Items Needed:
Spray bottle
1/4 c Rubbing Alcohol
1/2 c Vinegar
2 c Water
Mix ingredients into spray bottle, and shake. Spray on to glass. Using news paper (yep, I am serious & it works amazing when you use it) wipe down window’s or mirror’s.
Items Needed:
Spray bottle
2 part Borax
1 part Lemon Juice
1 part Vinegar
Mix ingredients together in your spray bottle. Shake & spray. I let set for a few minutes & then clean.
In our main bathroom, I use this 1/2 through the week (before using the DIY Bathroom Cleaner) because (well) the toilet is used a lot.
Items Needed:
32 oz. Spray Bottle
8 oz. Distilled White Vinegar
4 oz. Lemon Juice
2 oz. liquid Soap (I use generic liquid dish soap)
2 tsp. baking soda
10 oz. water
Using a funnel, mix all the ingredients. (you might need to squeeze out suds) Screw on the cap & shake to mix all items.
Clear the surfaces. Spray down all areas in bathroom – tub, sink, counter, mirror, faucets & toilet (inside & out). Let it sit for a short time. using a rag, wipe down surfaces from cleanest to dirtiest.
Make sure to rinse out the tub so it is not slippery.
I loved how my bathroom was cleaned better than any of the pre-made cleaners. We use this once a week, and it’s spray down, wait 10 or so min, wipe down (rinse out tub) & done. I enjoy that I don’t have to worry about the chemicals.
NOTE: The 1st time I used this, I forgot it was a strong scent when I made it. Make sure you leave your exhaust fan on! Given it’s not as bad as pre-made bathroom cleaners … it’s always a good idea to use any type of cleaner with some for of exhausted (an open window or exhaust fan).
I make this in doubles. I am providing a recipe that should last you 3-6 months (or longer) depending on how much laundry you do. We are a household of 6 most of the time but 7 when my grandson comes to for a few days.
You will need:
Container w/ Lid
1 TBSP (for measuring detergent into machine)
2 c Super Washing Soda (found in laundry section of store)
1 Fels-Naptha Bar Soap (found in laundry section of store)
1 Ivory Bar Soap
2 c Borax (found in laundry section of store)
2 c Baking Soda
Using a Food Processor, shred the Fels-Naptha & Ivory bars. (A blender should work as well, but I find the Food Processor works so much better.)
Once shredded, mix all ingredients into Container with lid. I shake this up until I know they are really mixed. BUT if you want, you can slowly mix these items in your Food Processor & blend together. (Since I double the recipe, I just find it easier to mix in Container.)
Use 1 TBSP per load. If it is a heavy soiled load, you might want to add a little more. So far, I have only had to use 1 TBSP per load. (I used Sharpie & wrote it on container “Use only 1 TBSP per load”)
Cost:
Fels-Naptha = $ 0.97
Ivory = $1.24 (3 pk)
Borax = $3.38
Super Washing Soda = $3.24
Baking Soda = (well, I forgot to keep that amount 
I have found this cheaper than even store brand detergents AND it cleans our clothes better. Since some of us have slight reaction to some pre-made laundry detergents (& it’s a different one for each 
Some of these items I personally keep on hand. Others I have found from looking at what others have added to they DIY cleaners, & have found them useful, as well.
Distilled Vinegar
Apple Cider Vinegar
Coarse Salt
Borax
Castile Soap
Essential Oils
Hydrogen Peroxide 3%
Cream of Tarter
Old Toothbrushes
Rags (from old towels or t-shirts)
News Paper
Spray Bottles (to mix cleaners in)
Rubber Gloves
Rubbing Alcohol
Super Washing Soda
Fels-Naptha Bar Soap
Lemon Juice
Ammonia
Olive Oil
Vegetable Oil
Citrus Acid
10-15 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil
Water
16 oz. spray bottle
Add essential oil into a spray bottle with 12 oz. water. Shake to mix well. Spray around windows, door frames, small cracks, corners of ceiling & bathrooms. (I sprayed inside & out … I HATE spiders!)
Normal Weather 1x weekly.
Summer Weather 2x weekly.
In a 16 oz. spray bottle mix:
15 drops of Lavender essential oil
3-4 tbsp Vanilla Extract
1/4 c Lemon Juice
Fill rest with water
Shake. Ready to use. (You might want to shake prior to each use)
Dear Mom …
I just wish you were here now. I could use your comforting words. Because we went through a lot through out the years. I just bet you would have something helpful to say over all this.
I love you Mom
I have started that letter so many times. But ended up tearing it to shreds instead.
Yes, I know she is gone. But sometimes it does help to put it all down on paper … not for that person but as for yourself. Problem being, it still hurts too much. Plus mentally & emotionally I am just not ready.
2 months since my Mom passed, almost to the hour. But I still want to call her up to just talk to her, about anything. I want to be able to hear her voice, and know she is still here with us. To fool myself into still having her in our lives. But 2 months ago, I sat by her bed telling her it was ok to pass. Because I hated seeing her in the coma she was in. I hated watching her slowly pass … I hated loosing my Mom.
I still hope to wake up each morning & get a call from my Mom. To wake up out of the nightmare of all of this.
2 months … and the pain is still there. It hurts so much. Until I can find some way of letting that pain go, I don’t think I will ever be able to fully accept my Mom’s passing.
I hurt over my Mom’s passing … and I will NEVER forgive those who hurt our family for so long. Yet, tried to be “family” for the last few months. I will never forgive or forget …
My mother passed away in Nov. I have cried a little here & there but I just cannot grieve. I still want her here, thinking that one day I will wake up and she will still be alive.
I am not upset with my Mom. The cancer is what killed her & she fought it so hard. She kept saying “I am a survivor” … she did the chemo to stay with us. But sadly it did not work.
I am not upset with those who medically cared for her. They tried their hardest to help keep her with us.
I am angry because of the type of cancer she had. It spread so fast, and tore my Mom to pieces. She did not deserve to die like she did, but she did die at home with her family caring for her.
I am angry because, in a selfish way, I want her back. I want to call her phone & hear her voice. Make plans to go visit. Give her & me more memories together.
Instead, I am without my Mom. A woman who did her best raising her children. Who was always there for us. Who spent the summer with her grandchildren. A woman who was simply amazing ….
I just want to complete grieve, but I cannot find away to let her go. To come to terms that she is no longer with us. Yes she is in my heart … but that’s not enough. I am just wanting her back, back the way she was before the cancer tore her to pieces. But I cannot have her back … just how do you find away to fully grieve? How do you find away let her go? How do you accept that you will never speak, hug or make other memories with your Mom? Because I just cannot find away to let go … pretty selfish of me, isn’t it?
