Hi there ladies,

Jenny gave a great talk on how to de-clutter and get organized. Here’s her top 5 tips of the many she shared:

1. Attack paper clutter as soon as it enters the house.  Recycle it or use it for kids' scratch paper.

2. Keep a large storage tub in your van to contain loose items and reduce your number of trips when unloading the van.

3. To keep a closet organized, categorize the items and place them in a clear tub with a label.

4. Donate unloved Happy Meal toys to a teacher for use in their school store.

5. If an item is no longer used and does not have sentimental value, dispose or donate.

She also shared that she makes her own laundry soap (Thanks Jenny!). A lot of folks seem interested, so she kindly shared her recipe with us.

Laundry Soap Recipe
1-76 oz. box Borax
4 lbs. Arm and Hammer Baking Soda
1- 55 oz. box Arm and Hammer Washing Soda
3 bars Ivory Soap
3 1/2 lbs. Oxy Clean

1. Grate soap and then run through food processor.  

2. Combine all ingredients in 5 gallon bucket.

3. Use 2 Tbsp. per load.

Note:

Works in high efficiency machines.
Not recommended for white clothing.