loving the laundry...

i have been fighting it for a long time...but i have finally faced the music. i am allergic to regular laundry soaps and i have to use the stuff that usually doesn't smell the greatest. i have been using regular laundry soap because i *hate* the free and clear stuff because it has no smell. i decided to try a new product called seventh generation natural laundry detergent (http://www.seventhgeneration.com/Laundry-Detergent) target sells it and it is about the same price as tide...so i picked some up and used to today when did laundry along with some free and clear downy. the smell of the laundry detergent i got is "blue lavender/eucalyptus" and i was not wild about the smell of it in the container. i tried it anyway and i am shocked. first of all the smell doesn't smell the way it does in the container when it is on your clothes and you clothes are dry. my clothes smell clean, but are not overpoweringly perfumed. and the second thing which blew me away is how soft my clothes are. they are the softest they have ever been, seriously. it isn't the downy, because i have always used downy, so i am chalking it up to the laundry soap. i am beyond thrilled with this product. it is all plant based...not petroleum based like other detergents and i know it will be better from my loopy skin. i am just so in love. :)

today was day one of post-planning at work. i spent the entire day...well maybe more like 3/4 of my day organizing the book storage room which has been a disaster. it is slowly coming together and mr. m is all about throwing away junk we don't need... so the editions we don't use are getting piled up in an extra room...and i have a feeling they will be in there for the next year, but at least they aren't in my organized book storage room. :/