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Basic Green Cleaning Part 3

Ready To Get Started!

Now that we have cleaned out all of the toxic chemicals in your house, it’s now time to build a new group of things to use to clean your house from top to bottom. I choose to use as few cleaning solutions as possible so I use one that will clean many things. I have a bottle of multi purpose cleaner that disinfect the surfaces I clean. I will use this product everywhere I can.

I get my bottles from Wal-Mart in the cleaning section. I usually buy the small 12 oz bottle there about a $1 each. I use Avery labels to make my labels. You can go to avery.com and make your labels just put in your Avery label number and create your label and print it. It’s that easy. I put the ingredients and directions on my labels. I use the large shipping labels and just stick them on the bottle.

 Be sure to label the cleaning supplies you make! Don’t forget this step!

All Purpose Cleaner

2 tsp. Borax

1/4 cup vinegar

2 1/2 cups hot water

6 drops Tea tree Oil

25 Drops of your favorite essential oil

For extra cleaning power mix in 1/4 teaspoon of liquid soap like Dr. Bronner’s or Mrs. Myer’s

Be sure to mix in a container you do not cook or eat out of. Then pour into a labeled spray bottle.

 

Tub and Tile Cleaner

1 2/3 cup Baking soda

1/2 cup liquid soap

1/2 cup water

2 tablespoons vinegar

  1. Mix all ingredients, adding the vinegar after the other ingredients are well mixed. (if you add the vinegar too early it will react with the baking soda).
  2. Immediately apply, wipe and scrub.

Toilet Cleaner

1 cup Borax

1/4 cup vinegar

Pour both borax and vinegar into the toilet before going to bed. In the morning, scrub and flush.

 

Dusting Spray

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/4 Cup vinegar

1 cup water

25-30 drops essential oil

Mix all ingredients in a spray bottle and mix. Be sure to mix while you are using it so all the ingredients stay mixed well. This also repels dust better than anything I have ever used. I don’t dust nearly as often since I started using this spray.

 

Here are the cleaners I use. I hope they work as well for you as they work for me.

happy cleaning!

Sherry

Wear Love

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Colossians 3 shows us how we are to live our new life in Christ.

 

Scripture:

Colossians 3:14 Regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It’s your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it.  (msg)

Observation:

Do you wear love in everything you do? It’s not easy to show love to everyone, actually it’s hard to do when people hurt us or someone we love.  We are to be like Christ. What did He showed to people? Was he walking around all the time with a chip on his shoulder, or mad at the world, or did he have a my way or no way attitude. No! He always spoke in love to others, about others, and in defence of others. One of the main focuses of the New Testament is for us to learn how to live a life of love.

Even in the last days Jesus was alive, when He was in front of Pilate and they read all the accusations He was being accused of, Jesus said nothing. He didn’t hate them, scream that it was unfair, that He was a victim and it wasn’t his fault. He didn’t say a word, He spoke love through his not saying a word! He loved us so much that He said nothing in His own defense.  He knew He had to die so that we could live in right standing with His Father. He knew He was the only way we would ever be able to be with His Father.

Application:

The next time you are in a situation where someone has done something to hurt you instead of getting angry, or trying to get them back. Just say a quick prayer for them and choose to not get angry. We can choose how we react to people and what they do to us. Make a choice to deal with things in love. Take it one day at a time, one incidence at a time and watch how the the Lord changes you! You will be the one that really changes, you will not feel anger as much as you did before, you will see someone who has hurt you and not feel like you could rip their heads off, but you will say a prayer for them, for Jesus to move in their life just like He did in yours.

Prayer:

Lord, Please help me to feel love towards _____________ for hurting me or causing the pain in my life. Lord help me forgive  _____________  and help me to pray for them. Lord move in there life just like You are moving in mine.  Amen

 

 

Summer Cleaning Series: How Do I Start Green Cleaning?

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It’s hard to know where to start when it comes to green cleaning. here is a post that will get you on the right track in no time at all.

Getting Started is Really Easy

Make a list of what you use to clean everything in your house with.

