Spring cleaning (in SUMMER)...

 It is officially summer in Ireland. The sun is out and this can only mean one thing... SHORTS, BIKINIS, VESTS AND SANDALS... Regardless of the temperature (which has recently been hovering between 16-19 Celsius)... My daughters also born on the "Emerald isle" have this fever. Wishing to swim in the sea at the beach and I am still wearing a fleece coat, that being said I am just digging into a 99 ice cream :s.

Anyway slightly off subject there, I have dragged them away from the beach ( not literally) and we have done a bit of spring tidying, which was definitely needed, the washing is out drying bedrooms tidied and windows open to air the house, blow away the cobwebs.

Here is a cleaning rota and a few tried and tested cleaning products below for you using these basic ingredients;

*baking soda
*White vinegar
*lemon juice
*Olive oil
*essential oils
*water (distilled will keep for longer)

Kitchen 

1. All purpose citrus cleaner

White vinegar

water

citrus peels

Put the citrus peels into a jar, pour in the vinegar and leave for 2 weeks.

Strain and pour infused vinegar in spray bottle dilute with water 1:1.

2. Burnt pots/pans

1 cup baking soda

1-2 inches of water in the pan

Bring the water and baking soda to boil in the pan for 15 mins then scrub lightly to remove build up.

3. Window cleaners

1/2 cup vinegar

1/2 cup rubbing alcohol

Water

Add vinegar and rubbing alcohol to a spray bottle, fill up with water

Bathroom

1. Toilet bowl cleaner

1 cup vinegar

1/4 cup of baking soda

Mix ingredients, let it sit for 15 minutes, and use elbow grease (scrub hard)

2. Grout cleaner

1 part baking soda

1 part water

Mix ingredients into a paste using an old toothbrush  scrub the paste into the grout in circular movements, rinse repeat

All over house

1.Carpet stain removal

2 cups warm water

1 Tbsp vinegar

1 Tbsp dish soap

baking soda

Sprinkle baking soda over stain and tic toc wait 10 minutes. Mix up the other ingredients and sponge onto the stain, blot until stain is removed.

2. Wood polish

1 Tbsp olive oil

juice of a lemon

1 Tbsp water

sprig of Rosemary or Lavender

Combine liquids in a bottle add the herb leave use straight away..

3. Air freshener/ fridge deoderiser

2 cups of water

15-20 drops of essential oil

1 Tbsp baking soda

Put the baking soda into a bowl and mix in essential oils (place in fridge now to deodoriser continue for air freshener)

add water and stir until baking soda devolves

Pour into spray bottle

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