Sunday, April 12, 2015

#Bleach #LaundryDay! It's Laundry Day - Use that Bleach, make your laundry sparkle! It's all about that Bleach... lol! #CleaningTips

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Well, hahaha, was hard to figure out what picture to put in to show how white and fluffy your laundry will be when you use lots of Bleach, but, well, this picture is great for getting you to think of something that is very, very white and fluffy, right? lol! 

                                (Take a little Fun Break with Ailsa! : )  (Where you can really 'clean up'! hahaha!

So, it's Laundry Day, and we were down in the laundry room, pouring the bleach on the whites, and I said to my son, who is 15, gee, you know, Thank God my friend Nancy happened to be doing the laundry on a day I was over visiting with her - and she was using bleach,and you would think I would already have known about bleach, since I already had a baby, my beautiful little Cara - Nancy and I both had babies at the same time, roughly, so it was a lot of fun to get the babies together while we had great conversations, too... that's really great for all young mothers... it's great to have other moms to talk to, for sures!  And it REALLY helps if they're hilarious - makes it all so much better!

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Anyway, I asked Nancy what she was doing, since her laundry was always so sparkly and clean, and I am a firm believer in learning whatever you can from anyone who you think is doing it, just right, right? lol!  Well, really, that boils down to being able to say, oh, hey, what's that you're doing, and learning it for yourself, too... 

And bleach is amazing for cleaning all your baby clothes and all their little items.. just use a small amount for the baby clothes, since tiny babies are have very sensitive skin... but as they get to be older, like, teenagers, go for it, clean those socks! hahaha!

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So, just in case your mom or dad, or any of your friends who are doing their laundry while you're over, and you happen to luck into this info on your own... but if you didn't have that, or don't have that, then here we go, this is all for you, baby! lol! 

Never be afraid of using bleach - I use it on all the whites, so separate out your laundry, do all the colors, first, so no bleach gets on any of the color clothes... and then put your whites in the washing machine in layers... put the clothes and laundry that isn't too bad, on the bottom, then carefully lay in the socks and whatever else really needs a good cleaning, and pour the bleach right on the items.  No need to be super careful with this - just pour that bleach on. Then pour on some laundry soap.  We never follow any directions for the amount of laundry soap, either - just pour that shiz on, right? lol!  You want it to be super-clean and sparkly! lol!

Just keep going - sheets, the bed base, like a fitted bed pad - we looove those, so comfy - and pour the bleach right on that, too, then the laundry soap - why, it's like a little Laundry Lasagna - bah'hahahahaah!  The key is to use a lot of bleach and a lot of laundry soap... Oh, and go ahead and cut the liner off your pillows - you can carefully cut along the sewn line of the base pillow case, and wash that, too... 

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You will be sooo excited when you see how brilliantly white your socks are!  I'm not sure why that's so exciting, but, well, it is - lol!  

Here's a funny little 'laundry' story - making my husband's (at the time - we're divorced, now... and not because o' da socks, neither - lol!) socks soo white was the ONLY thing my mother-in-law, at the time, liked about me - oh, that's lovely, right? hahaha!  Easier to laugh at, looking back, was all too crazy.  

And that brings to a good piece of advice for any mothers-in-law, out there... or anyone dealing with other human beings (sooo, that's pretty much everyone! lol!) - don't be so judgmental about who your child is with - if they're happy, you're happy, and that's it.  If parents would stop being soo judgmental about everything their adult children do or do not do, things would be much better for everyone involved.  

And if you have a parent who is actively going after your spouse or significant other, the child of the parent has to be the one to go and speak to the annoying parent - you must be the one to support your own significant other, or you run the very serious risk of them not being your significant other, all that much longer - (hmmm, maybe the socks DID have something to do with that divorce... anyhooo, you get my point! lol!)

So, bottom line, don't be afraid to use lots of bleach - let go of the 'half a cup' thing, it won't damage your clothes, it'll just make your laundry all lovely and sparkly and white! Yippee!! 

