Natural All Purpose Cleaner

In doing what I can to keep toxins out of my home,

I have switched to a homemade all natural cleaner.

I don't know if you can tell, but I love me some LEMONS! ;)

 This is the recipe I use to make my Natural All Purpose Cleaner:

Take a spray bottle from the Dollar Tree and some Vinegar.

Fill the bottle halfway with the Vinegar, then add in as much lemon juice as you want.

Lemons are antibacterial and smell so fresh, which helps to disguise the vinegar smell.

My husband is not a fan of said vinegar smell;)

Then fill the rest of the way with distilled water.

Label the bottle with the contents.

Shake before using.

I use this cleaner for EVERYTHING!

I love that I don't have to worry about cleaning around my kids and animals

or about adding more toxins to my house when I am cleaning.

Nothing but a naturally fresh, clean home.

Do you have any natural cleaning methods? I would love to hear them!

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How I clean my microwave naturally

Yep, more LEMONS!

I love {LEMONS}!

Warning: Grossness ahead!

Here is my dirty microwave. Pretty gross right?

Not gonna lie, this is not even the worse that it has been.

I used to hate cleaning the microwave

until I discovered this cleaning method several years ago:

Put a cup with water and the juice of one lemon in the microwave.

I also throw the peels in there for the lemon oil essence.

Microwave on high for 3 minutes and let it sit for 10 minutes.

When you open it you will see this...lemony condensation.

See the moisture in there? That is what has softened all the crud.

Use a damp cloth and wipe out the microwave.

It comes right off!!!

No scrubbing, no toxic chemicals...just a fresh clean microwave.

Look at how shiny it is!

Yet another reason why I love {LEMONS}!

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Lemony Fresh!

So yesterday I posted about my love of {LEMONS} and a juice tip.

If you haven't read it yet, go here: When life gives you lemons.

Lovely Lemons.

Remember that I told you not to throw these away?

Here's why:

I fill a pot halfway with water, then add lemon peels and a splash of vinegar.

(I usually don't put this many in at a time, but I had so many!)

Simmer over med-low heat and enjoy the sweet smell.

Add more water as needed.

I do this whenever I have lemons and want to freshen up my house.

Another thing I do with the lemon peels:

Freshen my garbage disposal!!!

Throw a few lemon peels along with some ice into the disposal and run like normal.

The ice sharpens the blades and the lemon cleans and freshens.

My whole kitchen smells like lemons(especially if I am also simmering lemon peels).

I love {LEMONS}!!!

I have more lemon tips to share, so see you soon!

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When life gives you lemons...

...and by life, I mean my in-laws.

...and by lemons, I mean lemons.

What did you think I meant? Bah ha ha!

My in-laws went out of town, and before they left they gave me a huge bag of lemons!

YUM!!!

They also let me borrow their amazing citrus juicer!

Check this thing out! It is amazing.

When we have producing lemon trees I will definitely be purchasing one of these bad boys.

This is what I usually use. Yeah, I know. Sad. 

Looking at them side by side made me think of this and laugh.

Remember the Hefty bag commercial? Ha!

I am hearing the voices now.

I juiced the lemons and froze the juice in ice cube trays.

(My mother-in-law taught me this tip)

Each cube is about 2 Tablespoons of juice.

Once frozen put in labeled freezer bags.

Now I have fresh lemon for my ice water...just toss 1 cube into a bottle of water.

I drink so much more water this way;)

I love {LEMONS}!

Don't throw these away!

I will tell you why tomorrow.

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