathroom cleaner to scrub my tub. It worked fabulously! I have taken to using this homemade cleaner for just about any difficult cleaning job that requires scrubbing. It all stemmed from the thought: “if this stuff can get my dishes clean in the dishwasher with no scrubbing and only water power, plus it doesn’t damage fragile glass, I wonder what it can accomplish with added scrubbing for other jobs?”
I like this powder better than any store-bought bathroom cleaner I’ve tried. The conventional cleaners usually smell toxic (which makes cleaning less enjoyable) and the “natural” ones I’ve tried often don’t work as well, in addition to being expensive. But this is inexpensive, non-smelly, yet works like one of the strong, “toxic” cleaners.
It’s funny, but little discoveries and experimentations like this one can be what makes being a homekeeper so delightful. Recently my husband and I were talking about how nice it would be if he could work for himself/have his own business; we were talking about advantages like avoiding wasted time and regimented schedules, having more freedom.
And I thought, “That’s what I love about my job as homekeeper; no two days are much alike and almost every day is interesting, with no one telling me what to do or how to do it.” In the years before I was married I had several jobs I thought were intriguing at the time, but I had to do lots of the same things over and over again. In this homekeeping job there are repetitive tasks, too (laundry, etc.), but there is also room for creativity and imagination, variety and growth that many other jobs don’t hold space for.
Today is one of those days when I remember that I have my dream job. And I feel very grateful.
