17 September 2012

Monday Morning: Citrus Cleaner, Giving Thanks

Citrus brightens your mood! I had a couple of citrus orange peels ready to go to compost and remembered that instead of composting them, I could turn them into concentrated citrus cleaner. Mix 1/2 cleaner with 1/2 water and voila: all-purpose cleaner with a feel-good smell.

Now, I saved this tutorial/recipe from The Prairie Homestead blog to my Evernote feed. (Evernote is so handy for saving recipes and articles, by the way!) So I take no credit for creating the recipe, only seeing it come to fruition! (Or is that fruit-ition?)

The gist of the article is that you take fresh citrus peels, shove them in a jar, cover them with white vinegar, let sit for 2-3 weeks (shake occasionally), dilute with water and spray! I like to use Heinz Distilled White Vinegar because it's made from plants (apples or corn), not petroleum. Did you know the cheap, white vinegar you might eat can be made from petroleum derivatives, a by-product of oil, and they don't have to tell you? So the best way to figure out what's in your vinegar is to ensure it's made with plant products. Heinz prints their ingredients on the side.

Now that my Monday morning project is done and I'm taking a mini-break from cleaning up, I'd like to take a couple of minutes to spread some gratitude with a continuation of my Gratidues List...

Gratidues #425 - 442

425. Homesteading bloggers

426. Amy's jams

427. Nicole moving on to better things

428. A full work schedule again this week

429. Baby hiccups

430. Swagbucks (really!)

431. Our physical body's connection to our emotions

432. Fresh, organic grapefruit

433. Companies with stellar customer service

434. DIY Street Fair 2012 with Nate

435. Waitresses who forgive Pregnancy Brain