Oh, and you can use a mix of hot water, in your sink, and regular dish soap, you can use that to clean your furniture - do a test on a bit you can't see, first, and not on, like, a purple or red couch, that seems like a very bad idea - hahaha!  But if it's beige, or tan... you be the judge on that one, but you can use a nice clean, white cloth, small towel, or face cloth, dip it in the hot water/bleach/soap mixture - you'll have a half a sink, at least, and you use the cloth to scrub the furniture - Voila!  New again!  

I do the furniture every 6 months, or so - keeps everything sparkly and clean - yahoo!  

Okay, gotta get back to the laundry! lol!  Happy Cleaning! Ailsa : ) 


And now to clean up your whole life, my favorite little Louise Hay - she's brilliant!! 

My favourite books to start with, with Louise Hay - You Can Heal Your Life - brilliant, and it really WILL change your life... and Meditations for Daily Living - think that's the right title  - is so lovely, you'll love it - all very heartwarming, very clarifying... and Louise Hay has a tiny little book, I Can Do It - looove it, you'll love it, too... I love all of Louise's books... so lovely and life-changing : ) http://buildyourownhousebodylife.blogspot.ca/2014/11/you-can-heal-your-life-by-louise-l-hay.html




Thursday, April 9, 2015

Throw an Ah'mazing #BirthdayParty for your Ah'mazing kid!! : ) #HappyBirthday! #Birthday #CandyBuffet!


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Here mah' Birthday Girl! lol!  EVERYone looves their Birthday, and it's soo much fun when the Birthday Girl, or the Birthday Boy, no matter what age they are, feels extra-special, on their extra-special day!  It's The BEST, right?  When you see you' person, so-to-speak, all super-duper happy, that's a great treat for everyone, because a parent wants to make their child happy, and the child loves to BE happy, am I right? lol!  Yeah, me know me right! hahaha!  



And here's ME on my 52nd Birthday - I just celebrated it - can you see mah' Pisces Fish Dress??  lol!  I put it on, every single year, for mah' birfday pictures - my beautiful daughter, Cara (da Birthday girl above me!) got me this little Pisces Dress, years ago, and me loves it! It makes me laugh, every time I put it on, with the fish swimming in different directions.. wonder if me gots a better pic of it?  Will go look ...

Oh, and can you see, down in the bottom corner of my Birthday Table, my fancy Birthday Tree I made for myself? lol!  I made it with 52 'stems' and 52 'crystals', to celebrate my 52nd Birthday - and you can sort of see the cherry Blossom Tree I made for myself too - and that had 52 stems and 52 crystals, too - lol!  You can see, we loooove our Birthday Celebrations!

Oooh, I couldn't find the pict'yah I was looking for... must be in my other 'puter... will have to try to remember to bring them over to this computer... but here I am in my absolutely favourite dress - I looove this little black dress - it's my go-to dress for everything - lol!  That's me at the Butchart Gardens, in March, when they have the Spring Prelude Gardens, which we love, in Victoria, BC, Canada.  I loove to go to the Gardens on my Birthday - I love to go for a lovely walk in the gardens (any gardens, whichever is the closest and the nicest - lol!), see the ocean, whenever possible, or a large body of water, if I'm living inland (we almost always live close to an ocean or the mountians - my two favourite things... endlessly pretty!), and I want to eat something delicious - preferably, eat a LOT of things that are delicious - hahaha!  And, of course, spend my Birthday with people I love!  Now that makes for a great birthday, doing whatever it is you truly love to do, with the people you truly love to do that with! : ) Happy birthday!! 


We've thrown some ah'mazing birthday parties over the years, but here's a quick and super-easy way to throw a great birthday for the one you love soo much! 

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

How to Make Peeling the Shells off of Eggs Super-Easy #Eggs #BoiledEggs #EasterEggs - How To Boil Easter Eggs : )




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How to Make Peeling the Shells off of Eggs Super-Easy.....Add Baking Soda to Your Boiling Water - is sooo cool!

Add 1 heaping Tablespoon of Baking soda to your big pot of Boiling water, let it foam, then gently place the eggs in, one at a time, with a large metal spoon. ( A soup spoon, nothing fancy - lol!)

