Update

I've been a little slack in adding anything (of course..I think hubby has too lol). Here it is 6 weeks after my 1st batch of laundry detergent. I have now made my second batch.  I read on the website I found it on there were some complaints of not cleaning really dirty clothes.  The writer said you can add more washing powder and borax so I tried it. Wellllll.....I had a bucket of congealed soap the next day lol! I added some hot water and stirred it alot and funneled it into my bottles.  I just shake the bottle real good before I pour my detergent and it's fine.  Since hubby loves to work outside and doesn't really care what gets dirty. I have pants and shirts with mud, potting soil, grass, paint etc from him, not to mention 2 girls who roll all over the ground, go outside in their socks and one of them always seems to come home from daycare with mulch in her shoes. So I have taken the writers advice and also started adding a 1/2 scoop of OxiClean.  So far I am enjoying using the homemade laundry detergent.  I have also made a natural multipurpose cleaner from water and vinegar.  We bought a dry erase/chalk board easel from the Goodwill store. It had marker all over it and not dry erase marker on the board lol.  I used my multipurpose solution and the marker came right off!  Stay tuned for upcoming projects.  I have several things I want to try such as make my own fabric softener sheets, hair detangler, natural weed killer and I want to dive into Fake It Frugal!  More on that next time!