Homemade Stuff

"Cooking" by HilaryQuinn on Flickr

I like to make my own stuff. I’d love to make my own furniture, clothes, etc., and I’m starting with food and daily household items.

Here’s what I currently make myself:

• Food (very little homemade in the past few weeks, as I focus on finishing up my RPG materials for the month)
• Laundry detergent
• Fabric softener — I use 1/4 cup of baking soda in the basin and 1/4 cup of vinegar in the dispenser.
• Dishwasher detergent — Unfortunately, it leaves spots. Big, obvious spots. Haven’t found a solution.
• Vegetable wash — Vinegar and water, I think in a 1:4 ratio.

Things I’d like to make myself:

• Granola bars — Done it before, and I’d like to replace the Clif bars I eat every morning.
• Cookies — I like to take tea in the afternoon at work, and homemade chocolate chip cookies are the perfect accompaniment.  Used to do this a lot; haven’t done it in months.
• Yogurt — To replace the  yogurt I always eat in the morning. I actually already made this; I’ll try to remember to blog about it shortly.

None of this is difficult, or consumes large amounts of time. It’s just easier, quicker, more expensive, and less satisfying to grab a box off a grocery store shelf.