I chop, dice, and mince lots of things. Especially my Cajun mire poix (Cajun trinity). That means my cutting board gets plenty of use. I used to give it a good cleaning with household bleach but once I found out the effects of bleach I looked for an alternative. I found a natural solution sitting [...]
Natural Cleaning: Laundry Detergent and Fabric Softener Recipes/Resources
February 9, 2012 By
The nitty gritty of it all is this: I chose to use natural cleaning solutions over commercial ones so that my family could live a better, healthier life. In this transition I have used many different recipes for laundry and many natural brand products as well. Not all of them met my expectations. Let [...]
Natural Cleaning: Beeswax Candles Tutorial with Essential Oils
February 8, 2012 By
Beeswax has so many benefits it’s hard to even know where to begin in sharing them. They are economical because they burn brighter, longer, and cleaner than any other candle. The flame emits the light in the same spectrum as the sun. It’s completely natural and it helps clean the air! When it is burning [...]
Floor Cleaner Recipe (Hardwood, Tile, Carpet) 17 Days of Natural Cleaning
February 5, 2012 By
I love being Cajun but goodness can it ever get messy when you consider that rice can be a staple of our diet: jambalaya, gumbo, etouffee, and stuffed anything all contain rice. Can I tell ya, rice and toddlers don’t mix. They drop it on the floor. They throw it at the table. Basically [...]
Homemade Bathroom Cleaner & Toilet Bowl Cleaner: 17 Days of Natural Cleaning
January 31, 2012 By
Ahhh. Don’t you just love cleaning the bathroom? Especially a boy’s bathroom. I know you just cringed because if you have boys you know exactly what I mean. I have tried everything I could find in the cleaning aisle to get rid of that smell. They would work for all of 20 minutes and [...]
