Rebecca's Rosemary Mint Fabric Softener (well, sorta).

The Stuff of Laundry Legends!

I have a sister, she has a blog.  She gifts the world with DIY wonderfulness...such as:

DIY Laundry stuff

DIY Cleaning products

DIY Lotions and Potions

Recipes

Her blog is awesome.  Her blog is:

http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/


My Introduction to wherever this post is leading...

I'm the eldest of four sisters and, I know more than they do.  Jillee is patient with me however, she realizes that I "prefer" to embrace new ideas presented by other people, not my dorky younger sister. 

So I sat back and watched her frilly little posts about DIY laundry this and thats, humoring her with my support and encouragement because that's what wiser and older (aging amazingly well) sisters do.

I went merrily on my way spending my hard earned $$ on brand name products, especially one that may or may not be Caldrea ( oh how I love Caldrea) until one day, I ran out!  On a weekend!

They say that when a door gets slammed in your face, a window opens. 

Ok, my lightning quick thought process kicked in and scanned my options:  I live in Wyoming, we have Tide and Clorox.  And, lucky for me...white vinegar, water and Sauve (see above).

In secret, I searched Jillee's blog and found what I was looking for.  I could throw this crap together and make it until Amazon delivers the goods couldn't I?

Yes.

The rest is a humbling and horrific story of bowing to the Queen of DIY, my brat sister.  Conceding defeat as I gleefully washed load after load of clothes softened with this wondrous and CHEAP stuff in a no name bottle.  Just for kicks, here's Jillee's victory post:

http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2012/02/rebeccas-rosemary-mint-fabric-softener.html

It's good stuff!  Try it, you'll LOVE it but try not make a mess like I did today and buy a bigger funnel, trust me on this.

Big Mess!

My Success!  

Thanks to my brat sister, Jillee.

Spring (mostly Summer) Fever!

The cold beauty of Winter.

I am so DONE with winter!  Even though we've had a fairly mild winter in Wyoming, it's still frigid and so inexplicably non-green.  I say it's high time for COLOR!  The stuff of gardens, rivers and mountains.  Here's a few summertime photos of my backyard, kids having fun in the garden, birds sipping at the birdbath (look close, cute finch), camping at Grey's River in WY, fly fishing on the Snake River in Jackson...pure SUMMER.  Enjoy!

Blue jeans on the fence.

Maya.

Mike & Clint (backround) hunting trout :)

Tiffany & Chloe on the river's edge, cheering her Dad, Uncles & Papa on!

Grey's River.

Cute little Finch on birdbath.

I feel much better now...

XOXO

Rebecca, Lover of ...Summer!

Me and Whole Foods

Sliding automatic doors, a lame photographer's nightmare.

Because I live in Wyoming, Walmart is about as exotic as our shopping experience gets.  Why is that?  I don't bloody well know!  And, because I choose to eat as organically as possible, living under the "big sky" makes that endeavor extremely challenging!  I mean it's not like we can grow our own food here, our growing season is a whole 3 weeks (tiny exaggeration).

Soooo, anytime I can get to our closest Whole Paycheck Foods (Mike loves to call it that, he doesn't get me), which is far, far away in Park City, UT...I go, and...

                                                 I AM COMPLETE  &  I AM HAPPY

I am sure I positively GLOW behind that shiny black and green shopping cart with a Starbucks cup holder which also completes me.

Pretty grocery bags too!

Yes, I do travel with a "clean" white cooler in the back of my car at all times, just in case.

Rebecca of the Great White North

Operation Beautiful!

You may have heard about the awesome Caitlin over at www.operationbeautiful.com. When I happened upon her website, I was floored by the simplicity and importance of her work and became very excited about joining in!  Her mission is this:

The mission of Operation Beautiful is to post anonymous notes in public places for other people to find. The point is that WE ARE ALL BEAUTIFUL. You are enough... just the way you are!

I absolutely love what she's doing!   I have armed myself with Post - its and my mission is to slap as many of these babies as l can on unsuspecting windshields, mirrors, monitors, desks, taxicabs somebodies back, etc. .  Today, I chose a gasoline pump :)  I felt a tiny bit better about spending $50 to fill my tank knowing that some unsuspecting person was going to drive up behind me and find this little love note left just for them :)


Will you make a difference today?  


Post a comment, tell me how you did it!  ...and have FUN with it!


Rebecca

Happy Friday Everyone!

Yukon Chloe

  And welcome to my newest endeavor, Camp Wander, live from Wyoming!  I am SO excited to share this wonderful, beautiful crazy life with you, which is a little bizarre because I don't even like talking on the phone that much :)  However, just add photos, a bit of witty wisdom, a good tale with a few life basics thrown in and I'm all ears!  Lots of fun ahead!

In the meantime, meet little Chloe, she and a few other "little people" in my life will be making cameo appearances a lot...cute little thing ain't she?

Until next time...have a brilliant day! 

XOXO