Bathroom Scrub~Guest Blogger Lisa
Thanksgiving: Preparing the Homestead
Today its just plain FUN. Let’s clean those bathrooms!
It’s nice when you have company coming to stay, to not only have clean, tidy bathrooms (well, that is nice year round, believe me!) but to have some extra hand towels out, possibly a few extra toothbrushes, bars of soap, etc., for guests who may have forgotten to bring theirs-–and it’s just hospitable.
I have been to relatives to stay for holidays and had to use their bathroom, and suffice to say, it was not tidy, and surely did not resemble clean–and it just grossed me out. I am not a froo-froo kinda girl, but when you can walk in a bathroom and think– ‘YIKES!, what is growing in HERE!?!’ or ‘what am I gonna catch if I sit on that seat?!’ it’s high time to clean the bathroom.
Here is a homemade bathroom scrub that will surely leave your guests with a sense of your cleanliness!
Bathroom Scrub~ Grab another one of your old containers (old tupperware/canning jar, etc), add in a 1/2 cup of both Baking Soda and Borax, 1tablesoon of Salt. I sprinkle in drops of Lemon Juice (about a tablespoon full). Now, I say ’sprinkle in’ because you don’t want your liquid caking in to one big clump with your dry ingredients! Mix this slowly, as you add your lemon juice a drop or so at a time. Once you have it all in the container, put the lid on tightly and shake it up! You now have made a great non toxic scrub for your toilets, showers and tubs! Now with some elbow grease and one of those green scratchie pads and/or a toilet brush, you’ll have sparkling clean tubs and toilets! (Again you can add Essential Oils–Lemon, Lemon~Lavender, Orange, Tea Tree…whatever you desire, as long as it has anti~bacterial properties and you like it!).
Happy Homekeeping!
Lisa
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). Lisa@HomesteadOriginals.com
Don’t you love it when you have a need to learn something, and it pops up in your in-box? I have slooowly been making the transition to natural cleaners in our home, and the bathroom has had me stumped. I am going to mix up a batch of Lisa’s cleaner this morning and try it out. Thanks so much!
Wishing you both a joyous Thanksgiving,
MaryAnn