olive oil- not the cute girlfriend.

well, i learned about something new today. oil pulling. have you heard of oil pulling? i hadn't. well, for those of you that don't know, i am all for natural remedies that make my family healthy and save some money in the process. so as i read i thought 'suuuure, why not? we'll give it a try.'
i'm going  to be honest- it is by far the grossest thing i've tried.
now, don't get me wrong, i'm going to continue on this adventure and i encourage you to atleast try it, but i'm not going to give you some sugared-up version of the evoo (extra virgin olive oil) experience. you would come back with pitchforks.
anywho, here's how this goes. all of the swishing experience i've had has been a watery liquid- listerine... salt water... plain water, you get the idea- until today. i plopped the tablespoon full of evoo into my mouth and struggled around the thicker-than-i-was-expecting gunk. five minutes went by...six...seven...seven and a half...eight... by this time i'm dying. it is gross- oil pulling works by pulling metals and gunk from your body through your mouth. metals and gunk taste horrid. i spit at ten minutes and decided the twenty minute mark is a goal in the distant future. when you spit, the evoo has turned a gunky gross yelloweygreen gross color and i had the film in my mouth and blegh. however, my mouth felt better than normal- like dentist cleaning almost, and my teeth haven't been as sensitive today.
well, now that you know way more than anyone would ever need to know about the process, here is the point- i'm going to continue doing this once or twice a day and keep track of what happens- with me, my husband and my brother in law- both of which i totally suckered into doing this with me:D

also! i made laundry 'sauce' and fabric softener, both of which i found on pinterest. they turned out fantastically! got a half gallon of sauce- about 130 loads, according to the recipe which can be found here. and about three/fourths of a gallon of yummy citrus softener- that recipe can be found here. i'm super proud of how they came out and the fact that it all cost less than ten dollars- by all i mean all ingredients and the jars! so have a picture of my laundry supplies :D the sauce is on top(:

let me know if you try these recipes, and have a wonderful wednesday night all!