A few weeks ago, I ran a load of laundry.

When I went to switch the load to the dryer, I noticed pink on the clothes.  Then I found my daughter’s empty lip gloss in the bottom of the washer.

Somehow I had missed the container in her pocket and now the entire load was covered in pink smudges.

I tried scrubbing the it all with Fels Naptha and even added the stain cycle to my washer, but they came out still covered in pink.

So I did some checking and saw that waterless hand cleaner might be a solution.

Oh ya!  I had bought a container of Goop long ago to clean lipstick that had run through a load.

I opened the container and rubbed it into all the smudges and gave it a few hours to work before running the load through the washer again.

Much to my happiness, all the wash came out perfectly clean.

I was even happy to see on the container that Goop is biodegradable and non-toxic.

There are some great tips for laundry stains on their website found here.

I love sharing a good laundry tip.

What do you do when you are nervous?

I’ve been cleaning my house frenetically…. and now I’m starting work on a new quilt.

It’s mostly 30’s prints… and I’m loving the colors.  And hoping the work will help to keep me calm.

My Dad is having surgery this morning to have both knees replaced.

This morning when the doctor came in before the surgery my mom gave him this little hand-written note.  When she read it to me, I thought it was so sweet I wrote it down.

Dear Dr. Knees,

I know that you are smart, young, and very good.

Dennis is the love of my life, so do your very best.  I am praying for you.

So break a leg,

Leslie