Showing posts with label home. Show all posts
Showing posts with label home. Show all posts

8.18.2009

eco-budget friendly cleaning stuff plus HOMEMADE!


sweet smelling savor.
you've smelled it before, right?
it smells like summer on a hot, sunny day. running your hands through the tall tall grass as you carelessly frollic through an open field.
it smells like sweet dreams after a long hard day. sleeping and resting your bones all the way down.
lavender. it's beautiful. and it has amazing antiseptic properties. 
IT has been sitting in my dresser drawer feeling very left out from the day to day functions of this messy household.
NO LONGER! My little blue bottled friend cried! No longer do I feel so left out!
Why?
because when you combine these things....

a water bottle, some water & the essential oil you get a lovely smelling, ECO-BUDGET Friendly cleaning solution namely a dust buster! At least thats what I used it for.

I sprayed it on my coffee & end tables and wiped it away with a soft cloth. Afterwards, my wooden tables were free of dust & left smelling lovely! 
Don't have any lavender oil? Pine & Eucalyptus Oil will do just fine!
The great thing about this cleaner... it's all purpose! Every surface in your house can be cleaned with it! Don't waste your dollars on buying the expensive advertised brands... many things in your kitchen cabinets can be used to clean. In fact, those household items are EXACTLY what commercial products are made of.

I'm going to keep posting about the new things I'm trying out. Hopefully, the hubs and I can save some more money by not buying cleaning products. It's a small effort, but an effort none the less. 

5.04.2009

changes & happiness

Hello there. I know what you're thinking... you changed your layout... AGAIN!? Ha, indeed I did. What can I say, change is good. Either that or I'm just so indecisive it's ridiculous.
Well, I FINALLY got my bathroom & closet organized and decorated! My mom came over yesterday and we cleaned house getting everything ready for the baby to come home & to knock out the daunting task of going through 4 HUGE boxes of clothes and cleaning the closet. It took a really long time and towards the end we were both getting very tired, but it is done and my bathroom is so cheerful, hands down it's the cheeriest place in the whole house. I really wish my living room was that bright & cheery.

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bathroom

toilet & make up table

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doesn't it all just make you smile? It makes me excited. I just want to spend hours in there. Last night when I was taking those photos, I just sat down at the make-up table & kept clicking the camera. Sometimes I love just taking pictures of myself with absolutely no make up on. It makes me realize I'm not as un-attractive as I feel and that there is beauty in simplicity. :D
Cheers to that.