I Multitasked!

Headaches when contracting are the worst. You don't want to take anything for the headache out of fear that it will dull the pain from the contractions and then you'll have no idea if they are getting stronger or not because what if the Tylenol is actually quite effective?

I did some housework and creative stuff at the same time! Speaking of which, I need to go start that load of laundry...

The other day, in my attempts to walk this baby out, I dragged my husband to a bunch of antique stores in town. I managed to find two skeleton keys, a beautiful blue beaded necklace, an apron, and a jewelry box. I bought one of the keys for my daughter to play with and one I plan to make a necklace out of. More on that later.

Today's project was cleaning the apron and jewelry box.

I love this apron. The colors, the style, everything about it. $5. What you can't see is there are a few stains on the apron. No problem, I'll take care of those. I mixed up a solution of 1 tablespoon baking soda, 1 tablespoon blue Dawn dish soap, and 2 tablespoons peroxide. Then I just drizzled it on the stains, using a fork (I don't have a good brush to use) to rub it in really well, then let it set for an hour.

During that hour, I worked on the jewelry box. Yeah, it looks pretty gross. No way I was just going to throw my jewelry all willy nilly in there. I wiped it down and used a wet washcloth to wipe down the velvet liner. Luckily, the stains were more surface stains so I didn't need to do anything more than that to get rid of them.

After that, I uploaded all my pictures on my SD card and edited them in Photoshop. I eventually ended up here. Since it had been an hour, I threw the apron in the washing machine with a load of laundry and am washing them using warm/cold water. That should remove the stains easily. If I wanted to show you a before and after picture of how well this stain remover works, I would have done it a few weeks ago when I was washing the baby's stuff. The swing cover had a huge stain on it and it would have been perfect for a before/after shot. Alas, I didn't think of it then.

That's all I have for now. I'm currently folding laundry so I can have an empty basket for the load in the washer (I do have more than one basket, but I only allow two baskets to have clean clothes in them to prevent myself from feeling overwhelmed by laundry). Then I shall continue to somehow get this kid out of me. I've tried walking him out and spicy foods. Tonight, we try White Castle. Don't ask, it was suggested to me.