Frugal Homemaking Tips

This morning as I was cleaning our kitchen, I wondered if there was a homemade type solution that I could make up that would clean our floors better. So I did a Google Search, "homemade floor cleaners," to discover this excellent site.

Creative Homemaking . . . Dedicated to your homemaking needs ~
Cleaning tips for kitchens, carpets, floors, laundry, general cleaning, and more! ~

You can access it by typing in: http://www.creativehomemaking.com/cleaning/floor-cleaners.shtml

Of course, there are many resources available that have similar recipes for homemade products. Just think of the immediate benefits, no harsh chemicals, more money in your household budget plus it's fun learning better ways to clean our homes.

Just a side note, you can buy the squirt bottles at Dollar Tree and other discount places for reasonable prices. Get your children involved and have

them make their own labels for their own cleaning products. Yes, I realize that perhaps some of the cleaning recipes you find online will not be original but you may experiment; soon they will become personal favorites.

Maria, in "Sound of Music," had a song, "My Favorite Things." Well here are some of my favorite things to use when I'm cleaning.

* White Vinegar (help with the smell; add lavender essential oil and lemon juice)

* Baking Soda

* Lemons or Lemon Juice

* Borax (use wisely; it can scratch items; if in doubt, use baking soda)

* Salt

* Peroxide

* Club soda (carpet mishaps)

* Tea tree oil

Here is an idea that I picked up from a web site; "the tree hugging family." Although their worldview and mine are different. We can learn from others.

A Glass Cleaner That Doesn't Smell Like Vinegar

Use straight up lemon juice or club soda. If you use club soda than newspaper is the best scrubber to use. If you use lemon juice than use an old less linty cloth.

I'm a work in progress insofar as learning to use the items I have in my kitchen to clean our home.

A sweet reminder from God's Word, "Whatever may be your task, work at it heartily (from the soul), as [something done] for the Lord and not for men," - Colossians 3:23 (Amplified Bible)

Happy Cleaning!

Kathy