Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap

This evening, I made homemade liquid laundry soap.  I already had my powdered homemade laundry soap, but I made a cup of it into two bottles of liquid laundry soap!  I am trying to stretch our laundry soap a little further. 

A long weekend and then some...

It's been a long four days with Kyle home from school.  I can't wait until he goes back to school tomorrow.  I have a few things I want to catch up on.  I am looking forward to my quiet time to be able to work on the things. 

Today, I decided that I needed to get a few things from Walgreens, so I took Kyle for a walk.  He loves going with me to the store.  He holds the reusable bags for me while we walk to and from the store.  He loves helping me overall.  I use reusable bags just so I don't have to carry 5 plastic bags (or however many) I would have if I didn't use a big reusable bag.  It just makes it easier to carry my purchase in one or two bags. 

It was nice to get out of the house, even though it was still cold!  Kyle loved it too. 

I bought a few things with coupons such as toothpaste, toothbrush and toilet paper.  I also bought the store brand of draino because our bathroom sink and tub have been slow draining!  It's been a nuisance!  The store brand worked pretty well considering.  I am always leery about using the store brand of a product, but I compared the ingredients and they were pretty much the same except one or two ingredients.  The drains work at least 85% better than they were before.  So, I am happy. 

More days off

Kyle was off of school today and will have tomorrow off as well.  I am so ready for him to go back to school, he's been home since Friday! 

I wasn't able to get much done today with him home.  It's a little more difficult for me to concentrate when he is home, but I do try to do what I need to do. 

Shannon will be taking extra shifts next week.  Once he has his work schedule for Best Buy, he can determine how many more shifts he can take for a co-worker who overextended herself.  She ended up taking so many shifts that she would have to work 15 days straight!  Plus she's taking an Electronic Health Records course through the local community college.  She offered him all of the extra shifts she took because she feels overwhelmed with her class and having to work.  Hopefully Shannon can take as many shifts as he wants.  We definitely need the money.  Shannon is working on paying off his credit card. 

Shannon also received a call from his manager from his security supervisor job.  His manager put in his notice and will be leaving at the end of this week!  He is working on having his guys cover shifts and give them extra shifts wherever needed so that everything is covered until they hire a new manager.  I told Shannon that he should apply for a manager position with the security company.  He now has a Bachelor's Degree, plus he's working in security for several years, been a manager and he's been on the other side of things.  When he was working at a hotel as the manager, he was the client of the company he is now working for.  He knows what a client is looking for in a security company!  I really hope Shannon will apply for the job or any promotion within the security company. 

Snow!

It ended up snowing yesterday evening and all throughout the night.  The school district decided to close the schools for Friday and let everyone know yesterday evening.  I found out on Facebook from a local radio station's status update!  There were other people who commented saying they received phone calls (we never received a call).  I was planning on watching the local news station's website for updates if I didn't hear anything.  We do not have local TV, so I have to depend on the internet for news and updates. 

Since Kyle was home all day today, I did get a few loads of laundry done.

I am not sure what I will be doing this weekend.  I'm thinking about making soy candles!  I still have 3 more batches to make!  I am still burning candles from the first two batches I made in December.  I just love soy candles!  I also have a plugin tart warmer, which I use for any leftover wax from burned candles or from my tarts that I make from the leftover wax from when I make the actual jar candles.  I have the plugin tart warmer right next to my desk, so I turn that on while I am online.  It's nice to add scent to the room. 

Snow Tonight

We are expecting snow tonight!  I am not looking forward to it. 

Shannon reminded me that they may cancel school tomorrow.  I wish they didn't have to, but according to the forecast, it looks inevitable.  I really enjoy my quiet time when Kyle is at school. 

Shannon was called in to work from 10pm until 6am tonight.  This is the third night in a row due to someone calling in sick.  It just means more hours for us.  Shannon is trying to pay down his credit card that he racked up over the holidays. 

He worked at Best Buy today from 10am until 2pm.  He had to stop at the sporting goods store to find some warm socks or toe guards.  His shoes are sneakers and they get wet in the rain.  Which made me realize that he needs work boots, especially since they keep his feet dry and warm. 

I also reminded him to pick up a little sewing kit since he has a few buttons that needed to be sewn back on.  He already had needles, so he bought white thread.  He only has two work shirts for each job (his security job and Best Buy).  One of his security job work shirts had two buttons missing on the cuff, so I "sewed" them both back on. 

Uncertainty and Other opportunities

Shannon found out that Best Buy is hiring for his department.  They posted the job opening at the beginning of December.  He's not sure if they are looking to get rid of him or not.  There are a few instances that makes him think so...but then again, he's not sure.  Not only that, lately they were told that their are cutting back hours.  Why would they be hiring for their department but cut hours on current employees?

Shannon also told me his other employer is hiring for an Account Manager position.  That person is in charge of one client and they are in charge of their own set of employees, making sure shifts are covered, etc.  I told him he should apply for it since he has managerial experience and a Bachelor's Degree!

He also saw a position he wants to apply for with Goodwill.  So we'll see. 

Feeling better

I am starting to finally feel better.  I didn't workout yesterday or today.  I started feeling sick on Friday or Saturday.  I was sneezing throughout the day and then I woke up on Saturday with a sore throat. 

I really dislike that I couldn't workout on Sunday and today. 

I hope to be back in full swing tomorrow!  I miss working out!