TOTALLY GEEKED!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Fantastical Friday!

Tignanello · My dog name is, Sasha!

I'm taking my clients to the beach tomorrow (today? It's 7 minutes after midnight). Excited!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I love the smell of fabric softener! And the beach! Have a great day geeks!

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

There should be a beach scented fabric softener.

I took today off and am taking DD to visit my mother, my sister traveled up and is at my mom's. It will be a short visit because DD has her last regular season softball game tonight.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Good morning! It's Friday. YAY! Tomorrow is Baby J's dance retical - I'll be so glad to be done with dance. She doesn't want to do it again, we're going to try gymnastics next year instead.

Blankie · Guru

Tignanello wrote:
I'm taking my clients to the beach tomorrow (today? It's 7 minutes after midnight). Excited!

Beach for me too. I'm leaving work early today to go walk the beach with a friend.

Happy Friday everyone!

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I WANT TO GO TO THE BEACH...but I work 10 - 6.

flan

FNW · Guru

I don't use fabric softener because of allergies. I use white vinegar as a rinse.

Pool guys are back to add more stone to the facing.

chillepeppa · Regular

Beach sounds like a great idea... maybe on the way back form picking Little Man up from aftercare...

And we also rinse with vinegar due to allergies, FWN. Works out way cheaper too...

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

FNW wrote:
I don't use fabric softener because of allergies. I use white vinegar as a rinse.

Pool guys are back to add more stone to the facing.

First I've heard of using vinegar. I don't use a rinse, what is the advantage to using a rinse?

TrudyML · Guru

I just want to leave!

chillepeppa · Regular

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
FNW wrote:
I don't use fabric softener because of allergies. I use white vinegar as a rinse.

Pool guys are back to add more stone to the facing.
First I've heard of using vinegar. I don't use a rinse, what is the advantage to using a rinse?

It rinses out all the detergent that could irritate the skin. And also acts as a great fabric softener.

TrudyML · Guru

Do you smell like salad?

chillepeppa · Regular

Not at all. The smell goes away long before the clothes even dry.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Our washer is downstairs and I'm much too lazy to catch the rinse cycle...

flan

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

I use a LOT of white vinegar! I buy it by the gallons. I even make household cleaners and weed killer with vinegar. Cheap and does a much better job IMHO. It is also better for the environment.
Yup, I'm a pro at vinegar usage. :)
Oh, and good morning all.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

flan327 wrote:
Our washer is downstairs and I'm much too lazy to catch the rinse cycle...

flan

Put the vinegar in the softener dispenser when you start the load.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

just Czech wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Our washer is downstairs and I'm much too lazy to catch the rinse cycle...

flan
Put the vinegar in the softener dispenser when you start the load.

Oh, so you expect me to figure out where the softener dispenser IS?!!

flan

Domestic Engineer · Guru

Hi Flan! Just finished a yummy pancake breakfast at the Blueberry Hill Pancake House.

chillepeppa · Regular

flan327 wrote:
just Czech wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Our washer is downstairs and I'm much too lazy to catch the rinse cycle...

flan
Put the vinegar in the softener dispenser when you start the load.
Oh, so you expect me to figure out where the softener dispenser IS?!!
flan

Very demanding, isn't she...

biggrin

Ohfour · Hooker

I wok up to G making me breakfast. He's leaving for the weekend again...:(

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Domestic Engineer wrote:
Hi Flan! Just finished a yummy pancake breakfast at the Blueberry Hill Pancake House.

I have been CRAVING blueberry pancakes for months!

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Ohfour wrote:
I wok up to G making me breakfast. He's leaving for the weekend again...:(

We'll keep you company!!!

{hugs}

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

chillepeppa wrote:
flan327 wrote:
just Czech wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Our washer is downstairs and I'm much too lazy to catch the rinse cycle...

flan
Put the vinegar in the softener dispenser when you start the load.
Oh, so you expect me to figure out where the softener dispenser IS?!!
flan
Very demanding, isn't she...

Ain't that the truth????

flan

FNW · Guru

TrudyML wrote:
Do you smell like salad?

Nope. It leaves everything feeling cleaner. I'll use it in my hair once in awhile, too, to condition my scalp and preserve the color. Use it under my arms and follow-up with a combo of baking soda and cornstarch (baby powder for a nice scent) instead of deodorant. Kills the bacteria that makes you smell without all those chemicals that irritate my skin. I use it for a lot of things.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

DD is allergic to all detergent except one - All free & clear. We don't use fabric softeners either.

The assistant coaches wash the uniforms and pass them out every game day. On one away trip they ran out of detergent and forgot which one DD could use. They guessed (DD was asleep) and bought more. They guessed wrong and DD was itching and scratching the entire game. She thought she had something wrong with her. She finally figured it out and talked to the assistants. They had a good laugh over it.

FNW · Guru

It doesn't irritate the boys skin, but artificial scents are not good for people with asthma. I really don't know if it's trigger, but I just leave it out anyway. Towels are much more absorbent if you don't use fabric softener.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

flan327 wrote:
chillepeppa wrote:
flan327 wrote:
just Czech wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Our washer is downstairs and I'm much too lazy to catch the rinse cycle...

flan
Put the vinegar in the softener dispenser when you start the load.
Oh, so you expect me to figure out where the softener dispenser IS?!!
flan
Very demanding, isn't she...
Ain't that the truth????
flan

Gosh, flan. I swear I have to spoon feed you. biggrin

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

FNW wrote:
It doesn't irritate the boys skin, but artificial scents are not good for people with asthma. I really don't know if it's trigger, but I just leave it out anyway. Towels are much more absorbent if you don't use fabric softener.

