So, about 3 weeks ago I changed from Gain detergent to Arm & Hammer detergent because I wanted something cheaper and without all the chemical 'smelly' stuff in it. I washed EVERYTHING I own in the A&H and then all of a sudden I started to get a rash on my knee. I scratched it, of course lol, and over a period of about a week, it was spread to both lower parts of my legs. I should have went to the hospital, but we only have one car with 2 children so its hard to make a 6 hour pit stop at the hospital for a little ole rash. Can't go to my doctor either, but that's an entirely different issue that I'm trying to get fixed quickly.
Annnyyywwaaaayyyysssss.... My wonderful mother told me last week about how she's using these soap nuts as her laundry detergent now. I said, " Ha Ha Ha...WHAT? Soap Nuts?" That was funny to hear. :) She laughed too and started telling me about these nuts that she puts into a small bag and into the wash with her clothes and they come out CLEAN - Naturally clean!! I was definitely interested since while I was on the phone with her I was using my back scratcher to scratch the crap outta my leg rash. I looked online and found a smaller package that would probably last about 2 months for our 20 loads a month household. I ordered them and it cost me about $14.00 (with shipping & tax). From that point, I started letting the laundry pile up so I could wash everything when the nuts arrived. A couple days later they came and I was actually excited to do the laundry!! lol
I read the directions, loaded 5 soap nuts into the little laundry bag, added the clothes and away the wash went. Those little boogers actually washed my clothes and I didn't even need softener. Not one item had static cling. Clothes smelled like, nothing, except CLEAN! I was so exited. I washed ALL 5 loads one after the other and never added anything other than the soap nuts (used the same ones for all 5 loads). I even had some stained items, but I just used Shout on those first for about 5 mins.....stains were gone. I am SOOOOOOO happy to have found these soap nuts! Thanks so much MOM :)
Its hard living with HS because I'm basically stuck at home now everyday & all day. Whenever I sweat or wear a T-shirt for too long, it makes the boils worse and hurt bad enough that I can't even move my arms. Having a 19-month old, there isn't an option to NOT MOVE. He keeps me busy and thankfully I have a FANTASTIC husband who helps as much as he can.
That's it for today. I felt I needed to update since I hadn't been on for awhile.
