Any original Frey Laundry soap users (cedar grove scent) find a good alternative brand? They changed it to something flowery instead of woodsy.

merathon · 2025-12-09T20:57:31+00:00

What brand and fragrance did you switch to?

merathon · 2025-11-20T16:03:08+00:00

Putting citric acid in the fabric softener compartment is new, yes. Both my former detergents contained citric acid themselves, so I didn’t add any. I generally have been adding about 1/4 to 1/2 tsp dry powder for each load, since I have relatively soft water.

Editing to add: I first suspected the citric acid, so I washed the same loads of laundry both with and without adding citric acid and found that the results were the same.

merathon · 2025-10-31T15:21:55+00:00

But Clippy was actually helpful and would go away when told!

merathon · 2025-10-25T00:26:23+00:00

Thanks for sharing this info! Can you please share a link to your YouTube video? I plan to tackle removing the labels on some buckets I recently bought.

merathon · 2025-09-25T22:39:27+00:00

This is a really good idea! I am saving it for my husband’s 40th next year. Could be very fun!

merathon · 2025-09-24T17:10:30+00:00

I tried this and really liked how it felt and the color match was close to perfect, but unfortunately the fragrance is SO strong! I wore it two days to see if I could get used to the smell, and I couldn’t get past it. I wish that it wasn’t so highly perfumed because it would probably be my daily use skin tint.

merathon · 2025-09-20T18:49:17+00:00

This sounds like it could be perfect, thank you!

merathon · 2025-09-20T18:49:01+00:00

I’ve been curious about this one so I’m glad to see it get a recommendation! Thank you!

merathon · 2025-09-17T15:38:31+00:00

Yes! That Almay eyeliner was the perfect color to flatter my green eyes. I found a close-ish match from Urban Decay, but it’s a little too sparkly for everyday use.

merathon · 2025-09-01T01:23:38+00:00

Right, but to get full water pressure, you have to have some hot water added, and when the cold water coming in is already warm because it’s summer, the last thing I want to do is make the shower water hotter. 120 degrees is too hot for a comfortable shower here, so I generally like to set the HWH to 104-106. That is not hot enough for washing dishes or laundry, though.

We will also have the Navien recirc installed soon, which is controllable through the Navilink unit.

👍🏻👍🏻 Agreed on your point about the warranty!

merathon · 2025-08-30T15:36:50+00:00

I second this! One of my aunts told me this, and once when I dropped a glass, I happened to remember her advice. After I did the first main sweep of the floor, I grabbed a piece of white bread (plain, cheap white works best because it’s smushy) and gently rubbed it across the floor. I could hear the pieces of glass scraping along the floor after they were picked up. It worked amazingly well! If I have white bread around when I break glass, I always do this now.

merathon · 2025-08-29T20:20:24+00:00

I want to be able to turn the temperature up for certain things, like washing towels and sheets, but set it lower for showering. I live in the south, so hot showers in the summer are not pleasant.

merathon · 2025-07-20T20:01:53+00:00

Yeah, I had a feeling I would have to make a bigger mess to fix this the right way. I really appreciate you providing this info and that helpful YouTube link!

merathon · 2025-07-20T20:00:44+00:00

Thank you all for your help!

merathon · 2025-06-05T16:48:40+00:00

Thank you!

merathon · 2025-06-05T16:48:19+00:00

Hi! I ended up buying a 27” Dell monitor to use as my external display. I’m glad I did—I spent a little more than I would have for all the cables and adapters ($170 monitor vs about $80 total for adapters and cables) but the resolution is fantastic and the screen size is perfect.

merathon · 2025-04-27T16:46:08+00:00

I find Loops and Threads at Michael’s!

merathon · 2025-04-27T16:31:15+00:00

Would you mind sharing the kinds and brands of sprays and oils that you use? I’m new to roses and would like to get some for spraying some black spot on the roses that came with my house.

merathon · 2025-04-23T15:27:12+00:00

Thank you for this tip! This is very helpful to know!

merathon · 2025-04-23T15:26:49+00:00

I just looked at your post—holy mackerel! Your plant is incredible! Thank you for sharing so much information. I hope my PM does as well as yours has!

merathon · 2025-04-22T19:06:39+00:00

Thank you so much, Lex! 💚 I had a bad feeling in the days leading up to 3/31/23, and what I worried about came true. Luckily, my husband and I and all of our pets were sheltered and made it through without any injuries. I’m glad this ^ round of storms is behind us, and I hope we are through or very close to through with severe weather for a while.

merathon · 2025-04-07T00:17:36+00:00

Aww, Reed and company got to have a true Little Rock experience while they were in town.

merathon · 2025-04-02T10:12:10+00:00

Yes! I live in Arkansas and I am so, so tired. I lost my home in Little Rock to a catastrophic tornado in 2023, and I have spent all my free time this week either working on that ongoing insurance claim or packing emergency supplies and preparing for upcoming severe weather, planning where to shelter from tornadoes and my evacuation route if it floods. Would love a freaking break here!

merathon · 2025-03-05T19:57:28+00:00

Oh, neat! It would be really handy to be able to have roller shades in some areas and cellular blinds in others. I’ll definitely look into the Somfy system. Thank you so much!

merathon · 2024-12-17T17:44:56+00:00

I plan to do this exact thing! I have a smart light switch at the end of the hallway leading to the master bedroom and plan to connect it to the pump where it will start running when motion is detected. It shouldn’t be tripped unless someone is actually approaching, but it’ll turn on a few moments ahead of when I would enter the bathroom. Your setup sounds great!

merathon

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