Do you love your swiffer but hate the cost of the disposable swiffer cloths? It’s a common frustration but there are a few homemade solutions that can come to the rescue.  Here are five ways you can make your own homemade swiffer covers, all of which are pretty simple toRead More

For several years now I’ve been using this fast and frugal method to easily clean my microwave.  In fact it’s one of those things that’s so simple that when I first wrote about, I debated on whether it was too simple of a strategy to even share! But so oftenRead More

If you like the idea of natural cleaners, you don’t have to look any farther than your kitchen cupboard for ways to make your own. You’ll be pleasantly surprised at the good job of cleaning you can do using some of the same ingredients you might use to bake aRead More

When you make your own cleaners, you of course need to find a good container to put them in too. Many times that container is a plastic spray bottle. BUT, what if you like the glass spray bottles? Did you find them to be a little too pricey for yourRead More

I’ve been writing this blog for several years now and that means I’ve tried and shared lots of recipes over the course of that time too. Today I’m thinking more specifically about the homemade cleaners I’ve tried and and how some of those recipes have been real winners that IRead More

It’s been five years already since I first wrote about how to make homemade goo gone and how it was an easy DIY strategy I like to use for cleaning the little glass jars that I love to recycle.  And during the course of those five years I’ve still keptRead More

Well, I never thought I would write the words “Make your own Poo Spray” but here I am doing it! Perhaps you too have seen this interesting product that a lot of people have dubbed Poo Spray and have wondered how you can make your own version. Or perhaps you’reRead More

Sometimes the best recipes come along by accident and this homemade lemon soft scrub is proof of that.  Why? Because I broke one of my own rules . . . and now I’m glad I did! Because when I combined two things I don’t normally combine I ended up withRead More

Some people like spring cleaning.  Not me.  I like fall cleaning.  During the summer months I’m very prone to blowing off the house cleaning and can always think of something else that sounds better to do.  Summer is short, I say.  Enjoy the sunshine! Go to the beach! Take aRead More

One of the most satisfying discoveries for me when I started trying different homemade recipes for this blog, was learning how simple it was to make your own cleaners.  They stir together quickly, they usually cost only pennies per batch, and most importantly, homemade cleaners get the job done justRead More