Sooo, this has not exactly been a stellar week for me. I have had extra kids every day and my focus, well, what focus is really the question. My intentions for going grocery shopping, creating a meal plan, and well picking up the supplies that we need for our home have been put off. So yesterday I found myself with a sink full of dishes and a dishwasher waiting to be washed...but no dishwasher detergent. Which brings us to Thoroughly Clean Thursday! What was a girl to do, of course you can't use dish soap in the dishwasher, that's just asking for a mess...or could I???
It was worth a shot and a shot I was willing to take as I couldn't leave the house and not willing to hand wash all those dishes. So with shrugged shoulders I figured why not, what's the worst that could happen, a clean kitchen floor?
So here is the rest of the story:
After trying out a pin from Pintrest to clean your dishwasher there was a recommendation to use baking soda and vinegar in your wash...I also have recently been looking up recipes for dish detergent, which all include borax and washing soda, but no baking soda. So here is what I decided to do, and although I'm not recommending this for every load, it worked in a pinch, and today I will give in and pick up the ingredients for my dish detergent that if it works, I'll be posting in the upcoming week:
1 Tablespoon Mrs. Meyers Liquid Dish Soap
1/4 cup Baking Soda
1/4 cup Borax
White Vinegar as a rinse agent in my rinse container
Guess what, it worked. My dishes were clean and there was nothing stuck on or anything and my kitchen floor, well that still needs to cleaned. The baking soda prevented the liquid dish soap from making a massive mess on my floor!
So if you're in a pinch, give it a try! :)
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