  • What you clean your kitchen with?
  • What you clean your floors with?
  • What you use to clean your laundry with?
  • What you use for fabric softener?
  • What you use to clean your car with?
  • What do you use to make your house smell good?

Look at the labels:

  • Are there cautions or warnings?
  • Do the bottles list the ingredients?
  • How many do you know to be dangerous?
  • How many do you really need?
  • How many can clean multiple things? 

 If you toss any chemicals, make sure to do so properly. Cleaners are considered hazardous household waste and need to be disposed of accordingly check with your local recycling facility to see where to dispose of chemicals in your area. If you have a septic system you don’t want to pour it in your drain it will kill the bacteria that are in your septic system. 

You Have Taken Inventory Now What?

This post contains affiliate links. I may make a small commission at no charge to you should you make a purchase through the links below. 

Now that you have an idea of what you use right now in your home, and you know what hazards might be in those products,, now is the time to start looking at what you might want to do next.

There are a few great products right on your local grocer shelf you might want to try. Look for something that is as close to a natural ingredient as you can find.  Here are a few examples that you might see.

If you are like me I shop a lot on Amazon, I get great products at great prices. I have linked the products below so you can go right to your Amazon page and purchase these products if you want too.

I have used Shaklee for over thirty years and love the products. I use Basic H to clean everything. It actually has so many uses and is completely safe. You can use this link to check it out and even place an order if you choose too. There products are excellent and you will love them. I know I do.

This should give you a really good idea of where to start. The most important thing is to start! I did and I really do love the fact that I clean my home with things that will not make me or my family sick.

In my next post I’ll share some of the cleaning products that I make and use on a regular basis. I make my own laundry soap and have used the same recipe for years I’ll share that recipe with you and what I use for fabric softener and how I use it. I will share a few recipes that I use in my diffuser too.

Trust me you want to get these recipes they will save you money and you will love the way they clean.

Have a great day!

Sherry

 

 

How to Create A Goals Board

How do you keep track of your goals? I have an idea I came up with several years ago. It came about when I set my goals and I forgot about several goals because I had written them down and then forgot to refer back to them due to a busy job I had at the time. Life just had gotten so busy and I was not working from home every day so I forgot about them.

Well, I didn’t want that to happen anymore! I came up with a Goals Board solution! I love it. You can do it in any size large or small. You can write them on the glass or you can print them out. It is up to you. I choose to print them in an 8 x 10 frame and I write them on a larger 30 x 30 picture putting the goals I’m working on that month.

I just scouted my local thrift stores and the local Goodwill and found a lot of really nice picture frames that I was able to update and use in my kitchen and office as my Goals Boards. It is so simple to do and will only take a few minutes to do. If you want to get creative with the frame you can and paint and decorate it any way you choose.

I had found a beautiful old wooden frame so I just left it the way it was and I just use Old English on it every couple of weeks.

You don’t have to use it as a goals board you can use it for your chore chart, or for an information center for your family. I actually have used mine for a message board as well. I have since created a message board out of a pretty frame. To hang right by the door so everyone can see it. It has it’s own dry erase marker so they don’t have to hunt for a marker.

Supplies you will need:

a picture frame you like

a sheet of  pretty paper, wrapping paper or poster board the size of your frame

brightly colored set of dry erase markers

a nice bowl to put your markers in

Directions:

Cut the piece of paper or poster to fit inside your frame. I change my paper with the seasons.  sometimes I find wrapping paper I like and use that.

Hang your goals picture frame and you’re done.

Thats all there is to it. It is an easy to do project that will give you somewhere to post the important things you don’t want to forget or the doctor’s appointment you can’t miss.

When you create your Goals Frame or Message Frame be sure to post a photo in the comments I would love to see how you decorated your frame.

Here are a few of the Family and Goals boards I made

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Goals and Family Boards to make

Here is my finished Family Board and two of my Goals boards in my study. We all love it and have somewhere to put important notes, chores, and things we need to remember.

If you make a family or goal board be sure to share it with me I would love to share it on the blog with others and I will share it with my readers on my Facebook page.

 

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