Here we are 4 days before Thanksgiving Day. Are you prepared? (are you laughing right now?) All those relatives inspecting, er…visiting— and of course you want your homestead to be clean, inviting, and enjoyable for all who meander by, right?

I am going to share a few of my natural clean recipes to make the cleaning of the homestead E-A-S-Y and au’ naturel!

Furniture Oil

Grab an old container, any will do, whatever is handy and has a tight fitting lid. Fill it half full of olive oil (I usually only use a half cup or so, as a little truly goes a long way and this is super easy to make up quickly when needed!) Now you can add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice or add some sweet orange essential oil, or lemon essential oil–about 5 drops to the olive oil.  Tighten your lid down, shake it up a bit, and it’s done.

Next, take this container and an old cloth and demonstrate (if needed to the children) on how to polish the woodwork, furniture, etc. and let them do this for you–-or do it together. Be sure when you are done to put the lid back on tightly AND you mark the container “FURNITURE OIL”. (You don’t want anyone grabbing for it as to prepare a recipe at your home on Thanksgiving)

Lisa

www.HomesteadOriginals.com

Lisa is blessed to be a wife to Marc, Mama to four blessings, and a keeper at home! They live their homestead adventure in the mountains of the Northwest. Seeking the trail that the Father has called them to follow “off the beaten path,” they homeschool, homechurch, and work from home. They operate a family-run business, Homestead Originals (www.HomesteadOriginals.com/), where they specialize in wonderful handcrafted goodies. Lisa is also the author of the Homestead Simplicity E-Book series, which focuses on encouragement for the homekeeper, simple family living, natural cleaners, and making everything from scratch. Come on by and visit Lisa’s blog (www.homesteadoriginals.com/?m=200903).