I’ve been air-drying for about 10 years now, and it’s just become second nature I guess. The thought of using a dryer again is mystifying; why use an energy-sucking contraption when other options are readily available? Air is completely free and does a splendid job! Yes, it takes a little longer but it’s much gentler… Read more »
Posts Tagged: frugality
How To Make Homemade Laundry Detergent With Zote Soap Video
Here’s my first YouTube video! I show how to make homemade laundry detergent using Zote soap. You can see the earlier Zote soap recipe blog post I wrote here. ~Marilyn
Zen and the Art of Thrift Store Shopping
The reality of my situation is that I depend on thrift shops. Utterly and completely. Since I am a vintage clothing dealer, I rely mainly on thrift stores to procure my stock. And while I am there I usually end up shopping for myself as well. I have a gaggle of thrifts that I routinely… Read more »
Popping Tags With Macklemore
I’ll admit I’m officially obsessed with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis; local Seattle boys made good. Their hit song ‘Thrift Shop” practically sent me over the edge! Even though I’m old enough to be their mother, I feel a strong solidarity with their frugal ways and thrift shopping adventures. Seeing Ben Haggerty (Macklemore) making an entrance… Read more »
Fabulously Frugal Homemade Laundry Detergent
Well, I finally took the plunge and did what was the last holdout of my Eco-Friendly-Clothesline-Loving-Cold-Water-Washing-Laundry-Goddess status: making my own environmentally friendly detergent. I have been meaning to do this for years but finally got a nudge, okay, a push from a thread on the eBay Clothing Discussion board. There was a lively discussion about… Read more »
It’s Time To Break Out The Solar-Powered Dryer!
I’ve aired my dirty laundry for about 6 years now. Well, actually it’s clean laundry and I air-dry it on either a drying rack or clothesline! Being a “slow dryer” as it were, I often feel as though my whole life is consumed by laundry. Either washing it, hanging it, waiting it for it to… Read more »
I'm Marilyn, and I'm obsessed with vintage clothing, thrift stores, clotheslines, and Chanel. Welcome to my down-to-earth world!