Learning In Spite of Labels~ Practical Teaching Tips and a Christian
Perspective of Education by Joyce
Our Father Abraham~ Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith by Marvin R.
Wilson
A Family Guide to Biblical Holidays by Robin Sampson and Linda
Pierce
Good and Angry by Scott Turnasky and Joanne Miller
Having Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver
A Parents Guide to The Spiritual Mentoring of Teens ~Building Your
Childs Faith Through the Adolescent Years by Joe White , Jim Weidmann
Wild Days ( a book about language arts and nature journaling) by
Rackliffe
How to Create Your Own Unit Studies by Valerie Bendt
The Power of Parents words by H. Norman Wright
How to read the Bible for all it's worth by Gordon D Fee and Douglas
Stuart
Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes in You and your
kids by Scott Turnasky and Joanne Miller
You Can Teach Your Child Successfully Grades 4-8 by Ruth
Beechick
A Strong Start in Language
An Easy Start in Arithmetic
A Home Start In Reading by Ruth Beechick
Any Child Can Write by Harvey S. Wiener
~Blinkies and More~
" This is what the Lord says: "Stand at the crossroads and look: ask for
the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you
will find rest for your souls."
Jeremiah 6:16
Feb. 18, 2008~ Tightwad Tuesday~Save on Drying ~
I would like to share a simple and easy way to cut down on your drying time for the clothes dryer. I have seen these fancy dryer balls ( they cost $10-$15) that you put in your dryer with your wet clothes. I think they quoted it cuts down 10-20% of your drying time. I have heard and tried throwing two "dry" hand towels in with your wet clothes to dry. It fluffs the clothes as they are tossing around in the dryer. What can be easier( and less expensive alternative ) ???
There is only a few "BIG" ways to save money but what REALLY saves money... is all the "small" things we do that adds up.
This is Leslie! I am giggling because I came here to link my post and saw that you also talked about little changes making a BIG difference. Great minds think alike!
Have a great Tightwad Day!
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I wonder if you put a bit of liquid fabric softener on the dry towels would you need scented dryer sheets then? I have the dryer balls, they were around $8 at a hardware store. I'm really not certain (and I'm not going to research lol) whether they help or not.
Thanks for linking me this morning!
Denise
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I've heard of folk using washclothes for dryer sheets by putting a teaspoon or so of fabric softener on them before throwing them in the dryer. When I use my dryer (Nov. through March) I just cut my dryer sheets in thirds and try to get the clothes out before they are bone dry.
Thanks for asking. I personally don't use fabric softener. I will use washing soda or vinegar to soften my clothes but that would be it. The dry towels are what fluffs the clothes up and speeds up the drying.
I've heard that tip before too! I've never seen the dryer balls you're referring to though.
I'll sometimes throw a dry towel in when I'm drying cloth diapers- those things seem to take forever to dry.
Love, Alyssa
I am not totally sure but it might make a difference if the towels are bathroom hand towels b/c of the thickness. But I could be wrong. Try it out you never know. [0=
I try not to use the dryer much, but there are certain loads that do get put in there. This is something to try to cut down on the energy usage and lower the bill even further!
I tried using two smaller towels with my load of whites today. I was able to shave about 10 minutes from my drying time! Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful tip! I can't wait to try it with the darks, which is usually my "heavy" load and see how it works.
First , I am a daughter of the King almighty and a
a wife to my Handsome of 17 years. A mom of 4 on the go boys 15, 13, 9, and 7. I grew up in the states but married my Canadian sweetheart and moved up north.
We live in the southern part of British Columbia , Canada on our homestead. We have homeschooled our four boys from birth and plan to go the distance till all four graduate from our homeschool. I teach with a Charlotte Mason style and use the Heart of Wisdom Approach. I love to craft! I am a beader, knitter, x-stitcher, quilter. We have been on a journey of being apart of building "The House that God Built". I have been recording our journey on my blog. Go to my links and you will find it. I know God has a lot more instore for us and we just need to follow where our Lord takes us.
First , I am a daughter of the King almighty and a
a wife to my Handsome of 17 years. A mom of 4 on the go boys 15, 13, 9, and 7. I grew up in the states but married my Canadian sweetheart and moved up north.
We live in the southern part of British Columbia , Canada on our homestead. We have homeschooled our four boys from birth and plan to go the distance till all four graduate from our homeschool. I teach with a Charlotte Mason style and use the Heart of Wisdom Approach. I love to craft! I am a beader, knitter, x-stitcher, quilter. We have been on a journey of being apart of building "The House that God Built". I have been recording our journey on my blog. Go to my links and you will find it. I know God has a lot more instore for us and we just need to follow where our Lord takes us.
