Sensational Soft Scrub....Homemade. I think it's amazing that cleaning products can be made at home; not only are they less expensive in the long run, you also know what's going in them so they're healthier for your family and wonderfully green to boot!
My most recent love is this homemade soft scrub. I'm telling you it works AMAZINGLY and smells wonderful. Antibacterial due to the tea tree and lavender essential oils and whitening because of the baking soda - no need for ajax or comet with bleach ever again. Here's what you'll need: 2 cups baking soda1/2 cup Dr. In a large bowl, mix together the soda, castile soap, oils and water The consistency will be like glossy cream cheese frosting. Once everything is all mixed together, pour the scrub into a container. It's silly...how excited I am about this stuff but I just think it's incredible. For that you'll need: While the oils and soap are optional here, I like to add them because it cuts the smell of the vinegar and adds antibacterial properties. 2K+Save. Housewife How-To's® - How to clean, cook, get organized, do laundry and save money.
101 Household Tips for Every Room in your Home. I love to discover tips which make housework easier!
From time-saving tricks to finding new and ingenious uses for old things, the Internet provides a wealth of information and advice. In this post I've collected 101 visual tips from all over the web to help you save time and money in every room of your home. About this post Most of these tips were found via Pinterest (which by the way is a great resource for discovering tips to help around the home!). Wherever possible, I've attributed the image and tip by means of links to the original site or web-page, but if you think I have made a mistake please let me know the original source and I will correct the link. What are your favourite household tips? Do you have any favourite tips from this list? You might also enjoy these posts... Eighteen25: 10 Simple Ways to Get Your House Cleaning Under Control.
We are so excited to have Becky from Clean Mama here with us today!
Becky is amazing at changing up the everyday house keeping tasks into something more enjoyable and attainable. Read what she has to share with us today and then head over to her blog and read some more. Oh....and print off her awesome printables too! Keeping a clean and tidy house takes work and can be frustrating when you know that .3 seconds after your house is clean there will be another load of laundry that needs to be done or toys strewn from one end of the house to the other. 13 Simple Steps To Transform A Chaotic Space Through Kick-Ass Cleaning.
If you’re anything like me, you’ve got an area in your home you want to change.
Not just an area that needs a little tidying; a space that makes you cringe when you walk by. Shocker! I have more than one. Here is a panoramic picture of the knot I tackled a week ago…. Awesome, isn’t it? Here’s the top three knee-jerk strategies for organizing chaotic households based on my experience: * Positive-thinking the messes away. . * Ignoring chaos. Works about as well as trying to make love without feeling confident enough to enjoy being seen in the buff. * Mastering the fine art of guilting myself. Imagine my surprise on discovering that despite incredible consistency in reaching for these strategies for sustainable change, they’ve never worked!
Want to know what does? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I’ve since learned this is probably because she had OCD, but all I knew was that chaotic environments bowed under her glare and shifted into order. Citric acid. Clean and Descale a Shower Head with Citric Acid. Faced with a shower head beginning to spray water in every direction except my body, I set out to do a full cleaning of the shower head pictured below.
Although it has far outlived the era, if it ever existed, in which it was stylish, I’m in love with this old Delta non-water saving shower head. I didn’t want to scrub and didn’t want to deal with harsh chemicals, but I decided to give it a soak in a citric acid bath to see what would happen. The results were so dramatic I just had to document and share via my blog. What you need: Only a few things: 1. 2. 3. First, you need to completely remove your shower head. Next, mix a strong solution of powdered citric acid in a non reactive bowl. Carefully, using a large spoon, lower the shower head into the solution. Let sit 1-2 hours, then repeat the process if any mineral build up remains.