Well Dressed Servants

Everyone was born to do something well.

Some find their calling, others never do.

Thankfully I learned mine early on.

I am called 

to be good

to servants.

It's a job I take very seriously.  
A well maintained staff is a happy staff.

Kirby - she takes care of my floors.

The WP twins who take care of our laundry.

Teriffic Trane - he keeps my house cool in summer.
Vivacious Viking - she seams our curtains, clothing.

Beautiful Betty Bosch - she mixes our bread dough.
Com Ed - who is leased monthly. He oversees all the others.

And Plain Jane, my Kitchen Aid mixer.  

I purchased her at a garage sale for $50 

9 years ago.

She has been a well behaved, dependable servant.
Never giving me any lip 
when I ask her 
to whip up tree-bark-and-gravel 
(whole wheat)
 muffins one day
and clog-ya-heart-right-up
buttercream frosting the next.

She had been getting 
a little blue (wink) 

after seeing this custom outfit

 worn by one of her cousins over at 
The Pioneer Woman.

Now I do hate to see such a fine servant 

pining for something pretty to wear;

so I contacted Sweet Sarah over at Olive Tree Works

and told her the sad, sad story of Plain Jane.

I explained that 

Plain Jane was born a cookie cutter 

"There are a million just like me"

but is a actually a one-of-a-kind-hippy-girl at heart.

Sweet Sarah understood perfectly and 

designed something just for her!

Left Side

Right Side

Now Pulchritudinous Jaynne 
(the artist formerly known as Plain Jane)
feels like she has finally
earned her stripes.


You know how it is though, 
if you get something for one
the others start looking wistful.


I think I may be calling 
Sweet Sarah again soon.
Wouldn't the fridge look lovely 
in some pearls and lace?

  

LIM vs MIM DIY liquid soap

There are two kinds of people in the world

LIMS 

(less is more)

and 

MIMS

 (more is more) 

LIMS 

(poor deluded souls they) 

 skimp by with one pat of butter on their toast.

You often hear them saying (terrible) things like

"No, I think I'll skip the whip cream on top"

and 

(worse still) 

"Skim milk please".

 MIMS 

(happy souls are we)

realize that we are going to be dead 

a LONG time

and that one can never 

TRULY 

be too rich 

(as in flavor)

or have too much volume 

in ones hair.

I have friends, LIMS, 

who I am certain are good people.

They make life sooo much easier for me

since when we shop/eat together 

(due to their restraint)

there is 

always

more for me.

Rarely do MIMS and LIMS agree

but here

today

they can!

Can't you just feel the 

spirit of brotherly love filling the room?

"How?"

you ask

So glad you did.

Observe:

2 bars soap - 8 oz total

(4 bars for $3 at the health food store)

grated

added to one gallon of boiling water

plus 

2 TBSP liquid glycerin (drug store or grocery store)

Stir together into a soapy soupy mixture.

Let it sit about 10 hours.

It will look goopy and slimy

 so stir, stir, stir.

I used my immersion handheld blender 

to mooch it up.

I also added in 20 drops of 

peppermint oil,

after it had cooled,

for a clean yummy smell.

Pour into your gallon jug 

Fill the liquid dispensers in your house 

and do the happy dance every time you wash

 Mr. Nasty Germ and his buddies off your hands.

HAPPY HAPPY DAY

the MIMS are happy

more soap is better right?

The LIMS are happy

less hard earned dollars

 spent on liquid soap

is better right?

TADA!  

You have just saved yourself a 

whollop of moola.  

More is more people rejoice.

Less is more people rejoice!

MIMS and LIMS 

for 

once

agree.

I might even get some kind of peace prize for this.

Next up,

world peace.

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Give credit where credit is due:

I learned this handy dandy little diddy of a recipe

here;

she has lovely photos of the whole process.