Archive for the ‘Housekeeping’ Category

Another Use for Homemade Dishwashing Powder

Friday, July 31st, 2009

I posted several months ago about using homemade dishwashing powder made with washing soda, borax, and a bit of 7th Generation detergent.   Not long after that post I decided to try using the powder as a bathroom cleaner to scrub my tub.  It worked fabulously!   I have taken to using this homemade cleaner for just [...]

Simple Homemade Dishwashing Detergent

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Dishwasher Detergent has seemed expensive to me compared to many other household cleaning products.  One day I wondered if I could use less expensive household cleaners such as Borax to make my own.  Borax is versatile and I use it for many things already, so I thought it might work for dish-washing cleaner, too.  A [...]

Works for Me Wednesday: Keep Shower Curtain Mold Away!

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

Okay, this is a two in one!
The first thing that works for me is putting up a shower curtain suspension rod across the middle of the shower (in addition to the normal one on the side that hangs the shower curtain!)
The reason for this?
It makes a great center for drying wet clothes, hand-washed items, etc. [...]