I love to make homemade cleaners but I’ll admit that making simple sprays for general cleaning has been much easier than coming up with a good homemade toilet bowl cleaner. I’ve tried a couple different homemade liquid mixtures for toilet bowl cleaning in the past, but had a continuing problemRead 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

Over the years I’ve tried lots of recipes and strategies for homemade solutions around my home, and I’ve always found homemade cleaners to be one of the easiest and most frugal things you can make. Homemade cleaners mix up quickly, usually cost just pennies per batch to make, and bestRead 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

A few years ago I made my own homemade disposable cleaning wipes for the first time. And I liked them! They were a handy way to do a quick clean up and they were cheaper than than store bought disposable pop-up wipes too. The focus on that original recipe, however,Read 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

Homemade cleaners can be a great way to save money.  They’re usually made with water and the addition of a few other basic household ingredients.  I’ve always had a hunch that the money savings were pretty good, but I’d never actually sat myself down to do the math. Until thisRead More

It’s no secret that one of my favorite homemade cleaners is a basic 50/50 vinegar and water mixture. It’s usually my go-to homemade cleaner of choice and I’ve written about it several times here on the blog.  In fact I sometimes worry I’ve written about vinegar too much and thatRead 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