Truth.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

just Czech wrote:
flan327 wrote:
chillepeppa wrote:
flan327 wrote:
just Czech wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Our washer is downstairs and I'm much too lazy to catch the rinse cycle...

flan
Put the vinegar in the softener dispenser when you start the load.
Oh, so you expect me to figure out where the softener dispenser IS?!!
flan
Very demanding, isn't she...
Ain't that the truth????
flan
Gosh, flan. I swear I have to spoon feed you.

Will you cut up my meat for me too?

flan

ed11563 · Guru

Mellow Momma wrote:
DD is allergic to all detergent except one - All free & clear. We don't use fabric softeners either.

Spouse also.

We use about 1/10th of the amount the soap company suggests, then run every load through another full wash / rinse cycle to try to get it all to rinse out.

Then if the rinse water is still coming out even a little sudsy, that load gets another full cycle.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Mellow Momma wrote:
DD is allergic to all detergent except one - All free & clear. We don't use fabric softeners either.

The assistant coaches wash the uniforms and pass them out every game day. On one away trip they ran out of detergent and forgot which one DD could use. They guessed (DD was asleep) and bought more. They guessed wrong and DD was itching and scratching the entire game. She thought she had something wrong with her. She finally figured it out and talked to the assistants. They had a good laugh over it.

DD11, too. Even Tide free and clear will give her boils.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

I use the dryer sheets. I have liquid but never use it.

ed11563 · Guru

flan327 wrote:
just Czech wrote:
flan327 wrote:
chillepeppa wrote:
flan327 wrote:
just Czech wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Our washer is downstairs and I'm much too lazy to catch the rinse cycle...

flan
Put the vinegar in the softener dispenser when you start the load.
Oh, so you expect me to figure out where the softener dispenser IS?!!
flan
Very demanding, isn't she...
Ain't that the truth????
flan
Gosh, flan. I swear I have to spoon feed you.
Will you cut up my meat for me too?
flan

I Googled "Flan's washing machine" to find out what make and model you have, but all it told me is that you have a front-loaded washer.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lexxy wrote:
I use the dryer sheets. I have liquid but never use it.

Me too.

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

We just had a downpour...very heavy rain, lasted about 10 minutes...

flan

ed11563 · Guru

Mellow Momma wrote:
She finally figured it out and talked to the assistants. They had a good laugh over it.

I'm annoyed that they laughed at her because THEY screwed up and caused her to have this problem.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I don't use it in everything. But I had asked Aaron to start a load. He used way too much. I barely use a 1/4cap when I do use it. I think he used a whole cap.

I have never heard of vinegar. How much do you use? Does it help clean the washer too?

Beach..... I love the beach.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I want Donatos for lunch!

flan

FNW · Guru

I fill the softener tray with vinegar. The washer is 8 years old and very clean so it must be working.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I one time put bleach in the fabric softener slot.

Thankfully I was washing whites and wanted bleach and caught what I had done immediately.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Vinegar will keep towels from getting that musty smell.

NAOW · Vette's SS

I use Vinegar too.

DH left today. I have to get us on a good summer schedule while he's gone, so we don't turn into a bunch of couch potatoes.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

NAOW wrote:
I use Vinegar too.

DH left today. I have to get us on a good summer schedule while he's gone, so we don't turn into a bunch of couch potatoes.

How long will he be gone?

flan

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I've been playing in the dirt all morning. smile

I want to get back to pruning my front beds, but I have to wait until I get some shade.

It's just to hot to be out in the sun.

I hope everyone is having a great Friday. smile

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
I've been playing in the dirt all morning.
I want to get back to pruning my front beds, but I have to wait until I get some shade.
It's just to hot to be out in the sun.
I hope everyone is having a great Friday.

Four more hours...

flan

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Did not know that about vinegar. We wash the dog stuff in Dreft and use Dreft baby softener. The lady at the store laughed at DH the other day when we were having a discussion about the smell of the Dreft softener. So we asked her to settle it for us.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I always used ivory in the baby stuff. Dreft irritated them.

Caitlyn still uses ivory soap.

*sigh* Mawmaw is going back to the ER. Twice in a week.

Poor thing. I can't think about what it all could mean.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Interest rates dipped a smidge today - I locked in the rate.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I'm not actually sure the Dreft is helping Layla's allergies. Don't know for sure but she's getting better so we keep using it. Of course, she's on tons of medicine and prescription food too. Her hair is almost all grown back.

Since I have allergies and they sleep on our bed they leave a lot of hair behind. I make the bed every day and cover it with a plain cheap flat sheet. I have five of them. Every day I strip the flat sheet off and make the bed. Then I put a fresh new flat sheet on. Keeps the hair down and the allergies down. At the end of five days I wash all the flat sheets together in Dreft.

We got the Dreft softener and you can smell it through the lid. I was saying how it smelled like baby powder. DH said it smelled like ass. We were going round and round with this when we got up to the counter. We asked the cashier to smell it. She said it smelled like baby diaper. I said, "See? We're both right. It smells like powder you put on a babies ass!"