i carry your heart

 

i carry your heart

               By E. E. Cummings 1894–1962

i carry your heart with me (i carry it in
my heart) i am never without it (anywhere
i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing, my darling)
                                 
i fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) i want
no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)

Happy Valentine's Day!!

~Hilary~

Homemade Laundry Soap

Part of my plan for 2012 (original post found here) is to use up all the products I have on hand...and when those run out...make as many similar products myself that I can.

So far, I've made leave-in conditioner, wallpaper remover, and coffee creamer. The latest on my list...laundry soap. I was able to buy everything to make it at the grocery store for less than $15. The only other cost was for the storage container (I splurged on a pretty glass one from Target, $14), tablespoon to measure it out (I bought a whole set of measuring cups and spoons at Dollar Tree, $1), and a cheese grater (Dollar Tree, $1). I had a bucket and old spoon (for mixing) on hand...so those were free!

*Ingredients: 2 small boxes baking soda (baking aisle), 2 containers oxygen laundry booster, 3 Fels-Naptha laundry bars, 1 4lb 12oz box Borax, 1 55oz box Amr & Hammer Super Washing Soda (everthing other than the baking soda...found in detergent aisle).

1. Line bucket with trash bag...grate Fels-Naptha laundry bar into the bucket. Took maybe 10 minutes...not as long as I thought it would. Smelled amaze...and looked a lot like a yummy pile of cheddar...

2. Once the laundry bar is grated...add other ingredients...mixing after each. I put a bit of duck tape on the end of my spoon so I'll know it's one only to use for crafting. After all the ingredients are in your bucket...mix, mix, mix.

3. Transfer the trash bag to whatever container you're going to store the laundry soap in. This part is a bit tricky. Once the bag is in the container...you'll have to tear a whole in the bottom...then the soap will pour out. The last thing I did...just to pretty it up a little...was to tie a ribbon around the lip of the jar. Then I connected the tablespoon to the ribbon w/ the ring that came w/the $1 set I bought.

1 tablespoon is all it takes per load of laundry. I still have some of my liquid detergent left...so I won't be using this right away. I'll let you know when I start so we can see how long it lasts!

~Hilary~

*I found this 'recipe' on Pinterest. Original post found here.

Sunday Snapshots

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1. Homemade laundry soap...so pretty! (recipe to come)

2. Buffalo chicken dip...I would like some right now...

3. Lunch...Totino's Pizza Rolls (soverytasty). I balanced 'em out w/ a salad...good, right?!?

4. Wool felting...b/c I need something else to fill my time... ;)

Excited to see what all of you have been up to on your Sundays. Grab the button on the side of my bloggy...and link-up below.

~Hilary~

Weekend? I'm Ready...

It's Friday once again...and I couldn't be happier! B'fast & shopping w/ the ladies tomorrow...then snackie foods & a movie w/ friends.

Here's a little peek @ one of the tasties we'll be enjoying...

*Dirt cake...can't wait to 'dig' in! :)

Happy weekend to you!

~Hilary~



Thursdays are for Thankful

1. A clean house! Just a few minutes during the week is all it takes...why do I think that's so hard??

2. Chalkboard fridge...ever-changing artwork.

3. Crafts. Newest project...wool felting. So cute & easy!

4. Peach crisp (any kind of crisp, really).



~Hilary~

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Ohmygoodness! I could pretty much eat all of this dip. You should make it (go ahead, go do it...now!).

Ingredients:

-2 10oz cans chunk chicken (drained)
-3/4 c. hot pepper sauce (I used the cheapest I could find, $1.19)
-1 c. ranch dressing
-2 8oz pkgs. cream cheese (softened)
-1 1/2 c. shredded cheddar

1. Heat chicken & hot sauce in a pan (there's that Mix 'N Chop again...worked great to get the chicken all tiny).

2. Add ranch dressing & cream cheese...heat it up...mix it in. After your dip is all melty...add half of the shredded cheese. Stir it in...melt.

3. Transfer the dip to a slow cooker (set on low) and sprinkle the rest of the shredded cheese on top.

You can taste it, can't you?!?

You can serve this delish dip w/ celery or crackers...but I go straight for the cracker. I could actually just eat it w/ a spoon...that would prob be frowned upon, though...

~Hilary~

*Thanks for the recipe, Eric!

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Celebrated my mom's b-day this past Saturday (today is her official day of birth)...and it was so much fun!

Started the day off right w/ some (Grands!) biscuits &
(homemade) gravy and pancakes...ohmylanta...good!

My mom & me

Sister...getting her paint on @ Glazed Expressions.

A table full of paints, brushes...oh, and Diet Coke & Reese's...

44oz of DC for me...yikes!

My artistic expression on a water dish for the pup and kitty @ home...I <3 it!!

Lunch @ Spaghetti Works...tasty...and a good deal! Salad bar, (unlimited) pasta, and garlic bread...all for only $5.99.

Miss Addy @ Target (we're training her right)...enjoying, not 1, but 2 bouncy balls. The pink one is going to live @ my house for when she visits. :)

Manicure time @ Sister's house. We attempted the marbling thing that's all over Pinterest...decided that was much too much work for our taste.

My crazy crackle polish...cute!

Ended our day of fun w/ some Leaning Tower of Pizza...delicious as always. It's official that we're regulars there...a little embarassing...but I'll get over it. The pizza's just.too.good!

Thanks to Mom & Sister for a great day!

~Hilary~