homemade dog shampoo

In case you can't tell by now, I love using vinegar to clean with. It's amazing! It's very acidic and sour, which means that you aren't the only one who dislikes it. Fleas hate it too. I've used this shampoo on my dog from day one and I've never noticed fleas on her. (side note: I'm not a vet so take this all with a grain of salt. Flea medication might be the right route for you and your dog.)

Ingredients:
equal parts liquid hand soap and vinegar

How To:
1. Gather all your ingredients. The day before I made it the first time I happened to run out of face wash and I thought it would make a good bottle to use for this. A funnel isn't necessary, but it does make things a lot easier.

2. Fill the bottle half way with soap. Maybe one day I'll make my own liquid hand soap.

3. Fill the bottle the rest of the way with vinegar.

4. Shake well. (it wouldn't hurt to give it a good shake before you use it each time)

my laundry room

 I just love my laundry room, but I do wish it was a bit bigger.

In the cabinets above the washing machine, I store a lot of the ingredients for my cleaning supplies. 

On top of the dryer I have a basket for my kitchen towels and a basket for the rags. 

This shelf across from the washer and dryer is where I store things that I need to be able to access easily. 

A) container of baking soda
B) Folded and ironed rags. Yes, I iron the rags. They're pretty much the only thing I iron. There's just something about using a nicely pressed rag...
C) laundry detergent 

D) collection of plastic containers for ???? we'll see. 

E) container of vinegar. Yes, I store the giant gallon jug of vinegar just above the washing machine, but it's not that easy to use especially with one hand. With this smaller container I can grab it, pop it open, and pour it into a load of clothes (it helps brighten them). 

I absolutely love having the utility sink because we can come in from doing yard work and leave our clothes in the sink so we don't track dirt and grass clippings throughout the house. 

homemade glass cleaner

This is a little more difficult than the all-purpose cleaner, but that's not really saying much. Instead of a vinegar, this one has a pretty strong alcohol odor.

Ingredients:
equal parts isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) and water
tiny bit of vinegar

How To:
1. Gather all your ingredients and supplies. I bought these bottles at Target for about $4. I also labeled both the bottle and the sprayer so I wouldn't mix them up if I ever had them off at the same time.

2. Fill half of the bottle with the isopropyl alcohol.

3. Fill the other half with water.

4. Add just a splash of vinegar.

homemade all-purpose cleaner

Once upon a time I bought cleaners at the store. I never found one cleaner that really worked for everything, so I had a large supply under the kitchen sink. More often than not I found myself resorting to using vinegar to finish up a job so I decided to just start with vinegar in the first place.

This is a really really really easy recipe, but *warning* there heavy vinegar odor, but it dissipates as it dries. After a few weeks or months of using this, I barely notice it anymore. If it bothers you too much just add a drop or two of essential oil.

Ingredients:
equal parts water and vinegar

How To:
1. Gather all your ingredients and supplies. I bought these bottles at Target for about $4. I also labeled both the bottle and the sprayer so I wouldn't mix them up if I ever had them off at the same time.

2. Fill about half the bottle with vinegar.

3. Fill the other half with water.