AND, give your Boiled Egg a good shake in a glass or jar of water (cover the top - lol!), the peels should come right off, and start from the bottom (now we're here - Thanks, Drake! Haha!) of the egg, where the little dint in the egg is... the egg shell will peel off - and, of course, tap the boiled egg all around, too! 

How To Tell If It's A Good Egg, or if your eggs have gone bad - When you place the eggs, one by one, on a big spoon, into the boiling water, if the egg floats to the top - Bad Egg - if it just stays in the bottom, that's a Good Egg! 

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Why not try a little something to make it sooo much easier to peel your boiled eggs?  and it is super-exciting when you first add the baking soda - it'll foam right up, momentarily, then literally, simmer down (do you hate that phrase from all the teachers having said that in your classes, all your life?? lol!) to a normal boil.....

Then, carefully set each egg in the boiling water, with a large spoon...


I thought it might be helpful to see the Boiled Eggs at various stages... we're at Sea Level (we are, for sure, right by the Sea, on the ocean, and, well, errrr, aaahhh, at Sea Level, but we used to live in Calgary, so the timing is different at different elevations - so is a good idea to take your eggs out earlier, if your eggs cook faster at a different elevation... same thing goes for baking, and whatnot... lol!)

Anyhoooo, the Boiled Eggs at the top are 7 minute Eggs, then 8 minutes Eggs, then the 10 minute Eggs.  So, really, it's however you happen to love your eggs, or whenever you remember you were making some boiled eggs! lol!

Yumm, this makes me hungry!  And Eggs are soo good for you... I know there's a whole debate about whether it's okay to eat the yolks, and it's totally okay, very good for you. And, tastier, for sures. 

Adding Baking Soda to the boiling water for your Boiled Eggs, though, is great for Easter, when you might be rolling your Easter Eggs with the family.. sometimes it's soo hard to get the egg shell to break, and it can be frustrating for little ones (and the big ones, too - hahaha! - Not sure how many times we've ended up throwing our Easter Eggs up against a tree, try to get the shell to break - naturally - lol!

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And here's how we like to have our little boiled egg sandwiches - yum!  I like a slice of Havarti on the sandwich, sometimes, too - all very healthy... and sometimes we just like to have the boiled eggs on their own, and I add a wee bit of butter and salt - yum!  A nice little treat : )




How to Make Peeling the Shells off of Eggs Super-Easy.....Add Baking Soda to Your Boiling Water - is sooo cool!

Add 1 heaping Tablespoon of Baking soda to your big pot of Boiling water, let it foam, then gently place the eggs in, one at a time, with a large metal spoon. ( A soup spoon, nothing fancy - lol!)



Rolling your Eggs at Easter : )
 http://buildyourownhousebodylife.blogspot.ca/2011/04/easter-traditions-roll-your-eggs-at.html

Easter - we looove Easter - so lovely!
Easter Sunrise Services can be so lovely : )
http://buildyourownhousebodylife.blogspot.ca/2012/04/happy-easter-we-went-to-easter-sunrise.html

We love to Roll Our Eggs on Easter - a fun tradition for the whole family : )
http://buildyourownhousebodylife.blogspot.ca/2011/04/easter-traditions-roll-your-eggs-at.html

If you want your beautifully decorated Eggs to last forever, just learn to blow them... you need to make a little hole at the top and the bottom, poke a toothpick through the yolk, and you're well on your way... rinse and decorate : )
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Make cute little Marshmallow Bunnies with the kids : )
http://buildyourownhousebodylife.blogspot.ca/2011/04/easter-crafts-marshmallow-bunnies.html







  My favourite books to start with, with Louise Hay - You Can Heal Your Life - brilliant, and it really WILL change your life... and Meditations for Daily Living - think that's the right title  - is so lovely, you'll love it - all very heartwarming, very clarifying... and Louise Hay has a tiny little book, I Can Do It - looove it, you'll love it, too... I love all of Louise's books... so lovely and life-changing : ) http://buildyourownhousebodylife.blogspot.ca/2014/11/you-can-heal-your-life-by-louise-l-hay.html