Laundry Day!!!

Today is laundry day...

In the past I have always dreaded laundry day. Driving to the laundry mat, paying to wash clothes, waiting for them to wash, paying to dry, waiting for them to dry, then lugging them home to fold was just too much of a task! I hated it!!!

Now that we are living in Truckhouse and living on a limited budget, I wanted to find a way to do laundry that was not only cheaper, but more environmentally friendly as well. After a lot of search on the internet I found our new washer. It super simple and doesn't require anything except at least a 5 gallon bucket and a very tiny amount of laundry soap!

Today was our first day getting to use our new washer and it worked out perfectly! Here is how it works:

1) Get your bucket and Mobile Washer ready!

CHECK!

2) Fill the bucket with clothes, water and your detergent! (If you use the recommended 5 gallon bucket, it only takes 2 gallons of water and about 1teaspoon of laundry detergent)

CHECK!!!

3) Grab your washing machine and move it just like you would a plunger. It works by pushing and pulling water through the clothes, which according to the website, is a powerful cleaning action that will actually pull out residual detergent that is left by electric washers!

                              

CHECK!

4) Once you feel like you have "agitated" the clothes enough, you dump out all of the dirty water and refill the bucket with clean water. You then have to do the process over so you can make sure all of the detergent is out of the clothes!

CHECK!

5) Dump all of that water out and ring out the clothes and hang them to dry!!!

FINISHED! well, minus the whole folding and putting away stuff.

I have to say, this method of doing laundry is way more appealing to me than how we used to have to do it! This way clothes are getting very clean, we are saving water, using less detergent, I'm getting an arm workout and we dont use any electricity in the drying process!

This is also very wallet-friendly. I believe we paid about $27 for the washer, shipped. This thing will pay for itself after about 2 weeks of us using it. The laundry mats were expensive back home... now we don't have to worry about wasting gas getting there and I also dont have to worry about finding quarters!

You guys should all look into getting one! Eco-friendly, wallet-friendly and it gives you a workout! Also, who doesn't like the smell of your laundry after its been out drying in the sun all day? The list of pros can go on and on!!!

Have a great day everyone!

Love,

Megan, Heath and Taz!

DIY- Hula Hoop

I think hula-hooping is one of my all-time favorite past times. I used to win contests when I was just a little Megan. Even to this day, I still pick up a hula-hoop anytime I come across one, which happens a lot in the summer with my nieces and nephews, and now every Sunday when I teach a pre-k class. I pretty much hula-hoop every week.

I finally decided I needed one of my own. They can be a little pricey so I just googled "make your own hula hoop" and found everything I needed! With the help of my fabulous babe, Heath, I know have my very own hula hoop!

Here is how we did it!

1) Supplies: polypipe, electric tape and some kind of fitting depending on the size pipe you use. We had a hard time finding polypipe, so we ended up with this pipe from Home Depot. Its called Sharkbite and its found in the same aisle as dryer hoses and things like that. The fitting (ours is sharkbite as well) can be found in the same aisle. Electrical tape can be pretty pricey for the really pretty stuff, so I settled with the cheap standard colors! :)

 2) Cut the pipe the size you want your hula-hoop. You will want the pipe (when round) to reach between your belly button and shoulders. The smaller it is, the harder it is to keep it up and therefore a better workout!

PS. My babe is so so cute.

3) Take self-portraits with your adorable pup Taz.

**This is will be the pup we take with us on our adventure!!!

             

4) Warm up the pipe so it can bend and fit around the fitting.
  Im not really sure what I'm talking about here, that's why I keep Heath around. :)

5) Make it into a circle! 

Obviously!

6) Test it to make sure its gonna work!

-See, I'm a hula-hoop pro!!

7) Decorate. 

Of course this was my favorite part.

FINISHED PROJECT!!!!!

Seriously, hula-hoops make me so incredibly happy. It's the small things in life. 

I couldn't resist posting this picture of our favorite little animal! Isn't he just the cutest. He is also the weirdest animal we have ever met!

So, there you have it! A very cheap (i think everything cost maybe $10) and unique hula hoop! 

Have a great Thursday everyone!!!